by gjmats | 10 Feb, 2024 | Civil engineering, Construction industry, Information, Oil, gas & energy services, Transport & logistics
Why Bog Mats Matter
Bog mats play a crucial role in ensuring that your construction site remains accessible and undamaged, especially in adverse weather conditions. These durable timber mats provide temporary access and roadways, facilitating the movement of heavy vehicles, workers, and machinery across various terrains.
Determining Your Bog Mat Needs
When selecting bog mats for your construction site, it’s essential to consider factors such as the type of equipment and vehicles accessing the site, as well as the ground conditions. At GJ Mats, we offer a diverse range of timber mats tailored to meet your specific requirements, including:
- European & Tropical Hardwood Mats: Renowned for their exceptional strength and durability, our European oak, beech, and tropical hardwood mats are ideal for withstanding heavy loads and adverse weather conditions.
- Ekki Mats: Made from ultra-durable tropical timber, Ekki mats excel in environments where extreme pressure and soft, wet ground pose challenges. These mats offer unparalleled stability and resistance to acids, electricity, and weather elements.
Expert Guidance and Support
Our team of experts is dedicated to helping you find the perfect bog mats for your construction project. Whether you need assistance in selecting the right materials or guidance on load management and timescales, we’re here to support you every step of the way.
Flexible Solutions
At GJ Mats, we understand that every construction project is unique. That’s why we offer flexible solutions, including both sale and hire options for our timber mats. Whether you require bog mats for a short-term project or a long-term investment, we have you covered.
Get in Touch .. we are happy to help
Don’t let your construction project get bogged down by challenging terrain. Contact the GJ Mats team today at 07896 265 981 to learn more about our comprehensive range of timber mats and how we can support your project’s success.
by gjmats | 7 Feb, 2024 | Information
Why Bog Mats Matter
Bog mats play a crucial role in ensuring that your construction site remains accessible and undamaged, especially in adverse weather conditions. These durable timber mats provide temporary access and roadways, facilitating the movement of heavy vehicles, workers, and machinery across various terrains.
Determining Your Bog Mat Needs
When selecting bog mats for your construction site, it’s essential to consider factors such as the type of equipment and vehicles accessing the site, as well as the ground conditions. At GJ Mats, we offer a diverse range of timber mats tailored to meet your specific requirements, including:
- European & Tropical Hardwood Mats: Renowned for their exceptional strength and durability, our European oak, beech, and tropical hardwood mats are ideal for withstanding heavy loads and adverse weather conditions.
- Ekki Mats: Made from ultra-durable tropical timber, Ekki mats excel in environments where extreme pressure and soft, wet ground pose challenges. These mats offer unparalleled stability and resistance to acids, electricity, and weather elements.
Expert Guidance and Support
Our team of experts is dedicated to helping you find the perfect bog mats for your construction project. Whether you need assistance in selecting the right materials or guidance on load management and timescales, we’re here to support you every step of the way.
Flexible Solutions
At GJ Mats, we understand that every construction project is unique. That’s why we offer flexible solutions, including both sale and hire options for our timber mats. Whether you require bog mats for a short-term project or a long-term investment, we have you covered.
Get in Touch .. we are happy to help
Don’t let your construction project get bogged down by challenging terrain. Contact the GJ Mats team today at 07896 265 981 to learn more about our comprehensive range of timber mats and how we can support your project’s success.
by gjmats | 11 March 2025 | Civil engineering, Construction industry, Sustainable Building | 0 Comments
It’s no secret that some traditional logging practices have had a negative impact on the world’s forests. That’s why at GJ Mats, we choose FSC certified timber for our hardwood bog mats. Ensuring that our materials are sustainably sourced is central to our business...
by Rachel Haines | 6 November 2024 | Civil engineering, Construction industry, Demolition, Oil, gas & energy services, Sustainable Building | 0 Comments
If your projects require reliable and robust ground protection solutions, understanding the benefits and uses of Ekki timber mats, crane mats, and bog mats is essential. These mats provide stability, safety, and environmental preservation on challenging terrain,...
by gjmats | 22 Mar, 2023 | Information
Which size timber bog mats do I need?
As the UK’s leading supplier of industrial-grade bog mats and crane mats, GJ Mats is trusted by construction and infrastructure professionals as the go-to source for ground protection needs. This guide from our UK ground protection specialists helps you determine which bog mats or crane mats size will best suit your project requirements.
GJ Mats offers five main bog mat series distinguished by thickness, load capacity, and intended applications. All are manufactured to the highest standards using only weather-resistant hardwoods and tropical wood varieties.
