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DESIGN. BUILD. PLAY.

OUR LEGACY

Blake Hobson started as a sales rep in 1993, joined the Midstates Recreation ownership group in 2007 and has maintained 100% ownership since 2015. With more than 30 years of industry experience, Blake now serves as President and leads company growth, development, construction, and mentoring of Recreation Consultants throughout Midstates’ four-state territory. As a father, he has experienced the critical importance of inclusion and leads the team by prioritizing this core value in all aspects of the company. He is thoughtfully and strategically developing the next generation of Midstates Recreation with family members working sideby-side to carry on a legacy of humble excellence.

For nearly 20 years, Midstates Recreation has been a leading dealer and installer of commercial playground equipment, safety surfacing, shelters, and site amenities in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio.

OUR PROCESS

Midstates Recreation is committed to quality from concept to completion by building trusted and longstanding relationships with our partners. Our certified Recreation Consultants will guide your project’s design development to ensure safety and accessibility. Our construction team is manufacturer and CPSI certified, ensuring a professional and compliant playground installation. OUR PROCESS INCLUDES:

Listening to your vision and goals and providing expert insights;

Collaborative design development, including 2D and 3D imagery;

Understanding budget and reviewing equipment options;

Installation and project management;

On-site visits and evaluation;

Maintenance instructions, replacement parts, and warranty claims.

We partner with industry-leading brands to ensure our clients are investing in the highest quality and most innovative products to inspire multi-generational play. Our team of experts develop innovative and inclusive recreation solutions for schools, parks, landscape architects, churches, childcare facilities, and commercial campuses to build community and enhance quality of life throughout the region. • Located in Pataskala, Ohio • Serving Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio • 30+ Employees • Internal Design Studio With 2 Full Time CAD Designers • 10+ Certified Inclusive Design Specialists • 10+ Certified Playground Safety Inspectors • 125-150 Recreation Projects Per Year

PHYSICAL, SENSORY, & SOCIAL

CORE VALUES QUALITY

MULTIPLE LEVELS OF CHALLENGE

GROUPING OF ACTIVITIES

Create a rich play environment by offering a diverse range of activities across all three categories.

Choose equipment with a wide variety of challenge levels to provide appropriate involvement for everyone.

Invite engagement between children of different abilities by locating similar activities close to one another.

THE ‘COOLEST THING’

PODS, ROOMS, & ZONES

UNITARY SURFACING

ELEVATED PLAY

Make high decks a destination point with engaging play so everyone wants to climb or wheel themselves up there.

INCLUSION

We believe in providing solutions that maximize your time and resources.

8 KEYS TO INCLUSION

We believe inclusion is about more than just accessibility.

COMMUNITY

RELATIONSHIPS

We believe play spaces are essential components of thriving communities.

We believe building community is more than transactional.

Identify the piece of equipment that you think children will be most excited about. Make sure that this activity is usable by everyone.

Develop specialized areas of play. This allows choices by a child who may be overstimulated by a noisy or very active area.

Surfacing can be divided into two groups: loose and unitary. Unitary surfacing allows people in wheelchairs to get to the play activities easily.

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ROUTES & MANEUVERABILITY

Routes through the play area should be wide enough for people in wheelchairs to pass one another, as well as enter, turn, and exit without difficulty.

Our Trusted Partners We partner with industry-leading brands to ensure our clients are investing in the highest quality and most innovative products to inspire multi-generational play.

DESIGN. BUILD. PLAY. Modern and innovative playground options offering a wide range of challenging play experiences for children of all abilities. • Made in Pennsylvania • Ideal for any site layout and budget • Inclusion-focused equipment that is designed for children with varying mobility, emotional, and intellectual needs

Inspiring, natural playgrounds that offer physical challenges while fostering social interaction and creative play opportunities. • Made in Canada • Incorporates Accoya, Alaskan Yellow Cedar, White Oak, and Robinia Timber as their primary building material • A new tree is planted for each one sustainably harvested • High resistance to rot, insects, disease, and wear • Natural playground materials offer an organic sensory experience

