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Wool is ‘the’ Winner at the International Wool Carpet & Rug Awards 2016
The Campaign for Wool hosted its first Awards event celebrating the wool carpet and rug industry at Stamford Bridge last week (Thurs 24th March). The Awards attracted over one hundred entries as the flooring industry – the biggest user of British and New Zealand wool – competed for Awards in…
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New Kährs Chevron – chic, classic looks with a modern twist
Kährs has introduced Chevron – a new collection of patterned wood floors. Offered in four on-trend colour tones, new Chevron creates a classical parquet-look with speed and ease. Matching frameboards can then be used around the edge of a room, to create a border for the stunning design. Unlike traditional…
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Bonasystems Wins Nationwide Slip Management Contract with Mitchells & Butlers
Bonasystems, market leaders in cleaning and anti-slip products, services and consulting, has won a prestigious contract with Mitchells & Butlers plc to provide slip prevention solutions to 400 of its outlets. Mitchells & Butlers is one of the UK’s largest operators of restaurants, bars and pubs in the UK and its portfolio includes…
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Solus Ceramics Engineers The Future With Statement Tiling
Leading tile supplier, Solus Ceramics helped engineer the design of the state-of-the-art manufacturing research facility, Factory 2050 with the installation of bespoke cut tiles from three striking tile ranges. Factory 2050 is the future of the UK’s engineering industry, as the first reconfigurable assembly and component manufacturing facility for collaborative…
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New to Jaymart
Jaymart is pleased to introduce you to Stuart Everett our new South West Area Sales Manager. Stuart joined Jaymart in February following a strong career of over 25 years in the flooring industry, Stuart brings a wealth of experience from fitting, technical and sales as well as a variety of different…
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Recofloor names 2016 vinyl flooring recycling award winners
Group winners, l to r: Back row – Anthony Francis, Mayfield Floors; Hamish Macgregor, MacGregor Flooring Company; Jeff Abbott, Top Floors (East Anglia); Nigel Maude, Birch Distribution, Hull; Tom Neville, MCD Kidderminster; Andrew McAllister, Carpet & Flooring, Manchester; Steve Dixon, S&D Flooring Specialists; Mark Power, S&D Flooring Specialists; Rhodri Dixon,…
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Gradus supplies specialist emergency care hospital
Contract interiors expert, Gradus has supplied a comprehensive range of wall protection systems, stair edgings and carpet to the first purpose-built specialist emergency care hospital of its kind in England. Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital cares for seriously ill or injured patients from across Northumberland and North Tyneside. With emergency…
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Matting Made for a Royal Entrance
COBA Flooring’s Premier Entrance Tiles have been installed at Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre in Kent. The entrance matting, selected and installed by UK Facilities Solutions, is an interlocking PVC/carpet tile system that is a popular and practical choice for many shopping centres and retail environments. The busy Royal Victoria…
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Milliken on the Green Carpet
On February 24th 2016 more than 500 guests, including celebrities, eco-luminaries, environmental companies and political leadership from around the world gathered to celebrate sustainable solutions and hear the latest green messages from some of Hollywood’s biggest stars at the 13th Annual Global Green Pre-Oscar® Party. With the shared mission of…
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Atkinson & Kirby Launches New Parquet Flooring
Flooring Specialist, Atkinson & Kirby has launched it’s new Renaissance Collection of classic parquet flooring with a modern twist, featuring a variety of popular colours and finishes. The new range is inspired by current trends with ten contemporary colours, in three different finishes, including, oiled, brushed and lacquered, designed specifically…
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Solus Ceramics showcases pioneering tile ranges at Retail Design Expo 2016
Solus Ceramics, a leading supplier of innovative and inspiring architectural wall and floor tiles, is set to unveil three new tile ranges at Retail Design Expo 2016 at Olympia, London. As Europe’s leading annual event for innovation and inspiration in retail design, marketing, merchandising and shopfitting, the Retail Design Expo…
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Brintons and Oren Sherman Launch Innovative Corridor Collaboration
Kidderminster based carpet manufacturer, Brintons, is to launch an innovative Axminster collection engineered specifically for the corridor. BLOKWERK presents a range of carefully composed designs, taking inspiration from the influential De Stijl movement and offers an innovative solution to corridor design. Oren Sherman brings a restrained simplicity to the world…
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Milliken Named a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company® for 10th Consecutive Year
Ethisphere® Institute honours Milliken’s 150-year commitment to ‘doing good’ through ethical practices, innovation leadership and corporate citizenship Milliken has been recognised as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. This year marks the 10th…
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Meet our customers – Masters Flooring
Let us introduce you to one of our satisfied customers – Masters Flooring of Whitchurch. Their original shop was established on the Isle of Wight in 1880 and they have been in Whitchurch for the last 30 years. They offer a wealth of experience in the flooring trade and are able…
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Wool Floor Show – 1 week to go!
