acquired Little Tikes Commercial to expand its family of brands as a recreational play company. Meanwhile, their parent company, Rubbermaid merged with Newell Corporation to form Newell Rubbermaid. and challenges children to play in a different way.” It was awarded a 2004 Gold International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). In 2003, Little Tikes Commercial introduced the Infinity Climber, a “free-form flowing shape (that) defies flat planes. This gave them a complete line of park service equipment. In the same year, they introduced the Kid Kubes Play Structures and the Wood Builders Play Structures, which were being used for parks, schools, indoor family entertainment centers, and fast food restaurants. Little Tikes Commercial’s new custom rebuilt and re-engineered facility was operational in early 1999. MayPlay systems were designed with child development experts and offer maximum play value with easy installation.Ī devastating fire completely destroyed the rotational molding area in 1998, but production continued with the help of other Rubbermaid facilities. In 1997, Little Tikes Commercial launched a value 5” post structure called MaxPlay®. The company also purchased Canadian-based Paris Playground Equipment that year.
In 1995, Little Tikes Commercial added an epoxy primer to their paint process that resulted in superior paint adhesion. In 1993, Rubbermaid purchased Iron Mountain Forge and changed the name to Little Tikes Commercial, and in 1994, Little Tikes Commercial launched the Pla圜enter line of large playgrounds and added some of the industry's first three-dimensional theme components to the Kid Builders Play Structures - the Ship, Frontier, and Castle components. Five years later, in 1990, their One Piece Spiral Slide won the Product of the Year and the First Place award in the Large Category given by the Worldwide Association of Rotational Molders. Iron Mountain Forge entered the commercial playground industry in 1985 with the introduction of the Kid Builders Play Structures line. By the following year, the business was thriving and moved to a 30,000 sq.
One of the company’s earliest sales was an order of barbecue grills that were sold to the State of Arkansas Parks and Recreation Department. warehouse located in Farmington, Missouri. The history of Little Tikes Commercial traces its beginnings to Iron Mountain Forge, now PlayPower LT Farmington, Inc., a business that started operations manufacturing park amenities in 1979 inside a 2,000 sq. They offer complete play systems, modular play events, free-standing playground equipment, playground surfacing, and playground amenities. Little Tikes Commercial is a recognized brand of outdoor commercial playground equipment that provides innovative and developmentally appropriate children’s play events that promote healthy minds and bodies.
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