Corkeen : Park
Bringing Nature Back Into Play
Corkeen is the revolutionary surfacing system for play spaces and playgrounds in natural cork. Corkeen offers safe and sustainable playgrounds for everyone. An innovative solution produced with cork, a 100 % natural raw material, for retained fall systems as playgrounds.
Cork is the outer bark of the cork oak tree. It is 100 percent natural, reusable and recyclable, cork is, whether from the environmental, social or economic perspectives, one of the world’s most versatile materials. Cork creates a comfortable, safe system in the event of a fall that protects the environment to provide today's children with a better future. Giving the world a more inclusive and sustainable safety surface, through cork while creating safe and sustainable playgrounds and leisure spaces for everyone.
This stable surface also ensures that Corkeen is an inclusive system, providing full accessibility, even for a wheelchair or other mobility equipment.
Why use cork?
Excellent resistance to fire : Cork is also a natural fire retardant: it burns without a flame and does not emit toxic gases during combustion.
Thermal and acoustic insulations properties: Cork has low conductivity to noise and vibration. This is because the gaseous components contained in cork are enclosed in small impermeable compartments, isolated from each other by a moisture-resistant substance.
Elasticity and compressibility: It is the only solid which, when compressed on one side, does not increase in volume on another; and as a result of its elasticity it is able to adapt, for example, to variations in temperature and pressure without suffering alterations.
Light and buoyant: Over 50% of its volume is air, which makes it very light - it weighs just 0.16 grams per cubic centimeter and can float.
Hypoallergenic: Because cork does not absorb dust, it helps protect against allergies and does not pose a risk to asthma sufferers.
Impermeable to liquids & gases: Thanks to the suberin and ceroids contained in the cell walls, cork is practically impermeable to liquids and gases. Its resistance to moisture enables it to age without deteriorating.
High friction resistance: Cork is extremely resistant to abrasion and has a high friction coefficient. Thanks to its honeycomb structure, its resistance to impact or friction is greater than that of other hard surfaces.
Made from natural materials:The Corkeen system incorporates 90% natural cork, totally free from all types of toxins and chemicals such as heavy metals, EDC, T-COV, formaldehyde or PAH. In addition, unlike many fall protection materials, it does not contain plastic and rubber granules that could end up being released into the ecosystem and pollute nature. Thus, it contributes to reducing the spread of micro-plastics.
Harvesting Cork
The cork is harvested by specialized professionals, always between May and August, when the tree is at its most active phase of growth and it is easier to strip without damaging the trunk. The cork oak is the only tree whose bark regenerates, acquiring a smoother texture following each harvest. Over the course of its lifetime, which on average lasts 200 years, it may be stripped around 17 times.
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