Company Leadership

Steve King, who serves as chairman, is an American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Fellow, a Certified Playground Safety Inspector, and a founding member and past President of IPEMA (International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association). He is the creator of the “continuous play” concept, which involves combining traditional playground equipment, such as slides, swings and climbing equipment, into an endless stream of activities that stimulate a child’s physical, social and intellectual capabilities. 

Steve has been chairman of a task group of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) that worked with the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) to update the ASTM F1487 Specification: a voluntary safety and accessibility standard for public playground equipment designed for children ages 2 to 12. His task group had the added responsibility of developing playground accessibility standards to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). His company, Landscape Structures, was also the first company to develop new playground events specifically meeting ADA requirements.

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Barb King (1946-2008), served as president of Landscape Structures, and was previously selected Woman Business Owner of the Year for the Minnesota chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). She was inducted as an honorary member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) in 2004 and was appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) in 2005.

In 2006, Barb founded and was the benefactor of the Säjai® Foundation. This Foundation is dedicated to combating childhood obesity by developing programs that inspire wise nutrition and activity choices in children. You can see more about the foundation at their website: www.sajaifoundation.org.

Barb served on the board of the Landscape Architecture Foundation in a variety of capacities with the Volunteers of America Minnesota, Minneapolis Community College, Minnesota 100 Mentoring Program for Women in Business and Minnesota Safety Council. She was also a trustee on the board of directors for the Northwestern Mutual Life Company. 

In 2013, Barb was inducted into the Minnesota Women Business Owners Hall of Fame. Barb was honored for her business innovation, leadership and the legacy she left for future generations of Minnesota business women. Barb was one of 25 women entrepreneurial leaders–20 living and 5 posthumous–who were the first inductees into the Hall of Fame.

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• Headquartered in Delano, Minn.
• Founded in 1971
• More than 300 employees
• More than 300,000 square-feet of manufacturing and distribution space
• Global network of more than 200 playground consultants
• Family-founded, and 100 percent employee-owned (ESOP)
• Manufacture commercial playground equipment for parks and schools, in addition to PebbleFlex® safety surfacing for playgrounds, AquaFlex® water play safety surfacing and Skatewave® modular skateparks
• Strong commitment to creating inclusive playground products that welcome children of all abilities
• Custom design and manufacturing capabilities including in-house concrete operations
• Products are proudly made in America

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