Play Planet

What Play Planet does

Play Planet is a Lisbon-based Design & Build firm founded in January 2010 that delivers custom outdoor recreational, sports, aquatic, urban furniture, and safety flooring projects from concept through construction and maintenance. The company operates five integrated product lines — playgrounds, sports spaces, water parks, urban furniture, and flooring/coatings — alongside the PLAY IN ART sub-brand for bespoke artistic urbanism. Its technology stack centers on proprietary and certified safety surfacing systems, including continuously poured rubber flooring (SBR base with EPDM TPV top layer), EUROFLEX interlocking rubber tiles certified to EN 1177:2018 and EN 1176-1:2017 for fall heights up to 3 meters, ChildsPlay impact-absorbing synthetic carpet systems with TUV certification, Easi-Wall vertical garden panels, and Eco-PET synthetic grass made from 80% recycled material.

Play Planet serves B2B and B2G customers through a direct, consultative sales model targeting municipal governments, educational institutions (international schools, kindergartens), shopping center operators, theme parks, hotels, and individual homeowners. Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed. Revenue is generated through four streams: design services and concept development (professional services), equipment manufacturing and sales (hardware), construction and installation (professional services), and ongoing maintenance (managed services), with the maintenance stream providing recurring revenue across the installed base lifecycle. The company has executed 200+ projects across 30+ countries including Portugal, Spain, Kuwait, UAE, Hong Kong, Australia, Romania, Turkey, Angola, and Mozambique, with a Lisbon-headquartered team of 11-50 employees and no disclosed institutional investors or external funding.

Name

Play Planet

Website

https://play-planet.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Play Planet is a Lisbon-based Design & Build firm (founded 2010) that designs, constructs, and maintains custom playgrounds, sports, aquatic, urban furniture, and safety flooring projects for municipal governments, schools, shopping centers, and theme parks across 30+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outdoor Recreation & Urban Space Design & Build

NAICS

Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (7139), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood & Playground Equipment (Play Structures, Soft Play, Safety Surfacing) (EDAEAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sitework & Campus Infrastructure (Grading, Utilities, Parking, Playgrounds) (EDAEABAJ), Aquatic Playgrounds & Splash Pads (Spray Parks, Kids’ Water Play) (THAAABAE), Water Park Equipment & Technology Suppliers (Slides, Pumps, Filtration, Ride Systems) (THAAABAK), Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure (BPADALAL)

Keywords

• Playground design construction
• Urban furniture manufacturing
• Sports facility design
• Safety flooring systems
• Recreational space design

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Design Services and Concept Development: Custom design of play, sports, aquatic, and urban furniture solutions tailored to specific client spaces, environments, and requirements. The company conceives and transforms ideas into solid concepts as part of its Design & Build methodology.
2. Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: Sale of proprietary and sourced play equipment, sports facilities, aquatic park equipment, urban furniture, and safety flooring materials. Products include swings, slides, climbing structures, interactive equipment, rubber tiles, synthetic grass, decks, thermoplastics, and urban street furniture.
3. Construction and Installation: On-site construction and installation of designed spaces, including paving, equipment installation, and full project delivery. Covers the complete building and transformation phase of Design & Build projects.
4. Maintenance Services: Ongoing maintenance services throughout the useful life of installed play and recreational spaces, ensuring long-term client relationships and recurring revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Play Planet is a Design & Build company that conceives, constructs, and maintains custom outdoor recreational and urban spaces, including playgrounds, sports facilities, water parks, urban street furniture, and certified safety flooring systems. It delivers bespoke solutions under its PLAY IN ART artistic urbanism sub-brand, covering the full project lifecycle from creative concept through on-site construction to ongoing maintenance for municipal, educational, commercial, tourism, hospitality, and residential clients across 30+ countries.

Product overview

Play Planet is a Design & Build company founded in January 2010, specializing in the conception, construction, and maintenance of outdoor recreational and urban spaces. The company operates five integrated product lines: (1) Espaços de Jogo e Recreio (Play and Recreation Spaces) offering 22+ categories of playground equipment from swings to interactive musical elements; (2) Espaços Desportivos (Sports Spaces) covering fitness, parkour, climbing, skate parks, and adventure courses; (3) Parques Aquáticos (Water Parks) with spray parks and water slides; (4) Mobiliário Urbano (Urban Furniture) providing 17+ categories of street furniture from benches to bus stops; and (5) Pavimentos e Revestimentos (Flooring and Coatings) including rubber safety surfaces, artificial grass, and decorative thermoplastics. The sub-brand PLAY IN ART® delivers custom artistic and landscaping concepts under the 'New Concepts' philosophy. The company follows a full-cycle approach from creative concept through construction to ongoing maintenance, serving sectors including shopping centers, schools, public parks, theme parks, sports facilities, companies, hospitals, and private residences across Portugal and international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Play In Art: Creative sub-brand representing a fusion of artistic expression, functionality, and landscaping. Features NEW CONCEPTS that are adaptable to various realities, landscapes, and people. Marketed as 'urbanism and landscaping tailors, producing custom urban art.'

