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Why
buy a Climbing Frame? Actions Stations climbing frames
provide opportunities for climbing, hiding sliding, monkey
swinging, childrens games and lounging. These activities
are enormous fun for children but underpinning this is
the development of a diverse set of skills including coordination,
spatial perception, risk calculation, problem solving,
observation, self-confidence, concentration and creativity
that are crucial to growing children.
Why buy Action Stations climbing frame? - Designed
and engineered to be the ultimate play system, the Action
Stations range is built using a combination of aluminium
extrusion and reinforced injection moulded clamps. These
have been created specifically for this range to provide
strength, durability and ease of assembly. The architectural
grade aluminium tubing is die-extruded to Super Tramp's
own specification,; unlike steel tubing it will never
rust and its low weight makes delivery and assembly considerably
easier. All fabrics, nets and webbing used on our Action
Stations climbing frame range are UV-Stabilised, tough
and durable - a combination of texture and colour that
blends very well into your garden.
Advantage over Wooden climbing frames ? - Generally,
wooden climbing frames look more natural than traditional
steel climbing frames, which are often designed to stand-out
as much as possible. In contrast to traditional steel
frames, our Action Stations are designed specifically
to blend naturally into your garden. This softer effect
is achieved through a careful selection of materials (rust-free
aluminuim tubes, stainless steel fixings and moulded glassfibre
reinfoced clamps is a million miles away from "iron scaffolding"),
and soft, natural colours. Unlike wooden climbing frames,
our Action Stations range won't crack or require regular
treatment with wood preservative - neither the aluminium
tubing, glassfibre reinforced clamps, stanless steel fixings,
nor tough UV-stabilised fabrics are affected by the weather
- that means very low maintenance, no rust, and no worrying
about gaping cracks, fissures and surface mould that are
a feature of wooden climbing frames (which are almost
always made from unseasoned unseasoned newly-cut timber).
Another advantage over wooden climbing frames is spare-part
availablity - is your wooden climbing frames supplier
really going to stock the entire complex collection of
wooden components 10 years into the future? Owing to the
simplicity and durability of the Action Stations components,
and the fact that the manufacturer is a well-established
UK company, it is easier to have confidence in long-term
manufacturer support. Another advantage over Wooden climbing
frames is that the children can grip/hang etc from every
aluminium strut anywhere on the climbing frame. If you
look carefully at a wooden climbing frame, ask yourself
how many places can you see where a child can climb or
grip - you will probably see that the inferior strength
of wood means that many components have to be made "extra-thick"
to provide adequate strength, resulting more restricted
play. Finally, delivery is more simple - No large lorry turning up with a driver asking you to help him carry large unpacked wooden beams into your front garden.
Assembly - Unlike other systems we have reviewed,
the Action Stations range really is easy to assemble and
maintain. Each Action Stations climbing frame has its
own set of instructions, laying out a clear and simple
assembly process, with large diagrams (a good picture
paints a thousand words!). Each clamp is moulded with
an integral name and simple reference number for easy
identification. The aluminium tubes are all pre-cut and
pre-drilled and each one is individually named and numbered.
Also, to ensure the product arrives in perfect condition,
all tubes are individually wrapped in a protective coating,
and all clamps are packed separately. All structural fixings
use the same type of "hex-head" bolt and nut combination,
helping to avoid any confusion in assembly. The clamps
are designed to hold the fixing-nut in place, so all you
need to do is insert the bolt, and tighten it using the
supplied allen-key.
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