School Playground Markings – We’ve extended our range.

With the brighter evenings and improved weather, our school enquiries for Playground Markings has noticeable increased. This season we have extended our Playground Markings range for Irish schools and produced new brochures & literature (see below).

New Playground Markings Range.

In addition to our standard Playground Markings such as dartboards, hopscotch (flower, kite and rocket), snakes & ladders we also apply Educational Markings such as 8 point compass, World Map and Map of Ireland. Within our Animals, Numbers & Letters category we can provide crocodile, snail, dragon and caterpillar markings, just to name a few of our colourful characters.

Pricing & Packages.

Please contact us for pricing on particular markings you have an interest in or we can offer advice on suggested packages. To print or save the Playground marking images & pages below, just click on an image twice.

For more (postal or digital) marketing information on our Playground Markings please contact Niall Clancy; niall@fitnessfunctions.ie

This short (1 minute) video below shows how we applied the thermoplastic markings in Co. Monaghan.

Sports Equipment Catalogue & Playground Markings requests.

Unfortunately we have been encountering some technical difficulties with our main website request forms; not all of your Sports Equipment Catalogue, Playground Markings & GAA equipment website requests reached us. We’re now glad to say that this website request issue has been resolved and we have contacted all those who had submitted the following requests:

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1. Sports Equipment Catalogue request form.

- click here for Sports Catalogue & Shop Online information.

2. What We Do brochure request form

- click here for What We Do information.

3. GAA pricelist request form

- click here for GAA information.

4. Snapsports surfaces request form.

- click here for Snapsports surfaces information.

5. Playground Markings request from **

- click here for Playground markings information.

**Our Playground marking requests & pricelists are currently being emailed & posted. Thank you for your patience, sorry for any inconvenience and our sincere apologies.

If you have any further queries or questions please email niall@fitnessfunctions.ie.

School Playground Markings in Monaghan.

“The Billis NS recently invested in playground markings (hopscotch, adventure trail, dinosaur prints, teddy prints and a snake) for our new playground area. They have exceeded our expectations! The adventure trail is particularly impressive. The children have been using them every day, increasing their physical activity at lunch-time. The service given by Fitness Functions was excellent-they came when they said they would, stayed until the job was finished and left the playground neat and tidy. Top marks!”

Ruth Williamson (Billis NS, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan)

‘Thermoplastic’ playground markings were what Ruth Williamson requested for the school (less than 70 pupils) during the summer. She wanted playground markings that would be enjoyed by the children for many years to come. After an email or two, all the details were confirmed and we applied the thermosplastic markings to Billis National School schools yard last month. The playground markings were:

1. Numbered snake 1-10
2. Dinosaur prints
3. Hopscotch 1-10
4. Paw prints
5. Activity trail

The short (1 minute) video below shows how we applied the thermoplastic markings. For more marketing information, videos or photo galleries please email Niall Clancy;  niall@fitnessfunctions.ie

School Playground Markings in Kilkenny.

We promised last month to keep this Blog updated with our latest Playground Markings activity. Our latest school project brought us to St. Marys, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. St. Marys has just over 400 pupils attending the school and 19 teachers working there. We applied a combination of thermoplastic playground markings in the form of a hopscotch, activity trail, numbered snake and a dart board with additional random letters and a number line markings in non slip paint.

To request a free Playground Markings brochure just click the playground markings brochure email niall@fitnessfunctions.ie

Playground Markings -  Scoil Naomh Brid (Knockananna,Wicklow) & Scoil Mhuire (Moylagh, Meath).

We promised to keep you updated on our very latest Playground Markings installations. The weather has been extremely kind to us in April; one of the driest on record. Earlier in the week we arrived in Scoil Naomh Brid, Knockananna, Co. Wicklow. We applied thermoplastic playground markings, items such as a ‘compass’, ‘a numbered snake’ and ‘snakes and ladders’ and we also provided them with their outdoor basketball set as per Dept. of Education standards. (see the photos below)

Playground Markings – yesterday.

Yesterday we installed thermoplastic playground markings in the form of ‘3 way hopscotch’ and a ‘numbered snake’ and also basketball line marking for Scoil Mhuire, Moylagh, Co Meath. (again see the photo below).