DESIGN. BUILD. PLAY. Custom playground solutions that bring life to your recreation space! These whimsical, quirky, and eye-catching playgrounds will provide unique play experiences like no other. • Made in Minnesota • Constructed of Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) with a hand-painted finish • No project is too large, small, or unusual for their creative team of designers, builders, and painters

Seamlessly blended digital and physical elements, creating environments that go beyond the ordinary and inspire all ages and abilities to come together in joyful movement and learning. • Made in Finland, Estonia, and the Netherlands • Promotes play and movement through interactive equipment options • Stay in control with technology management through a 4G SIM Card paired with an LTE tower • Great for engaging tweens and teens

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DESIGN. BUILD. PLAY.

Unique playground landscapes that combine extensive rope design and creative ideas. • Made in Germany • Patented Clover Leaf connection for lasting durability • Over 20 patents for ease of maintenance • Use of rope in playgrounds provides unstructured play and allows kids to make their own decisions as they navigate the network of intricate rope

Help improve the health and wellness of your community with outdoor fitness equipment. These cutting-edge designs make your play space multi-generational while providing high and low-impact equipment options. • Made in Canada • Fills a niche for tweens, teenagers, and young adults • Promotes fitness, confidence, decision making, and risky play • Engages the entire body’s muscle groups with minimal equipment while providing unique and challenging experiences

SAFETY SURFACING

The safety, accessibility, and well-being of playground users is heavily dependent on the type of surfacing used. With falls accounting for 70% of playground-related injuries, Midstates Recreation will assist you in identifying the most suitable surfacing for your playground.

POURED IN PLACE RUBBER

UNITARY SURFACING

Poured in place (PIP) is a unitary surface that is created in two layers: buffing and cap. The buffing layer holds the impact attenuating qualities, while the cap layer of rubber granules on top of the buffings provide a 1/2” thick protective layer. The cap layer allows for theming, graphics, shapes, and wayfinding paths.

SITE ENHANCEMENTS Enhance your space with site furnishings, shades, shelters, pavilions, themed surfacing, outdoor music instruments, and more! Adding elements like benches, picnic tables, trash cans, and shade will make your recreation space even more inviting for visitors to stay, watch, and play.

This surfacing option must be installed over compacted stone, asphalt, or concrete.

ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER Engineered wood fiber (EWF) is the most cost-effective safety surfacing that is considered ADA accessible. It is made from virgin wood shreds and is sometimes referred to as playground mulch. This natural surface requires ongoing maintenance via raking, redistributing, and routine topping-off during its lifetime. A perimeter border containment system is recommended to keep the surfacing in the play area.

BONDED RUBBER

UNITARY SURFACING

Bonded Rubber is a unitary surface that is similar to PIP in material and installation but has the look of EWF. This surfacing option is mixed and poured on-site at a thickness that is determined by your play structure’s critical fall heights. Bonded rubber comes in natural colors and offers the benefits of unitary surfacing while maintaining an organic appearance.

SYNTHETIC TURF

UNITARY SURFACING

Synthetic Turf is a unitary artificial grass product that consists of a top layer (the actual turf fiber that looks like blades of grass) and a cushion layer that provides impact attenuation. This surfacing product comes in two options: turf with infill and turf without infill. Infill is a loose granule that helps discourage the flattening of grass blades and should not be used in a play environment that is designed for infants and toddlers. Synthetic Turf offers a low-maintenance surfacing option that may provide a cooler temperature than other unitary surfaces. Occasional raking in high traffic areas will help grass blades stand back up and look new.

LOOSE RUBBER MULCH Loose Rubber Mulch is the recycled tire version of EWF. It requires up to 50% less material than EWF, is less likely to move in average rain, and is non-toxic. Made from recycled tires, rubber mulch is coated with a highly durable and non-toxic paint that can withstand UV rays and other weather elements. Loose Rubber Mulch is long-lasting, doesn’t attract insects or fungi, and doesn’t decompose. However, it can be challenging to put back in place when displaced and is considered a high maintenance surfacing. Like with EWF, a perimeter border containment system is recommended to keep the surfacing in the play area.

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