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Playworld Systems Going Green
Playworld Systems is committed to being an environmentally conscious manufacturer. We are ISO 14001 certified, 80%-100% of our packaging materials are recycled, recyclable and biodegradable, and we recycle 90% of our waste. Click here to find out more information on how Playworld Systems is helping the environment.

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2008 IDEA Winners Revealed
NEOS™ Selected as Leisure & Recreation Finalists

The best global design of 2008 has been revealed with the announcement of the winners of IDSA and BusinessWeek's International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).

Out of 1517 entries, 35 were awarded the coveted Gold award, while 77 received Silver awards and 93 won Bronze awards. For the first time this year, 389 finalists were named in addition to the winners.

Showing a continuing upward trend in international participation, 109 designs from 25 countries outside the US were given an IDEA Award: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, People's Republic of China, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

BusinessWeek announced the winners July 18 with an in-depth analysis of the winners in print and online. IDSA’s quarterly magazine, Innovation, will publish information on the Gold, Bronze and Silver winners as well as the finalists in its Yearbook of Design Excellence this fall.

See the list of winners and finalist here. You’ll see that NEOS is listed on this page.

Safety Update - Clevis Bearing Swing Recall
Playworld Systems has recalled swing sets sold from January 2007 to February 2008. The clevis bearing on the swing set can wear, causing the swing to detach and the user to fall.

No incidents or injuries have been reported.

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System offers hands-on playtime
The four Stonehenge-like towers, with upbeat music and flashing lights, beckon anyone for a game of fun, skill and physical activity.

The unusual electronic playground system is called Neos. Two of the units recently arrived in Fayetteville — the first city in the Carolinas to get them.

At Honeycutt Park on Fort Bragg Road, children after school last week flocked to Neos, with its sleek purple towers standing over 6 feet tall.

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Come and Play
CHINA GROVE — How lucky you are if you're a child of Concordia Lutheran Church. The children of the congregation have a brand-new playground on which to play.

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