MONTH IN FM
FMJ.CO.UK
SUSTAINABILITY FROM
THE GROUND UP
Lee Fox, Director of Global Business
JUNE 2022 49
Development and Key Accounts for Kleen-
Tex, discusses how facilities managers can
improve the environmental e iciency of their
building by installing a dedicated combination
of floor matting systems.
Over the last two years, the pandemic has had a
significant impact on the sustainability of facilities’
operations due to the sharp uptake in single use
cleaning and protective equipment.
Focusing on floor matting in particular, facilities are
currently transitioning away from PVC manufactured
products to high performance nylon ranges that o er
improved dirt and moisture capture.
The Kleen-Tex Super-Mat heavy duty matting
system features a 100% nitrile rubber backing and is
constructed from 100% Econyl fibres, a regenerated
nylon textile composed of man-made ocean and
landfill waste, including abandoned fish nets. By
installing PVC free flooring matting systems such as
this, professionals can successfully increase the use
of recycled materials throughout their building and
evidence the sustainability of their procurement
throughout the entire supply chain.
While procuring flooring matting systems
manufactured from recycled materials will be a
leading consideration for professionals, it is crucial
that the products do not compromise the overall
performance and lifecycle of the product.
Implementing successful specification
To successfully fulfil requirements for improved
longevity and durability, adopt a long-term approach
to procurement by specifying high performance
systems that deliver increased functionality and
resilience to eliminate the costly and ine icient
requirement for repeat purchasing.
Products such as Kleen-Tex’s EcoAbsorb entrance
matting system, which features 50% recycled nylon
yarn that requires 47% less energy consumption
throughout the production process, when compared
to standard yarn. The mat also produces 35% less
CO2 emissions throughout the manufacturing
process, in addition to a 30% reduction in water.
However, it is the product’s e iciency with regard
to its ongoing maintenance that o ers the most
significant benefits. Achieving 37% faster drying
times, when compared to standard cotton mats
during laundry cycles, the matting system saves
valuable energy, time and money throughout
laundry sequences, while a five year manufacturer’s
guarantee that facilities can easily meet increased
levels of footfall without impacting on performance.
Professionals must also ensure they are
considering each specific application throughout
their building to ensure they install the correct
matting system in the appropriate location.
This application led approach to specification will
aid the overall e iciency of the building’s operations
by ensuring the correct product is installed in the
right location to fulfil its purpose.
Focusing on the entrance of a building in
particular, without an e ective matting system,
42% of a floor’s finish across the first 1.8 metres
of the entrance can be worn away by just 1,500
people walking across it. This demonstrates the
importance, particularly for high tra icked areas,
to install and maintain dedicated floor matting
systems that adequately capture moisture, dust
and debris to prevent it from entering a building to
not only achieve the highest levels of cleanliness
and safety, but support a reduction in long-term
cleaning routines, facilitating a decrease in the level
of chemicals required.
The Kleen-Tex Green-Horse floor matting system
o ers FMs a fully serviceable product that delivers
shorter drying times and higher heat resistance.
The PVC free construction also includes a pile
manufactured
from recycled
PET bottles that
delivers great
dirt capture
properties to
successfully
trap dirt and
moisture to
capture it
before it has
the opportunity
to be tracked
throughout a building.
With the 2050 deadline to meet the government’s
net zero targets fast approaching, facilities can
successfully improve the sustainability of their
current and future operations by adopting a longterm
approach to the specification and installation
of environmentally e icient floor matting systems
that increase durability and longevity and reducing
cleaning requirements.”
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