Only one week to go before the Wool Show in London – Register today This exciting new event for wool flooring provides a retail trade, design and contract showcase in central London. Supported by some of the wool carpet industry’s most respected manufacturer brands, it will host trade stands and inspirational…
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BAL previews external tiling systems at the Surface Design Show
BAL – market-leaders in full tiling solutions – have made a successful return to the Surface Design Show in London to offer a preview of the new Gutjahr range to architects, designers and specifiers. The exhibition, which was held from 9-11 February at the Business Design Centre in Islington, attracted…
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New Boathouse decked out with Kahrs Maple-FSC
Kahrs’ Maple-FSC sports system has been specified and installed, by Reflex Sports, at a new community facility for sport charity, Whitlingham Boathouses Foundation Ltd. Situated on the banks of the Norfolk Broads, the £1.2m centre will provide a rowing and canoeing facility, as well as a regional centre of excellence…
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Wool Floor Show – Just two weeks to go – Register Now!
Don’t Miss It – Wool Plays the Field at Chelsea in March Wool Floor Show London promises to be a stunning event and one which is long overdue for the carpet sector in the capital city. As twenty-two leading industry brands gather to promote natural wool carpets, the venue…
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Topps Tiles Take To The Road
February saw the launch of the Topps Tiles Trade Roadshow programme for 2016 with the first event being held at their Watford store on Imperial Park. Reported as a highly successful night, the tile retailer organised the event exclusively for their current traders as well as for anyone looking to…
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The UK’s Only Tiling Show
The very first and UK’s only Tiling Show will be running from 18th to 20th September at the Harrogate International Centre. Open to businesses in the retail, commercial and interior design sectors, The Tiling Show offers a platform for visitors to network, conduct business, walk around the exhibition to pick…
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The Tiling Show Trend Setters
The Tiling Show is set to make its debut in September 2016 and will be bringing more than just networking and business opportunities to attendees in the form of the Trends Hub. Scarlet Opus will be curating the area from market research they’re busy gathering already. Consumers will be telling…
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Instarmac climbs 40 places and secures top honour for the 7th year
UK based manufacturer, Instarmac Group plc, has been recognised in The Sunday Times’ annual ‘Top 100 Best Small Companies To Work For’ list for the seventh year. The top 100 places are awarded following research conducted by Best Companies, an accreditation which focuses on workplace engagement. Instarmac has achieved 3…
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Sika launches Fast Screed solution
Sika, leaders in the development of innovative flooring systems, has launched a new screed system, designed to offer contractors a simpler, easier and faster method of creating a durable and high quality floor finish. SikaScreed P-24 is the latest addition to the extensive Sika cementitious range. It offers remarkable drying times,…
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Celebrity appeal for Atkinson & Kirby
Celebrity property developer and TV presenter Sarah Beeny has chosen Atkinson & Kirby’s parquet flooring to provide a stylish finish to her kitchen, hall and basement as part of a home makeover project. Atkinson & Kirby’s parquet flooring provides unbeatable visual appeal, as well as a robust and durable flooring…
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Instarmac Launches NEW Website
Instarmac are proud to announce the launch of their new website – instarmac.co.uk. The website, launched earlier this month, has been developed using the latest online technology and designed with their customers’ needs in mind. The new website boasts many improvements and new features including a dedicated homepage for each…
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