The Hideout House Company

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WELCOME TO THE HIDEOUT! CONTENTS PAGEWe know you are probably incredibly busy so we will keep this brief.We all know that we have an obligation to educate the children of today about our planet of tomorrow and you as a school can play a big part in this.

How Can We Help You?We produce innovative, creative, educational and unique products for schools but always with the environment in mind. Our products are designed to help schools to adapt techniques and environmental policies in order to help lead the transition to a low carbon economy. We have 15 years worth of experience selling playground products to the educational sector.

How Do We Do It?We work with supply partners who are the industry’s best within their relevant product category. Best can be defined as quality of product, positive attitude and customer care.

What Happens Next?Please have a look through our gallery of imaginative eco product ideas. This brochure really is only intended to give you a flavour of what we sell and do. So if you want a quote, require any further information or would like us to come and see you, then we will happily oblige.

Can We Help on Funding?We all know we are working in a difficult financial climate but we see this as an opportunity to work with you to help you find ways to raise money. If you so need assistance in this matter, please do not hesitate to call us and we shall tell you how.

Want To Get In Touch?If you spot anything in our brochure that you would like to know more about or if you would like to place and order, please get in touch with us today...

01865 858982


[email protected]

OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS

Eco Centre OctagonalEco Centre Square Eco Outdoor Classroom

PLANTERS, SEATING & SHELTERS

The Living Wall TipiThe Grow BoatThe Planter Bed

GREENHOUSES

Mini Greenhouse & Storage UnitThe Outdoor GlassroomSolar PV Greenhouse

RECYCLING PRODUCTS

The Revenue Recycling BinThe School Shop

SCHOOL GARDEN

Eco Garden FencingGarden SignsAccessories

CLASSROOM BUILDINGS

Mobile ClassroomsEco Classrooms

NATURE AREAS

LandscapingThe Dipping PondRecycled Bonded Rubber Mulch

Coming SoonFunding & GrantsEcoTerms and Conditions

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Eco Centre Octagonal From £5364.00

Like its cousin the Green Room, the Eco Centre offers shade and shelter at playtime but it can also be used as an outdoor teaching area. Children are able to relax and learn in a shaded environment within the school grounds whilst at the same time learning about the creation of clean energy, water harvesting, biodiversity, planting and healthy living.

Features• Available in three different sizes - octagonal 4m x

4m and octagonal 5m x 5m • Three choices of roof - high quality marine PU

coated canvas, close board roofing or a living sedum roof

• Full eco option pack to include water butt and guttering, eco pond and surround, wind turbine, solar panel and monitoring unit pack (meter display wind and solar charge currents, load current and battery voltage), weather vane, bird box, insect nest and 3 x planters

• Option to have 50% grip deck for an extra non-slip surface

• Full delivery and installation services • Option to have school name and logo printed on the

canvas roof (2 colour only)

5000mm X 5000mm

4000mm X 4000mm

+ If you or we can get a company to sponsor or contribute financially towards this product, then we can print their logo on the canvas as well – See Eco Centre Square

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Eco Centre Square From £4947.00

Learn, Play & Enjoy!Very much the same as its brother The Eco Centre Octagonal but only square. The Eco Centre Square offers the same great features as the octagonal version...

4000mm X 4000mm

Features• Three choices of roof - high quality marine PU coated canvas, close board roofing or a

living sedum roof • Full eco option pack to include water butt and guttering, eco pond and surround, wind

turbine, solar panel and monitoring unit pack (displays wind and solar charge currents, load current and battery voltage), weather vane, bird box, insect nest and 3 x planters

• Option to have 50% grip deck for an extra non-slip surface • Full delivery and installation services • Option to have school name and logo printed on the canvas roof (2 colour only)

2 Colour Print Option Sponsors Logo Option

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Eco Outdoor Classroom From £6993.00

The Eco Outdoor Classroom follows on the theme of an educational and functional building all rolled into one. It offers shade and shelter at playtime but it can also be used as an outdoor teaching area. Children are able to relax and learn in a shaded environment within the school grounds whilst at the same time learning about the creation of clean energy, water harvesting, biodiversity, planting and healthy living.