Understanding Specifications of Different Bogmats
Our downloadable PDFs can be found on our “Product Specs” section, and give the specific details of different types of high quality timber bog mats on offer from GJ Bogmats. It’s helpful to know what these different specification types mean in relation to your individual project so that you can buy or hire the relevant product. Following is a summary but the best thing to do is give our friendly team a quick call or drop us an email and we will be more than happy to offer you our expertise.
Small Projects
If you’re looking to place temporary roadways in place, whether to enter building sites or to guide your festival goers to the main stage, then our 100MM bog mats are the ones for you. These sit lightly on the land, allowing common usage for lightweight projects. These thin but durable timber bog mats are perfect for use on industry infrastructure projects, or to serve as thoroughfare for dumper trucks and other lighter construction machinery.
Light Duty Bog Mats The 100mm Series mats are well-suited to lightweight traffic and impermanent roads. At only 100mm thick, they are portable and stable enough for foot traffic or small trucks under 10 tonnes.
Medium Projects
Medium Duty Bog Mats For medium-duty use, the 150mm Series mats falls into this category. Their extra thickness makes them durable options for smaller cranes, machinery, and structures on jobsites and marine environments.
These oak and tropical hardwood mats are capable of carrying up to roughly 65 tonnes per mat. This means that they’re perfect for small cranes and middle sized trucks as well as supporting small structures. This far more durable mat is also the most suitable for marine projects such as piling, jetties and pontoons, as well as civil engineering operations.
Large Projects / Heavy Duty Bogmats
Heavy Duty Bog Mats and Crane Mats Construction sites requiring heavier vehicles or crane use are served by our 200mm + Series mats and specialised crane mats, each rated for 80 tonnes.
Our 200mm and 250mm timber bog mats are the heavyweights. This allows for most construction equipment, cranes and caterpillar machinery to be used safely on moderately flat ground, and is ideal for working platforms and tracks for heavy plant traffic. Due to the heavy duty nature of these timber bog mats, you could look at purchasing new or pre-owned quality hardwood oak and durable tropical hardwood bog mats from our “Services” page.
Custom Engineered Solutions
GJ Mats works directly with customers to design mats tailored for specialised applications such as large-scale piling, tunneling, and mining projects.
Please note that all of our hardwood and tropical bog mats are also available for hire or sale and we welcome you contacting us to find out more to see what is best for your project. Speak to one of our ground protection specialists and crane mat experts to determine the right solution for your project needs.
Give us a call on 0800 774 7551 and one of our friendly team will be happy to advise!
by gjmats | 11 March 2025 | Civil engineering, Construction industry, Sustainable Building | 0 Comments
It’s no secret that some traditional logging practices have had a negative impact on the world’s forests. That’s why at GJ Mats, we choose FSC certified timber for our hardwood bog mats. Ensuring that our materials are sustainably sourced is central to our business...
by Rachel Haines | 6 November 2024 | Civil engineering, Construction industry, Demolition, Oil, gas & energy services, Sustainable Building | 0 Comments
If your projects require reliable and robust ground protection solutions, understanding the benefits and uses of Ekki timber mats, crane mats, and bog mats is essential. These mats provide stability, safety, and environmental preservation on challenging terrain,...
by Rachel Haines | 4 September 2024 | Construction industry | 0 Comments
When it comes to large-scale construction projects, infrastructure developments, or utility installations, one of the most critical factors for success is ensuring reliable and safe access to and from the site. Whether you're dealing with swampy ground, wetlands, or...
by Rachel Haines | 6 August 2024 | Civil engineering, Construction industry, Demolition, Information, Oil, gas & energy services, Sustainable Building, Transport & logistics | 0 Comments
Whether you're managing a construction site, or dealing with challenging terrains, selecting the right type of matting is crucial. In this guide, we’ll explore the unique benefits and applications of Ekki Mats, Crane Ramps, and Bog Mats, helping you make an informed...
by gjmats | 19 Oct, 2018 | Information
European Hardwood Mats
GJ Bog Mats use high quality, hard wearing, durable Oak and Beech for their European hardwood bog mats. They can tolerate repeated use and provide the ideal protective material for temporary roadways causing minimal disturbance to the ground.
European hardwood mats made of Oak
European Oak otherwise known as Quercus petrea, Quercus robur or European White Oak is one of Europe’s dominant broad leaf species. They grow to a lofty 20-30 metres high and achieve a diameter of 40-80 centimetres. The timber is straight grained, hard, heavy and robust.
