Services · Playground Markings

Playground Markings.

Bright, durable markings for safer, more active play — game markings, learning aids, trails, and zoned activity areas for schools, academies, and early-years settings across the UK.

C&R delivers professional playground markings for schools, academies, and early-years settings across the UK.

With over 30 years' experience, our team applies crisp, high-visibility markings designed to encourage movement, learning, and structured play. Whether you're refreshing faded games, adding new activities, or zoning a busy playground, we plan the work around access, term times, and site constraints to minimise disruption.

From traditional games to learning aids and active trails, we focus on durable finishes, tidy edges, and practical layouts that support safer movement, better supervision, and a brighter, more engaging playground.

Our expertise

Bright, engaging markings for
every playground and age group.

We tailor each scheme to your space, surface, and the age group using it — helping you choose games, layouts, and colours that suit footfall, the curriculum, and long-term performance.

Scheme types

What are you marking?

Every playground is different, so we start with what the space is for — play, learning, or both — then design a layout around the age group, the surface, and how busy it gets. Here's how the work usually breaks down, with the right mix chosen for your site.

Play

Playground games.

Hopscotch, number grids, alphabet games, targets, and trails that encourage movement and structured play, marked in bright, hard-wearing colours that hold up to busy playgrounds.

Best for Primary and early-years play, activity trails, and learning-through-movement schemes.

Learning & activity

Learning & active zones.

Numbers, letters, maps, and clocks that bring the curriculum outdoors, alongside daily-mile loops, agility trails, and colour-coded zones that keep busy playgrounds active and well-organised.

Best for Schools blending outdoor learning with active, well-supervised play.

Upkeep

Refreshes & re-marks.

Refresh and re-mark cycles that restore worn games and faded lines, keeping a playground looking bright, clear, and well-maintained year-round without a full redesign.

Best for Tired playgrounds that need their existing schemes brought back to life.

Why C&R

Why schools choose us for playground markings.

We combine practical planning with precise application to deliver markings that look right and last in real-world environments — on single sites or multi-site estates.

  1. Experienced, safety-led teams.

    Precise application delivered with a focus on safe access, tidy working, and clear site communication throughout.

  2. Bright, durable finishes.

    Materials selected around the surface type, usage levels, and performance expectations for a lasting, high-visibility result.

  3. Minimal disruption.

    Works planned around timetables, peak use, and access restrictions to keep sites running smoothly.

  4. Nationwide coverage.

    Teams operating across England, Scotland, and Wales for consistent delivery across single sites or multi-site estates.

Delivered for
  • Volkswagen
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Tesla
  • McDonald's
  • Shell
  • BP
  • Lidl
  • Sainsbury's
  • Tesco
  • Sheffield United FC
  • Nottingham Forest FC
  • Gridserve Electric Highway

Committed to Quality and Compliance.

Every C&R project meets strict UK safety, environmental, and quality standards. We invest in staff training and modern equipment to maintain exceptional precision, safety, and professionalism across all line marking services.

That includes registration to National Highway Sector Scheme 7 (NHSS 7) — the national quality scheme for road markings and road studs on the public highway, and the standard a contractor must hold to work on the strategic road network.

Our accreditations demonstrate our ongoing commitment to safe, compliant commercial marking and environmental responsibility.

  • ISO 9001 — Quality Management
  • ISO 14001 — Environmental Management
  • ISO 45001 — Occupational Health & Safety
  • UKAS Management Systems
  • Safe Contractor approved
  • Road Surface Marking Association
  • Avetta member
  • Constructionline Gold
  • Constructionline Social Value
  • Achilles Network — Silver verified
  • Acclaim SSIP
  • National Highway Sector Schemes — C&R is NHSS 7 registered
  • CHAS accredited
FAQs

Answered before
you ask.

The questions procurement, estates and facilities teams ask us most often.

What playground markings do you install?
We cover the full range — traditional games like hopscotch, number grids, alphabet games, targets and trails, educational and sensory markings such as numbers, letters, maps and clocks, active trails and daily-mile loops, and colour-coded activity zones. We tailor each scheme to your space, surface and the age group using it.
Are your playground markings suitable for early years?
Yes. We design schemes around the age group using the space, from simple early-years games and learning aids through to more active trails and zoned areas for older children. Bright, hard-wearing colours keep the playground engaging and clear.
Can you add learning and curriculum markings?
Yes. Educational and sensory markings — numbers, letters, maps, clocks and other learning aids — bring the curriculum outdoors and support learning through movement and play, alongside the more traditional games.
Will you work around our term times and opening hours?
Always. We plan the work around access, term times, peak use and any site constraints to keep disruption to a minimum, scheduling areas in turn so play can carry on around us wherever possible.
How long do playground markings last?
It depends on the surface, the footfall and how the area is used, but we select durable, high-visibility materials around those factors for a long-lasting result. When markings do eventually wear, we run refresh and re-mark cycles to restore clarity and keep the playground looking well-maintained.
Can you refresh or remove old, faded markings?
Yes. We repaint and refresh worn or weathered markings to restore clarity and presentation, and we can remove or re-mark a scheme where you're changing the layout. The aim is a clean, clear result that's easy for children of all ages to understand.
Start your project with confidence

Talk to our team
about your site.

Tell us the site, the service, and the timeline. We'll come back to you with a clear next step — whether that's a quotation, a site visit, or a quick technical answer.

Unit 3 Willoughton Place, Wharton Close, Gainsborough, DN21.