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A bigger slice of style with the updated Fairfield Creations
Great for use throughout the home and with coordinating stripes so that homeowners can add their own individual flair, the hugely successful Fairfield Creations collection from Lano Carpets has been expanded from 12 to 22 styles. With the addition of eight plain shades and two new stripe colourways, Fairfield Creations…
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Functional flooring with an eye on style
Banishing utilitarian looks forever, Itec Contract Floors can bring leisure and hospitality environments functional flooring that looks great too, with a range of decorative, safety and acoustic flooring in a diverse mix of inspiring styles. From wood and tile looks, through to mineral and architectural influenced effects the Itec portfolio…
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UZIN system used in Silverstone UTC project
UZIN systems were used for the flooring installations at Silverstone University Technical College, right in the heart of one of the world’s most famous motor racing circuits. The flooring contractor, CD Northern turned to UZIN because minimising risk was essential on such a prestigious project which involved installing several different…
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Tonnes of reasons to recycle with Recofloor
As part of its Fifth Birthday celebrations, Recofloor has announced the Contractor and Distributor that have each collected the most waste vinyl flooring since the scheme’s inception in September 2009 by Altro and Polyflor. Recofloor is the UK’s award-winning national vinyl flooring recycling scheme and over the past five years…
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New lightweight Kneepad from Redbacks
A new knee pad for pocketed work trousers which incorporates a unique ‘direction of force’ design that crucially protects the wearer’s knees and the rest of the body from the potential dangers of impact through continuous kneeling, has been introduced by Redbacks Cushioning Limited. 20% lighter than its big selling…
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SBID INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS 2014: FINALISTS REVEALED!
Interface have been shortlisted in the Contract Product category of this year’s SBID International Design Awards. The Human Nature collection has been selected as one of the qualifying projects by a technical panel of judges in the first stage of the process. The public are now invited to cast their…
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Resin flooring offers perfect solution for Museum of Liverpool
Specialist resin systems supplier Resin Surfaces Limited (RSL) has supplied flooring to the largest newly-built national museum in Britain for more than a century, Museum of Liverpool. Located at the UNESCO World Heritage Site next to Liverpool’s famous Albert Dock and the Royal Liver Building,the Museum of Liverpool boasts the…
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SEBO showcases extensive range of vacuum cleaners at The Flooring Show
SEBO UK, stand C2, The Flooring Show, 21 – 23 September 2014, Harrogate International Centre SEBO will be welcoming retailers, floorcovering manufacturers and the flooring industry in general to its stand at The Flooring Show in Harrogate. This year, the company’s versatile commercial and domestic ranges of vacuum cleaners will…
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WoolSafe announces third Educational Conference
The WoolSafe Organisation is now busy preparing to host its third WoolSafe Educational Conference, an event that promises to deliver a fantastic mixture of presentations and workshops tutored by the industry’s finest while offering a unique networking opportunity. The conference takes place in the historic heart of the British carpet…
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RonaScreed provides support and contrast at Sadie Coles gallery
Product Name Ronafix Pre-packed Screed 6-50mm In brief Ronacrete Approved Contractor Volkerlaser used Ronafix Pre-packed Screed 6-50mm to create a hard wearing floor at a London modern art gallery. The project A building which had previously housed a seventies nightclub underwent a major refurbishment to create a spacious art gallery…
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Jaymart score again
Jaymart’s Sports Tsar, Nick Bunyard, and his team have scored again. Burnley is Xercise4Less’ 19th gym to open, with a wealth of fitness equipment and classes on offer and Jaymart’s robust, rubber eco-flooring Bladerunner is their new sports flooring of choice. Jaymart specialises in rubber gym flooring, heavy weights matting,…
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Contractors Are Getting Excited……About Shoes
Shoe In Pro Finish is the brand new “brand” of overshoes for the resin and concrete flooring industry. Their unique and patented design makes them the only strapless overshoe in the world and they are now available in the UK. Looking something like a cross between a snow shoe and…
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Join in Recofloor’s Fifth Birthday celebrations this September
