Navigating uneven or muddy terrain can be a major challenge, especially when it comes to maintaining efficient operations in construction, energy, and other outdoor industries. Muddy or unstable surfaces can severely limit access, delay projects, and create safety risks.

Access mats offer a powerful and practical solution to these frustrating obstacles. In this post, we’ll define what access mats are, explore their various applications, and explain how they can help overcome accessibility challenges. By the end, you’ll have a clear understanding of how access mats improve mobility, enhance safety, and facilitate smoother operations across diverse environments.

Let’s dive in!

What Are Access Mats?

Access mats are portable platforms designed to make navigation through unstable ground easier. It also supports apparatus and machines like drilling rigs, tanks, and different types of heavy-duty equipment used in construction and other industrial activities. Access mats are also called industrial mats, construction mats, safety mats, rig mats, ground protection mats, mobile mats, mud mats, swamp mats, etc. 

Uses

Access mats can be used for the following purposes:

1. They provide a flat and stable surface for the workers. 
2. It makes the operations of heavy equipment possible on unstable or soft grounds. 
3. They can be used to create temporary parking areas for vehicles and equipment. 
4. Access mats improve navigation in challenging terrain during natural disasters.
5. Heavy equipment and vehicles may damage soft grounds. Access mats help prevent this type of damage.
6. It is often used to create temporary foundations. 

Address Accessibility Challenges and Ensure Smooth Equipment Movement

Navigating commercial vehicles and heavy equipment becomes difficult in challenging lands like soft ground, muddy construction sites, and uneven surfaces. Strategic uses of access mats in such situations help to create a stable surface and streamline the movement of heavy machinery and vehicles. Smooth and reliable vehicle and equipment movement increases productivity and operational efficiency. Without these portable platforms, we may not be fully able to conduct commercial and industrial operations in demanding environments. In addition, access mats also:

• Reduce downtime;
• Minimize the risk of accidents associated with operating in challenging terrains;
• Prevent equipment damage.

We hope it is now clear to you what access mats are designed for. You can buy versatile access mats from GFI Solutions LTD to resolve accessibility issues in your project area. We offer many access solutions including traditional bolted access mats and our innovative Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) access mats. CLT mats are 5X sturdier than traditional bolted mats. Also, note that our CLT mats are lighter than traditional bolted mats, which enables us to reduce around 60% transportation costs and 40% installation and removal costs. Some of our bestselling access mats are:

1. 3-ply SiteSafe™ CLT Access Mats
2. 5-ply SiteSafe™ CLT Access Mats
3. 7-ply SiteSafe™ CLT Access Mats 
4. Traditional Bolted Access Mats
   

Some other products that we offer are rig mats, composite mats, rubber mats, etc. Browse our product pages and explore our full inventory.