How Do Entrance Door Mats Help To Remove Dirt From Soles?
Every business needs integrated door mats, whether they consist of a relatively basic non-slip entrance mat or a branded integrated solution that starts any visit to your place of business on the right foot. However, whilst most companies are focused on getting the best mat for their budget to minimise their maintenance bills and reduce […]
What Are This Year’s Biggest Commercial Entrance Mat Trends?
Winter is the time when heavy-duty entrance mats are required the most, as they stop vast quantities of snow, slush, mud and water from being dragged into commercial buildings. This, in turn, helps to battle sick building syndrome, improve the well-being of employees and reduce maintenance costs by making the jobs of maintenance staff easier […]
How Often Should You Replace A Building’s Entrance Matting?
Entrance matting is an important first line of defence against dirt and moisture entering your premises, whether you look after an office block, shops or a leisure centre. Its purpose is to collect dirt and moisture from people’s shoes as they enter the building, thereby preventing it from reaching other flooring surfaces that might be […]
What Techniques Should You Use To Clean Entrance Matting?
Entrance matting, by its very nature, will get dirty. It is the first part of the floor that people will walk on when they enter your building and therefore it will become covered in dirt, grime and water from outside. What’s more, this is its purpose – to prevent dirt and bacteria from being spread […]
What Are The Benefits Of An Attractive Entrance Mat?
There is an old saying that you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and the first part of your commercial building that people will experience is your entrance mats and reception flooring. The saying itself, believed to originate with an advertising campaign for suits, has become a vital proverb that remarkably […]
What Is The Right Matting For Commercial Flood Resilience?
Commercial settings, such as shops and offices, will have entrance matting installed with various requirements in mind, including ensuring the cleanliness of floors and displaying brand and company logos. However, in many cases, the matting will also need to fulfil other attributes. A particular example of this will be any instance where the premises are […]
Can The Right Entrance Mat Help Stop Sick Building Syndrome?
As winter arrives, it brings with it a wave of cold and flu infections that not only make people feel unwell but can have a tangible effect on productivity in workplaces. It is such a common occurrence that it is often known simply as ‘sick building syndrome’, but its exact causes can vary from building […]
Why You Shouldn’t Overlook Your Entrance Matting
When you’re designing or renovating a commercial premises, it can be easy to treat the entrance matting by the doors as an afterthought. After all, it’s not the main flooring throughout the building and won’t any kind of mat do here? However, entrance matting plays a more important role than you might imagine and there […]
What Are The Mental & Physical Health Risks Of Prolonged Standing?
Occupational health is a very real concern, no matter what industry or sector you operate in, and as employers and business owners it’s essential that you do all you can to protect the mental and physical health of your staff… particularly if they find themselves standing for prolonged periods of time. Research carried out by […]
The Negative Health Outcomes Of Sitting & What To Do About It
Sitting down at work for prolonged periods can often be overlooked in terms of negative health outcomes, but there’s an increasing body of research that shows sitting too much can lead to issues including circulation problems, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes… and even early death. Long periods of sitting can lead to everything from poor […]
Boost Your Brand Identity With Commercial Logo Mats
We’re all about efficiency gains here at MatCraft and there’s nothing quite like killing two major birds with one big stone, particularly from a business perspective where you want to achieve maximum output with minimum input. And this is exactly what you get with commercial logo mats… the perfect combination of style and substance, ensuring […]
Seasonal Health & Safety: How Barrier Matting Can Help
Now that autumn is in full swing, it’s time for businesses of all kinds to prioritise seasonal health and safety to ensure that employees, guests, clients and members of the general public aren’t put at risk when onsite. Autumnal weather in the UK is notoriously wild, with plenty of wind and rain… and, of course, […]