Every day, hundreds of feet rush in through the school doors, down the corridors and into classrooms. Throughout the day children and staff move in and out of buildings to get to their next class. At break and lunch times children will run around the school fields and splash in puddles before bringing dirt, mud and water back in with them on the soles of their shoes.
It is no wonder then that schools are one of the most challenging environments to keep clean. Only the best entrance mats for schools will be able to remove and hold onto all the dirt and water and keep performing for many years to come.
At Mats4U, the school market is one we have served for over 40 years. Here we recommend 4 of the best entrance mats for schools that money can buy.
1. Value Rubber Scraper Mats with Holes – £44.00
These all rubber mats are perfect for placing outside all your school entrances and they wont break the bank by doing so. They are very competitively priced you will find almost identical mats at over twice the price!
They are heavy mats, which means they stay put, but the most important thing is how well they scrape off heavy dirt and mud from footwear. They are very easy to clean, you simply hose or pressure wash the mats which can be done in situ.
Bear in mind that an all rubber mat will not dry footwear, so they are best used in conjunction with an internal entrance mat.
– see Value Rubber Scraper Mats with holes on the Mats4U website
2. Waterhog Classic Barrier Mats From £49.00
Tried, tested and trusted in 1000s of schools up and down the country, this is the entrance mat for schools. They feature a bi-level construction which greatly improves their dirt and water retention and, in terms of performance, sets them apart from your typical single level entrance mat.
Bi-level simply means they have an upper level for scraping and wiping footwear and a lower level to collect and store the dirt and water below the walking surface. This means that the collected dirt will not be walked through by subsequent people, so it stays held in the mat until it is cleaned away.
Waterhog mats can hold up to 6.5 litres per square metre of water, hence their name, and you can expect them to continue performing for well over 5 years in high foot-fall entrances.
– see Waterhog Classic Mats on the Mats4U website
3. Tri Grip Heavy Duty Mats From £51.00
If you need a greater choice of colours or a special size to fit your entranceway, then look no further than Tri Grip Heavy Duty mats. These traditional carpeted-top entrance mats come in custom sizes and lengths up to 5.5 metres. There are 14 colours to match your school colours or to brighten up the entrances to your school.
As the name suggests, these are heavy duty mats, due to a nylon pile which resists crushing down and a rubber backing which will not split or curl up at the edges. You also have a choice of rubber backing dependant on if the mat is to be placed on a hard floor or on a carpeted floor which helps stop the mat from moving.
Carpeted topped mats such as these are very good at drying footwear and stopping finer dirt coming into your building, so are good to use in conjunction with an outdoor scraper mat which can deal with the heavier dirt and mud.
– see Tri Grip Heavy Duty Mats on the Mats4U website
4. Heavy Duty Logo Mats From £54.99
If you’re after a truly customisable mat, then a logo mat will be your ideal choice. You can have any logo, colour, image or even a message if you wish printed on a high-quality logo mat. Recent advances in logo mat printing technology mean that you can have high resolution photographs or shading effects and you can be sure that the image will remain bright and vibrant for years to come.
We recommend you use a logo mat as a secondary entrance mat, so use an entrance mat prior to this to remove most of the dirt and water, otherwise you will find yourself regularly cleaning your logo mat to keep it in pristine condition.
– see Heavy Duty Logo Mats on the Mats4U website
If you’re after an even wider choice of entrance mats for schools, then head on over to our School Entrance Mats section on the Mats4U website. If you would like some advice on entrance mats for schools or which you should choose, then feel free to contact us on 0121 313 6748 and we will happily help.
