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Digital Image Of Eucalyptus Mat Vs Hardwood

What You See is What You Get

Summary: Back in the early days of computers the buzzword was WYSIWYG – What You See Is What You Get. What you see on our website is what you’ll get in the field. Same mat. Better Materials. Standardization matters: You can always expect to receive delivery of the same, reliable, one-species, better timber mat, each

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Crane On Timber Mats

Eucalyptus Solutions for the Heavy Lift Industry

Summary: Heavy lift customers may be able to save up to 40% on matting costs by using a stronger wood material (eucalyptus) and by segmenting mat requirements into heavy lift and walking mats. Problem: Some heavy lift customers have voiced concerns to us about 12” mat costs rising, while availability and quality are decreasing. Solution: For

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WFG Barcode On Timber Mat

Can A Better Timber Mat Help Your Leasing Program?

Summary: You know your business. Imagine what a stronger, standardized, and safer mat might do for your leasing program. Longevity counts. Every World Forest Group mat has a bar code tag for easy tracking and is guaranteed to have: Single Eucalyptus species. End sealant. End caps. Substantially no wane. No rot, no bark. Square edges.

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Eucalyptus Mats In A Row

Earth Day and Low Carbon Mats!

Summary: Eucalyptus mats can reduce your company’s carbon footprint and help support the maintenance of United States hardwood forests and biodiversity. In recognition of Earth Day’s 49th birthday we wanted to write about how plantation grown eucalyptus mats can reduce your company’s carbon footprint and help support the maintenance of United States hardwood forests and

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WFG Live Timber Mat Bolts And Screws

Opening the Production Kimono

Continuous quality and process improvements are a critical part of daily mat production. The objective is to improve mat design and production so you get A Better Timber Mat which takes the beating and lasts a long time. Here are some photos of a bit of the process so you can get a feel for

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5 Inch Stacked Mats

What’s My Total Cost of Ownership for Eucalyptus Mats?

Summary: Mat users are concerned about price, cost of transport, and quality and longevity of mats. Creating a solution that works for you also creates a lower Total Cost of Ownership.* Conversations with customers have shown that mat users are concerned about three things: Initial purchase price Cost of moving mats to and between jobs

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