• Up to 80% of the soil is tracked in on the feet of people entering the building.

• Up to 24 pounds of dirt can be tracked in by just 1,000 people coming through an entrance over a 20-day work period.

• As much as 42% of the floor finish can be damaged or removed after 1,500 people have walked within the first six feet of an entrance without a matting system.

• 91% of people select a store for its appearance and 42% judge it primarily by the cleanliness of the floors.

• The cost to remove just one pound of dirt after it is tracked throughout a building exceeds $500.

• Over 30% of worker injuries are slip-related and result in more than 300,000 disabling injuries each year.

Extract from a Stephen Ashkin article, Destination Green, September 2006 / Progressive Shopper / Wausau Insurance Company

Entrance matting is the only preventive solution to minimize the accumulation of dirt in your building. As the first line of defence, remember that a proper arrangement of 15 linear feet of entrance matting will prevent up to 80% of the accumulated dirt from spreading onto your floors. For best results, combine three types of mats in the following order:

1 | Scraper Mat
• Exterior usage or between two doors
• Aggressive scraper surface, which will capture the majority of dirt from the soles of shoes
• Does not absorb moisture, which facilitates maintenance

2 | Wiper/Scraper Mat
• Interior usage or between two doors
• Irregular surface which enables trapping the moderate dirt that was not captured at the scraper level
• Moderately retains water and moisture that may later evaporate or be extracted at the right time

3 | Wiper Mat
• Interior usage
• Plays a major role in the retention of water and fine dust
• Minimizes the risk of slipping and falling related