safety floor mats

[peco7]

has anyone used a safety fatigue mat product line made out of recycled tires?

if so .... please post about it.

I am in need of new mats... that you cant trip on... that will stay put in greasy/wet conditions and if I can find a really good recycled tire product why not go with it?

[mudbug]

I haven't used them myself but they should be just fine. They have rubber mulch made out of recycled tires used in playgrounds and garden nursery paths and even it has changed over these recent years to be more "cushy". I like what I've seen by way of recycled tire products recently. I say go for it.

[hollysmother]

While kitchen-shopping today I asked a professional chef his opinion about different floor surfaces. This is somethign I must do at least a thousand times before making a decision on anything. He mentioned something I have never heard of before - a black, roll out mat that he discovered a few years ago in a warehouse, used by workers who must be on their feet long periods of time and will do better on a mat than on concrete. "It's called a Cadillac mat," he said. "I don't remember where I bought it, but it wasn't kitchen supplies - it was for warehouses."

So I got on the internet and googled Cadillac warehouse. Sure 'nuf, up came the "cadillac" black rollout rubber cushion, I think it was a 2 x 6 or 2 x 8 foot product, and cost around $25 plus s/h/tax.

This chef swears by this product. I haven't picked out the floor, but I'll be ready with my mat.

Thought you would like to consider this. And wondered if anyone else has done anything creative with warehouse mats in their kitchens.

[mudbug]

hollysmother,

Welcome to ChefTalk. Interesting suggestion. Please feel free to introduce yourself in the Welcome Forum.

Even if you don't have the floor you want yet, have you been using the mat at all? Let us know what you think...

[Egg_Benidict]

I need some floor mats where do i buy??

[mudbug]

Originally Posted by Egg_Benidict

I need some floor mats where do i buy??

Floor mats for the kitchen? Look in your yellow pages for restaurant supply stores if you're wanting restaurant quality fatigue mats.