Product Details
Looking for playground seating ? Look no further. The Hive from ESP is part of the very popular Wild Wood range. The Wild Wood range was introduced by ESP with the objective of creating natural outdoor play areas. There has been a real move by schools to create more natural play spaces in EYFS and KS1 in particular.
Wild Wood has proved to be a popular choice for schools. The Hive is a beautiful piece that is open ended in its use and play value. Often school use the Hive as a pretty shaded reading corner, as a tunnel and as feature to grow nice sensory plants over. However it is used, it certainly catches your eye and makes an impression to parents and children.
Features
- Tanalised quarter-sawn redwood timber
- Zinc plated fixings
- 15 Year timber guarantee
- Unique Design
- Seating for upto 8 children
- Can be used to grow plants over
- Great for encouraging social interaction
| Free Fall Height | n/a |
| Minimum Surfacing Area | n/a |
| Minimum Space Required | 5859mm x 4800mm |
| Dimension of Largest Part | 1715mm x 150mm |
| Mass of Heaviest Part (Kg) | 4.85 |
| Wheelchair Accessible | Yes |
| Spare Part Availability | 2-4 Weeks |
| Min persons required for assembly | 3 |
Information
Schematics
Age Range
Material Specifications
Laminated Timber
Glulam redwood timber poles provide exceptional strength, have a greater resistance to splitting, and offer a high quality smooth finish.
Sawn Timber
Sawn redwood timber from FSC sustainable sources, all pressure treated to class 4 after all manufacturing processes have been completed.
Quality Steel Fixings
All nuts, bolts, screws and brackets are zinc plated or stainless steel to prevent against corrosion and to ensure longevity and safety.
Steel Cored Ropes
Colourful steel cored polypropylene ropes are used to ensure safety, durability, and vandal resistance.
Anti-slip Panels
Anti-slip panels are available with a grey or red rubberised all-weather anti-slip coating with a button profile bonded to a black HDPE plastic sheet.
HDPE Panels
High Density Polyethylene panel are highly durable and vandal resistant. The multicolored panels allow for intricate designs to be routed for additional play value.
Handholds
Large size professional handholds made from resin bound sand with stainless steel threaded inserts and anti-spin secondary fixing point.
Timber Paint
A high quality, satin finish, oil-based wood stain that is child-friendly and won’t stain clothes or peel away from the timber.
Painted Steelwork
Steelwork is either aluminium or galvanised mild steel and is treated and primed prior to receiving a vibrant painted finish.
Product Labels
Aluminium labels are affixed to all our equipment at quality control stage prior to dispatch. Each label contains our details, the product ID, and year of manufacture.
FSC Sourced Timber
We only use timber that has been responsibly sourced from managed forests with the FSC accreditation.
Timber Treatment
We pressure treat all our timber with Tanalith E wood preservative after all of our manufacturing processes are complete to class 4 which prevents against all forms of wood decay and insect attack.