Features• Available in two different sizes - square 4m x 4m and rectangle 2.4m x 4m with internal

benching • Unique opening and closing "louvre" roof system allowing you an easy, flexible and

durable way of helping you to create and control your "inside out" or "outside in" space. Simple, easy to use and totally adjustable from vertical to horizontal positions. Watertight when closed.

• Sedum roof option also available • Full eco pack option to include water butt, downpipe and guttering, wind turbine solar

panel and monitoring unit (displays wind and solar charge currents, load current and battery voltage), weathervane, thermometer, insect nest and 2 x L-shaped planters

• Option to have 50% grip deck for an extra non-slip surface • Full delivery and installation services • Binoculars not included

4000mm or 2400mm 4000mm


The Living Wall Tipi From £1498.00

A Tipi With A Difference!By means of stainless steel mesh side panels, you can grow climbing plants up the side walls of this product to create the ultimate hideaway playhouse or quiet area courtesy of Mother Nature. We also supply to you 5 large climbing plants to get you going and growing.

The children can have great fun watching the plants gradually grow up the sides until it is completely covered. Naturally fun!

Features• Solid 100mm rounded pole sections • Stainless steel wire mesh • Comes complete with internal benching • Full delivery and installation services • 5 growing plants included plus advice

Approx. 1800mm X 2680mm


The Grow Boat From £2319.00

Role Play, Quiet Area & Planting Facility – All In One!

Perfect for garden pirates of all ages. The Grow Boat is an educational garden fantasy with planters arranged to resemble a ship. With the bow end having a large triangular planter with bowsprit and two separate planters either side of the mast. For those who are waiting to get their green fingers going or just want to relax and enjoy the passage, we have added a seating area complete with portholes to encourage role play.

Features• Product comprises one triangular planter and two

rectangular planters • "Stern" seating area with coloured polycarbonate

domes as portholes • Can personalise sail with the school's name (for

extra nominal charge) • Two removable linking benches to allow for extra

seating area • Approx five metres long • Full delivery and installation services


The Planter Bed From £427.00

The fact that it's a planter that looks like a bed together with the added feature of having it personalised with your own school name will surely make a unique mark in your garden.

This fun and unique design of planter could be used to encourage the children to be creative - why not create a duvet design in flowers or plants for example? A flower bed, literally!

Buy a few of them and have your own dormitory!

Get a local company to sponsor them and we could put their name on the planter beds.

Features• Dimension: L 1800 mm X W 750mm • Option to have a name routed into the

timber


Mini Greenhouse & Storage Unit From £827.00

Two products combined into one offering both a greenhouse and a storage facility for items such as garden tools, plant pots and compost bags. Can easily be placed anywhere in the school and is ideal for those budding garden enthusiasts!

Features• Double doors on mini greenhouse to allow for easy

access • Timber clad side storage facility unit • Toughened glass with fixed top glazing panels • Two tier timber slatted storage shelves 1800mm X 600mm X 900mm


The Outdoor Glassroom From £6850.00

Our unique hexagonal outdoor Glassrooms are the ideal place to grow your food whilst also learning about the environment. From a practical point of view a greenhouse can provide an outdoor classroom. You can create a learning environment which can be used across the curriculum such as growing plants and vegetables as well as environmental studies and practical science e.g. investigating global warming and the greenhouse effect can actually be staged. Why not set up your own eco club?

Features• Double glazed toughened glass which is incredibly

resilient to "flying objects" • Triple polycarbonate (bronzed) roof • Double doors • Accommodates approx five children and a teacher • Lower level timber boarding to act as a "kick-board"

to prevent accidental breakage and provides strength

• Water collection via with water butt is a very useful way of reducing dependency of mains water for irrigation, saves money and promotes sustainable practices

• Option to have 50% grip deck for extra non-slip surface

• Full delivery and installation services

2900mm X 2870mm

Comes Complete With:

> 2 x internal shelves (staging) for activities like seed sowing, pricking-out and potting-on

> Weathervane

> Thermometer

> Guttering, downpipe and water butt

> 2 x external planters


Solar PV Greenhouse From £4599.00

Grow Your Own Energy: The World's First Solar PV Greenhouse Combining Renewable Electricity Generation with the Benefits Of An Attractive Functional GreenhouseNot only does this amazing product offer your school the perfect gardening environment, it also provides for renewable energy provision through its revolutionary solar PV glazing technology and thereby allowing you to generate an income via the Feed-in tariffs.

