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How To Make Research Based Flooring Decisions

Looking for the best flooring product for your Commercial Kitchen? This is an investment that should be considered very carefully. Choosing the cheapest option will most likely cost you more in the end. MGS Flooring Solutions recommends that you take a good look at all the different materials and base your decision off of your research.

What resources help you make the best decision?

• Website information/Content
• Tests, AIA documents
• Reviews
• Contact the manufacturer or distributor

Website Content

Using your web browser or reading marketing emails is a great way to begin your research. This can help you find out what type of products and brands are on the market and which manufacturers to dig deeper into. It’s important to understand that all the information you find may not be completely accurate, so don’t base your decision solely off of a google search. Consider this as step one in your research.

Tests & AIA Docs

You want to invest in a product that is backed by good research and testing. This will help you determine whether or not the website content you have been looking at is actually good quality material. While you are reviewing website content, look for proof! Check to see if testing is readily available to the public. You may find information on pages specifically for architects or general contractors. Here is an example of what to look for: Architect Information.

Here are a few specific tests for commercial kitchen flooring that we recommend looking for:

• ANSI slip-resistant testing
• Tear strength
• Durometer hardness
• Flammability testing

You can also check for certifications such as Floorscore Certified or other green certifications.

SDS Sheets, installation processes, warranty options, and cleaning information are also great documents to check for when researching flooring in your industry.

Reviews

We all know the importance of a good review. I’m talking about a solid statement from a restaurant owner or whatever your industry is. Look for videos, pictures, and surveys from the manufacturer. This serves as back up for your research. Customer service is a big highlight here. You can have a great product, but without great installers or customer service oriented business models, you may be very disappointed. A great installation company will give you the honest truth about what they recommend for your business based on the credentials you supply him/her. Be sure to look for positive reviews about the product/manufacturer and the installation company you trust to do your work.

“As an installer that installs an extensive amount of product, Eco-Grip is by far the number one product that we recommend for any kitchen.”

Chris McDermott | Owner, Seamless Flooring Systems

Contact the Manufacturer/Distributor

Finally, you are ready to contact the manufacturer or your local distributor. If you can’t find the information you are looking for, they should be happy to help you find it. This is a great time to ask for samples or quotes. You can also ask for businesses in your area that have had the product installed so that you can possibly take a peek at a finished product in person. Many installers are happy to walk you through this. They understand the weight of this investment and should help you through your decision making process.

A Word On Marketing

For those who are nervous about clicking on marketing emails, website links, and submitting website forms, let me offer a few facts about digital marketing that may ease your mind.

It is true that some companies track IP addresses when you land on their website. For the company, this may be for the purpose of following up with display marketing which is why you will see more ads regarding this specific product. If done correctly, this is for the purpose of giving the customer more information to help with their decision making process. No one is forcing you to buy their product, they are simply trying to push brand recognition. You can always ignore the ad and soon enough, a new product you have researched will take it’s place in your browser.

Submitting a form on a website generally goes to the company you are inquiring about. For MGS Flooring Solutions, these forms go directly to humans who read, assess, and determine where the lead will go next. Because we are a distribution company, we find trusted flooring installers that are trained, certified and approved to install our products. You will be contacted directly by either a representative at MGS Flooring Solutions, or an installer that we feel would be the perfect fit for your project.

Please note that MGS Flooring Solutions will NEVER use your personal information for any other purpose other than supplying you with what you ask for directly.

Have you been receiving our marketing emails? These emails supply valuable information and content that is designed to give you the major perks of our product. This is information that you have already been trying to research via your web browser. Please note that just like any marketing email, if you feel that you have all the information you need, you can always unsubscribe.

Need More Help?

To find out more about how our company works and how we can help your business, please CONTACT US. We have extremely responsive people waiting for your inquiry. We offer great flooring solutions for our clients and customers.

CONTACT YOUR FLOORING SPECIALIST TODAY!

Gaye Mathusek – Product Specialist
glmathusek@mathusek.com
office – 888-266-0070
cell – 201-481-4302

Commercial Kitchen Cleaning Tips: How to really clean and sanitize your floors.

Let’s start with the Basics: Cotton String Wet Mops and Buckets

This is the standard in the industry. Any restaurant that I have worked at uses a cotton string wet mop and bucket system for cleaning. Every time I finished cleaning the back of the house in restaurants I wondered, “Did that really clean anything? It kind of seems like I just pushed the grease and grime from this end of the kitchen to that end.”

