We have some fantastic news to share with you this month.   Our family business, which we started together over 18 years ago back in 2005 has been named “Small Family Business of the Year 2023” The prestigious Family Business of the Year Awards were held in June at the Royal College of Physicians at […]

In 2023 at Make An Entrance we are supporting one of our favourite local charities. The Acts Trust is a Christian charity in Lincoln that empowers people to end poverty. The Act’s Trust programmes across Lincoln include: We may only be a Matting Manufacturer but this matters, and Lincoln is our home so we want to help in any […]

Make An Entrance is delighted to announce that its Managing Director has been shortlisted by the Institute of Directors as a finalist in their Director of the Year Awards for England 2023. Stuart Burlton co-founded Make An Entrance Limited in 2005, with his wife Samantha Burlton and the couple still run the business together 18 […]

We specialise in bespoke matting, so when our neighbour Reflect Recruitment in Lincoln got in touch to request a custom logo mat for their new office we were absolutely thrilled. Although we can work very quickly and produce mats for customers in only a matter of days, the more notice we have the better so […]

Make An Entrance is in the news! We are thrilled to announce that we have won the sought-after Business Transformation Award at a glittering awards ceremony in London’s Canary Wharf.  Hosted by national treasure Huw Edwards, the Business Champion Awards 2023 were held at the beautiful East Wintergarden in the heart of the capital’s business district on Wednesday night 22nd March […]

The theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is Embracing Equity. Our team at Make An Entrance has been reflecting on what that means to them.  We are a UK manufacturer of custom made entrance matting and we are very proud that unusually for a manufacturing business over 70% of our UK team are women.  Critical […]

Coir mats are an extremely popular choice for a door mat, and for a good reason. The tough bristly fibres of natural coir have a natural scraping action which is hard on dirt, and the brush effect of the bristles removes dust and mess from shoes, keeping your house clean and fresh. Coir is a […]

All you need to know about cleaning coir mats Coir is an excellent material to make doormats from. It is absorbent, great at removing grime and debris from shoes and a great eco friendly option. It is very durable and hard wearing and with a little care doormats made from coir will last a long […]

Have you considered getting a new doormat for your home? Or have you heard of coir but aren’t sure if it’s a wise investment? This blog will cover all things coir-related, so you can work out if it’s the right doormat for you. A coir mat is a type of doormat made from the husks […]

The question of whether welcome mats go inside or outside is a common one. And the answer is, it all depends on your individual circumstances. There are several factors to consider, such as how often very dirty shoes come into your home, whether you have a covered porch and how much space you have outside […]