In the 1980's, Wearwell brought in new talent and began to get noticed. The Safety Revolution had begun. Taking care of workers and preventing accidents was at the forefront — where it belonged. We explained to the marketplace that safety starts with the floor you stand on — that all the goggles and gloves in the world don't mean much if you slip and fall on a wet, greasy floor. People seemed confused at first, but they finally got the message. Wearwell mats took hold.

In the early 1990's, the Ergonomic Revolution took off. It was all about fitting the workplace to the worker and maximizing health and productivity. Wearwell mats fit the bill perfectly, and demand for our safe and comfortable mats took off once more. Intuitively, people began to recognize a universal need for matting in the workplace. Wearwell began creating new and innovative matting designs to meet the more sophisticated demands of the marketplace.

Well, those two gents who launched Wearwell did eventually retire, and we took over. Most of us here grew up around the place, so we were already dedicated to their vision of creating a safer, healthier, more productive worker environment — an environment that respected the integrity of the standing worker and the companies who care about the welfare of those workers.

History is wonderful and we can be proud of ours. But the future is our focus. Your needs never stand still, so neither do we.

That's how it has always been around here at Wearwell. And that's how it will always be.