A SOUTH Cumbrian playground manufacturer has launched the first of its kind outdoor touch-free hand sanitiser station.

Playdale Playgrounds, based in Haverthwaite, has been working on its PlayClean product since the Government announced the lockdown in March.

It said it will help children and families to safely return to playgrounds as the design allows families to enter any outdoor or indoor public spaces such as parks, play areas and leisure sites, quickly and thoroughly sanitised.

Manufactured in Britain with high-quality stainless steel, the PlayClean unit is vandal-resistant and built to last in any environment, the firm said.

The PlayClean unit comes with a low voltage battery to power the automatic spray sensors, which have been engineered to dispense up to 5,000 times to sanitise hands, economically and efficiently per refill. The high-volume dispenser will allow up to 30 people a minute into the playground to avoid long queues.

The design comes in different colour options and can be personalised with branding.

Playdale Playgrounds added: “The introduction of a PlayClean in any park can give families peace of mind that they are maintaining the highest levels of hygiene when entering a public space.”

Barry Leahey MBE, Playdale’s managing director, said: “We are proud to be launching a world first for the playground, a truly touch free vandal resistant high-volume hand sanitiser station for playgrounds.

“Children globally have suffered with the closure of playgrounds and I am proud of the Playdale team that have stepped up to deliver a product which will aid the safe reopening of play areas and yet again children can be heard having fun.”

Playdale Playgrounds has designed and installed over 23,000 playgrounds in over 50 countries.