Play Park & Soft-Surface Sanitising in Honiton
DOFF III superheated steam sanitising for play parks, changing rooms and soft play — no harsh chemicals. We work all over Honiton and the surrounding Devon area — Honiton High Street, St Michael's Church, Heathpark and the towns between.

The Moore & Franks approach in Honiton
Honiton's play spaces — the recreation-ground play area off the high street, the soft surfaces around the Heathpark schools and the nursery playgrounds toward Hayne Lane — all sit in the river-damp air that settles in the Otter valley and lingers under the town's dense surrounding woodland. That moisture keeps rubber matting and wet-pour green and greasy, while leaves off New Street and the lanes out to Gittisham drop straight into the surfacing and stain it. Our DOFF III superheated-steam process sanitises frames, soft-play, changing rooms and bonded surfaces, lifting algae and grime with products that are completely non-hazardous to children. A Devon family business twenty-five years in, fully insured to £5m, and always glad to quote for nothing.
Honiton's play equipment covers the usual range and then some — the traditional steel frames on the recreation ground off the high street, the moulded multiplay and safety matting at the Heathpark schools, and the smaller nursery setups toward Hayne Lane. Every one of them has the same weak points for grime: the joints, the handholds, the moulded seats and the textured non-slip surrounds. The DOFF III steam works into all of those at temperature, sanitising the equipment and the surface beneath it in one pass rather than skating over the top.
The people who call us are the ones responsible for these sites — the town council, school business managers, pre-school owners and the committees that run the outlying village play areas toward Gittisham and Combe Raleigh. What they want is straightforward: a dependable, insured firm that turns up, does the job around their hours and doesn't leave a strong chemical smell for the children coming in after. We've been doing exactly that across East Devon for twenty-five years.
Honiton sits low in the Otter valley where woodland keeps sites shaded and damp, so growth returns quicker than on open ground and we're honest about that. A well-timed sanitise keeps a park presentable through the busy seasons, and an optional non-hazardous sanitiser over the steam-cleaned surface slows the green coming back on the shadiest bays. We'd sooner recommend a sensible once-a-year rhythm than sell a site more visits than the equipment actually needs.
Our Honiton customers are typically within 25 minutes of our Exeter base. We cover the wider EX14 postcode area and the surrounding villages (Honiton High Street, St Michael's Church, Heathpark, Dumpdon Hill, Gittisham, Combe Raleigh, River Otter).
A clear, repeatable process.
No surprises, no upsells. The same method every job — that's how you get the same result every time.
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Site survey
We look over the equipment and surfaces, check access and agree timing — often outside opening or session hours.
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Steam sanitise
DOFF III superheated steam worked across equipment, joints, handholds and surfaces to lift grime and sanitise.
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Non-hazardous finish
A non-hazardous sanitiser applied where wanted for a longer-lasting clean — nothing harmful left behind.
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Ready to use
Surfaces dry quickly after steam cleaning, so equipment and rooms are back in use without a long wait.




Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions we get asked the most. If yours isn't here, drop us a line — we reply same day.
There's no fixed rate — we quote each job free once we've seen it. Size is the main factor, along with how shaded and green the surfaces have got under the valley woodland. A single nursery playground is quick; a full recreation ground takes longer. No obligation on the quote.
The whole town and around it — the recreation ground off the high street, the Heathpark schools, the sites toward Hayne Lane, and out to Gittisham and Combe Raleigh. If your play park or soft-play sits in the EX14 postcode, we'll come and quote it.
No. The DOFF III sanitises through heat at low pressure, so painted steelwork isn't stripped and wet-pour or rubber matting isn't lifted or waterlogged. It reaches into joints and textured grips a brush can't, and the surfaces dry quickly so a Honiton site is back in use the same day.
Call or message for a same-day reply, then we'll arrange a look and a free written quote. We're a two-man family firm working Monday to Friday, eight till five, and carry out the sanitising outside opening or session hours so nothing has to close while we're on site.
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Free, no-obligation quote within 24 hours.
Send a couple of photos or book a site visit — fixed price in writing before any work starts.
