Ground Protection Standard Ground Protection Mat
The everyday 4x8 ground protection mat — black HDPE / plastic ground protection sheets, reversible tread, hand-portable, reusable for years.
- 4×8 ft
- 1/2 in
- ~37 kg
Products / Turf Protection
A translucent HDPE panel that protects grass during events yet lets daylight reach the turf beneath, so the grass keeps photosynthesising and recovers far faster after the show. Ventilation and drainage features let air and water through during long-duration cover.
Most grass protection matting works by spreading load. This translucent mat does that and one more thing: it lets daylight through to the turf underneath. Grass kept under a solid black mat for a three-day event yellows and dies; grass under a translucent panel keeps photosynthesising, so a pitch or show lawn recovers in days rather than needing reseeding — more on protecting turf and landscaping with ground mats.
Turf does not fail from a weekend of foot traffic — it fails from being sealed off. The 3×6 ft panel is moulded in UV-stabilised translucent HDPE and carries ventilation and drainage detail so air and rainwater still reach the root zone during longer cover. That is the difference between temporary grass protection matting and a tarpaulin that cooks the lawn.
At roughly 1.5 in thick the panel takes about 600 psi — enough for dense pedestrian crowds, vendor stands, and light service vehicles on a stadium or exhibition lawn. Tool-free cam-locks join panels into a flat, shift-free floor that a small crew lays and lifts fast during a tight event build, with no loose hardware to lose in the grass.
Stadium concert flooring, festival walkways over turf, and exhibition lawns — anywhere the venue charges for turf damage or wants the grass back quickly. For a permanent load-bearing lawn, a turf reinforcement grid is the better tool. When a vehicle-rated surface matters more than keeping grass alive, look at a heavier access mat instead.
| Size | 3 × 6 ft (0.91 × 1.83 m) |
|---|---|
| Thickness | ~1.5 in (38 mm) |
| Load | ~600 psi |
| Edges | Tool-free cam-lock |
| Material | UV-stabilised translucent HDPE |
| Color | Translucent grey / clear |
Quoted load figures assume a competent, evenly prepared sub-grade. A mat spreads and distributes load — it does not turn soft ground into hard standing — so size to ground bearing pressure (load ÷ contact area).
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