Suppliers of: Entrance matting, Entrance mats, Threshold barriers, Architectural Grilles, Ventilation Grilles, Reception Matting, entrance matting systems, entrance flooring systems, heavy duty entrance mats, commercial entrance mats, commercial entrance matting
INTRAsystems has been supplying discerning architects and interior designers with the highest quality entrance matting, architectural grilles and creative ceiling products for over 35 years.
We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all solution. Your designs are unique – so why can’t your materials be, too? That’s why we provide bespoke solutions, so that you’ll never have to compromise on your design.
If you’re looking for a provider with unrivalled customer service, design-led and functional products, meticulous attention to detail, and who can support you in your continuing professional development, look no further than INTRAsystems.
We help architects working across a vast array of sectors to specify the most suitable products for their projects – whether for design-led, practical or health and safety purposes.
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Main Product Ranges:
Matting Products
The INTRAsystems range of commercial Entrance Matting combines up-to-date design and aesthetics with the ability to perform in the most demanding environments. Designed by industry specialists with an intimate knowledge of the marketplace, INTRAsystems unrivalled range of products provide optimum performance, every time, guaranteed.
Grilles Products
INTRAgrille is a superb range of stainless steel, aluminium and carbon steel grilles, which provide a stunning architectural finish for both interior and exterior applications. Advanced production techniques ensure a precise slot and the highest parameters in terms of flatness and straightness to offer you a striking linear appearance for endless design solutions. INTRAgrille can be used for:
- Trench heating covers / Service trench covers / Architectural features / Entrance grilles / Ventilation / Drainage / Walkways, platforms & staircases / Facades & solar shading / Balustrades & soffits / Lightwells
Ceilings Products
INTRAsystems Creative Ceilings are a range of linear metal grilles that offer a creative alternative to conventional suspended ceiling systems. Made from stainless steel or carbon steel with a zinc / aluminium coating, INTRAsystems Creative Ceilings provide exceptional durability and aesthetic qualities and can be quickly mounted to standard bearing structures using an innovative mounting system. Due to the high-quality materials and their cleanability, INTRAsystems Creative Ceilings are perfectly suited to public and commercial interiors, such as:
- Shopping centres / Sports facilities / Museums, galleries, exhibition halls / Airports and stations / Offices and private properties / Schools, colleges and universities
Main Sectors:
Commercial Offices:
INTRAsystems is proud to be the market leader in the design of entrance matting and architectural grilles for commercial environments, assisting specifiers to achieve the full potential of their vision, with no compromises to design or functionality.
Schools, Colleges, Universities:
The entrances of schools, universities and colleges are often subject to intense periods of heavy footfall, with muddy shoes and studded footwear for sports making heavy-duty entrance matting a necessity. INTRAsystems is dedicated to finding the most suitable solution for your building, while simultaneously keeping costs low to suit centrally funded budgets.
Hospitals, Care Homes, Surgeries:
Experts in the exacting needs of hospitals, care homes and surgeries, INTRAsystems can provide the hygienic and hard-wearing entrance matting solutions that the healthcare sector demands. Exceptionally durable to cope with high traffic flow, and featuring effective soil and moisture removal, you can be confident that your entrance will be both safe and sanitary for public use.
Railway & Bus Stations, Airports, Ports:
These are areas with extreme traffic levels, and a high performing and heavy duty Entrance Matting system is essential to ensure safety. This sector includes some of the most demanding areas for the use of Entrance Matting, with consistent high traffic flow and heavy wheeled items.
Exhibition Halls, Civic Offices, Museums, Theatres, Event Areas:
From grand exhibition halls to noble museums and opulent theatres, public buildings must stand up to both potentially high traffic and the critique of the public eye. We keep the desired character of your building in mind, alongside safety and performance requirements, to find you the perfect INTRAsystems solution for your building.
Shopping Centres & Retail Parks:
With bespoke entrance matting, architectural grilles and creative ceilings, you can give your shopping centre the wow factor. High levels of traffic, especially in peak seasons, demand a matting solution you can trust; with smooth tiled floors in frequent use, absorbent matting is a health and safety mainstay. It also helps to maintain a clean and polished appearance to welcome your shoppers and make the ideal first impression.
Retail Chains, Supermarkets:
Whether a boutique clothing store, high street giant or bustling supermarket, INTRAsystems can help your retail store’s aesthetic appeal and safety requirements with custom-designed entrance matting. Durable, simple to clean and able to remove large volumes of dirt and moisture from consistently high footfall, your matting solution can provide a practical yet inviting entrance on a budget.
Stadiums, Sports Centres, Swimming Pools, Hotels:
Whatever the primary function of your leisure facility, INTRAsystems can help to produce a bespoke entrance matting solution which allows for varying traffic flow, health and safety assurance and which helps your venue stand out from the crowd. Whether for a stadium, sports centre, swimming pool or hotel, we can provide the specialist matting to suit your exacting requirements.
Further technical information, images, case studies and specifications are available to download from the INTRAsystems website or via the BPi Library.
