Gateway Plus helps keeps dirt out of classrooms
The installation of temporary classrooms at St Andrews CE Primary School created an urgent need for a short-term solution to keep them dirt-free.
The problem
When St Andrews CE Primary School took over an existing school site in the south of England, temporary classrooms were set up to minimize the disruption to students. With more than 400 children passing through the classroom doors every day, this arrangement created an urgent need for a matting solution that would help reduce cleaning costs and stop debris from making its way inside the buildings.
The checklist
- Scrapes, cleans and dries shoes and wheels at the point of entry
- Helps to reduce ongoing maintenance and labour costs
- Withstands high levels of traffic
- Easy to cut to fit on site
- Quick to install without any advance templating
The solution
Temporary entrance matting was needed both internally and externally, so an integrated school entrance mat solution was created with the installation of two products from our Gateway Entrance range. Outside the classrooms, Gateway Entry’s aggressive diamond tread pattern scrapes shoes and wheels clean, while the open grid structure traps dirt before it can be tracked inside. Inside, Gateway 14 Plus’ heavy-duty absorbent carpet inserts work to remove moisture and dry shoes.
This unique two-fold ‘scrape and clean’ system helps to reduce cleaning internals, extends the life of floor finishes and keeps interiors looking smarter for longer. While it was only designed to be a temporary measure at first, Gateway was so successful at keeping the classrooms clean that the local authority architects were persuaded to change their original specifications to incorporate Gateway systems into all entrances for the new school.
At a glance
Client
West Sussex County Council
Brief
High performance entrance matting that effectively scrapes, cleans and dries shoes and wheels at the point of entry.
Location
West Sussex, UK