How to choose a chair mat
A chair mat will protect your carpet or hard floor from damage caused by office chair wheels, dirt and general wear and tear.
Floortex® has an excellent range of chair mats and though we appreciate that with such a range, finding the best chair mat for your needs can be confusing. We recommend you follow our easy guide: '5 steps to choosing the right chair mat', below,
5 steps to choosing the right chair mat
1. Check the floor surface
It is important to select the right type of mat for the floor or carpet you intend to protect.
Choose a gripper back chair mat for carpet and a smooth back chair mat for hard floors.
Find out how to easily measure carpet depth to see which is the best chair mat for your carpet.












4. Choose the best chair mat material
The range of materials Floortex® offers ensures there is a chair mat to exactly suit every user.
Our guide will help you choose a chair mat according to style, strength, frequency of use and budget.

Ecotex® BioPlus
Chair Mats
All the benefits of our world beating high performance Floortex® Original Polycarbonate chair mats, but with added eco-friendly features and responsible green manufacturing.
Polycarbonate
Chair Mats
Floortex® invented the Polycarbonate chair mat and others followed our lead. Choose Floortex® Polycarbonate for the most durable chair mat you'll own.
PVC
Chair Mats
We remove harmful ortho-phthalate plasicisers and other toxins, so Floortex®-made PVC mats are the safest, best value and best-performing PVC chair mats available.
Cleartex® Evolutionmat®
Chair Mats
Manufactured from an Enhanced Polymer formulation containing a portion of recycled content, helping reduce the use of virgin raw materials while delivering exceptional strength, clarity and long-lasting durability.
Recyclable where facilities exist.
Cleartex® Glaciermat
Chair Mats
A long-lasting and super-strong material with 5 times the strength of regular glass. Choose a glass chair mat for a sophisticated look and the smoothest glide.
Anti-Slip
Chair Mats
Recyclable & Renewable Energy Usage
Static Resistant
Chair Mats
For use on polished and high-gloss hard floors, Floortex anti-slip chair mats are also effective on carpet tiles and very low pile carpets where carpet grippers may not work.
Floortex® chair mats are recyclable where facilities exist and are produced to our Floortex® design and specification in a facility where 50% of energy requirements are supplied by on-site and externally sourced renewable energy.
The Computex® range was developed for work areas with electronic equipment and helps to reduce dust deposits and electrostatic charging.
Mat Shape
Valuemat Basic
Advantagemat
TrYlok®
Static Resistant
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​​​- Cleartex® Polycarbonate -
Evolutionmat®
Ultimat for Carpet
Ultimat for Hard Floor
Unomat
MegaMat
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​​​- Cleartex® Glaciermat -
Glass
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​- Ecotex® -
BioPlus​​
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enquiries
If you have any questions about Floortex® chair mats or would like more information on how Floortex can help improve your workplace, please get in touch.
If you are a retailer, supplier or distributor interested in wholesale opportunities for chair mat products, please visit the Stockists section, or email our Sales Support Team at SalesSupportUK@floortex.com
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