Recofloor turns five this September and the flooring sector is invited to join in the celebrations to mark five years of success as the UK’s award-winning national vinyl flooring recycling scheme at events planned across the country during that month. Founded by UK flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor in 2009,…
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Fixers gain with “free upgrade” time-saving adhesive
Tile fixers will love BAL Rapidset Flexible Fibre for its major advantages over other adhesives. Radically improved performance means that fixers will save time and money whenever they use it. The new wall and floor adhesive is a true rapid-set, allowing fast grouting, but gives significant time savings compared with other products.…
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Schlüter-Systems keeping a high PROFILE
Raising the profile of quality flooring installations, Schlüter-Systems Ltd are the innovators when it comes to providing protection and prevention solutions for ceramic and stone tiled flooring. Boasting expertise and experience that started over 45 years ago, with the world renowned Schlüter-SCHIENE profile, today Schlüter-Systems provide a long line of…
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WoolSafe announces third Educational Conference
The WoolSafe Organisation is now busy preparing to host its third WoolSafe Educational Conference, an event that promises to deliver a fantastic mixture of presentations and workshops tutored by the industry’s finest while offering a unique networking opportunity. The conference takes place in the historic heart of the British carpet…
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Four is the magic number
The low maintenance, comfort and durability of commercial sheet vinyl makes it a natural choice for a huge range of environments, but with a common width of two-metres, its use in large open plan spaces has been restricted by too many unsightly joints. However, with Itec Contract Floors’ four-metre wide…
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Loyalty will be rewarded with Crown Floors
Members of the Crown Floors Loyalty Club are enjoying the possibility of redeeming their points on a whole range of fabulous new gadgets, gifts and rewards as the website has recently been updated with the latest in hot technology and more. With points available right across the Crown Floors collection,…
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The Academy powers into a new sector at the Flooring Show
The Quick-Step Academy for Excellence in Flooring will be using the Flooring Show to lift the lid on a brand new identity, as it changes its name to the Academy for Excellence in Flooring Powered by Quick-Step and Pergo. The new look is more than just a change of name…
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Kenburn debut at the Harrogate Flooring Show
Are You Still Spending a Fortune Sending Your Waste Carpet to Landfill? Over the past seven years landfill tax has risen by £8.00 per tonne per year. This continual rise has of course had a knock on effect with skip costs which have risen by a staggering 200% since 2007…
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The River Gardens at Greenwich Wharf – tiled with BAL
An exclusive riverside development in London, by Durkan, has been completed with the use of BAL adhesives throughout. The River Gardens at Royal Greenwich commands spectacular views over London and the Thames, with a range of one, two and three-bedroom apartments on offer. The latest completed phase comprises 131 luxury…
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Sika Appointed to school refurbishment
Sika’s commercial flooring team has started work on an ambitious school refurbishment in Stockport, Greater Manchester. Appointed by Thelwell Flooring, Sika has designed and will deliver a 2,000m2 Comfortfloor system to the new Castle Hill School building in Offerton, which main contractor ISG is delivering as part of the influential…
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2 SHADES OF GREY
Osmo UK is continuing to expand its offering of internal wood finishes with the introduction of two new colours, Granite Grey and Silk Grey, to its Wood Wax Finish Transparent range. Neutral colours are proving to be a popular choice this year when it comes to wood finishes. While some…
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Flamboyant flooring for Grand Café in Marylebone
When Chris Corbin and Jeremy King decided to create their latest venture Fischer’s in Marylebone High Street, they were set on achieving the atmosphere of a classic Viennese café. South London marble and terrazzo specialist Diespeker provided the unique, highly polished flooring for design studio Brady Williams. The flooring specification…
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RonaDeck Resin Bound Surfacing, a steady path for students
A major building project at the University of Birmingham involved building new student accommodation and external works to some of the existing buildings. As part of the development and refurbishment new paths were laid leading up to and around the accommodation. 1075 square metres of resin bound surfacing have been…
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