ENTRANCE MATTING SPONSORED BY: MILLIKEN
MAKING AN ENTRANCE
When caring for the flooring in your building, you should start with the entranceways. This is the view of Milliken, who explain why having a proper entrance matting solution can help to reduce floorcare costs elsewhere in your facility.
The saying goes that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but one of the first things you notice when walking into a building is cleanliness, and first impressions are vital. So much time and thought goes into choosing a building’s interior décor and flooring, yet the doorway – the first line of defence against the elements – is often neglected. Milliken believes that an entrance flooring solution shouldn’t be an afterthought of building design, but a key functional and aesthetic consideration.
Up to 90% of the soiling entering a facility is ‘walked in’ through the front door, which can result in several kilos of dirt brought in per day – with rain accelerating that floor contamination. When you think that approximately 40% of a maintenance budget is allocated to floor cleaning, and that an efficient entryway system can save up to 65% of the cleaning costs dedicated to floors, it makes sense to choose your entrance flooring solution very carefully. This can also impact future savings on floorcovering replacement.
For the best protection against the outdoor elements, public spaces and commercial buildings can benefit from a three-part entryway system. Depending on the size of the area, this system ensures that there is at least 25 feet of matting, which results in most dirt and moisture being prevented from entering the building.
ZONE 1 – OUTDOORS: The area just before the building access – requires
a product with scraping action to remove grit and heavy dirt particles.
ZONE 2 – INDOORS: The primary area just inside the building where a product with dual action – scraping and moisture retention – should be installed to defend against dirt and moisture. This area often features a recessed mat well.
ZONE 3 – INDOORS: The secondary area inside the building after Zone 2. A textile product is the preferred solution to target any remaining soil and moisture.
THE OBEX PRODUCT COLLECTION OFFERS A
COMPLETE 3-ZONE SOLUTION Milliken offers a wide variety of products in order to provide a complete entrance flooring solution which helps you protect your floors and keep them safe, but which also considers aesthetics and design. The modular concept means that it is simple to install and replace if damage should occur, and small areas can be replaced easily and cost-effectively with minimum disruption.
ZONE 1 & 2: ARX HD
– Prior, Tergo & Forma For Zone 1 and 2, Milliken recommend the new ARX HD collection which features an ultra-durable interlocking modular system consisting of three products: Prior, Tergo and Forma, which are all offered in both 11 and 16mm thicknesses to meet all architectural requirements for
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installation in recessed mat wells or surface mounting on the floor. All three are available in open or closed construction for outdoor and indoor situations and can be combined.
ZONE 2 & 3: QUADRUS AND FORIS Quadrus is a modular entrance tile system that provides great design along with functionality to create a barrier against the elements. Designed to provide a superior combination of performance and aesthetics, the ECONYL®
dual-fibre
polyamide yarn and open textile construction will stop dirt and moisture at the door, while allowing easy removal during maintenance.
Foris is made with the same textile as Quadrus and Forma. It is fully coordinated in designs and colours and is available in rolls and rubber- backed mats. Foris is flexible and as easy to fit as the modular products from the range, allowing you to find the perfect solution for any building or entrance.
To make sure it continues to perform, daily vacuuming of the OBEX entrance area and periodic deep cleaning are recommended to maintain aesthetics and functionality.
OBEX does what you are paying for: it collects and hides the dirt at the entryway decreasing the cost of cleaning, maintenance and premature replacement of floorcoverings, as well as enhancing your brand image.
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