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Meet Our Latest Work Experience Star

Our recent work experience student impressed us all by designing a unique soap-inspired play area, complete with inventive features and fresh ideas.

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Say hello to our new look!

Massey and Harris reveal new branding alongside plans for marketing

Wythenshawe Park, Manchester

The first phase of a full park redesign, this revamped play area blends castle cladding, dragon details, and inclusive equipment, bringing new energy and imagination to Wythenshawe Park.

Ancoats Green, Manchester

Situated in the heart of Ancoats, Ancoats Green has been transformed and showcases a stunning bespoke bottle play unit referencing the former flint glass bottle works.

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Join Our Team

Want to create amazing playgrounds? We're always on the lookout for amazing people who can help us contribute to the world of play.

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The Massey and Harris Design Philosophy

Read about our Design Process and how we create amazing playspaces

Roderick Dhu Lookout Tower, Loch Katrine

High above Loch Katrine, the Roderick Dhu Lookout Tower features a striking timber-clad design, built on a bespoke steel framework that we designed, fabricated, and flew in by helicopter.

Imperial War Museum, Duxford

The Weston Play Zone at IWM Duxford features a standout Playful Plane, alongside rope play, parachute shelters, and a sweeping vapour trail walkway, bringing aviation-inspired, inclusive play to life.

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Our Design Process

At Massey & Harris, every design starts with curiosity and ends with delight. Whether we’re creating a full play scheme, a bespoke item, or a new product, our process ensures we solve the right challenge in the right way.

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Looks Like Timber, Lasts Like Steel: Sublimation

Sublimation blends the natural look of timber with steel’s strength, offering durable, low-maintenance play equipment perfect for organic settings.

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Meet Our Latest Work Experience Star

Our recent work experience student impressed us all by designing a unique soap-inspired play area, complete with inventive features and fresh ideas.

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The top 5 Manchester playgrounds to visit this summer

From treetop towers to space-age slides, these five Manchester playgrounds are packed with adventure and imagination for all ages.

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What Makes a Great Playground?

A Guide to Designing Inclusive, Exciting, and High-Value Play Spaces.

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The Massey and Harris Design Philosophy

Read about our Design Process and how we create amazing playspaces

5 min read

Our Design Process

At Massey & Harris, every design starts with curiosity and ends with delight. Whether we’re creating a full play scheme, a bespoke item, or a new product, our process ensures we solve the right challenge in the right way.

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Design your own Roundabout Top

Have a great idea for a roundabout and want to make it a reality? Get in touch with us to make it happen.

Make the most of your PE & Sport Premium funding

Discover practical ways to use your PE & Sport Premium for outdoor play and fitness. Download our free guide with ideas, examples and design inspiration for schools.

Balance Trails: combining fitness and fun

Engaging trim trail circuits that boost balance, coordination and agility while encouraging outdoor play.

Fitness Trails: promoting strength, health and activity

Turn your space into an outdoor gym! Our Fitness Trails combine strength, balance, and coordination challenges to keep everyone active and engaged.

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Say hello to our new look!

Massey and Harris reveal new branding alongside plans for marketing

2 minutes

Join Our Team

Want to create amazing playgrounds? We're always on the lookout for amazing people who can help us contribute to the world of play.

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Introducing our Rendering Service

Do you require compelling graphics to sell your dream and vision? Let us help with that.

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Introducing our new website - Massey & Harris 2.0

Launching our new website was a culmination of months of development and design and puts our product front and centre.

Eureka! Science + Discovery, Merseyside

A dynamic climbing structure engineered by our team brings CAP.CO’s imaginative play concept to life, celebrating science through movement and adventure.

Dixons Marchbank Primary

A natural play space at Dixons Marchbank Primary, featuring Robinia play equipment, encouraging creativity, movement, and social play.

RHS Bridgewater Play Area

Tucked within the sprawling grounds of RHS Bridgewater, this oasis of play invites children to explore and imagine in a space where Play is Wild.

Mind Candy Office Slide, London

A bold office slide designed to bring a fun new dynamic to Mind Candy’s creative workspace.

Ancoats Green, Manchester

Situated in the heart of Ancoats, Ancoats Green has been transformed and showcases a stunning bespoke bottle play unit referencing the former flint glass bottle works.

UK Fast Slide, Manchester

A sleek tunnel slide running from the top floor to reception, the UK Fast Office Slide makes a dramatic statement, blending functionality with bold design.

Saviour CoE School

Transforming the outdoor space and providing learning space in an outdoor setting with a bespoke steel shelter.

IO House Slides, London

We collaborated with KSR Architects to design, manufacture, and install two striking spiralling stainless steel tunnel slides, adding a playful and innovative feature within the striking IO House design.

