AMERICAN PLAYGROUND & RECREATION COMPANY OF MINNEAPOLIS, NEBRASKA

The American Playground & Recreation Company of Minneapolis is the Midwest’s premier playground and recreational equipment contractor that can tackle every aspect of your playground project, both big and small. From design to installation to upkeep, our in-house team of experienced project planners, installers and inspectors will ensure that your playground, park, sporting and other outdoor recreational areas are perfect from start to finish. The vast range of products available in our itinerary include high-quality playground structures, artificial turf, sports equipment, inclusive elements, swings, and the shades that help prevent burns on hot summer days.

Our local Minneapolis expert playground professionals are extensively trained to evaluate your park, recreational or playground project. We can assist you in planning your dream playground equipment design. After you have decided on what furnishings and structures you would like, we will provide you with a site layout so you can see all the components at once and determine if it lays out just like you imagined. Then we can adjust and make changes as you see fit until it’s perfect.

American Playground Company, a division of the American Fence Company

Consultation

Playground climbing structures on poured-in-place rubber surfacing

American Playground & Recreation Company has access to a huge selection of playground structures, site amenities (including artificial turf), park furnishings, surfacing and shade structures, available right here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, so they can bring any design you can imagine to life. They also offer a variety of sports equipment: everything from basketball hoops to goal posts to ball pits. During our consultation, we will start to pinpoint specific options. Your playground items will ultimately be chosen based on the following factors:

  • Preference
  • Projected age range
  • Purpose
  • Capacity
  • Location
  • Budget
  • Total space

Installation

All recreational and playground equipment installations are completed by experienced local Minneapolis area professionals who are proud to serve our community. American Playground & Recreation Company is certain that their installation process is done securely and efficiently by giving every aspect of the equipment close attention. They are passionate about creating an enjoyable and safe environment for all those who want to enjoy the recreational space. American Playground & Recreation Company in Minneapolis, MN offers a fully equipped solution—specializing in in-person or virtual consultations, computer designed equipment, efficient manufacturing, and safe installation.

Safety

Safety is always at the forefront of everything American Playground & Recreation Company does. There is no way to prevent every single playground-related injury but one easy way to prevent as many injuries as possible is to have a professional perform frequent maintenance inspections. Our inspectors are CPSI certified. Because we are located in Minneapolis, we will have a local crew available to do inspections at any time. This CPSI certification proves that our installers have the most comprehensive and up-to-date training on playground safety.

Inclusive Play

Inclusive play allows for all children of all abilities to learn, grow and play together in the same recreational environment with other kids from the Minneapolis area communities. A playground is inclusive when it removes the barriers of exclusion by providing a sensory rich play experience for all children. Inclusive playgrounds are a place of fun and enjoyment where everyone is included. These playgrounds are designed to be multi-sensory, safe environments. American Playground & Recreation Company’s inclusive playground sets promote multi-sensory play, integrated play, and physical accommodations. Having an inclusive playground can show to everyone who enjoys it that people of all abilities enjoy exploring, playing, interacting and learning.

Characteristics of inclusive and accessible play equipment

American Playground & Recreation Company also offers various resources to help you come up with the funding for your playground project. Grants, fundraising community builds and purchasing contracts are all ways we can assist you with to get the perfect playground for your budget.

Black and red swing set for an elementary school

  • Several non-profits, corporations and even the government recognize the importance of playgrounds. These institutions have set up grants to help pay for playgrounds and park areas. Playground grants are an incredible resource when you are figuring out how exactly you are going to pay for new playground and park equipment. Many different playground grant options are available, at the local, state and national levels. These grant programs help to fund park equipment, physical fitness and playgrounds.
  • Fundraising is an effective way to reach your budget goals for a playground or recreational project. There are many different ways to put together a fundraiser (see a list of resources here). When planning a fundraiser, it is important to keep in mind that everyone’s goal, budget, and community are different—what works for one community might not work for yours and vice versa.
  • When a group of people from the same neighborhood, division or city volunteer and come together to build a playground, that’s considered a community build. This can cut a portion of the installation costs and incorporate a feeling of involvement with your community members.
  • We make getting the most competitive price easy at American Playground & Recreation Company. We offer purchasing contracts (also known as buying agreements or buying cooperatives), which are nationwide procurement services with relationships with many different companies for ultra-competitive goods and services. These cooperative purchasing networks have professional teams that wield their immense buying power and top of the line suppliers so you get the best bid for the highest quality product.

As a division of The American Fence Company, American Playground & Recreation Company enjoys access to the numerous resources of our parent company, in addition to the combined buying power that keeps us extremely competitive on price but also allows us to offer additional customizations and services you simply cannot find anywhere else.

American Playground & Recreation Company’s playgrounds, site amenities, shelters and more can be found throughout the Midwest. Our service areas include Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Rochester, Minnesota; Kansas City and Wichita, Kansas; Minneapolis, Lincoln and Grand Island Minnesota; Des Moines, Sioux City and Iowa City, Iowa.