Play Park & Soft-Surface Sanitising in Topsham

The Moore & Franks approach in Topsham

Topsham may be small, but its recreation ground play area and the soft surfaces around the local schools see plenty of use — and sitting right on the tidal Exe, they pick up estuary mist and river damp that keep matting and frames slick with green algae for weeks at a stretch. The mature limes lining the streets shed straight onto the wet-pour, and once it's slippery it's a worry for parents. We're based on Ferryman Way in Topsham itself, so this really is home turf. Our DOFF III superheated steam strips the algae and grime off every surface and sanitises it with non-hazardous products safe for children. Twenty-five years at it, fully insured, free quote on the spot.

Topsham's play provision is small and well-kept — the play equipment on the Recreation Ground and the little soft surfaces at the pre-schools and primary — but small doesn't mean simple. A single wet-pour bay with a couple of springers, a slide and a cradle swing still has every joint, moulded seat and non-slip surround for grime to lodge in. We steam-sanitise the equipment and the matting together, so the whole bay comes up evenly, not just the parts you notice at a glance.

Sitting right by the estuary, the equipment here collects more than its share of muck — leaf and seed debris, silt on still mornings, and the sticky residue any busy little park picks up. Steam gets into the handholds and the underside of the seats where a brush can't, sanitising the surfaces the youngest children are most hands-on with. On the narrow streets around Fore Street and the Strand we bring our own water, so there's no dragging hoses across the green to reach a tap.

Because the estuary keeps everything damp for long spells, growth comes back quicker here than on higher, drier ground inland. Once we've sanitised a site we'll give an honest view on how often it's worth repeating — some committees want a yearly going-over before the summer, others manage on longer. A non-hazardous sanitiser over the top earns its place on the shadiest bays. Being based on Ferryman Way, we can pop back easily when it's due.

Our Topsham customers are typically within 10 minutes of our Exeter base. We cover the wider EX3 postcode area and the surrounding villages (The Strand & the Quay, Goat Walk riverside path, Bowling Green Marsh, Fore Street, Darts Farm, Topsham Lock).