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Does your business have a substantial investment in electronics or computers?<\/p>\n

Have you ever experienced an unexplained failure? Perhaps one of your\u00a0critical systems went down with no warning at a critical time (there’s never really a\u00a0convenient<\/em> time for that, is there?), or perhaps a component was working beautifully one minute and performing erratically the next.<\/p>\n

One of the most nefarious\u2014and hardest to detect\u2014 culprits behind failures of this kind is electrostatic discharge. By some estimates, it could be responsible for more than\u00a0fifty percent<\/strong> of hardware failures, costing upwards of $5 billion each year.<\/p>\n

So, if you have devices, people, and floors, then you face risks from the devastating effects of static electricity\u2014specifically electrostatic discharge (ESD).<\/p>\n

How Can Floors Protect Equipment from ESD Damage?<\/h2>\n

Since static control flooring\u00a0provides an attractive “escape route” for static electricity<\/a> that builds up in the most common of circumstances, it can be a relatively simple and inexpensive way to protect your\u00a0valuable data & devices\u00a0<\/strong>from getting zapped.<\/p>\n

Aren’t specialized static control floors ugly?<\/h3>\n

If the thought of specialized protective flooring conjures up images of server rooms, data centers, or ugly hospital wards, then we’ve got good news!<\/p>\n

Today, ESD floors come in an amazing array of materials, styles, and colors. Sure… we install rubber floors. We epoxy concrete.<\/p>\n

But we also have attractive broadloom carpet that provides decent ESD protection for your sensitive electronics in beautiful designs\u2014so beautiful, in fact, that no one would ever suspect that the carpet is actually serving a valuable purpose beyond that of ordinary carpet!<\/p>\n

In addition to broadloom carpet, we also\u00a0carry\u00a0carpet tiles and vinyl tiles and sheet flooring. Each is suitable for different situations, and they are available in configurations that provide varying degrees of protection depending upon your specific situation.<\/p>\n

Which Static Control Floor is Right for You?<\/h3>\n

Whether you run a manufacturing facility or a cubicle farm, a call center or a clean room, the fantastic assortment of options available today means that you can find a flooring solution that meets your needs. Obviously, there are a number of factors involved in making the right decision.<\/p>\n

Some of the considerations you’ll need to include in your decision-making process include:<\/p>\n