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Carter Clark

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Through our partners at GameTime, we’re proud to announce we’ve teamed up KineticGPO to help make it easier for city managers, urban planners and landscape architects to find the right build partners to help bring park and playground ideas to life.

Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO), like KineticGPO, can help save procurement time and money by streamlining the RFP process and connecting trusted partners.

We’re proud to work with KineticGPO, who work with "the specific purpose of reducing procurement cost by leveraging the purchasing power of group buying and saving our members time by simplifying steps to procure” helping make it easier to get your playground build started sooner, with confidence.

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Contact us to learn more about how a GPO like Kinetic can help support your next playground vendor bids.

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Carter Clark

Co-Owner
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Park N Play Design

Carter Clark is the Marketing Director and Co-Owner of Park N Play Design, one of Canada’s leading firms specializing in the design and construction of inclusive and accessible playgrounds and parks. With more than two decades of company experience behind the organization, Carter works closely with designers, manufacturers, and community partners to help municipalities, schools, and organizations plan play spaces that serve entire communities.

Through his work with Park N Play Design, Carter has contributed to the planning and development of thousands of play environments across Canada, ranging from traditional playgrounds and natural play spaces to splash parks, skateparks, pump tracks, and outdoor fitness areas. His focus is on helping communities create spaces that are safe, inclusive, developmentally meaningful, and built to perform for decades.

Carter regularly writes about playground planning, inclusive design, community engagement, and best practices for developing successful park and recreation projects. His work helps community leaders better understand the planning, funding, and design decisions that lead to successful play environments.