A lot of time and money is spent on the visual appearance of a building. It is often forgotten that the visual appearance can only be retained when the floor stays clean and undamaged.
Keeping your building floors clean and keeping your visitors safe is key to prolong the life of interior flooring, reduces cleaning & maintenance costs and the potential for slip injuries.
A well-designed entrance flooring system will:
■ Reduce the risk of slip injuries
■ Prolong the life of the interior floor finish
■ Reduce cleaning & maintenance costs
Where to use entrance matting?
If you really want to keep your building clean and safe, it’s not enough to throw down a mat at the door. In fact, the Health and Safety Executive advises against the use of loose lay mats which they state "can introduce a range of hazards and are not always very effective".
Creating a good entrance flooring involves thinking about footfall – the number of people walking in and out in a given period – and walking routes(the directions they take once inside) and applying that information in the design of the entrance area.
We have defined 3 entrance zones to plan in your entrance flooring solution:
Application 1: Outside use Coral grip
Any matting placed outside the building entrance is the first line of defence against foot-borne soil by scraping the coarsest dirt from the soles of shoes before they cross the threshold.
Application 2: Inside use Coral classic, Coral duo, Coral brush, Coral interior
Moving inside, the next line of defence is used to remove moisture and finer dirt particles from all feet entering the building.
Application 3: Other circulation areas Coral classic
Other areas in the building also suffer from soil and moisture; reception areas, corridors, walkways, elevators, staircase exits, etc. All these areas are prone to residual soiling and will benefit highly from a purposely designed Coral entrance floor to absorb this soiling.
From how they're made to how they perform, Forbo Flooring Systems makes outstanding products that are truly sustainable.
Energy from renewable sources
Of all the electricity we buy, 100% comes from renewable sources. This means our Coral production site is part of an effective environmental management system and has achieved ISO 14001 certification.
Zero landfill
Virtually zero landfill is achieved by the Coral manufacturing plant.
Re-use waste
All the waste yarn from the Coral production is re-used by the yarn supplier. Our constant search for new ways to reduce our environmental impact has led us to work very closely with forward-thinking suppliers. They incorporate ever higher levels of recycled content in their materials.
Econyl® yarn
Most of our Coral entrance floors use Econyl® yarn which is made from used and abandoned fishing nets. Using Econyl® helps reduce the planet's existing waste, avoids additional manufacturing-related pollution and keeps the consumption of natural resources and energy to a minimum.
Reduction of cleaning and maintenance costs
Our entrance flooring systems can stop up to 95% of dirt from being walked into a building. This reduces your building's floor cleaning costs by up to 65% and prolongs the life of your floors.
The international market leading textile entrance flooring brand for more than 50 years, Coral offers more choice than ever before with attractive and sustainable clean-off systems in styles and constructions to suit all applications, budgets and aesthetic requirements.
Coral Duo - The ultimate dirt and moisture remover
Coral Brush - The great all-rounder
Coral Brush Tiles - Combines all the moisture absorbing properties of Coral Brush with the flexibility of a 50x50cm tile format
Coral Classic - The ultimate moisture absorber
Coral Interior - An innovative new modular format
Coral Grip - The perfect solution for sporting environments
When choosing the correct entrance flooring system for your building, there are several factors that need to be taken into consideration. First of all, the location of the building determines the type of dirt and moisture the EFS needs to combat, secondly there is the expected footfall, followed by the type of traffic (e.g. business people, school children) and finally, the size of the entrance area.
The good news is that for every factor or consideration, there is a Coral product that’s perfect for the job.
We have defined 3 entrance zones.
For each zone we offer a selection of products that best fit the entrance area.
Zone 1: External primary matting
Zone 2: Internal primary matting
Zone 3: Circulation zone matting
Please click on the zones in the image below for more information.
