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4 Inch Timber Mat

Thinner Mats – The Future? Part 3 – Strength

To make the right decision on a thinner mat look at two things: Material strength and Total Cost of Ownership. The two are related because material strength is a good predictor of mat life and mat life is the biggest component and predictor of your Total Cost of Ownership.

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4 Inch Timber Mat

The Future of Matting? (Part 2 – Using TCO)

Previously, we explored, “Is a thinner mat the future of matting?“ Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a useful tool to evaluate the cost of owning a timber mat. You get lowest TCO with Eucalyptus timber mats. TCO is especially important with thinner mats because freight savings may seem to be large, but you may

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Custom Timber Mats

Sometimes a standard mat just won’t work. You can order a custom design or custom order for strong, uniformly manufactured mats. Eucalyptus is 40% stronger than mixed hardwoods so you may be able to use a thinner Eucalyptus mat for a thicker mixed hardwood mat.*  Here are two mats that customer requested. The first is

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World Forest Timber Mats

World’s First Carbon-Neutral Ground Protection: Eucalyptus Timber Mats by World Forest Group

Low impact, cost effective timber mats that meet decarbonization goals through superior strength, standardization, safety, sustainability, and carbon offsets HOUSTON, Oct. 12, 2021 – World Forest Group (WFG) announced that as of August 1, 2021 all of its environmentally friendly, completely renewable Eucalyptus timber, crane, and access mats are now carbon neutral. Used to protect

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Stacked Timber Mats

Timber Mats: Did You Lose Millions Last Year ?

Summary: Buying mats are expensive. The industry has changed over the last 30 years as a result of decreasing forest quality. Mats vary in raw material strength and manufacturing quality. Using Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to evaluate mat purchasing is a useful tool to determine the lowest cost of ownership. Results can be surprising. Turns

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