Bespoke INTRAshape Provides a Welcome Flourish
199 Bishopsgate, near Shoreditch, is a 12-storey office refurbishment designed by Buckley Gray Yeomans (BGY). With over 57,000 sq ft of sustainable workspace, it is home to world-leading companies and start-ups across the legal, financial, technology and media sectors.
BGY has used INTRAsystems products in several projects and the team are firm fans of INTRAshape and the creative flexibility it offers. So, they had INTRAshape in mind when designing their striking lobby concept. The full width Entrance Matting is as expected, but the design feature of inset fibres within the geometric tiles pushes creative options and challenges expectations from Entrance Matting.
INTRAform Follows Function
BGY specified INTRAform DM low profile in the revolving doors and full width across the primary section of the lobby for clean lines as well as clean and dry feet. The secondary intricate INTRAshape and tile scheme adds creative impact while providing extra absorbency and scrubbing function.
They chose multi-directional rubber inserts within the revolving doors to cope with direct water ingress. Then, INTRAlux Elite fibres span the full-width of the entrance to soak up excess water. They selected Grey 606 fibres as a neutral yet practical palette, while co-ordinating with the geometric tiled section, which reflects the ceiling details.
A Perfect Fitting Prototype
Our client shared their concepts early in 2022, so we worked closely with them to make their vision come to life. From initial drawings to refining grout tolerances and tile dimensions, we collaborated to get the right specification. INTRA developed prototypes to test in situ and thanks to careful planning and precision measurements, those prototypes went into final production with no dimensional changes.
The result looks incredible and proves what’s possible with creativity, collaboration and a keen eye for detail!
INTRAsystems Tailored Railway Entrance Matting Solutions
INTRAsystems is proud to be an approved supplier for Great Western Railways (GWR). Our products exceed the demanding performance standards, so we were the natural choice when they needed railway entrance matting for the new station at Green Park in Reading.
Located on the Reading to Basingstoke line, Green Park connects the pioneering business park with residential areas and Reading Football Club’s Select Car Leasing Stadium.
The new, state-of-the-art station is designed to withstand heavy foot and wheeled traffic from daily commuters for the 60 businesses within Green Park as well as the regular stream of football fans!
Enhancing Accessibility
Following the latest directive from the Department of Transport, Network Rail and their own accessibility goals, GWR has incorporated distinctive route markers into the flooring. Textured areas and high-contrast colours flow around the station concourse, signposting key routes, obstacles or points of interest to help visually impaired and disabled passengers navigate more easily.
GWR wanted to the carry the design through to the Entrance Matting too, adding a stripe of contrasting colour to link the entrance area with the onward concourse. This meets and exceeds the latest ‘Technical Specifications for Interoperability, Route Identification for Persons of Reduced Mobility’, (TSI for PRM.)
Optimal Performance and Effortless Maintenance
We successfully completed a similar project at Perry Barr Station, so were confident in meeting the challenge, and produced design recommendations to match other textural and visual flooring features for the TSI for PRM.
Having reviewed the design and budget requirements with GWR, our spec team recommended INTRAform, a recessed aluminium system with Linear fibre combined with a ribbed rubber insert.
Set into ‘closed construction’ channels, the system is effective for scraping off dirt and keeps dirt on the surface of the mat making cleaning and maintenance easy.
Enhancing Aesthetic Appeal and Functionality
The ridged appearance of INTRAlux Linear fibres in Anthracite and alternating rubber sections met the client’s brand guidelines, DDA compliance requirements as well as the wayfinding needs of the TSI for PRM. And the neat design finish ties in well with the flooring texture beyond.
Linear fibres are hard-wearing with a 1400g/m² looped pile and a textured appearance.
The Art and Science of Railway Entrance Matting Design
INTRAform, like the majority of INTRAsystems’ easy to install products, features interlocking plank sections which can be cut and configured to create patterns, stripes, or other striking designs. The robust aluminium profile is ideal for heavy-duty applications too and comes with a 10-year warranty.
The planks are easy to cut and install, provide flush transitions between outdoor and indoor flooring substrates to meet DDA regulations.
Ensuring safety and efficient maintenance is of paramount importance on the railways so getting the right materials specification for each situation is vital. Facilities teams need a product that performs at a high level and adheres to all the various restrictions and regulations.
Precision in Every Detail
GWR chose a specification with outstanding performance and design flexibility, but they also earned LEED and BREEAM points for sustainability.
INTRAform is EPD-verified and uses 100% recycled aluminium frames which can be recycled or reused again and again. We collaborated closely with the design team and provided detailed drawings and measurements for the Entrance Matting to ensure the success of the project.
Even with such detailed specifications and drawings however, we understand the allowance for anomalies on site. INTRAsystems supplied the planks 50mm oversized for on-site trimming. The installers could get a snug fit and adjust the planks incrementally to align accurately with the other textural and contrasting features in the flooring scheme.
Elevating Entrances
The Railway Entrance Matting now continues the signposting sections, linking up with the station flooring designs perfectly.
Reactions and feedback from staff and passengers using the new station have been excellent.
The Entrance Matting is already delivering on the objectives of keeping people safe, protecting the flooring beyond and providing key visual cues. And with INTRAform’s 10-year warranty and proven track record, it will stand the test of time.
