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Articles in issue 2014 - 5

Playground Safety

St. Sebastian: from a Church to a Day-care Centre

In Münster, St. Sebastian offers an alternative to the demolition of a former church.

Playground Report

Where the wind blows!

In the “Windland” themed children’s park in Alsheim and on the “Hunsrück Wind Trail”, two projects conceived by the wind farm developer ABO Wind, visitors can discover how wind is transformed into clean energy.

Events

After GaLaBau is before FSB

New Hall Concept for 2015: FSB and aquanale are moving to Cologne's North Halls.

Coverstory

Cities and local authorities get their residents up and running – exercise trails in public areas

The Association of German Playground Equipment and Leisure Facility Manufacturers (BSFH - Bundesverband für Spielplatzgeräte- und Freizeitanlagen-Hersteller e.V.) is publishing a corresponding brochure in collaboration with the Association of German Cities and Local Authorities (Deutsche Städte- und Gemeindebund).

Science

Forms of legal protection against plagiarism

Every year, commercial organisations in Germany lose millions as a result of plagiarism, in other words, because of the marketing of forged copies or unauthorised reproductions of their products. In 2012 alone, the customs authorities confiscated items to the value of some €130 million because they represented possible violations of commercial rights . The need to provide legal protection of their products is thus becoming increasingly important for companies. This article is intended to provide an overview of the various forms of intellectual property rights and the strategies that can be adopted to prevent plagiarism.

Playground Report

Rovio and Holiday Club Resorts open large Outdoor Angry Birds Activity Park

The largest Angry Birds Activity Park to date has been opened on the holiday island of Gran Canaria. Stretching over more than 5,000m², it is the fourth and largest park to result from the partnership between Rovio and one of the leading providers of holiday and travel services, Holiday Club Resorts. The Lappset Group delivered and planned the park in conjunction with its customer.

Playground Safety

EPDM mulch surfacing for a “green classroom”

Meller Melos GmbH donated an EPDM surface covering to the IGS Melle school complex in Spring. The centrepiece of the installation, which bears the name “green classroom” within the larger school complex, is a sheltered, circular spot underneath the shade of some trees, and which has been covered with EPDM mulch material.

Events

GaLaBau 2014: Leading green trade fair more successful than ever

The 21st GaLaBau in Nuremberg drew to a close on 20 September with three records being broken: around 66,500
professional visitors (2012: 61,860) came along to find out about products and trends in "green" landscaping, construction
and maintenance. An increase in attendance of over 7 percent. 2,000 more guests from abroad alone visited the fair.
The two segments of the trade fair, Deutsche Golfplatztage (German Golf Course Days) and PLAYGROUND attracted
lively interest. In 13 fair halls, more than ever previously, 1,321 exhibitors (2012: 1,155), 23 percent of them from
outside Germany, promoted their goods and services.

Planning, Designing, Building

Play is what our world is for!

Impressions and thoughts on the occasion of the 2014 Conference of the International Play Association in Istanbul

Sports & Leisure Facilities

New green turf for the SV Schwanenberg

Athletes inspired by Trofil Sportsbodensysteme GmbH's new artificial turf pitch

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Spotlight on mass sport – More exercise for everyone!?

When asked how he had reached such an old age, the previous British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is said to have answered: "No Sport!" From a scientific point of view it isn't surprising that there is no well-founded proof of this quote from a man who was a passionate athlete in his young years. The reason for this alleged statement is therefore debateable, but it is sure that "couch potatoes" of any age group make use of it as an excuse for not undertaking any bodily exercise. Churchill lived to be 91 years old – even today a good age – but the reason probably wasn't that he abstained from sport.