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How One Man’s Cold Feet Sparked a Global Search
Working from home and dreading the winter months. he didn’t want the central heating on as he was working from just one room. So he’d wear jumpers and fleeces to keep warm. But within a few minutes of sitting down his feet would be cold and the warmth would slowly…
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Weber’s Award-Winning products with low Dust Technology are the first choice of professional tile fitters
Low Dust Technology™ is an innovative, advanced formulation that significantly reduces airborne dust created during the pouring and mixing processes. Low Dust Technology™ was first introduced to weber.set rapid SPF almost a decade ago and more recently to weber.floor flex and weber.set pro lite-rapid, without compromising the premium characteristics of the original products. Since…
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And the Carpet Fitter of the Year Is…
Mark Smurthwaite won the Carpet Fitter of the Year competition, which took place over the first two days of the annual Flooring Show at the Harrogate International Centre from 18th to 20th September. After a 15 year hiatus, President of NICF, Ian James brought back the ever popular competition, which…
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More retailers ‘buy into’ the challenge of recycling carpets
More retailers are prepared to take on the challenge of recycling waste carpet that can potentially help them to make substantial cost savings while improving their service to customers, according to Carpet Recycling UK, the industry’s association for recycling and reusing carpet. Speaking after the three-day 2016 Harrogate Flooring Show,…
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What’s on the Weber training agenda at the Saint-Gobain Technical Academy
At the Saint-Gobain Technical Academy in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, Weber’s training programmes embrace all categories in the company’s diverse product range. This includes External Wall Insulation (EWI), monocouche through-coloured renders, tile fixing, technical mortars and flooring systems. Courses can be designed to meet product-specific requirements, or to suit different levels of experience…
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Floors Magazine September – Flooring Show Guide – LIVE
Please click below to read the September edition of Floors Magazine – The Flooring and Tiling Showguide.
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Join the conversation with the new BAL forum
BAL – the market leaders in full tiling solutions – have launched a new online forum for tiling professionals. Available to registered YOU+BAL Partners, the forum gives tilers, contractors and specifiers the opportunity to discuss the latest products, fixing techniques and services, as well as getting technical help from BAL…
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Instarmac Products at the Touch of a Button – Product Planner App
Instarmac are proud to announce the launch of their new product planner App. The App has been developed using the latest mobile app development technology and has been designed with their customers’ needs in mind. Have you ever been stuck on site with no internet connection and need to find…
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Rinos secondary entrance matting range now available in Bfl-s1
Rinos understand fire safety is an important subject for contract flooring, Entrance flooring needs to fulfil at least the flammability class Cfl-s1 and be fully tested to EN 13501. However there is an increasing demand for Bfl-s1 products that can withstand almost twice the amount of radiant heat. In order to…
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Building Adhesives Ltd shortlisted in three categories at The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016
A Stoke-on-Trent manufacturing business has been shortlisted in The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016. Trentham-based Building Adhesives Ltd will now go head-to-head with manufacturers across the country in the Supply Chain Excellence, Sustainable Manufacturing and the Through Life Engineering category which looks for the company that is delivering high value, long-life…
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Join the conversation with the new BAL forum
BAL have launched a new online forum for tiling professionals. Available to registered YOU+BAL Partners, the forum gives tilers, contractors and specifiers the opportunity to discuss the latest products, fixing techniques and services, as well as getting technical help from BAL staff, share site stories and lots more. Alex Underwood,…
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Heralding its 7th year – The Campaign for Wool announces UK Wool Week 2016, 10th – 16th October
This October, The Campaign for Wool will mark its seventh successful year with its annual ‘Wool Week’. Taking place from the 10th – 16th, Wool Week will celebrate everything woolly with a week of activities in London. Retailers across the UK from leading fashion, interior and craft brands, will unite…
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The first ever Wool Conference to take place at Dumfries House in Scotland this September