These schools chose markings from our new Playground Markings Brochure, if you would like a free brochure & price list just email niall@fitnessfunctions.ie

While the weather keeps fine we’re off to more schools but we will post more playground marking work in a little while.

Playground Markings Brochure.

We have recently posted out our newly designed “Playground Markings Brochure” to the schools, thanks for the positive comments and feedback. Hopefully the good weather continues and allows those schools that require Playgrounds Markings to get them.

To request your Playground Markings Brochure, by post or email just email niall@fitnessfunctions.ie

Our markings can transform your school yard, adding fun and stimulating games for all school children. The vibrant colours, exciting patterns and games are certain to get children active during playtime. Teachers can also integrate the markings and games with educational activities such as spelling, geography and maths. To see examples of our work now, click playground markings page to vist the main Fitness Functions website.

In february, we posted some playground markings advice for schools; the top 3 questions asked by schools.

Application of preformed thermoplastic markings.

We apply 2 main options; preformed thermoplastic markings or a variety of non slip paints to playgrounds & schoolyards.

Key features of both options are:

Preformed Thermoplastic Markings.

1. High quality, bright & vibrant colours.
2. Long lasting durability.
3. Non slip.
4. Customised designs available.

Non slip paint.

1. Lower cost.
2. Easier & quicker application.
3. Wide range of colours.
4. Customised stencils available

Other Markings

Fitness Functions also provide the more practical lining required for school facilities or even full court painting, if required.

• Car Park lining and spaces
• Zebra crossings
• ‘Bus Only’ ‘No Parking’ zones and grids
• Wheelchair or restricted parking area markings
• Full court painting

Should you require any more product / marketing information please contact our Marketing Manger, Niall Clancy; niall@fitnessfunctions.ie

Sports Court Painting for your school or club?

In addition to our traditional playground markings & line marking service, our sports court painting work transforms tarmac and hard court sports areas in schools and sports clubs around the country.

Our sports paint.

We use non slip, high quality, vibrant coloured paint with long lasting qualities. To ensure our customers get true value for money the paint simply must have excellent durability characteristics.

Current sports painting work.

Below, you can see some on-site images of sports courts we are currently working on in Co. Galway. We provide sports court painting for various sports but in particular:

• Tennis Courts.
• Basketball Courts.

For more information, advice or pricing on sports court painting please contact us.

Tennis Cout Painting, Galway.

Tennis Court Painting, Galway.

Tennis Court Painting, Galway.

Court Painting in progress

Playground Markings for Schools.

Recently, we have been handling a number of calls regarding playground markings for schools. The main queries school teachers have seem to revolve around three main issues, please see the points below.

To request your Playground Markings Brochure, by post or email just email niall@fitnessfunctions.ie

1. What type of playground markings do we provide for schools?

Typically we use ‘preformed thermoplastic markings’ or a ‘non slip paint’ option. The main differences are:

Preformed Thermoplastic Markings.

1. High quality, bright & vibrant colours.
2. Long lasting durability.
3. Non slip.
4. Customised designs available.

Non slip paint.

1. Lower cost.
2. Easier & quicker application.
3. Wide range of colours.

2. How soon can you apply the playground markings in my school?

As the Irish weather is so unpredictable we strive to turn around orders in 2-3 weeks from order date, weather permitting. We operate a ‘first ordered, first completed’ system regarding playground markings.

To achieve the best results, playground markings must be done under the correct weather conditions. Playgrounds should be dry, between the correct temperature range (5-25 Celsius) and the surface area should be in reasonably good condition.

3. How much do playground markings cost?

We don’t have a minimum order value unlike the industry practice, which can amount to €3,000. There are a few factors which determine the cost of playground markings in your school yard but the main factors are:

a) Playground Marking type.

Are thermoplastic markings or non slip paint the preferred option?  Maybe a combination of both is best.

b) Fixed & variable costs.

Generally speaking the installation cost is set; it doesn’t increase proportionally with regards to the number of markings ordered or the school’s location.

The more markings a school orders the cheaper per installed marking the order becomes, this is how a school gets real value for their investment.

Hopefully the above points have been helpful. If you have any queries regarding Playground Markings, please contact us and if you wish to view more images click on the images below.