We are excited to announce that our 11th annual Home Show Exhibition will be taking place on Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 11th September this year.
We are pretty much keeping to the format that has worked so well over these years and during the two day show we will be showcasing what makes us one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and designers of children’s playground equipment. Alongside factory tours and the chance to see brand new equipment in the playground outside our offices, we will also be hosting a series of seminars from leading influencers to the play industry.
- Marguerite Hunter Blair, Chief Executive at Play Scotland – The right to play and the new Play Strategy in Scotland
Marguerite Hunter Blair is Chief Executive of Play Scotland which promotes the importance of play and works strategically to create increased play opportunities for all children and young people. She established the Scottish Play Commission and led the campaigns for Scotland’s Play Strategy (2013) and a statutory duty for Play in the Planning Act (2019).
Marguerite is Chair of Scotland’s Play Council Strategy Group, and is Scotland’s representative on UK Play Safety Forum and UK Children’s Play Policy Forum. She is a member of SW/65 – BSI committee for children’s playgrounds standards (EN 1176 series) and a trustee of Fields in Trust Scotland, PAS (Planning Aid Scotland), Licketyspit and IPA Scotland. Home Show 2024 running order.
- David Ball, Professor of Risk Management at Middlesex University – Surfacing and the HIC history
David is Professor of Risk Management at Middlesex University and has worked on a wide variety of hazards ranging from nuclear waste to diesel vehicle emissions and flooding. One of the most contentious topics has been child safety including whilst playing, with which he has been engaged since 1986. He is an adviser to the UK Play Safety Forum, and the UK representative on an international working group which is writing an ISO on risk assessment of sport, recreation and equipment.
- Mike Barclay, Ludicology – Tuesday 10th, PM
Ludicology work as researchers and consultants, supporting those interested in play and playfulness to develop evidence-based, play-centred policies and practices. They believe that understanding children’s playful behaviour and ways to support it are essential in caring for and working on behalf of children, families, and communities. Their passion for play sufficiency remains central to our work and over the past decade have produced research at neighbourhood, local authority, and national levels.
- Patrick Martin, Design Manager at Sutcliffe Play – The Playground Safari – Wednesday 11th, PM
Patrick heads up our team of designers/engineers, designing playground equipment to meet the EN1176 safety standard and has a wealth of knowledge on Play.
Martin Griffin, Managing Director of Sutcliffe Play comments: “The Sutcliffe Play Home Show continues to grow and we’re delighted to welcome customers to get a real behind-the-scenes insight into Sutcliffe Play. We’re looking forward to establishing long-lasting relationships with both current and new customers at this year’s event.”
The event is free to attend with refreshments served throughout the day. If you would like to attend please contact us on 01977 653 200 or email info@sutcliffeplay.co.uk
