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The Buyer’s Guide to Luxury Vinyl Flooring – Selby carpets
Luxury vinyl flooring is a highly versatile, hard-wearing floor covering, which makes it ideal for fitting in commercial premises. Not only does it provide a premium aesthetic, it continues to look like new for years after its initial fitting. But in order to make the right choice for your own…
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Autumn/Winter introductions from Louis de Poortere
Louis de Poortere has introduced four beautiful new rug designs for Autumn/Winter, bringing autumnal tones and on-trend greys to its Vintage and Cameo collections. Delightful colours of spiced orange and cinnamon, warmed with ruby reds and deep browns parade through the patchwork florals and Persian influences of Multi Folage col.8370…
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Bespoke flooring courses give a brighter future
The Academy for Excellence in Flooring has recently undertaken a bespoke course programme for flooring retailers looking to convert customers to higher value purchases of Quick-Step flooring. Looking at the numerous up-selling opportunities present in Quick-Step laminate, hardwood and LVT flooring, the course delivered insight through additional product knowledge, features,…
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Osmo spruces up bespoke bedroom furniture
Osmo UK’s eco-friendly wood finishes have been used to protect and enhance a selection of handmade bedroom furniture. Fine furniture and cabinet maker, SBT Design was contracted to design two bedside cabinets and a large dresser. The furniture needed to be durable enough to withstand the knocks of daily living.…
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Research reveals poor office design is affecting UK workers producivity
EMEA office workers who work in environments with natural elements, such as greenery and sunlight, report a 13 per cent higher level of well-being London, UK: New research on EMEA office spaces has found that the UK’s nature-starved offices are significantly impacting the health and well-being of workers, increasing levels…
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Recofloor announces joint winners of its recycled vinyl flooring product Design Competition
Ideas for an extendable compost bin and a modular roof tile with pre-drilled nail holes share the top £1,000 prize in Recofloor’s first-ever design competition to find an innovative product that will increase the market options for post-consumer vinyl flooring. The two winning group submissions from Hertfordshire University students will…
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Clever and Tough with Jaymart sports flooring
Jaymart’s sports flooring has recently been chosen by King’s College gym for their refurbishment project. Blade-Runner rubber is a performance flooring for extremely heavy traffic areas and a tough and versatile product. Blade-Runner is eco-friendly being manufactured using up to 100% recycled granulate or crumb rubber and the processes exceed…
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Fein’s cutting edge Multimaster promotion
Saving customers up to £66.97, FEIN is marking the success of its next generation MultiMaster launched earlier this year, by offering a range of promotional sets that include free saw blades, available until 31 December 2014. With five extra E-Cut long-life saw blades now on offer the FEIN Multimaster 350…
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Asian culture fusions with Scandinavian design in new carpet collection
Fields of Flow is the new carpet collection by ege carpets. It reflects the area of tension between traditional Asian culture and Scandinavian design – a strong fusion based on respect for Feng Shui symbols, reinterpreting them by looking through the eyes of a young Danish designer. Through abstractions and…
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Create Safe Stairs With Gradus’ New Microsite
Contract interiors specialist, Gradus, has launched a new online resource, located at www.createsafestairs.uk, which offers informative advice to help users select the correct stair nosing. According to figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), over 100,000 injuries are reported on non-domestic stairs each year, with 100 deaths resulting directly…
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Recofloor wins MEN Environmental Business of the Year Award
Recofloor, the UK’s national vinyl flooring recycling scheme, has added another accolade to its award-winning sustainable achievements by winning the Environmental Business of the Year Award at the first-ever Manchester Evening News Environment Awards in association with United Utilities. The unique Take Back and Recycling initiative, founded in 2009 by…
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Saint-Gobain Weber tile products for ceramic tile distributors, Woking
In the new Ceramic Tile Distributors (CTD) showroom in Woking, Surrey, tile products by Saint-Gobain Weber have been specified for their new 400m² sales facility which includes an extensive showroom and trade counter. Relocation of CTD from their original showroom on the junction of Goldsmith Road and Church Street West to Kestrel…
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Saint-Gobain Weber helps to complete new ceramic tile showroom
Tile adhesive by Saint-Gobain Weber has been used in the new showrooms at The Ceramic Tile Company Limited, (CTC), High Wycombe. This extension is the result of the acquisition of an adjoining sales unit where dividing walls have been removed to open up additional showroom space on the first floor. Phase two…
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Wise words at the Flooring Show from Designer Contracts
Designer Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor offered its expert carpet recycling knowledge at a seminar held at this year’s Harrogate Flooring Show. The company’s merchandise and marketing manager, Louise Abbott, contributed to a recycling talk which took place at the show in September in conjunction with Carpet Recycling UK…
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What’s on the floor at the New Saint-Gobain Technical Academy?
