High Impact flooring

burnedfaceman

Im looking to get as you may have guessed from title page some high impact flooring for a school gym, any suggestions as to where I might be able to source some from? Cheers

mikemac

If it’s matting you need I’ve seen it suggested that you should contact your local farm supplier. They have matting used in stables and it’ll be far more heavy-duty and better value than matting produced just for the fitness market.

Golden Pages would help finding a supplier

No idea if that’s what you are looking for though

brianthebard

rubber mats for slatted sheds i think-check the farmers journal.wish my gym had this.

Mickk

I sell rubber mats made for gyms. The problem with most farmers mats now is that they are eva foam not rubber, better for cows and horses feet not for gyms... The ones in the journal are a company called mayomats and are now sold all over the world, he used to sell rubber ones but his factory burned down! Only thing is I won't have any for about three weeks...

Roper

Are you looking for something to take high impact as in weights being dropped, or something to prevent high impact falls and the like, as in people being dropped?

burnedfaceman

thanks for replies, i'm looking for flooring suitable for weights, cheers

Roper

I have EVA and it's rubbish for weights drops, it just dents. Some catering supply places do heavy rubber matting that might be suitable, but it tends to be perforated and probably not the best for grip.

bwardrop

I got our mats from SP Sports - they are an Irish company that sell a plethora of equipment for all sports.

We bought a load of these:

http://www.spsportscatalogue.ie/products/view/21276

In the photo on the site (and in the catalogue) I'm pretty sure the mat is upside down... anyway I have them the other way up - the other side is textured like woodchip wallpaper. Much better than the pics.

They are great mats - really durable. Ours have been down about 18mths, are in use 9-5 Monday - Friday and have little sign of wear.

Hanley

^^
They look like the ones we have on the platforms in Hercs. They're perfect for what you need.

burnedfaceman

sp flooring looks good, I also looked at this other site and was hoping if anyone could comment on its suitability for a gym? The gym will have a couple of machines, a core area and the rest will be free weights, all rubber.

http://www.scorpionfitness.co.uk/rubber%20flooring.htm

The floor is concrete so maybe il need to get both types one for general floor and the other for areas with free weights?

bwardrop

If it is a school gym, I would recommend covering the entire area with something with a bit of give in it. Concrete floors and hyper children don't mix too well

The mats I suggested above would be perfect for the free weights area, but might be a bit expensive to purchase for the whole area. They are not too comfy to do core work on either - we generally throw down a yoga mat for that.

From the other webpage you suggested, I would say the 3mm checker plate covering would suit best. They may not be comfy to work on for core work either though.

http://www.escapefitness.com/store/shopexd.asp?id=482

I also purchased a set of the above (we are moving to a new building ) which may be of interest to you also!

burnedfaceman

ok cheers for all advice