As a leading provider of outdoor play and fitness solutions, KOMPAN helps create happier and healthier communities. This mission began more than 50 years ago when co-founder Tom Lindhart installed colorful outdoor sculptures in Denmark. Children began playing on his outdoor art, giving him the idea to merge outdoor play with artistry. In 1970, he joined Hans Mogens Frederiksen to found the company known today as KOMPAN, coming from the Danish word for “companion.”

In the decades that followed, KOMPAN continued to innovate the world of outdoor play and fitness with products designed with superior materials and research-based methods, led by the KOMPAN Play Institute and KOMPAN Fitness Institute. The Institutes’ user-first approach ensures every new product created supports a person’s developmental skills, an inclusive philosophy additionally reflected in the company’s universal design principles. With third-party verified practices, KOMPAN is minimizing its environmental impact by offering Made Green components made from up to 95% post-consumer recycled waste sources and Born Green products, made from natural hardwoods, like Robinia. Responsibly forested and known for its durability, playground and outdoor fitness products made from Robinia wood invites users to connect with their natural environment and support health, wellbeing and cognitive benefits.

This Greener commitment in play and outdoor fitness solutions is why KOMPAN is proud to be the Carbon Offset Lead Sponsor for the 2025 ASLA Expo. This initiative acknowledges the carbon footprint resulting from the Conference and negates those greenhouse gas emissions through preservation efforts in Mississippi Tribal Forests associated with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

See KOMPAN’s Greener playground solutions at this year’s ASLA Expo in New Orleans. A Robinia Cliff Rider will be on display at Booth #1409, ready for exhibitors eager to “take the leap” on the “Cliff Rider Challenge.” Learn how KOMPAN is creating happier and healthier communities at kompan.us.