Now that I work for a commercial kitchen flooring product, I know that I was correct. Using a wet mop system is literally pushing dirt from here to there and also adding the dirt and germs to the mop bucket to be distributed everywhere else. Even further, most kitchens have tile floors that are porous. Do you know what that means?? When you mop your floors, you are also pushing the bacteria and particles into the pores of the floor! So, if you are wondering why your floors are becoming more slippery after cleaning them, it’s because you are trapping grease and bacteria in the millions of pours in your floors. Mind Blown!

Solution: Find a non porous/waterproof kitchen flooring product

Eco-Grip Safety Flooring is a waterproof and slip-resistant flooring product that will save you time and money. Since it’s not porous, nothing can get trapped in the floor. This also solves the problem of stinky kitchen floors. If bacteria can’t get in the surface, as long as you properly clean your floors, you shouldn’t have a smelly kitchen floor. This also goes for behind the bar and reducing that skunky beer smell.

Eco-Grip has the testing to prove that our floors become more slip-resistant with every cleaning. Check it out Here.

Still Using The Hands On Approach?

Have you ever had to take a dirty mop head off the stick to clean it? Have you picked up a mop bucket to dump it out and refill it? It’s pretty gross and contributes to spreading bacteria and filth throughout your kitchen. If you are cleaning correctly with a cotton string mop and bucket system, this should be done several times in one cleaning in order to avoid spreading germs. You should also be sure to keep a different bucket and mop head for the bathrooms and also for the front end of your restaurant. This costs a lot of money and takes a lot of time. It’s time to change your system!

Use A Touch-Free Cleaning System

We are so confident in Eco-Grip’s touch-free cleaning system that we offer to extend the warranty of our floors from 5 to 10 years if cleaning is done consistently with our methods. No more dirty mop heads to clean or replace. No more dirty mop buckets being stored in your kitchen. No more cleaning mats! In fact, no more mats at all! Eco-Grip eliminates the need for kitchen mats. Here is more on that.

“Labor savings on cleaning mats alone will cover the cost of our Eco-Grip installation in less than 2 years.  Plus, our workers are delighted with “no more mats!” and the ease of working on Eco-Grip”

Tom Kacherski, Owner of Crew Restaurant and Bar – Poughkeepsie, NY

This is what you will need to clean your floors. These items come with your new Eco-Grip Slip-Resistant Floors. You will also need a hot water hose. Here are the Cleaning Instructions.

Stop masking the symptoms. Prevent the problems before they start

Just like with our health, it makes sense to prevent problems before they happen. Installing an Eco-Grip Safety Flooring System prevents commercial kitchen flooring problems that end up costing you money in the future such as cleaning issues, smelly floors, chipped or cracked floors, slip & fall accidents and health inspector issues. Have I mentioned that Health Department Officials love our floors? Save yourself the future headaches and install a floor that comes with a manufacturer warranty and solves all restaurant kitchen flooring problems.

CONTACT YOUR ECO-GRIP™ SPECIALIST TODAY!

Mathusek Global Sales
Gaye Mathusek
office – 888-266-0070
cell – 201-481-4302

Time To Ditch The Mats!

Mats are purchased for high traffic areas in commercial kitchens or “behind the counter”. This is to aid in adding comfort to employees as well as adding slip-resistant qualities to floors that become slippery during the workday. Every day, these mats need to be cleaned to keep the number of bacteria and filth down. 

Problem

Cleaning mats is a very cumbersome job. They are extremely heavy, dirty, and break easily. At the end of the day, employees need to drag these heavy mats outside, hang them up and hose them down. This doesn’t even efficiently clean the bacteria off. Bacteria leaches onto the mats, which causes horrible smells and mold to build up. Cleaning these mats also takes time which costs restaurant owners additional money every day.

Solution

Eco-Grip Safety Flooring is a wall to wall solution. This means that your entire kitchen will be slip-resistant, waterproof, leak-proof, anti-bacteria, anti-fatigue, durable, odor repellent, and even a fire retardant. Your floors will be easy to clean. No more wasting time dragging out mats. Simply follow our easy cleaning instructions. As a matter of fact, we will even extend our warranty to 10 years if you use our certified Eco-Grip cleaner. We stress this because we believe that you will extend the life of your floor by using it. Check out how to clean our floors HERE.

In addition, tests prove that every time you clean your floors, they will become more slip-resistant. Imagine that. Here’s the proof.

We truly believe that investing in Eco-Grip floors will save you money. Looking for more proof? Check out our SDS sheets and other AIA Documents HERE.

Contact an Eco-Grip Product Specialist to find out more about this amazing flooring product. We are happy to help.

CONTACT YOUR ECO-GRIP™ SPECIALIST TODAY!

Mathusek Global Sales
Gaye Mathusek
office – 888-266-0070
cell – 201-481-4302