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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
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
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
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
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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