Work boots stepping onto black ribbed Duragrip rubber matting

Cleaning Rubber Matting Without Making It Slippery

Why rubber matting can feel slippery after cleaning, and how to stop it. Covers dilution, rinsing, loose and fitted mats, drying and a quick residue-or-wear check.

Black Dot rubber matting runner on a light floor with a person walking along it in dark trousers and shoes

Why Do New Rubber Mats Smell? Kitchens and Workplaces

New rubber mats often smell when they come out of the box. We cover airing versus washing for kitchens and workplaces, when to ask for an SDS, and what makers...

Black Safety Scrape nitrile rubber mat on a workshop floor beside a machine, with a worker standing on it

Rubber Mats and Cleaning Chemicals: What Survives?

Nitrile rubber mats resist oil and grease, but that doesn't make every cleaning chemical safe on them. We compare what mat makers and Kaivac's safety data sheets actually say, with...