Featured Retailer - Climbing Tikes

At HotVouchers, we're always on the look out for outstanding independent retailers that offer something that the big brands and names can't – excellent customer service, personal and passionate knowledge of their products. Climbing Tikes fits this bill so we've decided to profile them here.

Climbing Tikes is a family based business in Essex which was set up in April 2010 by a lovely husband and wife team who know just how important it is to encourage our children to play outdoors.

Hannah and Gavin set up Climbing Tikes after a long and arduous search for an affordable climbing frame for their two young daughters. Their requirements weren't unrealistic, they simply wanted a quality climbing frame which was robust enough to support more than one child and if necessary, the weight of an average adult if one of the children needed help.

Most climbing frames that are available from brand names or the high street are often made of flimsy wood or poor materials which meant that it didn't meet their criteria so eventually they found a manufacturer outside the UK. To save on costs they decided to buy in 3 climbing frames in one go because of the shipping charges. They kept one for their garden and immediately sold the other two. There was such high demand and the frames sold so quickly that they decided to start importing and sharing their find with the rest of the UK.

As hard working mums and dads we all are concerned about whether our kids are getting enough exercise or spend too much time on games or TV making an investment in a flexible climbing frame which can grow with your child can achieve more than just a temporary improvement for your kids growth and health. The Chief executive of the Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF), believes exercise plays as important a role as food. Sue says, 'There has been a lot of focus on diet in the fight against childhood obesity, but that is quite a passive way to deal with it.'
'It is also about being physically healthy and looking after your body in a way that will enable you to get the most out of it,' she adds.

All the climbing frames supplied are robust and of high quality fittings and treated wood. Climbing Tikes are the sole distributor of this product in the UK and can offer excellent deals on delivery. The manufacturer also has an excellent quality and delivery history.

In 1964 Roald Dahl said that our children are destined to turn into a great blob of spoilt, lazy, TV-obsessed porkers, and it seems that maybe he was right if we don't ensure that we get our kids out into the fresh air for at least an hour per day. Climbing Tikes might just have the right combination of adventure and play to make that easily achievable for your child.

So if you're interested then go visit their site or give them a call. Don't worry about the climbing frame requiring complex set up, all the wood for Climbing Tikes climbing frames come pre-cut to size, delivered on a pallet and come with full instructions which are very easy to follow requiring no DIY expertise.

Catherine Prince