The Science:
Physical characteristics
Density (at 12 % moisture content) 702 kg⁄m3
Total longitudinal shrinkage 0.4 %
Total radial shrinkage 4.3 %
Total tangential shrinkage 8.9 %
Equilibrium moisture content
(20° C⁄ 37 % rel. humidity) 8.9 %
(20° C⁄ 83 % rel. humidity) 17.2 %
Mechanical characteristics
Modulus of elasticity under bending 13000 N⁄mm2
Modulus of rupture under bending 88 N⁄mm2
Tension strength 90 N⁄mm2
Compression strength 61 N⁄mm2
Brinell hardness perpendicular to the fibres 34 N⁄mm2
Janka Hardness 4.5 kN
Nail withdrawal strength in N per mm depth and mm diameter 17 N⁄mm2
European hardwood mats made of Beech
European Beech otherwise known as Fagus sylvatica, grows in the west at altitudes of up to 1500 metres. They reach a height of 35 metres and achieve diameters between 40 and 90 centimetres. The timber is finely textured, heavy and exceedingly strong.
Read the scientific evidence:
Physical characteristics
Density (at 12 % moisture content) 712 kg⁄m3
Total longitudinal shrinkage 0.3 %
Total radial shrinkage 5.8 %
Total tangential shrinkage 11.8 %
Equilibrium moisture content
(20° C⁄ 37 % rel. humidity) 7.3 %
(20° C⁄ 83 % rel. humidity) 15.7 %
Mechanical characteristics
Modulus of elasticity under bending 16000 N⁄mm2
Modulus of rupture under bending 123 N⁄mm2
Tension strength 135 N⁄mm2
Compression strength 62 N⁄mm2
Brinell hardness perpendicular to the fibres 34 N⁄mm2
Janka Hardness 6.7 kN
Nail withdrawal strength in N per mm depth and mm diameter 18 N⁄mm2
Talk to the experts about our European Hardwood Mats
GJ Bog Mats will discuss your project requirements and happily advise you, supply and deliver certified or non certified European hard wood mats and can include a professional laying down service. Phone now on 07896 265 981 or 0800 774 7751. Tropical hardwood mats are available for hire or for sale too.
by gjmats | 3 Jul, 2018 | Information
Use G J Grass Protection Mats and you can stay on the grass.
That’s right – with our grass protection mats, you can keep ON the grass!
No need to worry about soft, vulnerable or uneven ground. Whether you are in a meadow, a field, park land or environmentally sensitive terrain, grass protection mats will save the day – and the grass.
Robust, high density grass protection mats can be supplied for safeguarding against heavy vehicles, machinery, wheelchairs, trolleys, heavy footfall by people or animals and more. They are available short-term or for long periods.
An experienced CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) accredited team will visit your site, make an assessment and recommend exactly what you need. When you are satisfied, they will deliver, offload and install suitable grass protection mats. They provide an efficient packing up service, too.
Grass protection mats are typically used for large events such as festivals, agricultural shows, equestrian spectacles, expositions and exhibitions. They are useful for sensitive construction sites, gateways, sports parks, playgrounds, golf courses and stables too. The mats are suitable for uneven ground and allow for drainage (SUD’s Compliant, Sustainable Urban Drainage System, when necessary). One customer commented,
“5 weeks on you can hardly see it as the grass grows through it”
The best bit? Once your event is over and packed up, nobody will know you were ever there.
Mud glorious mud. Or is it?
Take Glastonbury for example.
We have all seen the incredible mud – Glastonbury is famous for it. This outstanding annual music festival is set on a Somerset farm, spread out over a number of fields. Is it surprising that when hundreds of thousands of people all turn up at the same time and spend endless rainy days on soggy farmland, the result will be one gigantic mud bath? If only they had called in GJ Grass Protection Mats.
Ahoy there!
Then there is the annual Beaulieu Boat Jumble. A proper salty affair set in the heart of the New Forest. Boat lovers from all over the country and many from overseas descend on the beautiful ancestral home of the late Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. They are all attracted by boats, bits of boats and boating paraphernalia. They run an excellent pick-up and drop-off service from the car park. You can spend a few hours buying, then jump on the back of a truck, take all of your purchases back to your car and start all over again. Grass Protection Mats are a God send for such events.
The Royal Welsh Show
Every year hundreds of thousands of people and animals tread the Royal Welsh Show ground. Cars and farm machinery of every description are manoeuvred around the fields. Fortunately, it is a purpose built show ground with roadways and footpaths. Other agricultural shows held all around the country don’t have such luxury and convenience. Another job for GJ Grass Protection Mats!
If you have an event planned call for GJ Grass Protection Mats now for advice and safeguarding you can rely on. Phone 07896 265 981 or 0800 7747751.
