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Mats Facts & Tips
Mats Benefits
If you haven’t bought
some mats for your business yet ,
you may be interested
to find out some of the benefits
you will get besides
the control the dirt , grit and grime at the front door.
Here we list some of the main reasons for
you to consider the use of mats at your
business facility:
SAFETY
Mats will provide a safe work area by keeping
floors clean and dry. The mat surface is more slip resistant that
hard floor surfaces. Mats will control spillage.
APPEARANCE
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Modern, attractive mat colors will compliment decors.
Custom logo mats will further enhance
corporate image and promote your brand or
message while keeping dirt out of the building.
ANTI-FATIGUE
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Ant fatigue mats will prevent tired feet at work stations.
Mats will insulate against cold floors.
High quality anti-fatigue mats will improve employee morale and
employee productivity.
MAINTENANCE COST
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Maintenance cost will be lower as 80% of the dirt in a
building is tracked in through the front door.
Mats will stop the dirt coming into
the facility.
FLOOR PROTECTION
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Mats will save every day wear and tear on carpet
areas. Mats will extend the finish on tile
or wood floors.
Go Green With
Intermats Mats!
Today’s green
buildings are designed, built and maintained to protect the health
and safety
of their occupants. With a variety of product types and an extensive
array of sizes and colors Intermats.com mats are an integral
component of a green building.
The US Green Building Council
developed a rating system for new and existing buildings to
encourage building owners and property management firms to earn
credit for meeting certain housekeeping criteria. Strategies include
entrance floor mats that prevent particles from entering the
building.
Recommendations include a minimum of 6-10 feet or any combination of
recessed matting, logo floor mats or quality entrance floor mats,
depending on what LEED rating system you are using.
The key of any successful entrance floor mat system is the
preventing of contaminants from entering a building. Up to 80% of
all soil enters a building on the feet of the building occupants.
Our mats are engineered to effectively stop this soil and moisture
from entering buildings.
When tailoring a Green Entrance floor mat system, think feet!
Actually think walking, not wiping. Most people do not wipe their
feet, so custom floor matting needs to be extra-long to enable
enough walk surfaces to remove maximum soil.
How does InterMats support your LEED rating? With the proper
entrance mat, you can improve your building’s LEED rating. We can
recommend the correct mat products to work with your LEED
certification requirements.
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