Black Value Rubber Scraper Mat with drainage holes and bevelled edges laid on a workshop floor, with a worker standing on it

Rubber Matting for Wash-Down Areas and Bin Stores

Bin stores, loading bays and cold rooms get hosed down every day. Here's how to choose between drainage-hole and solid rubber mats, handle wheeled traffic, and run a hose-down routine...

Waterhog Classic mat with a black rubber border laid on a wood-effect herringbone hard floor in an office lobby, with carpeted areas either side

Flat Back or Gripper Back? Laying WaterHog Mats Safely

Gripper back or flat back? Choose for the floor, not the mat. Here's what WaterHog's maker says about hard floors, LVT and carpet, and how to lay and re-lay mats...

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.

Man in a blue shirt stepping out through a wooden door onto a grey Brush Hog outdoor entrance mat on block paving

Wet-Weather Reception Plan: Mats, Rota and Signage

Rain turns a well-run reception into a slip risk in minutes. Here is a one-page wet-weather plan for entrance mats, with trigger points, a rain-day rota, signage rules and an...