Hobbledown Heath Slides, London

We worked with Hobbledown to design, manufacture and install two towering stainless steel tunnel slides (our largest to date!) bringing high-speed thrills to this unique London adventure park.

Liftshare Office Slide, Norfolk

A unique slide in the Liftshare office, engineered to add joy and movement through the workplace.

Bilton Grange Slides

Dramatic stainless steel slides inside Bilton Grange’s new Earle House boarding house, connecting multiple levels in playful fashion.

Chorlton Water Park

Transforming a popular Manchester Park with amazing play opportunities.

South Street, Rochdale

A vibrant boat-themed play area at South Street, Rochdale, featuring a bespoke ship play unit and a range of engaging, nautical-inspired equipment.

Lakeside Adventure Play, Heaton Park

Two towering Bud structures create a nature-inspired climbing adventure with slides, rope routes, and tree-like forms echoing the park’s woodland setting.

Windsor Great Park

We partnered with CAP.CO to design and fabricate the bespoke steel substructure, slides and crawl tunnels for a sprawling adventure playground at Windsor Great Park, creating a captivating fusion of play and landscape.

UFO Play Area, Heaton Park

A giant UFO tower landed at Heaton Park, creating a bold focal point for adventurous and imaginative play, alongside accessible roundabouts, springers, and climbing features.

Sighthill, Glasgow

A bold play space in Glasgow’s Sighthill redevelopment, with vibrant pink steel, net play, and sculptural Adventure³ units designed to energise and inspire.

Bramall Hall Play Area, Stockport

Set within Bramall Hall’s historic parkland, the Adventure³ Playground features a bespoke multi-level play unit with climbing nets, a tunnel slide, and sensory-rich elements designed to engage children of all ages.

Sir John Cass School, London

A groundbreaking play unit for a school steeped in history, our bespoke Adventure³ unit developed for schools.

Mayfield Play Yard, Manchester

Adding to the growing Manchester Skyline is a series of stainless steel towers that create wonderful play opportunities for all.

Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester

A playful pocket of green in the heart of Manchester, featuring our bespoke “Dilly the Snail” slide and a vibrant mix of equipment designed to spark joy in the city centre.

Axiom Telecom Slide, Dubai

A bold tunnel slide for Axiom Telecom in Dubai, finished in corporate colours with custom decals to reflect the company’s brand and tagline.

Bull Yard, Coventry

We collaborated with Studio Morison to create the Bullyard Playground, a vibrant play space in the heart of Coventry city centre.

Vertical Playground, London

A compact vertical playground at Soho Primary School, built to maximise play opportunity in tight urban space using multi-level wooden cubes and nets.

Cathedral Gardens, Manchester

Commissioned to complement the National Football Museum, this city-centre play space was designed by Massey & Harris to bring active play into the heart of Manchester.

Bespoke Interior Slide, London

A stunning stainless steel tunnel slide for a private London home, designed, fabricated, and installed by Massey & Harris to add playful elegance and style.

Newmarket Racecourse Play Area

A bespoke timber and stainless steel play space, featuring tall towers, slides, group swings, and collaborative sand play, all set within a landscaped natural environment.

Wythenshawe Park, Manchester

The first phase of a full park redesign, this revamped play area blends castle cladding, dragon details, and inclusive equipment, bringing new energy and imagination to Wythenshawe Park.

Skyler Salon Slide, London

A dramatic 4.8 m spiral tunnel slide at Skyler Colour Studio in London, inviting clients to glide from the back of the salon to reception.

Roderick Dhu Lookout Tower, Loch Katrine

High above Loch Katrine, the Roderick Dhu Lookout Tower features a striking timber-clad design, built on a bespoke steel framework that we designed, fabricated, and flew in by helicopter.

Lancasterian School

Beyond Play: How a long standing relationship allowed an SEN school to develop their outdoor space and let children truly flourish.

Linear Park, Southall

At the heart of Southall’s Green Quarter, the Linear Park features a bespoke play scheme inspired by the site's industrial past, bringing play, heritage, and green space together.

Ticketmaster Office Slide, London

A sleek mezzanine-to-ground office slide for Ticketmaster, offering a polished focal point in a stylish meeting space.

Imperial War Museum, Duxford

The Weston Play Zone at IWM Duxford features a standout Playful Plane, alongside rope play, parachute shelters, and a sweeping vapour trail walkway, bringing aviation-inspired, inclusive play to life.

Quayside Park, Salford

A striking Play Cube at Salford Quays, blending natural oak with industrial-inspired design to create a unique, contemporary play feature.

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