Everybody knows the old adage: you only get one chance to make a first impression! And the same rule applies to the front door of business. Your main entrance is the first thing your customers see, and it instantly gives them an idea about how you operate your business. What kind of impression do you want to make?
Have a look at this west-coast casual dining restaurant's front lobby vestibule. What kind of impression does a crooked, sloppy...
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When it comes to designing your lobby or the entry way to your business, details are everything. It is not uncommon to have custom welcome mats made for your business. Think beyond basic hardware-store-quality mats to a high-performance entry mat with personality, purpose, and function.
Brand Your Business
Custom welcome mats are an easy way to brand your business. Even if subconsciously, stepping on a high-quality mat is something your patrons can feel—but there’s more! You can have...
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Non-slip entrance mats and strategically-placed floor mats are a must-have for all shopping malls. They increase floor safety, are functional through cleaning and drying, and can be designed to reinforce your mall's signature branding. Think beyond the main entrances to anywhere else a mat may be helpful, like service corridors, loading docks, and other points of entry for dirt and debris. Here are the top 5 reasons your mall needs non-slip mats:
Reason #1 Minimize Slips And...
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Every year, thousands of people in North America are injured as a result of a slip and fall accident when entering a commercial building? While high-quality entrance matting can play a significant role in preventing accidental slips by removing moisture from pedestrian footwear, undersized or poor-quality matting often contributes to trips and falls when it buckles, curls, or is flipped over.
In 2012, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) B101 committee on Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention...
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Entrance matting is oftentimes an afterthought when considering flooring for commercial and retail spaces. So much attention is paid to choosing interior finishes, the colour palettes of fixtures and furniture, and the type of flooring...but then the matting is forgotten!
Entrance matting can be both functional and stylish - it just takes the right kind of matting! And choosing the right kind of matting can make the difference between getting the full service life out of your brand-new...
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Keeping your commercial building's floors clean and safe starts right at your front doors. Entrance matting has more impact on the overall condition of your building than most people think! Commercial building engineers and facilities managers are in charge of keeping things in tip-top shape, and you know what they say: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
Did you know that according to the Carpet and Rug Institute, your installed flooring needs 12 to...
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Found a new stain on your commercial carpet or entry mats? Here's six quick tips for effective stain removal:
Act fast! The fresher the stain, the easier it is to remove. Start working on removing stains as quickly as you can.
Blot, don't rub! Use absorbent, dry white cloths or clean sponges to blot the stain. Don't rub the stain - rubbing only grinds the contaminant further into the carpet fibres. Use a white cloth so...
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When it comes to floor care, building operators and maintenance crews shouldn't underestimate the importance of entryway flooring and entrance matting.
“There are certain areas of the building you need to pay close attention to; number 1 is the entryway,” says Teresa Farmer, sustainability consultant at Kelsan Inc., in Knoxville TN. “Your entryway sets the standard for how clean visitors think the building is.”
Deploying 12 to 15 feet of scraper entrance matting outside a building entrance, and a...
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Did you know that all of our logo mats are inlaid, and not printed?
Inlaying your logo into your facility's entrance mat means that we actually cut out each individual piece of your logo and place it by hand into the field of your mat, kind of like a giant jigsaw puzzle! And each of those pieces is cut out precisely by our CNC cutting table, like this:
First we cut out where your logo pieces will go into...
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People today pay more attention than ever to their environmental impact. That attention goes beyond what they buy, but also where they buy it - more and more consumers prefer to purchase from businesses that have environmentally friendly policies of their own from rooftop to floorboards.
Buying locally-made products is a easy way to reduce your environmental footprint and support your local economy. We're proud to say that our Grizzly FX entrance mats are 100% made in North America,...
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There are many ways in which commercial entrance mats with your logo inlaid on can be used throughout your business to help improve the flow of foot traffic. Below are 4 successful examples of our custom made mats designed specifically for the business they reside in.
ICBC Driver Service Center
You can use line dividers to help direct traffic, but it’s not always clear where to enter or exit. Even with signage, it can be easy to miss—or...
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Your top priority when adding entrance mats to your building is to minimize the amount of dirt, debris, and water that is tracked in on your patrons’ and employees’ shoes. This reduces the risk of slip and fall accidents and helps to reduce wear on your lobby's flooring surfaces. While safety and cleanliness come first, don’t underestimate the potential for branding your business, improving design, and optimizing logistics. Below are 3 easy ways to make your building's...
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