Sir Paul Smith, Livia Firth, David Gandy, Nicholas Coleridge CBE and M&S CEO Steve Rowe in attendance On 9th September 2016 the first ever Dumfries House Wool Conference will take place; a gathering of key members of the fashion, interiors and wool industry organised by The Campaign for Wool and…
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Kemtile strengthens surveying team
Kemtile the hygienic flooring, wall systems and drainage specialists based in Warrington – has further strengthen its capabilities with the appointment of Paul Doyle as Estimator / Surveyor. Formerly with John Lord, Paul brings with him to Kemtile a decade’s experience in surveying and estimating for specialist resin flooring…
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Recofloor names its vinyl recycling Red Letter Days winners
Recofloor has announced the three winners of its Red Letter Days Summer Promotion held throughout August to encourage more flooring companies to recycle their waste vinyl flooring through Altro and Polyflor’s scheme. Congratulations to 3D Flooring Supplies, Cardiff; 3D Flooring Supplies, Taunton and PenAlyn Property Maintenance Services, St Asaph who…
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Floorwise unveils “How to” video series
Recognising the importance of video in the promotion of brand and product, floorwise introduces its first series of installation videos, as it explains how to install carpet in a range of real world scenarios. Calling upon the expertise of independent flooring fitter, Justin Burns, of Battle, East Sussex, each of…
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Join Instarmac at this year’s inaugural Tiling Show
Visit Instarmac on stand Q3 where their premium brands UltraFloor, UltraTile and Granfix will be showcasing their popular subfloor preparation, tile fixing and grouting solutions. To be held at the Harrogate International Centre from the 18th – 20th September, The Tiling Show is an exciting new exhibition for the tile…
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Atkinson & Kirby – Investing for the future
Flooring specialist Atkinson & Kirby is investing in the future of the business with the appointment of a new team member. Sam Okyere has been appointed as Business Development Manager and will be working closely with Atkinson & Kirby’s customers in the South of England, Isle of Wight, and The…
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Discreet Domani joins Kährs wood flooring collection
Kährs has introduced its new Domani Collection of wood floors. The new collection includes seven designs, with a discreet contemporary-rustic grain and a hard wax oil finish. The new oak and maple floors are offered in a spectrum of natural colour tones, including chic white and grey tones, naturals and…
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A sound choice in underlay with Floorwise Acoustica
Used under wood and laminate flooring, the Acoustica underlay collection from floorwise helps to combat noise, one of the biggest flooring-related concerns facing specifiers and homeowners today. Using a dense rubber construction, Acoustica not only helps to combat the sound of footfall (impact noise) but also airborne sound, helping to…
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Red Sky Thinking from BAL for fail safe external tiling
BAL market-leaders in full tiling solutions have launched a new problem-solving external tiling system for balconies, roof terraces and ground terraces. Gutjahr System Technology from BAL offers designers and contractors innovative drainage, ventilating and uncoupling solutions to protect outdoor coverings against the unpredictable British weather and extremes such as rain,…
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Who needs the Olympics?
Flooring specialist Diespeker & Co’s MD John Krause recently returned from Poland flushed with success, after representing GB in the 2016 ETU Challenge Long Distance Triathlon European Championships held in Poznan. Taking part in the hotly contested 55-59 age group, John swam 3.8km in 1 hour 13 minutes and cycled…
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CCF team pedal the distance for Alzheimer’s Society
Colleagues from the Didcot, Reading and Cardiff branches of CCF, a leading insulation and interior building products distributor, recently challenged themselves with a gruelling 19 days of cycling, which raised a combined total of over £2550.00, in-support of the Alzheimer’s Society. The team of CCF colleagues took it in turn to…
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Spotlight: Rover’s Ripped Oak
Alongside their large collection of hard wooden floors Rover’s Flooring has also this year started producing Ripped Oak. Made from Oak Railway Sleepers, Ripped Oak is taken from the heart of the tree which allows for heart cracks whilst minimising sapwood. The grain is then ripped apart resulting in tears,…
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Industrial Flooring: Don’t Compromise Aesthetics for Functionality
Industrial settings have a reputation of being cold, drab places, particularly with being typically grey and plain. So, while incredibly practical, they understandably aren’t famed for their aesthetics. Uninteresting and industrial flooring don’t need to fall under the same schema, as you shouldn’t have to choose between high performance flooring…
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