Features of Unique Solar PV Glass• Innovative award winning transparent PV glazing technology • Income generating glasshouse that is fully MCS certified for Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) and 25

year warranted performance • High yielding PV glass that delivers up to 30% more energy than equivalent conventional

solar systems • Works in low light conditions and at any orientation • Designed to avoid shading issues • Maintains performance at high temperatures without the need for ventilation

Features of Superior Greenhouse• Unique transparent PV roof creates enhanced growing environment for plants • Roof absorbs 99% of damaging UV light that scorches plants and encourages mildew • Maintains a more consistent temperature - cooler in Summer and warmer in Winter • Utilises blue light spectrum for power generation but lets through the red light spectrum

for photosynthesis • Superior aluminium frame with lifetime guarantee • Wide range of options and design variations including additional PV side panels, powder

coating, door locks, cresting, louvre ventilation and benching

SizesLength 3.53m x Width 2.4m. The greenhouse stands at 2.3m at the ridge and 1.8m at the eaves to provide for generous headroom.

Also available in other sizes - 8, 10 and 12 PV panels - see sizes below

Kick panels, guttering and downpipes come as standard. If you want a stylish finish, powder coating in white, green and cream is available. Single sliding aluminium door also comes as standard.


The Revenue Recycling Bin From £625.00

Save The Environment, Recycle & Earn Money For Your School!

Get all of the children in the school and their parents to bring in their disused CDs, DVDs, games and mobile phones and put them in this unit. The children or the school can then sell them onto companies such as www.magicmagpie.co.uk, www.mazumamobile.com and www.reciproc8.co.uk who pay for these items - not only are you completing the recycling loop but you are also generating an income for the school as well as teaching children about commerce and getting them actively involved. This product will pay for itself many times over whilst also teaching children about enterprise skills. "Waste not, want no" takes on a new meaning in today's world.

Features• Two types of lid available for recycling different

products • Comes on lockable castors so easy to move around • Lids made from HDPE plastic so long lasting and

easy to remove • Can be used both inside and out but remember to

bring it in if it rains!

1060mm X 700mm


The School Shop From £929.00

Save The Environment, Recycle & Earn Money For Your School!

1500mm X 900mm X 1800mm

Sell your home-grown product (or any product for that matter!) to the parents of the school and the local community. You can therefore generate some income for your school as well as engaging the children in understanding the basic principles of commerce. Ideal also for bring and buy activities or selling product from at school fund raising events.

Features• Unit has front display shelves and serving table • Castors allow for easy manoeuvrability • Lower panel chalkboard to write up "offers of the

day" • Back storage facility with open and closing doors

and inner storage shelf • School shop sign as standard but it is possible to

have your school's name here as long as it is no longer than 16 letters long


Eco Garden Fencing From £157.00

Create your own designated school garden area and brighten it up with our unique panel fencing system which includes for "vegetable" posts, bird feeders and an entrance sign. Or you can buy the vegetables on posts separately and have them as free-standing items. Also helps your staff keep certain ages of children in a confined and controlled area.

Features• Attractive arched fencing panels • Posts 75mm square • Can personalise vegetables and sign for extra

nominal charge • Can cater for any size area • Each fence panel measures 1850mm and includes

for one long post (for vegetables or bird feeder) and one short post. See prices below for vegetable and bird feeder

• Vegetable signs made out of re-cycled HDPE panels

• Fence mounted garden tub planter and 3-pot planter

• Entrance sign - POA


Garden Signs From £149.00

Brighten up any playground or garden area with our bright and colourful vegetable signs on posts. Available individually or as a whole set.

