Leathers & Associates

Leathers & Associates is a family-owned business and the leader in the field of community-built playgrounds. We have worked closely with communities to build more than 1,600 unique, one-of-a-kind projects. We have 30 years experience and an excellent record of providing safe, well-designed playgrounds. Our projects are custom designed and built on... site using volunteer labor. We begin with children's imaginations on Design Day and create a playground composed of their dreams. Each playground design is original and unique. Our designs are carefully developed, drawn, and built to meet the guidelines and standards for playground safety established by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and American Standards for Testing and Materials (ASTM). All of our designers, project managers, and construction consultants are nationally Certified Playground Safety Inspectors. Leathers believes in providing shoulder-to-shoulder play opportunities for children of all abilities. We meet or exceed accessibility standards for playgrounds. Our playgrounds provide access by ramp, transfer, and groundcover systems that conform to ASTM and proposed ADA playground accessibility standards. Our custom designs and adaptable construction systems render us uniquely able to design playgrounds that can incorporate a very broad range of accessibility needs and objectives. Our projects use the highest quality materials available. The playgrounds are built with a combination of structural plastic and plastic composite lumber. We also build with arsenic-free pressure-treated lumber for communities that prefer wood. All of the hardware has high-quality exterior coatings. Safety surfacing meets ASTM standards for impact attenuation and accessibility. We want to make sure that all playgrounds are properly maintained, and we work with our client communities for the life of their projects to maximize the longevity of their structures. We provide you with extensive maintenance information and contacts for replacement parts in our Long-Term ...Read More