IsFritt: Norway’s answer to safer, ice-free winters

Winter is coming, and so are the slippery dangers of Arctic weather. Based in Norway, innovative heating mat producers IsFritt has been keeping many homes, hotels, and public buildings safe since 2007.

As the colder season creeps in, blankets of snow fall over Norway’s majestic landscape. From the frozen rivers to the cushion-white peaks, the glittering beauty of the Arctic in the winter is so mesmerising that it can be easy to forget about the dangers that lurk beneath. The ice coats everything from driveways to highways, underneath the soft snow it is also often hiding from unsuspecting people.

“IsFritt heating mats allow you to walk without being worried about slipping in winter, regardless of the weather. The rubber mats are robust with an anti-slip pattern on its surface, and can be mounted on top of all outdoor surfaces,” explains Siv Therese Andersen, managing director at IsFritt AS.

These module-based snow and ice melting mats work as a plug and play concept, allowing everyone from your grandmother to a professional installer to easily customise and connect the necessary number of mats for their space. Available in six different sizes that also fit stairs, entrances and ramps, these mats can be controlled by a snow or temperature sensor, or an app, making winter safety easy while allowing you to plan ahead.

“We’re passionate about promoting safety and accessibility through our work,” says Andersen. “Norway has one of the highest rates of hip fracture and every year, femoral neck fractures cost the society around six billion kroner. It’s a fast-growing wave of elderly and people who both want and are encouraged to live longer in their homes. We think they deserve to be independent and to be able to walk outside in wintertime without worrying about slippery surfaces.”

In addition to safety, the long Nordic winter means that shovelling snow is a never-ending task, one that is equally as time-consuming and expensive as it is physically straining. With IsFritt’s heating mat, this fuss disappears, and you don’t have to worry about salting, gritting, or dragging mushy, dirty snow into the house, hotel entrance or public buildings. “The mats can be used over and over again and don’t require any special upkeep, only that you remove or cover them in the summer,” adds Andersen.

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