Neil Braun, Blake Seed and the entire AcroMat team amaze me. This anti-fatigue mat for one of the world's largest hotel brands is an exceptional example of "custom doesn't have to be complicated."
In August, a Director of Operations reached out with a bunch of questions.
Can you do custom?
Can you do something REALLY custom?
Can you make the anti-fatigue mat into sections?
Are drainage holes an option?
Can we clean the mat?
The answer to all of the above was a simple, "yep."
The Director had spent several thousand dollars – to no avail – trying to find an #ergonomic and slip-resistant solution for a bar area in his hotel restaurant.
It's easy to see why! The layout is pretty wonky.
How could you possibly fit standard anti-fatigue mats in this area without having to overlap them or leave parts of the tiled floor exposed, creating additional trip and slip hazards?
Here's how the AcroMat team helped come up with a solution:
Account Manager Russell Herbert and the Director chatted over a brief video call, talking about the challenge and develop an action plan.
"I think this may be the HUGE win we have been looking for."
3 days later Mat Measurement Specialist, Blake, hopped on a flight to measure the area for the Director then designed the custom mat.
1 day later Customer Service Lead, Courtney Symington, sent over a quote.
1 week later the Director placed the order.
Then Assembly Lead, Neil, and our production team went to work – hand-crafting the mat to incredibly precise specifications.
Some of the unique features:
✅Single mat with puzzle seams to make cleaning easy
✅Curved design and angles to precisely match bar layout
✅Nitrile to ensure mat won't slide or harbor bacteria
✅Material won't compress, ever, elevating staff health
Less than 10 days after the order, the mat is on its way to the hotel.
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Custom sometimes means a very specific size of rectangle.
Sometimes it means adding built-in cable cover, or yellow borders in one area but not another.
Occasionally, it's a wholly unique shape that doesn't seem possible.
The Director wasn't sure there was a solution to his problem.
The AcroMat team showed there was.
And they made it easy.
Custom doesn't have to be complicated!
#workplacesafety #ergonomics #NFSEM #musculoskeletalhealth
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