Products and services

• Espaços de Jogo e Recreio (Play and Recreation Spaces) Complete range of playground equipment and play environments including swings, seesaws, springs, slides, climbing structures, balance equipment, play houses, tunnels, trampolines, sand and water play features, interactive and musical equipment, themed play elements, environmental education equipment, scientific play equipment, dog park features, and rubber animal toys. Targeted at municipal governments, schools, shopping centers, theme parks, and private residences seeking custom-designed children's play areas.
• Espaços Desportivos (Sports Spaces) Sports and fitness infrastructure including Rememory Alzheimer therapy equipment, Senior Sport programs, fitness zones, Crossfit and Street Workout areas, Parkour facilities, Pumptrack, Skate Parks, Bouldering, Climbing walls, Clip n'Climb, Minigolf, Sports Arenas, basketball/football goals, and Arborismo (adventure) courses. Targeted at municipalities, schools, sports clubs, theme parks, and tourism operators.
• Parques Aquáticos (Water Parks) Aquatic play solutions including Spray Parks, water slide towers, aquatic slides, and decorative fountains for water-based recreational areas. Targeted at municipalities, theme parks, hotels, and tourism operators seeking water-based family entertainment attractions.
• Mobiliário Urbano (Urban Furniture) Comprehensive urban street furniture line including Baby Points, benches and chairs, tables, trash bins and ashtrays, bollards, bicycle parking, planters, pavilions and shelters, fences and guardrails, signage and information panels, drinking fountains and showers, tree protection, stages and amphitheaters, bridges and walkways, bus stops, and lighting solutions. Targeted at municipalities, urban developers, shopping centers, and private residences.
• Pavimentos e Revestimentos (Flooring and Coatings) Safety and decorative surfacing solutions including EUROFLEX recycled rubber tiles (interlocking, certified to EN 1177:2018 for fall heights up to 3m), continuous poured rubber flooring (SBR base + EPDM TPV top, seamless in-situ application), artificial vertical garden panels (Easi-Wall), synthetic grass, ChildsPlay VHAF synthetic carpet impact-absorbing systems (TUV certified), projected cork, composite decks, porous concrete, and thermoplastic game markings and decorative graphics. Targeted at playgrounds, sports facilities, public spaces, dog parks, and private residences requiring certified safety surfaces.
• PLAY IN ART® Creative design sub-brand representing a fusion of artistic expression, functionality, and landscaping. Delivers bespoke urbanism and landscaping 'tailored to measure' through creative design applied to public spaces, branded as the company's 'urbanism and landscaping tailors' producing custom urban art. Targeted at municipalities, public space authorities, commercial developers, and private clients seeking distinctive non-generic urban design.
• Design & Build Project Services Full-lifecycle Design & Build project delivery service covering custom design conception, equipment manufacturing/sourcing, on-site construction and installation, and ongoing maintenance throughout the useful life of installed spaces. Each project is designed, quoted, and executed directly by Play Planet's in-house teams. Targeted at enterprise and government clients across all customer segments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fall height protection up to 3 meters certified per EN 1177:2018 and EN 1176-1:2017 for rubber safety flooring systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Playworld Systems: US-based playground equipment manufacturer offering custom and inclusive play solutions for schools, parks, and recreation facilities. Comparable for Design & Build playground delivery to municipal and educational clients.
• Kompan: Danish global leader in playground and outdoor fitness equipment. Directly comparable as a one-stop supplier and installer of certified playground, sports, and urban fitness solutions for municipalities, schools, and developers worldwide.
• Berliner Seilfabrik: German premium playground equipment manufacturer specializing in rope-based and bespoke play structures. Comparable for high-design, custom playground installations for public spaces and theme parks.
• Lappset Group: Finnish manufacturer and installer of playground, sports, and park equipment. Comparable to Play Planet in offering full Design & Build outdoor recreation solutions, including inclusive play and senior fitness equipment.
• Proludic: French playground and sports equipment designer/manufacturer with global installation footprint. Closely comparable as a Design & Build provider of custom playgrounds and recreational spaces for municipalities and commercial clients.
• Huck Seiltechnik: German manufacturer and supplier of rope playground equipment and adventure parks. Comparable for supplying and installing custom adventure and play installations for tourism and municipal clients.
• Richter Spielgeräte: German bespoke playground equipment maker focused on natural wood, themed, and custom-designed play spaces. Comparable to Play Planet's PLAY IN ART positioning for premium, non-generic playground design.
• SUTTER Outdoor / Industrias Sutter: Spanish/Iberian playground and urban furniture manufacturer with strong presence in Iberia and Latin America. Most direct regional competitor given Iberian market overlap with Play Planet.

Emerging players

• Sovereign Design Play Environments: UK-based playground design and installation company focused on educational and inclusive play environments. Comparable niche Design & Build provider targeting schools and municipalities in the UK market.

Regional players

• Urban Recreation / Sitzart: Iberian/Portuguese urban furniture and street furniture supplier with comparable product overlap in benches, bins, planters, and urban amenities for municipalities and developers in Portugal and Spain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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