Our Expertise

Let decades of Bonsai experience give you the edge in adventure business. Time has given us an intimate understanding of everything we build, and allowed us to refine process and innovate design. A long-standing member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT), we adhere to ACCT standards in all project phases, and have developed stringent internal standards as well. Additionally, we meet applicable standards written by the ASTM, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials, OSHA, and local codes and regulations (including the acquisition of State Contractor’s Licenses) on each of our projects. Let our design and operational expertise work for you.

Experience, Service, and World-Class Craftsmanship

The Top Reasons To Work With Bonsai Design

  • 20 years of experience in the Aerial Adventure Course industry
  • 8 years of experience developing high-throughput, recreation-focused, commercial zip line tours
  • Bonsai Design is a Professional Vendor Member with the ACCT
  • Our time-tested and field-proven sustainable businesses generate serious income
  • We can provide an ACCT-Accredited Certification program for your staff
  • Our operational capabilities and expertise – we are able to run the programs we build
  • We boast a qualified, dedicated field staff with a 2-year average tenure per employee
  • We are OSHA compliant on every installation
  • We design and build professionally engineered programs that meet ACCT, ASTM and ANSI standards
  • We are a well-developed firm with seasoned industry experience and comprehensive internal systems, prepared to serve our clients on any size project
  • Over one million participants have been served on Bonsai Design courses
  • Bonsai Design has installed over 30 high-throughput commercial zip line tour locations in 14 states and Canada
  • Bonsai Design has installed 4 premier commercial big zip ride programs
  • We’ve designed and constructed 6 multi-line installations including individual lines of up to 3,600’ in length
  • Our commercial programs total over 500 zip lines installed
  • We pioneered the first twin-line system in the U.S.
  • We pioneered the first “quiet run” zip line systems
  • We pioneered the hand-brake optional zip line canopy tour interface
  • Bonsai Design was chosen as “Best in Class” by the Boy Scouts of America for the 2013 Jamboree
  • We are a proud sister company to Navitat Canopy Adventures
  • We are involved with ongoing standards development with ACCT and ASTM
  • We have experience working outside the US
  • Our integral influence during the R&D and finalized design phases of latest generation braking technology; the zipSTOP Braking System.
  • Our commitment to cultivate relationships and continue to work with previous clients

Summary for Bonsai Engineered Safety Systems

  • Big Zip Trolleys, lanyard systems and harnesses
  • ANSI stamped systems
  • Proprietary sheave design – quiet running and cable saving
  • Oversized, replaceable bearings
  • Stainless steel construction, extremely high breaking strength with superior aesthetic and performance qualities
  • Braking Systems
  • Big Zips, Racing Zips, and large format tours: for very high speed lines – guide and participant passive options available in zipSTOP or Bonsai’s centrifugal brake
  • Zip line and Canopy Tours – Participant-active and Guide-active options available
  • Personalizes experience, strengthens tour impact, allows guides to calibrate each experience
  • Deck and Fail-Safe Systems
  • High throughput capability
  • Full speed impact backup capability
  • High speed step down systems
  • Platform and tower design
  • Unparalleled design aesthetic
  • Minimalist and ecologically immersive look and feel
  • Engineered, stamped and proof-tested elements
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