Ground worth landing on.

Playgrounds, sports floors, outdoor fitness and shade for schools, parks and communities. Designed, supplied and installed by our own crews since 2012.

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Rubber safety tiles

Interlocking tiles that soften a fall and clean up with a hose.

Goes into: Play areas, gyms, rooftops, nurseries

EPDM wet-pour

Poured on site with no seams, in any colour or shape you can draw.

Goes into: School playgrounds, parks, splash zones

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Artificial turf

Green all year, with no irrigation and no mowing.

Goes into: Pitches, nurseries, courtyards, landscaping

Running tracks

Lane-marked, all-weather tracks for schools and clubs.

Goes into: School sports grounds, community parks

Tennis & basketball courts

Court surfaces laid, lined and ready for the first game.

Goes into: Schools, residential towers, clubs

Epoxy & vinyl

Hard-wearing indoor floors that take heavy use every day.

Goes into: Gyms, sports halls, classrooms, workshops

Then we build on top.

Play equipment, outdoor fitness and shade from the Mister Shade group, all installed by the same team that laid the floor.

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What we put in the ground.

One contractor from the first site visit to handover. We design the space, supply the equipment through our international manufacturers and install it with our own crews.

Playground equipment

Outdoor, indoor, commercial, school, kids, natural-wood and themed play areas.

Schools · parks · communities
Flooring

Rubber tiles, EPDM wet-pour, interlocking tiles, artificial turf, running tracks, tennis and basketball courts, gym floors, vinyl, epoxy and raised flooring.

Play · sport · indoor
Fitness equipment

Outdoor gyms, park fitness stations, multi-purpose frames, inclusive equipment and indoor gym fit-outs.

Parks · towers · campuses
Shade

Shade fabrics and accessories, plus movable shade covers from Intend of Italy. Tensile structures come from our parent company, Mister Shade.

Over all of the above

Why schools and communities choose us.

One contractor, start to finish
Design, supply, installation and handover from one team, so nothing falls between trades.
Our own installation crews
The people who lay your floor and fix your equipment work for us, not for a subcontractor.
Floor, play and shade together
Surfaces matched to the equipment on top, and shade from our parent company, Mister Shade, in the UAE since 1996.
Every emirate
Recent sites run from Abu Dhabi and Al Ain to Dubai and Fujairah.

Our installation process

Site visit
We visit the site, measure it and talk through who will use it and how.
Design
A layout with equipment and surface options, drawn for your space and budget.
Supply
Equipment and materials from the international manufacturers we represent.
Install
Our own crews install everything and hand over the finished space.

Who we are

Shades & Surfaces Contracting LLC was set up in 2012 as the contracting division of Mister Shade ME, one of the pioneers of the modern shade industry in the Middle East and in the UAE since 1996.

Schools and parks make up most of our clients. We are the agent for several international manufacturers of playground equipment and rubber flooring, and we trade and distribute the full Mister Shade ME range across the Middle East.

Partner manufacturer logos to come from the client.

The Mister Shade ME group

Already being played on.

Recent contracts for schools, residential communities and a special-needs centre, from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah.

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Abu Dhabi & Al Ain2020–2022

Aldar Academies

Playground equipment, artificial grass, shade structures and rubber safety flooring.

Campuses include
- Al Forsan Nursery
- Al Ain British Academy
- Muna British Academy
- Mamoura Academy
- ADNOC School Ghayathi
- ADNOC School Madinat Zayed
- ADNOC School Sas Al Nakhl
Site photo to come
Across the UAE2020–2021

GEMS Education

Sports flooring, play-area flooring and play equipment.

Schools include
- GEMS Founders School
- GEMS Wellington Academy
- GEMS Our Own School
- GEMS Westminster School
- GEMS Winchester School
- GEMS Millennium School
- GEMS Metropole School
- GEMS Kindergarten Starters
Site photo to come

Dubai2021–2022

The Sustainable City

Playground safety flooring, a jogging track, a multi-purpose court and outdoor fitness equipment.
Site photo to come

Mohammed Bin Zayed City, Abu Dhabi2019–2021

Al Diyafah International School

Artificial turf, acrylic sports flooring and a basketball court.
Site photo to come

Fujairah2024

Rising Sun Center for Special Needs

Playground safety flooring and outdoor play equipment for a non-profit nursery.
Site photo to come

Dubai Silicon Oasis2024

Spring Oasis Tower

Playground flooring and play equipment for a 27-storey residential tower.
Site photo to come

Arjan, Dubai2023

Gardenia Livings by Safe

Playground flooring, play equipment and a dog play area.

What clients say.

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School or group
A review from a residential community or owners' association, on the play area and the handover.

Name, role

Community or tower
A Google review from a parent, coach or principal who uses the space every day.

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