citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message type private industry outdoor play equipment founded 1985 founder gregory foster headquarters brookings south dakota usa area served worldwide products outdoor play equipment and accessories website www.rainbowplay.com rainbow play systems is a manufacturer of children s play equipment which are available through a network of retail outlets throughout the united states canada united kingdom mexico spain panama italy and belarus . starting out in 1985 in a small custom job shop in minnesota the company has expanded to become recognized worldwide as a market leader . citation needed due to its network of independent distributors the company expanded across the united states throughout the 1990s . it currently operates out of a 1 300 000 square foot 120 000 m2 manufacturing facility on 130 acres 0.53 km2 in brookings south dakota . it employs over 500 people at its plant and is thought to support four times that number in its network of sales outlets and installation teams . citation needed one prominent customer of rainbow play systems is the obama family . on march 4 2009 a swing set manufactured by the company was placed on the south lawn just outside the oval office of the white house . this was the first playset on the white house lawn since the 1960s during john f. kennedy s presidency . 1 rainbow play systems in the united kingdom operates from the main headquarters in windlesham surrey and from 3 other sales offices in horsham st albans and wilmslow . references edit fier jill march 5 2009 . rainbow plays at white house . the brookings register . external links edit rainbow play systems u.s. rainbow play systems uk . rainbow play systems belarus . rainbow play systems russia . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rainbow play systems & oldid 721288121 categories companies based in south dakotacompanies based in minnesotahidden categories articles needing additional references from march 2012all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from april 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 20 may 2016 at 20 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view