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Relationships, Rowing, & RecWest – Coaching UCLA Crew
Thanks to relationships formed from rowing, RecWest was born. It all started when RecWest Outdoor Products’ Founder and President, Michael Bennet, was on the college rowing team in the early ’70s at the University of California, Berkeley. Mike explained, “Our rowing...

Shane’s Inspiration: 20 Years of Creating Inclusive Play Spaces
Sometimes you have to create the things you wish existed. In the case of Shane’s Inspiration at Griffith Park in 1999, a movement started with a lone park unlike any others in the western half of the United States. Catherine Curry-Williams and Scott Williams lost...

RecWest Attends Landscape Structures’ Annual Meeting
“Play Will Always Shape Us” was the theme of this year’s annual sales meeting held by Landscape Structures, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN. Landscape Structures rolled out exciting new play features for 2019 that reinforce our commitment to designing and providing truly...

A Record Year: Creating More Play Opportunities than Ever Before
New or upgraded playgrounds became a reality for over 125 southern California neighborhoods and schools this past year, and RecWest is excited to have played a role in expanding the play possibilities for so many kids and families. Studies show that play is an...