Landscape Structures Inc (LSI)
Landscape Structures Inc. is the premier provider of innovative playground equipment throughout the world and are committed to creating inspiring play experiences for children while honouring the environment. From personalized playground design to custom-designed play structures, they offer commercial playground equipment that is artful, safe and, most of all, made for years of fun.
Different, from the very beginning Landscape Structures (LSI) was founded in 1971 by Steve King, who is active in the business, and Barb King (1947-2008). Steve is a landscape architect with a keen eye for beautiful aesthetics and functionality. Steve is also the creator of the concept of “continuous play” and was the first to interconnect play events, including slides, climbers, horizontal ladders and more, that allowed him to create more play value in a smaller space, and encourage more social interaction and skill development among children. Barb was educated as a home economist with a talent for organization, and the ability to plan, coordinate and execute multiple tasks. Their complementary styles and backgrounds proved to be just the right combination as they turned a great idea into a successful business. Now, 37 years later, the company is a global leader in the commercial playground industry, with more than 300 employees, 340,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space and representatives across the world
Since 2004, Landscape Structures has been an employee-owned company! Under their ESOP program, from welders to accountants, they are all employee owners. They believe that every employee has a responsibility, every business day, to make Landscape Structures the most efficient, innovative and successful company they can. They take their company values of relationships, integrity, commitment, innovation, team and passion very seriously, and work within these values to be the best that they can be.
Landscape Structures continued worldwide success is evident in the companies culture from their people through to their ongoing commitment to quality products and to the Environment. Landscape Structures has a long-standing history of environmental awareness. Through their 50,000 playgrounds worldwide, they have helped create healthier kids, families and communities, and have worked hard to create a healthier future for all of us. Long before it was fashionable, Landscape Structures built a culture of sustainability, designing products that keep kids active, while going far beyond what was required to protect the environment during manufacturing.
Environmental Responsibility and Quality
Landscape Structures has a long-standing history of environmental awareness. Through our 50,000 playgrounds worldwide, we’ve helped create healthier kids, families and communities, and have worked hard to create a healthier future for all of us. Long before it was fashionable, Landscape Structures built a culture of sustainability, designing products that keep kids active, while going far beyond what was required to protect the environment during manufacturing processes.
In fact, we began putting formal environmental processes in place more than 20 years ago, and Landscape Structures received its certification to the ISO14001 standard nearly a decade ago. e are the first playground manufacturer in North America to receive that certification of environmental responsibility.
Landscape Structures has been recognized as a Minnesota Waste Wise Leader for its outstanding waste reduction and recycling efforts.
We work with Global ReLeaf®, a program of American Forests, to plant trees to offset the carbon produced during the manufacturing of every playstructure we sell.
We are also held to the highest standards when it comes to quality. Landscape Structures received certification to the ISO9001:1994 standard in 1996 and to the updated ISO9001:2000 standard in 2003 for outstanding quality.
We demonstrate our quality commitment in many ways. One is our kaizen, or lean manufacturing culture. That means that continuous improvement is in our DNA, and we live it every business day.
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You can visit LSI’s website here: www.playlsi.com
