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Ten Good Reasons for Using Ground Mats to Thwart the British Weather.

There is no two ways about it the summer of 2011 has been a washout, nothing but rain, rain and more rain. Last week we had a month’s rain in one day and the long range forecast does not hold out hope for much of an improvement. How many outdoor events have been ruined by this? Organisers of summer fayres, barbeques, music festivals, garden openings, sports days, fun days, ….. the list goes on and on will be ruing the fact that they did not plan ahead and install ground mats. What benefit would this give you may ask?

10 Reasons for using ground mats.

1. You can plan in advance and not leave things up to chance. This will give peace of mind and allow you to worry about other things such as catering, signage etc. You will also know that your land will not be spoiled in appearance for months to come.

2. You can use the fact that you will be providing good ground cover with mats in your publicity; people will know that they are coming to a safe and accessible site. They might think twice about cancelling if they know ...
... conditions underfoot will be good. How many people took one look at the weather and decided to stay at home this year?

3. It makes your ground safe, a huge benefit and one that cannot be overestimated. Pedestrians need not worry about slipping or falling and drivers will have better control.

4. The mats are flexible, quick and easy to install. Their layout is flexible and it only takes 2 bodies to place the mats. Then it is easy to use the pre-drilled holes to fix the mats in place.

5. Once installed they are easy to dismantle and remove from your site.

6. The mats are made from 100% recyclable materials so you will be doing your bit for the environment.

7. Best of all they are 100% recyclable after use. What could be more environmentally friendly?

8. Cars and other vehicles can easily access your site, whereas before you might only have considered pedestrians because of the damage to ground by vehicles. This will allow you to attract more visitors.

9. The mats are water resistant. So even if there is a deluge, and there have been plenty of these during our monsoon summer, your ground conditions will not deteriorate.

10. They look good and will enhance your grounds. Let’s face it a waterlogged garden or park looks unsightly and remains so for months after an event.

So bearing in mind that climate change specialists are warning that the monsoon conditions we have all experienced this summer are here to stay I would say that it would be foolhardy not to consider ground mat protection if you are organising an event in the future.