Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa March/April 2015 | Page 15

entrance, and Da Vinci Hotel and Suites on
Maude Street where Super Contract Fall
‘branded matting’ has been installed in
the reception foyer.
“Where new build projects are
concerned, we work with architects,
quantity surveyors and in the final
phases, main building contractors and
flooring contractors. Our sales team has
expert product knowledge to advise
on specification should it be needed.
They regularly conduct site visits with
contractors to whom we are happy
to provide any technical assistance,”
explains Nicole Herron. “We travel the
country installing mats for our clients, and
one aspect we have been commended
on, is our ability to accommodate ‘out-ofnormal’ working hours. Shopping centres,
for example, need to be fitted outside of
opening hours and we are experienced in
working under pressure. Entrance matting
is very often the last item to be fitted into
a building before handover, and we are
used to working in these situations.”
Entrance matting does indeed have
a reputation for being one of the final
elements of building completion, and it can
be something that gets taken for granted.
It is a cliché to say, ‘first impressions
really do count’ but for any commercial
or public building, those first impressions
can be imperative to business success. It
is not just the aesthetics either. Entrance
matting should be fit-for-purpose. This
includes being suitably durable to cope
with footfall; being of sufficient length to
wipe/scrape moisture and debri ́