WALK-OFF MATS AND MATTING – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

There are few guarantees in life, but one guarantee we can make is:

One sure fire way to reduce your cleaning workload is to install walk-off mats!

Walk-off matting will collect debris at your entranceways and prevent it from being distributed throughout the building where it is much more costly to deal with.

Here are some interesting facts:

  • Studies have shown that few people stop to rub moisture and soil from their shoes.

  • 80% of all soils are brought into a facility through foot traffic.

  • Removing the dirt once it is inside can cost $600.00+ per pound.

  • 24 pounds of dirt can be tracked into a facility by 1,000 people coming through an entrance in a 20-day work month.

  • It takes roughly 20 feet of matting to remove 86% of tracked in soil from footwear.

A successful matting program addresses four key issues:

1) Proper length of matting is essential. Mats only 10 feet in length will remove only 43% of tracked in dirt; 18-20 feet (six paces) of matting will remove 86% of all dirt. Select matting that suits weather conditions and type of debris being tracked in:

2) "Scraper" type matting will more effectively remove dirt at your entrance ways.

3) "Moisture" type matting is designed to trap moisture. Utilize where moisture is a problem.

4) Always vacuum, power wash, and rotate your mats depending on conditions.

An effective matting program, your first line of defense, will stop soil in its tracks!

The surest way to reduce your cleaning workload is to install walk-off mats. In addition, mats enhance your buildings’ safety features by reducing or eliminating the number of slips and falls.

When it comes to matting­

"An ounce of prevention truly is worth a pound of cure!"