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A bespoke rocking chair gets the Osmo treatment
The demand for handmade furnishings continues to remain high across the country. With each product created by dedicated and skilled craftspeople, the hours of hard work that goes into each product results in a unique and lasting product that many wholesalers cannot compete with. Steve Slack, the owner of…
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Wood Floor Show London – Sells out!
The first Wool Floor Show London is a complete sell out! The show (23rd and 24th March) dedicated to the wool flooring sector intends to promote the superior benefits of quality wool for the floor and has the support of all major leading wool brands. The event, a concept…
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Gradus’ Stair Edgings Supplied to New London Office
Contract interior specialist Gradus supplied market leading XT stair edgings to new prime office space in central London. New Ludgate, based in the heart of London, is a development of two office buildings that provide 349,555 sq ft of commercial office space, as well as retail and restaurant facilities.…
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COREtec new hard flooring range
COREtec® represents the next revolution in hard flooring. This entirely new category of hard flooring is a great alternative to glue down LVT, Solid locking LVT or laminate flooring. Its extruded core is made of recycled wood and bamboo, limestone and virgin vinyl. 100% WATERPROOF COREtec® floors can be installed…
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Core funder support enables Carpet Recycling UK to exceed 2015 goal
Fundamental support from Carpet Recycling UK’s core funders – Cormar Carpets, Lifestyle Floors/Headlam, Desso, ege, Milliken, Balsan and Marlings – has enabled the industry body to triumph in key areas and exceed its 2015 goal with a 31% landfill diversion rate for waste carpet. In 2015, 125,000 tonnes of carpet…
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Lanes Group delivers drainage services for new Wear crossing
Lanes Group has won a contract to deliver specialist drainage services for the joint venture constructing the New Wear Bridge in Sunderland. Drainage teams based at the Lanes depot in Newcastle have begun carrying out drainage work for the £117.6 million project which is expected to give the region a…
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Stockport community benefits from new UltraFloor installation
UltraFloor’s Level IT Super30 rapid setting and drying smoothing underlayment has been used on a church extension in Romiley, Stockport. The contractor was G J Flooring Specialists Ltd. who carried out the work at St. Christopher’s Church on Barrack Hill. A three day window was available for the work to…
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Its good to talk – Anti Copying in Design
Anti Copying in Design (ACID) launches a new IP mediation service today! MEDIATE TO RESOLVE Intellectual property issues? Why litigate when you can mediate? Mediate to Resolve is a new alternative dispute resolution initiative, based on ACID’s grass roots exhibition mediation protocol. ACID mediations over the last 15 years have…
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Shoe In Pro in Vogue and GQ
It’s not very often you see work wear being part of a high end fashion shoot but Shoe In Pro overshoes feature as an accessory in Cottweiler’s Autumn and Winter 2016 collection. The fashion shoot took place earlier in the month and the collection is now being shown in both Vogue…
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Eight shades of grey from Crown Floors
Crafted from Extra Strong Easy Care fibre for assured performance throughout the home, Crown Floors’ Langholm carpet makes a wise choice for any homeowner, but it’s the on-trend colours that means this style is the talk in stores around the country. Introduced late last year as part of a major…
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Win £1000 worth of tools with floorwise
floorwise is giving readers the chance to win £1,000 worth of tools of their choosing just be answering a simple question: What is the code for the Flexible Axle Seam Roller in the floorwise flooring tools catalogue? If you win this fantastic prize you can take your pick from a…
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Spring into action with Lano lawns
With spring soon around the corner, it won’t be long till homeowners across the country will be turning attention to their gardens. Armed with Lano’s Star Lawn and Easy Lawn collections, flooring retailers across the country can welcome in spring with a valuable new revenue stream. Dramatic growth over the…
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The ultimate in flooring style from Avenue Floors
Brand new for 2016, Ultimate Style is the latest trend-defining cushion flooring collection from Avenue Floors. Featuring the very latest in wood and stone looks, this 19-strong collection brings some of the hottest looks in interior style. From the hexagonal stone of James to the grey-washed distressed wood of Verbier…
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Resin Surfaces Limited’s Ivy Wroe receives receives Responsible Capitalism Award