Features• Four vegetable designs available - carrot, beetroot,

tomato and pepper • Mounted on rounded timber posts with post-sleeve

for in-ground fixing • Signs made out of 19mm HDPE panels • Can add school logo or text for an extra charge of

£20 • Recommend setting poles to a height of 1.8m


Accessories

5 Litre Watering Can - £18.00 Bulb & Seed Box - £13.60

Hedgehog House - £26.60 Large Seed Box - £8.40

Large Tube Thermometer - £20.00 Outdoor Clock - £37.50


From £6.20

All Products seen here can be viewed in more detail online at


Plant Tags - £7.60 Potting Up Bucket - £31.70

Potting Up Table – £240.00 String Dispenser - £6.20

Tool Hook rack - £20.00 Wooden Bird house - £14.60

Wooden Bug Box - £12.50 Beehive Composter - £152.00


Mobile Classrooms £POA

If you are wanting to have a mobile classroom building, then we have the solution. We wanted to make sure that not only was the building manufactured to a high quality standard but that is also looked attractive and was something you could be proud of.

The buildings are all pre-manufactured at our partner's factory in the north of England including all internal partitioning, sanitary ware, kitchen equipment, electrics, heating and lighting. Each unit is then delivered to site, fully assembled, on the back of a low loader truck and positioned onto existing baseworks. These buildings can be up to 40ft in length and 20ft in width.

We are able to offer standard classroom packages which are already fully Building Regulation compliant or we can manufacture to your own individual specification and internal layouts.


Eco Classrooms From £POA

A Building and Educational Resource Combined Into One!

Our Green Rooms are environment-friendly buildings which can be used for a whole host of applications. Every facet of their design and manufacture has been with sustainability in mind but where the Green Room is different in this respect is that its secondary purpose is just as important as its primary one in that children can actually learn from the building so it therefore becomes both a functional and didactic product combined into one. Children can see how the sedum on the roof changes colour and texture and how it attracts wildlife, they can plant and grow their own food, they can harvest rainwater, they can monitor the energy created by the wind turbine or solar panel and they can see how good insulation is more energy efficient.

Features• Extensive range of eco options • Children can actually be part of the sustainability knowledge process • Manufactured from eco friendly materials and fully insulated • Different sizes available • Internal partitioning to form kitchen, toilet and storage areas also available • Delivery, installation, planning, ground works and funding advice services available • Can be used for a wide range of applications including outdoor classroom, staff room,

library and resources centre, music/dance room, extended services facility and nursery building


Landscaping

Working alongside one of our partners Timotay Playscapes, we are able to create bespoke play environments for schools and nurseries. Using natural materials and creative thinking we offer the best possible playground solution tailored to your site, children and budget parameters. Have a look at some of the pictures below of past installs.


The Dipping Pond From £4460.00

Ponds are a fascinating habitat (in the UK two thirds of freshwater animals and plants live within our ponds) and they provide a very practical way to learn the principles of ecology and the relationship between man and his environment.

They are also a major asset to teaching the primary curriculum concepts within life processes and living things.

If you have not already got a pond in your grounds, don't worry as we will make you one!

Features• Two level dipping pond platform with opening and

closing gate to allow for easy and safe access to the water

• Platform made entirely from 100% HDPE recycled plastic so not only is it kind to the environment but it will not rot and is therefore ideal for dipping ponds

• As it is made from recycled plastic it requires very little ongoing maintenance

• Comes complete with chalkboard (600mm x 900mm framed), 3 x pond dipping kits (each kit comprises of a medium sized net, 3 x 60ml sampling pots, bug box magnifying pot, small white sampling tray, plastic pipette and waterproof freshwater name trail identification chart) and a fence mounted storage unit

| 1200mm | 2400mm |


Recycled Bonded Rubber Mulch From £POA

Our bonded rubber mulch is a 100% recycled rubber industrial tyre which is shredded and coloured to produce a bark type effect. The shred is mixed with a specifically formulated binder, then levelled, rolled and finished at a minimum of 50mm thickness over a geotextile membrane. Soft Mulch is extremely porous; however, poorly drained areas may require some form of drainage prior to installation.

