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

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

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

As part of our commitment to supporting the local community, Alison Brooks and Regan Mannion once again volunteered at The Welcome Café’s Annual Christmas Party in Reddish, Stockport, helping deliver gifts, prepare the venue, and bring festive joy to local pensioners.

Children need opportunities to test themselves, explore challenge, and experience manageable levels of risk to build confidence, judgement, resilience and essential life skills.

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, we’re celebrating our apprentices and the hands-on learning and curiosity they bring to the Massey & Harris workshop every day.

With half term just around the corner, we’ve rounded up some of the best parks and playgrounds in Manchester, from award-winning riverside play areas to imaginative, inclusive spaces for all ages. Grab your coats, pack a picnic, and get ready to explore!

Robina doesn’t try to be perfect, and that’s exactly why it works so well for play. Durable., long-lasting and naturally full of character, it creates spaces children are drawn to explore.

Landscape architects and playground designers choose Robinia for reasons that go beyond durability. Here's how it shapes behaviour, ages beautifully, and gives designers more creative freedom.

From robust, low-maintenance equipment to fully bespoke layouts, Robinia playgrounds bring natural beauty, durability, and creative play to parks, estates, and community spaces.

Massey and Harris reveal new branding alongside plans for marketing

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

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

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

Spring has well and truly sprung, even if the weather is still typically Mancunian with sideways sleet, driving rain and lovely blue skies that occasionally join us, but the temperamental weather hasn’t dampened the spirits here at Massey & Harris HQ.

A mix of revisiting familiar spaces, getting new designs out the door, and sharing a bit more about what we do. We even caught a bit of sunshine along the way, which is always welcome!

A busy few weeks on site, in the workshop and online. A new playground complete in Salford, a video feature, and some fresh thinking on why Robinia keeps finding its way into great playgrounds.

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

Massey & Harris designed, manufactured, and installed the Lyle Park Playground in London. A vibrant, syrup-inspired play space featuring bespoke detailing, natural materials, and imaginative equipment across two distinct play zones.

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.

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

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.

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.

A bespoke Robinia timber playground designed and built for Jodrell Bank, inspired by constellations of the galaxy and created to encourage exploration, balance and imaginative play within the arboretum landscape.

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

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

Transforming a popular Manchester Park with amazing play opportunities.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Bespoke play structures designed and fabricated by Massey & Harris for Chilton Square in King’s Cross, London. A sculptural, sustainable play space created in collaboration with Root and Erect and Maylim.

Bespoke stainless-steel tunnel slides designed and manufactured for Studio Lambert as part the "Slides and Ladders" game in Netflix's Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

A new playground for Islington Park in Salford featuring a custom 8 tower configuration of our Steel Lamba Play Unit range, packed with play features and complimented by inclusive swings.

A Robinia school playground design with sand play, climbing features, inclusive access routes and outdoor fitness equipment. Built to support active play, strength, coordination and imaginative learning in a natural setting.

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

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