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2010
Gateway to Playground Nirvana
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2009
The first to integrate patented musical sounds into playground platforms and decks.
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2008
Is the first Playground Company to offer LEED certification points and obtain both ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 certifications.
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2005
Introduced the SkyBuilders™ fully enclosed towering play structures with 17’ tunnel slides.
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2004
PlayPower acquired Little Tikes Commercial to expand its family of brands and is now the world’s largest recreational play company.
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2003
The first to launch a revolutionary modern climber, Infinity® , which won the "IDEA" design award.
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1999
The re-engineered manufacturing facility resumed operations and led the way as the first "custom-built" manufacturing process in the industry.
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1998
A devastating fire completely destroyed the rotational molding area, however, with the help of other Rubbermaid facilities, production continued.
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1997
Paved the way by launching a value 5" post structure -MaxPlay® systems designed with child development experts offering maximum play and easy installation.
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1995
The first to offer an exclusive epoxy primer to the paint process offering superior paint adhesion.
Purchased Canadian based Paris Playground Equipment (est. 1947).
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1994
The first to introduce realistic three-dimensional theme components including a Castle, Ship, and Frontier to the KidBuilders portfolio.
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1993
Rubbermaid purchased Iron Mountain Forge and changed the name to Little Tikes Commercial.
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1990
Introduced the first One Piece Spiral Slide which won 2 awards including "Product of the Year" and "First Place" in the Large Category by the Worldwide Association of Rotational Molders.
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1985
Entered the Commercial Playground market with the introduction of the KidBuilders® product line with punched steel decks.
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1980
The business moved to a 30,000 sq. ft warehouse with one truck, one trailer and five employees - sales reached $1million USD.
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1979
Iron Mountain Forge®, now PlayPower LT, started operations inside a 2,000 sq. ft. warehouse.