Raft team building is a practical, collaborative challenge where your team designs and constructs a working raft from plastic barrels, poles, and rope. Once built, selected team members take to the water and race around a designated course.

It is a brilliant opportunity to get colleagues communicating, thinking creatively, and enjoying a memorable experience together.

Your team will receive the materials needed to build a raft, but first you will need a plan. Everyone must work together to develop a design and decide how to turn the available materials into a functioning raft.

Once construction is complete, four team members paddle around the course before returning to base. Everyone then helps dismantle the raft before racing across the finish line together.

Our corporate raft building activity typically lasts between 1.5 and 2 hours. There is enough time for planning, construction, racing, and dismantling while maintaining a lively pace throughout the challenge.

The duration also makes raft building easy to incorporate into a wider corporate away day.

Our raft team building activity is suitable for approximately 6 to 96 guests, making it a flexible choice for both smaller teams and larger organisations.

The total number of guests and individual teams will depend on the capacity and facilities available at your chosen venue.

Four members of each team will paddle their raft around the designated course, while the wider group plays an essential part in the planning, construction, and dismantling stages. This means colleagues can contribute to the challenge even when they are not among those taking the raft onto the water.

A corporate raft building activity encourages communication, initiative, time management, co-operation, and problem solving.

Your team needs to listen to ideas, make decisions, and work efficiently towards a shared objective. It is a practical way to bring valuable workplace skills into an entertaining environment where everyone can get involved.

Your team is working against the clock and other teams as you aim to construct an effective raft and complete the water course. The competition doesn’t have to be serious, the aim is always to have fun.

Your group will receive the core materials needed to construct the raft, including plastic barrels, poles, and rope.

For safety on the water, participating teams are also equipped with buoyancy aids, helmets, and paddles, giving your chosen paddlers what they need to tackle the course.

A raft building corporate event can take place at suitable outdoor venues with appropriate water access across the UK.

Suggested venues include Dorney Lake, Oakley Court in Windsor, Queens Eyot near Windsor, Crowne Plaza Marlow, Culden Faw near Henley, Phyllis Court Club in Henley, Stratford upon Avon Rowing Club, Luton Hoo, Amber Lakes, Wraysbury, Loughborough Boat Club, and Royal Docks Adventure at the London Regatta Centre.

Venue hire costs are separate from the activity cost, so you will need to organise your chosen venue directly and liaise with them regarding availability and requirements.

At certain venues, pontoons may also be required depending on participant numbers and the activity arrangements. These may carry an additional charge.

Pricing is available on request, with options for groups of up to 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 96 participants.

As every corporate event can have different requirements, contacting our team allows us to understand your plans and provide the most relevant information for your group.

Comfortable outdoor clothing and practical footwear are recommended. As this is a water-based challenge, anyone heading out on the raft should also be prepared for the possibility of getting wet.

Checking the weather beforehand and dressing appropriately will help your team stay comfortable throughout the event.

Raft team building works brilliantly as a stand-alone experience but can also be incorporated into a programme featuring other land-based challenges.

Combining activities is a great option for a longer away day, particularly when you want to provide your colleagues with a varied mixture of physical, creative, and problem-solving experiences.

A corporate raft building activity gives colleagues the chance to leave the normal workplace behind and tackle something completely different together.

The combination of teamwork, friendly competition, and outdoor entertainment makes it particularly appealing for company away days, staff events, and team celebrations.

A raft building corporate event offers much more than simply getting onto the water. From agreeing on the initial design to trusting your construction as the raft sets off, every stage requires collaboration.

It is energetic, interactive, and designed to generate plenty of memorable moments. Better still, everyone has a meaningful part to play.

For further information about this event, please contact our team at Firebird Events today.