No Fault Surfaces

What No Fault Surfaces does

No Fault Surfaces is a specialty sports and playground safety surfacing company founded in 1974 and headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of PlayPower, Inc. The company is recognized as the original creator of poured-in-place (PIP) rubber safety surfacing and manufactures and installs a diversified portfolio that includes PIP rubber surfacing (playground, water play, ball fields, multipurpose, tracks), rubber playground tiles with 10–15 year warranties, loose and bonded rubber mulch made from recycled tires, synthetic turf with cooling-infill technology, and rubber sports flooring in tile and roll formats. Underlying technology centers on EPDM and TPV granule formulations installed on-site into seamless, unitary surfaces engineered to meet ASTM fall-height and ADA accessibility standards.

The company sells through a direct field-sales motion executed by Regional Sales Managers who guide customers through a five-step engagement (quote request, expert consultation, site preparation, professional installation, and final touches), supported by a coast-to-coast network of certified installation crews and a direct-ship channel for tiles and repair kits. Pricing is custom and project-based, with no public rate cards; revenue streams include one-time PIP installation contracts, recurring repair-kit and maintenance revenue, and hardware sales of safety products. The customer base spans more than a dozen verticals including municipal parks and recreation, K–12 schools, early childhood centers, landscape architects, sports and recreation facilities, water parks, theme parks, military bases, housing developments, healthcare, senior living, places of worship, and equestrian facilities across all 50 US states and internationally. Distribution is reinforced by a Sourcewell cooperative procurement certification for public-sector buyers and a nonprofit partnership with Kids Around the World supporting inclusive play projects.

Name

No Fault Surfaces

Legal name

No Fault LLC

Website

https://nofault.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

No Fault Surfaces, founded in 1974 and based in Baton Rouge, manufactures and installs poured-in-place rubber safety surfacing, safety tiles, synthetic turf, and rubber mulch for playgrounds, parks, schools, aquatic centers, theme parks, and other recreation facilities across all 50 US states and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Playground and Recreational Safety Surfacing

NAICS

Other Rubber Product Manufacturing (32629)

SIC

Fabricated Rubber Products, Nec (3060)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Matting, Flooring & Safety Rubber Products (IMANALAI)

Keywords

• Poured-in-place rubber surfacing
• Playground safety surfaces
• Sports flooring installation
• Synthetic turf systems
• Rubber safety tiles

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Poured-in-Place Installation: One-time professional installation of poured-in-place rubber safety surfacing for playgrounds, splash pads, pool decks, baseball fields, and walking/jogging tracks. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with schools, parks, municipalities, and commercial clients.
2. Rubber Safety Products: Sale of rubber safety tiles, synthetic turf, loose rubber mulch, bonded rubber mulch, and rubber timbers/mats for playground and sports applications. Products ship to customer sites for self-installation or professional installation.
3. Repair and Maintenance: Surfacing repair kits and maintenance services for existing installations, providing ongoing revenue from established customer base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

No Fault Surfaces manufactures, sells, and installs poured-in-place (PIP) rubber safety surfacing and complementary surfacing products for playgrounds, water play areas, sports facilities, and recreational environments. The company is the original creator of poured-in-place rubber safety surfacing (founded 1974) and offers a full portfolio including synthetic turf, rubber safety tiles, bonded and loose rubber mulch, sports flooring, and track surfacing, supported by professional installation and custom color design tools.

Product overview

No Fault Surfaces is a safety surfacing company that manufactures and installs a diversified portfolio of rubber-based and synthetic surfacing products. The core offering is poured-in-place (PIP) rubber surfacing — the company's original invention — which serves as a seamless, impact-absorbing surface for playgrounds, water play areas, ball fields, and multipurpose applications. This core platform is complemented by unitary alternatives (bonded rubber mulch and rubber playground tiles), loose-fill surfacing (loose rubber mulch), and synthetic turf systems with cooling technology. Additional products include sports flooring (tiles and rolls), track surfacing, rubber timbers and mats, repair kits, and an interactive color mixer tool. All products target markets including parks, schools, early childhood facilities, sports and recreation centers, healthcare facilities, theme parks, military bases, housing developments, water parks, places of worship, and equestrian centers. The company has operated since 1974 and is a PlayPower, Inc. company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fit and Fun Playscapes: Reusable playground stencils for creative playground designs

Products and services

• Poured-in-Place Rubber Surfacing The company's flagship seamless, impact-absorbing rubber surface installed on-site for playgrounds, water play areas, ball fields, and multipurpose applications; meets ASTM and ADA standards for fall protection and accessibility.
• Playground Safety Surface

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ years of industry experience since 1974
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kids Around the WorldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKids Around the World is a nonprofit partner focused on providing play opportunities for children in need globally. No Fault Surfaces partners with this organization to support inclusive playground projects that benefit underserved communities and children worldwide.
• SourcewellminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSourcewell is a government procurement partner providing purchasing contracts for educational institutions and government agencies. No Fault holds Sourcewell certification allowing public sector customers to purchase through cooperative purchasing agreements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Surface America: U.S. manufacturer/installer of poured-in-place rubber safety surfacing, bonded rubber mulch, and playground tiles — directly overlapping No Fault's core PIP and mulch offerings for parks, schools and municipalities.
• Zeager Bros. Long-standing maker of recycled rubber mulch and bonded rubber mulch playground surfacing; competes head-to-head with No Fault's mulch line for the same municipal and school buyers.
• SofSurfaces: Manufacturer of interlocking rubber playground tiles and PIP rubber safety surfacing used in schools, parks and water-play environments — direct overlap on safety tiles and PIP.
• Robertson Industries (Recreation Products): Provider of bonded rubber mulch, PIP and tile playground surfacing serving parks, schools and recreation markets; competes in the same specification-driven public-sector RFPs as No Fault.
• ForeverLawn: Synthetic turf specialist (including playground, landscape and pet turf); directly competes with No Fault's synthetic turf line and shares the same commercial/institutional buyer base.

Broad incumbents

• GameTime: Major U.S. playground equipment manufacturer and fellow PlayPower-family brand; not a direct surfacing rival but the same buying ecosystem and complementary playground project proposals.
• PlayCore: Diversified playground and recreation products company that also offers playground surfacing solutions alongside equipment; competes for the same municipal and school project budgets.
• Sport Court: Established athletic/play surfacing provider with modular sports tiles and poured surfacing for schools, rec centers and residential — overlapping on No Fault's sports flooring and PIP applications.

Emerging players

• ECORE International: Recycled-rubber flooring manufacturer with strong presence in sports, fitness and playground surfacing using EPDM/rubber tiles and rolls; adjacent material science overlap on recycled rubber sports surfacing.

Regional players

• Connor Sports: Manufacturer and installer of resilient athletic flooring (including recycled rubber sports flooring) historically strong in North American schools/colleges; comparable on sports flooring material and channels but a more regional commercial footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nofaultsportgroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nofaultsurfaces

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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