Features• Flexible uses and can be laid over almost any existing surface • 100% recycled rubber • Environmentally friendly • Very porous • Available in a range of colours • Certified to EN1177 • Minimal maintenance • 5 year product, colour and installation guarantee • Experienced, professional accredited installation team • Free planning, advice and quotation service


Funding & Grants

Does Your Head Spin When It Comes To Sourcing Grant Funding?This is the page where usually everyone lists a plethora of websites but offers a paucity of assistance. A sea of weblink connections literally swims in front of your eyes and it must be a daunting task just to shift through this lot. We should know because we did it ourselves as a point of exercise. So we have researched and compiled our own list of grant providers and from the information we gleaned on their websites, they are still relevant and active*. The good news is that there are quite a few grants which are specifically related to promoting sustainability and safeguarding the environment.

E-mail [email protected] for a copy of our funding guide and we will send it to you straight away.

However in our view the single most important factor for a successful school application is to aptly demonstrate imagination and innovation. You really do need to stand out from the crowd. Be different. Devise high quality project ideas which will attract attention.

What About My Time Commitment?Know how you feel! No-one said this was going to be easy so you will have to commit some time to this but where there is a will, there is a way. Or we can help out as we have partnered up with funding advice companies who can both offer advice and point you very much in the right direction. Contact us for further details on this scheme.


The Funding MixBut we believe that seeking grant funding should maybe just be part of your overall funding strategy. Here are some of our ideas to wet your appetite:

• Take a leaf out of Richard Branson’s book and be entrepreneurial. Make money through your site and school – such as hiring out rooms and making the most of extended services.

• Generate income from recycling schemes. Some of our products are designed to help you do just this – the Revenue Recycling Bin where you can collect disused mobile phones, CDs and DVDs etc from parents and then get the children to sell them onto companies who pay good money for these items. Also our School Shop which the school can use to sell goods to parents and the local community.

• Our loyalty programme offers discounts for repeat purchases and if you recommend us and this referral turns into an order, we can offer you credit notes against future purchases. You scratch our back, we’ll scratch yours!

• Look at renewable energy and income generation. Through its revolutionary glazing technology, our Solar PV Greenhouse for example allows you to generate an income via the Feed-in-Tariffs. So whilst you watch the tomatoes grow, you are earning money at the same time.

• Work creatively with your PTA for new and innovative fundraising ideas. We are currently researching an idea where share a commission with you for us placing bookings on behalf of parents of the school for selected holidays in the UK. So to raise money for the school, you simply go on holiday or enjoy a week-end break!

• Local Authority Support – talk to the environment and planning divisions within your LEA. As part of their programmes, they may even offer grants for renewable energy schemes including wind and solar power. Or at least offer you advice on your eligibility for grants. The E.ON Sustainability Energy Fund, which used to be open to direct school applications, is now operated through LAs.

• Involve the local community as a lot of grants available are community based. What about starting a local community gardening club and use our greenhouses. An eco club and use our Green Rooms or eco centres.

• Talk to your local supermarkets as a lot of them have school support schemes e.g. Morrisons Let’s Grow programme. As well as asking for grant funds, why not get these companies to sponsor some of our products? We can work with you on this. For example, we could put their logo on the canvas roof of our eco centres.

* At the time of writing


Eco

We are all aware of our ever increasing need to ensure that everything we do is sustainable and kind to the environment. Schools must adapt techniques and environmental policies in order to help lead the transition to a low carbon economy and by implementing more meaningful learning from outside classroom experiences, this will lead to the development of more positive and inclusive attitudes to learning.

As a business therefore, we have implemented the following initiatives:

• Our products are very much designed with the emphasis on teaching children about the environment and feature extensively eco features such as sedum roofs, wind turbines, solar panels, water butts and planters

• The timber we use is FSC accredited which ensures that it is harvested only from sustainable sources

• Timber is the most sustainable building material available, benefiting from low embedded energy. This means using materials that are closest to their natural state. Timber can also be re-used or reduced to wood chip for other building products

• Our HDPE panels are fully recyclable • Our buildings are fully insulated throughout thereby enhancing thermal

efficiencies and reducing energy waste • Clean energy created by air and ground source heat pumps • Our Soft bond product is made from 100% recyclable rubber • All timber off cuts and production waste is recycled • Where applicable we use low energy lighting and ozone friendly materials

Did You Know?Schools currently represent approximately 15% of public sector greenhouse gas emissions and 2% of the UK total with five million tonnes of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere each year. Another five million tonnes is attributed to the school run and the manufacture of school equipment and consumables.