Ivy Wroe, Managing Director of Resin Surfaces Limited (RSL) has been awarded the prestigious SME Dahrendorf Responsible Capitalism Award for her role in developing the company’s sustainable product range. The awards are instituted by FIRST – the multidisciplinary International Affairs organisation – and honour international business leaders who have excelled in both commercial success and…
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Super soft shaggy for the new design season – Flair Rugs
Meeting a luxe look making waves in the most current interior design circles, Flair Rugs introduces the super soft shaggy polyester of Cirrus, joining Sommer and Decks to form part of a stunning portfolio for the SS16 season. Following a very successful launch at this year’s January Furniture Show, Flair…
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Fight back against UV rays with Suretex
F&X Carpets is starting off 2016 with a bang, launching four brand new collections under its Suretex brand of stain-resistant carpet and welcoming in a milestone in polypropylene fibre development. With Joy, Meridian, Capital and Casa, F&X Carpets is ensuring that Suretex remains one of the brightest new brands in…
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Interfloor delights customers at peak season
Interfloor’s investment in manufacturing and logistics has paid off with a dramatic improvement in stock availability and deliveries throughout the peak season. The business has invested over £3m in a range of initiatives to increase output to cope with both the significant increase in demand between October and December, and…
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Milliken announce complete floor covering solution with launch of Luxury Vinyl Tile range
With the introduction of a fresh and exciting Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) range Milliken is now able to offer a complete floor covering solution: from carpet and entrance matting through to LVT, there’s now an enviable offering of finish, construction and price point options. Milliken’s new LVT provides a remarkably…
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Ball and Young – Never follow, Always lead
Ball and Young celebrate another year of awards 2015 after receiving: Ball & Young voted – BEST UNDERLAY MANUFACTURER CLOUD 9 – The Brand Leader – voted BEST UNDERLAY RANGE 2015 Ball and Young Limited, a Vita Group company established in 1983 continues to stay ahead of the pack with a product portfolio…
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Recofloor’s annual Awards Event kicks off on March 3rd 2016
Recofloor, the UK’s award-winning vinyl flooring recycling scheme founded by Polyflor and Altro, will be recognising its members’ achievements at the fifth annual awards event to be held on March 3rd 2016 at Old Trafford, the Home of Manchester United. The event will be hosted by Matt Le Tissier, the…
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Majority Of Employers Support National Living Wage
93% of employers are in support of the new National Living Wage (NLW), believing it will boost productivity and retain staff. A survey conducted by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) asked 1,000 employers about the NLW. The survey found that: 93% think the NLW is a good…
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BAL strengthens unique support network
Picture: Alan Collins BAL, the market-leading manufacturer of full tiling solutions, has appointed Rushden-based Alan Collins as its Product Support Technician (PST) for East Anglia, strengthening its nationwide technical support and training capability. The PST concept is unique to BAL, which has placed strong emphasis on support throughout its history.…
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Recofloor, the national vinyl take back scheme, launches new website.
Recofloor’s re-designed website offers significantly-improved functionality and new features, providing all the information that flooring companies need to recycle their waste vinyl flooring. Easier to navigate and more user-friendly, the comprehensive site www.recofloor.org has direct links to the websites of Altro and Polyflor, founders of the UK’s national vinyl flooring…
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Bostik the complete solution for Lincolnshire Flooring in Healing School project
Bostik, a global leader in adhesives and sealants, has been chosen by flooring specialist, Lincolnshire Flooring, to provide all sub floor preparation and adhesive products for a landmark £3m project at Ofsted’s ‘outstanding’ rated Healing School in Grimsby. JemBuild was taken on as the main contractor for the science academy’s…
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Milwaukee power tools sales surge as Brookes storms to British Superbike victory
Win-win for stockist and Milwaukee Yamaha team sponsor Euro Car Parts Milwaukee Yamaha rider Josh Brookes wins BSB Championship at Brands Hatch Team sponsor Euro Car Parts sees sales rise coinciding with Brookes’ back-to-back wins “Josh’s performances have helped to increase awareness of the brand and we have seen a…
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