
Ground Protection For Surfaces & Sensitive Areas
Protect finished surfaces, lawns and reinstatement sensitive ground from vehicle, equipment and foot traffic with mats supplied worldwide in pallet and container loads from European ports.
Why Ground Protection For Surfaces & Sensitive Areas Matters
Many important projects take place in locations that must look good once the work is finished. Heritage streets, parks, venues, campuses and residential developments cannot simply be sacrificed to tyre marks and rutting. Heavy vehicles, access equipment and repeated foot traffic can quickly break edges, crack paving and churn soft ground. Clean up is slow, reinstatement is expensive and reputations are at risk.
Composite ground protection mats give you a temporary working skin over the existing surface. Vehicles and equipment can move and operate while the ground underneath is shielded from direct contact. Mud stays off finished areas, tree roots remain protected and visitors can see a well managed site rather than damage. GroundGuards Global supports contractors, event organisers, local authorities, heritage teams, venue operators, rental fleets and distributors who need reliable surface protection systems they can deploy again and again.

What You Gain From Composite Surface Protection Mats
sing composite mats to protect surfaces and sensitive areas gives bulk buyers and distributors a repeatable solution that works across many sites. Our systems are supported with conservative, application based load guidance and installation advice so your teams can choose the right mats for each surface type.
- Drive and park on grass, turf and sports grounds while limiting rutting and compaction
- Protect block paving, resin, concrete and asphalt from scuffing, oil drips and edge damage
- Maintain clean, defined access routes for staff, visitors and mobility users
- Reduce reinstatement time and costs once works and events are complete
- Reuse the same mats across multiple projects, venues and countries

How Our Ground Protection Mats Protect Sensitive Areas
Surface protection mats are laid directly over the ground you need to protect, sometimes on a geotextile where extra separation is required. Interlocking edges keep panels aligned so vehicles and pedestrians cross smoothly, while textured surfaces provide grip and spread pressure over a wider area than bare tyres or feet. On grass and landscaped areas, mats distribute loads through the root zone, limiting shear forces and compaction that cause bare patches.
On hard surfaces they act as a sacrificial skin, taking the scuffs, stains and point loads from plant, stages and temporary structures. When work is complete the mats are lifted, cleaned and reused on the next site.
Weight loading is not always straightforward, so read our weight loading guide before you choose.
Sectors That Depend On Protecting Surfaces & Sensitive Areas
Composite surface protection mats are used wherever vehicles, equipment or crowds must cross high value ground. Explore sector specific guidance and case studies for your market.
Real Results From Surface & Sensitive Area Projects
GroundGuards mats protect surfaces and sensitive areas on schemes ranging from city centres to rural estates. These examples show how composite systems perform in different environments.
FastCover Protects Remembrance Site
XtremeMat Access Route on Quayside
UltraTrack Pro for Borehole Access
Best Selling Mats For Surfaces & Sensitive Areas
These mats are our most popular options for protecting finished surfaces, lawns and reinstatement sensitive ground. Pricing is available on request for pallet and container quantities.
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