At the new Saint-Gobain Technical Academy in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, products in Weber’s diverse range have been used in many areas. This includes tile fixing products in cloakrooms and wetrooms, and extensive use of Weber Floor throughout this impressive training facility. “The Academy is an ideal shop window to display Design Floor screeds and we…
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UNILIN increases wood flooring capacity with new production site in Czech Republic
Vyškov, Czech Republic, 17 October 2014 – UNILIN, part of the Mohawk Group, a leading global flooring manufacturer, announces the expansion of its production capacity for engineered wood floors. In response to an increasing demand, UNILIN is opening a state-of-the-art production site in Vyškov (Czech Republic). With this multimillion-euro investment,…
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GoodWeave Founder Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2014 peace prize to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai, two individuals who have staked their lives on the belief that children, regardless of gender, geography, faith, caste or social circumstance, belong in classrooms. Kailash Satyarthi is the founder of the GoodWeave international rug…
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The ultimate underlay heavyweight packs a punch
The true champions of underlay performance, the rubber crumb Endura and Optima from the floorwise underlay collection, can now be installed with the double-stick method, making them the best performance minded option for demanding commercial environments. Offering the highest levels of recovery with excellent longevity thanks to the Ultra High…
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Floors magazine meets Mr Mark Cavendish with Quick-Step
Multiple stage winner at all three grand tours, former World road race champion and current UK Champion, winner of the Milan San Remo, two time victor of the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen; the list of victories goes on and on for Mark Cavendish, whose palmares makes him one of the all-time greats…
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More density and more performance with floorwise
With improved Heavy Density Plus performance, floorwise has announced improvements to its popular Solo, Spirit and Lush recycled foam underlays. Now providing even better value pound for pound, these underlays are the perfect choice for homeowners wanting great comfort underfoot and a longer life from their carpet. For those looking…
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Solar helps build sustainable future for Wickes
A new Wickes store in Sutton is set to build a sustainable and profitable future after installing solar panels to generate its own green energy. The Travis Perkins Group, which owns Wickes, has had four solar PV systems installed across four buildings at newly built premises on the K2 Trade…
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Recofloor’s birthday parties attract new members
September was a fun month for the flooring industry as Recofloor’s 5th birthday was celebrated in style with cakes and goodies galore at distributor-hosted ‘parties’ across the UK. New members have already signed up to the UK’s award-winning national vinyl flooring recycling scheme as a result of the events, held…
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Gradus Welcomes Shoppers to St Johns
St Johns Shopping Centre is located in the heart of Liverpool’s City Centre and has over 100 shops, ranging from high street fashion retailers to more specialised stores. A sleek and safe entrance is now greeting shoppers and workers entering the building thanks to Gradus barrier matting, which is designed…
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Faster wage growth for private sector
Private sector wages are likely to rise faster than those in the public sector during the next 5 years, a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found. The economic research body said that the pay gap between the public and private sectors has returned to pre-crisis levels.…
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Pergo performs at Sleep
With stunning laminate, wood and vinyl flooring bringing striking style to the hospitality sector, Pergo will be coming to Sleep for the very first time. Demonstrating how it’s flooring can provide seamless tailored performance to hotel receptions, lobbies, bathrooms and bedrooms, Pergo will open new horizons in flooring for hospitality…
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