M5 workstation kit
Anti-Slip Workstation Kit
A gritted top surface for a floor with oil or swarf on it. Grip underfoot at a work position, on a 25mm deck.
A gritted top surface on a 25mm deck, for a floor that has oil, coolant or swarf on it. The grit gives you a positive foot surface where a smooth mat would let you slide.
Most workshop slips do not happen because the floor is wet. They happen because there is a film of something on a hard smooth surface and nothing underfoot to break it. A gritted deck breaks it. You get the same thickness and the same deflection as the plain anti-fatigue kit, with a top surface that grips through a film.
This is the kit for the fabrication bay, the engineering cell and the vehicle bay, and it is the one most home workshops should be looking at once there is a lathe or a mill in the room.
This is the right kit when
- There is oil, coolant, grease or swarf on the floor.
- The floor is not wet enough to need drainage, but it is not clean either.
- You want grip without giving up thickness.
It is the wrong kit when
- The floor is genuinely wet as well as slippery, and water has to go somewhere. See the Anti-Slip Drainage kit.
- The floor stays dry and clean. You are paying for grit you do not need. See the Anti-Fatigue kit.
- You handle static-sensitive electronics at the position. See the ESD Anti-Static kit.
Pick the floor space you use, not the full length of the bench.
About a bench and a half.
Delivered price
£479.95
no VAT to add
delivery included
- Edges included
- Yes
- Delivery
- 2–5 working days
30 days to change your mind.How returns work.
Why the kit costs what it costs
You can buy loose matting tiles cheaper than this. It is worth knowing exactly what the difference is before you do, because it is not margin.
01
25mm, not 12 to 19mm
Every interlocking tile we can find on sale in the UK is 12mm, 16mm or 19mm. Ours is 25mm. Thickness is what does the work underfoot, so this is a different class of product rather than the same thing at a higher price.
02
Edging is in the box
Bevelled edging closes every open edge, and it is included. Sold separately elsewhere it runs £19.00 to £27.20 per edge piece, and a work position needs four to six of them. That is £76 to £163 of accessory you are not buying.
03
The price is the delivered price
No carriage at checkout, no threshold to reach, no Highlands surcharge and no price on application for Northern Ireland. The number on the page is the number you pay, anywhere in the UK.
Compare a finished work position against a finished work position, not a kit against a single tile. Tiles, the edging to close the perimeter and the carriage on a heavy box are three separate lines everywhere else. Here they are one number.
Specification
| Size | Floor area | Thickness | Boxed weight | Boxes | Delivered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 x 112 cm | 1.25 m² | 25 mm | 18 kg | 1 | £354.95 |
| 158 x 112 cm | 1.77 m² | 25 mm | 29 kg | 1 | £479.95 |
| 249 x 112 cm | 2.79 m² | 25 mm | 41 kg | 2 | £747.95 |
- Surface
- Gritted anti-slip top, closed deck
- Edging
- Bevelled, all open edges, included
- Installation
- Interlocking, no tools, no adhesive
- Where it goes
- On the floor, at a work position
Before you order
Questions people ask
The details specific to this surface. For anything unusual, ask us before ordering.
01Is the grit hard on the knees if I kneel on it?
It is a working surface, not a kneeling surface. If you kneel at the position regularly, keep a pad. That is true of any gritted floor finish.
02Does oil damage the deck?
This is the variant specified for oily floors. The failure mode people have seen elsewhere is open-cell foam tiles absorbing oil, swelling and never recovering. A closed rubber deck does not work that way. If you have a specific oil or coolant you are worried about, ring us with the name of it.
03Can I sweep swarf off it?
Yes, and you should. Brush it rather than blowing it, so swarf does not work into the seams.
Still weighing this up against the Anti-Fatigue kit?
Both are 25mm decks with edging included. The difference is the top surface and what your floor does. Compare them side by side, or answer three questions and we will pick.