Awards

The "spiel gut Arbeitsausschuß Kinderspiel und Spielzeug e.V." is a non-profit consumer counseling specialized on toys and games. It informs parents, educators, manufacturers and all other persons and institutions being engaged with children and playthings. The test of toys effects on the initiative of the task force.
For more information see www.spielgut.de

Since 2008 the LGA assigns the seal of approval „LGA tested – excellent play value“. For that the toys will be tested in three different test procedures: from LGA by themselves in view of the legal standards and safety criteria, from independent educators of toy research considering pedagogic aspects as well as from nurseries/day-care institutes as per psychological factors. For more information see
www.lga.de/tuv/de/produkte/produkte_ausgezeichneter_spielwert.shtml

For more than 20 years the ÖKO-TEST-PUBLISHER tests products on health risks, their benefit as well as their compatibility of environment. The test results get republished in the magazins of the plublisher.
For more information see www.oekotest.de

BILD am SONNTAG, one of the major sunday newspaper in Germany, and the TÜV Rheinland Group, German testing institute for quality and safety, are testing each week products of daily use regarding functionality, safety and stability. In winter 2007 „Bild am Sonntag“ tested in co-operation with TÜV Rheinland 30 sledges for their usage property and safety.

The „TOP 10 Toys“ is a common marketing campaign of toy specialty trade and manufacturers of brands for encouragement of toys. Shortlisted from „TOP 10 Spielzeug“-award of the German Association of the Toy Retailers are only outstanding novelties and innovations which have bestseller potential.

„The golden Rocking Horse/Das Goldene Schaukelpferd“ of the magazin Familie&Co stands for toys, which are especially sophisticated, educational reasonable, suitable for children and fancy. It is the only toy award within the German speaking regions directly selected by consumers.
For more informaton see www.familie.de

On the occasion of the Internationalen Nuremberg Toy Fair votes every year an independent and international jury the „ ToyAwards for the International Toy Fair Nürnberg“. With that toy award are annually assigned toy fair novelties which are quite different from other products due to their play concepts and their transformation and which demonstrate the power of innovation of the toy industry.
For more information see www.toyinnovation.de

GS stands for "geprüfte Sicherheit", or tested for safety, and the GS mark is a voluntary mark of safety recognised far beyond Germany. In the field of consumer and workplace protection, it is intended to be a guarantee that technical requirements for safety have been met, and that they are tested and regularly monitored by an independent institution (an authorised body, such as LGA QualiTest GmbH). The German Equipment and Product Safety Act lays down how the award is to be made.
For more information see http://www.tuv.com/de/proof_zeichen.html

With the wide variety of toys available on markets world-wide, comprehensive and expert testing is required, in accordance with national and international regulations and standards. The main areas are safety tests in accordance with the EC Directive (88/378/EWG), the ASTM regulations and the German Food Stuff and Animal Feed Statute Book (LFGB).
For more information see www.lga.de/tuv/en/products/products_toys.shtml

The CE-Mark (Communauté Européenne) certifies that a product conforms to the minimum requirements of the respective EC Diriectives. All manufacturers are obliged to place the CE Mark on all products which fall within the jurisiction of the EC-Directives (e.g. toys).
For more information see www.lga.de/tuv/de/logos/logo009en.shtml

Quality and safety are paramount at BIG. BIG provides a 3-year guarantee on all its toys. Obviously, wearing parts or damages which are caused by intention or gross carelessness are excluded from this guarantee.
For more information see
http://uk.big.de/en/service/spare_parts_service.shtml

By usage of masterbatch with high UV-stability and optimal colour fastness the BIG-products are solid and unfading even after long insolation. On low UV-stability the colour gets quickly fading and the plastic material gets crumbly and can crack. If the BIG products will not be used for longer time we recommend to cover the items or store them inside to protect them against fading and material damages by strong solar radiation which cannot be avoided in the long run.