Abstract: A mat assembly comprises a number of tiles adapted to be coupled together to define a substantially continuous tread surface. Each tile comprises a base 12 comprising a number of upstanding strips 14 which extend across the tile 10. Scraper strips 18 are provided in channels 16 defined between the base 12 and the upstanding strips 14, the scraper strips 18 adapted to scrape or brush material, for example, dirt, fluid and the like from the shoes of people entering a building, thereby trapping this material and preventing it from being tracked into the building.

Abstract: Entrance matting includes a flexible base layer (12) and a flexible upper layer (14) comprising spaced, upstanding strips (16) and defining slots (18) therebetween. Strips of carpet and the like (20) are fixed in the slots (18). The matting is located on a floor at a building entrance with the strips (16, 20) perpendicular to the direction of traffic over the matting for use in scraping dirt and taking moisture from the feet of people entering the building.