Terms and Conditions1. Production lead times are calculated from the date of receipt of your signed order acknowledgement and deposit cheque. Lead times can change on a daily basis dependent upon our order book.

2. It is the customer’s sole responsibility to provide us with a site survey plan including a plan of all routes of pipes, wires, conduits etc on the customer’s property. If the customer fails to provide plans by the agreed date, we will not be liable for any loss or damage perceived to have arisen as a result of our actions. The customer agrees to indemnify us against any claims made against us.

3. If, having agreed an installation start date, our operatives are unable to commence work on the agreed day due to the site not being prepared as specified, poor or inadequate access for machinery, delays caused by other trades or delays outside our responsibility, we reserve the right to levy a wasted day charge of £350 per installation team per day.

4. We will not be liable or responsible to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under a contract that is caused by events outside our reasonable control (Force Majeure event). A Force Majeure event includes any act, event, non-happening, omission or accident beyond our reasonable control.

5. All HideOut House Company Ltd products (excluding HideOut House Garden accessories) carry a one-year guarantee against faulty materials and workmanship. However, timber will continue to adapt to atmospheric conditions and it is perfectly natural that some cracks, shakes and knots will occur. These do not affect the structural strength of the timber and are not, therefore, covered under the terms of this warranty. Damage due to vandalism, abuse, Acts of God, severe weather conditions, abnormal usage and unauthorized third parties is also not warranted. This warranty will be made null and void if the proper maintenance schedules have not been adhered to. HideOut House Company Ltd’s recommended maintenance schedule will be dispatched to the customer after installation/upon request.

6. HideOut House Company Ltd reserve the right to change product specification without notice.

7. The products shall be at your risk from the time of delivery and/or installation.

8. Goods supplied by the company to the purchaser shall remain the sole and absolute property of the company as legal and equitable owner until such time as the purchaser shall have paid the full price of the goods set in the invoice. The company reserves the right to enter any of the purchaser’s premises for the purposes of searching for, examining, marking or removing any goods which have been supplied by the company but which have not been paid for.

9. Deposits paid are non-refundable.

10. Payment terms are strictly 30 days from the date of the invoice unless otherwise specified on your Order Acknowledgement.


11. Orders placed through third party contractors will require full payment prior to installation.

12. Where digging in of play/garden equipment is required and, whilst we take care to ensure that minimum damage is caused, we are not responsible for any reinstatement unless otherwise specified.

13. For planters or any ground based equipment we recommend a damp proof course if the product is to be on grass/soil, or better still – a series of level flagstones.

14. It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure no planning consent is required for any equipment or buildings, prior to installation.

15. We reserve the right, at any time, to increase the price of our goods and/or services in the event of any variation in the cost to ourselves in supplying the same, or any part thereof, caused by any reason whatsoever beyond our control.

16. Errors and Omissions excepted “E&OE”.

17. Except where indicated, our prices do not include for delivery and installation on the UK mainland unless otherwise stated. Pieces of equipment that require non-standard in-ground fixing may carry an additional charge. Please enquire for a quote for delivery or delivery and installation.

18. Order changes and cancellations. Please note that upon receipt of your signed order acknowledgment, purchase order or written order confirmation your order is immediately put into production. Should you wish to change your order in any way (excluding adding additional items), or cancel your order after this time the following additional charges will apply: 20% of the new order value (exc VAT) will be charged to change an existing order (this includes removing items and changes to colours and surfaces where applicable.) 30% of order value (exc VAT) will be charged for cancellation of an order – an invoice for this amount will be issued to you upon cancellation.

19. HideOut House Company Ltd maintains its prices to be competitive. HideOut House Company aims to be open and honest; we will not set high prices in order to set up a lower artificial “Sale” price at a later date. Please note that we are based in the UK and our site shows all prices exclusive of VAT at the current rate.

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