Playtime Swing Sets - the wood they use is the major difference where longevity, quality, safety, and value of the end product is concerned.
Boston, MA-NH (1888PressRelease) April 20, 2010 - You can't say enough about the manufacturing standards and the quality of materials used that goes into the production of any consumer product. This is especially the case with Playtime Swing Sets, a product line that is second-to-none anywhere in the industry. And they will waste no time in telling you that the secret is in the quality standards that they insist upon where the raw material that is used for the manufacturing of their products is concerned.
For years now the debate in the swing set industry, where this issue is concerned, has raged between the use of cedar, pine, and redwood as the chief raw material that goes into the manufacturing of the product. Playtime Swing Sets minces no words when they tell you that the material of choice is Southern Yellow Pine. As they have oftentimes been quoted as saying, "When a play set carries the Creative Playthings logo, you can be sure it includes the finest materials and workmanship."
The Playtime Swing Sets' product line is manufactured by Creative Playthings, a company that has never been a stranger to the swing set industry for nearly 60 years now. Since their inception in 1951, all they have done is produce swing sets that have maintained the highest quality standards in the industry, especially where the safety of the environment and your children are concerned.
So what is it about Southern Yellow Pine that separates this wood from all the other woods in the swing set industry? In a word - LONGEVITY. For all practical purposes, no wood (if it is properly cured and processed) has the ability to hold up to the elements and last as long as Southern Yellow Pine. Additionally, the company's commitment to innovative ideas, quality standards, and children's safety mandates the use of this wood.
Consumers should also be aware of the fact that Playtime Swing Sets made by Creative Playthings only sources Southern Yellow Pine from well-managed timberlands which are proven to be ecologically sound and environmentally-friendly in nature. Only ACQ (Alkaline Copper Quaternary) treated lumber goes into the manufacture of this renowned product line so you can be assured that no arsenic or chromium is used when pressure treating this lumber. Your children are safe from potential poisoning and so is your surrounding environment.