The UK company, based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, has its own manufacturing plant which started production at the beginning of the year and can supply a full range of mats including printed logo mats, graphic logo mats and anti-fatigue mats and utility mats. The UK operation is headed by De Sousa as managing director and its chairman is Gunnar Andreen, former ceo of Berendsen Textiles.