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‘On Your Level’ with Saint-Gobain Weber flooring systems
Saint-Gobain Weber have introduced a new product guide that details a full range of innovative flooring screeds for commercial, industrial, design and marine applications. These easy to use products have rapid drying attributes that allow easy access for other trades in the shortest possible time. Weber flooring products are the…
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Deliver a high performing entrance with style
Manufactured from flexible PVC and supplied in 10m long rolls, Plastic Extruders Ltd’s Frontrunner Entrance Flooring System offers attractive options and easy, quick and seamless installations for all your entrance needs. As style is an important factor when choosing your entrance flooring, the Frontrunner range offers 5 colour grids, together…
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Carpet Recycling UK Conference – resources for the circular economy
Resources for the circular economy is the theme for Carpet Recycling UK’s sixth Annual Conference which opens in Birmingham on June 24th with a thought-provoking programme reporting on new developments and innovations across all sectors of the carpet waste supply chain. A networking dinner on June 23rd will precede the…
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The Casino CAT
Crockford’s the exclusive Casino in London’s Mayfair have selected CAT brass stair nosings for their staircase. The club was established in 1828 by William Crockford with a vision to create a club of splendour and elegance. CAT solid brass stair nosings are regarded as the highest quality available and are…
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CAT stair nosings feature at the O2 Brixton Academy
Flooring contractors CAPS have installed CAT’s polished brass stair nosings in the world famous O2 Academy Brixton. Originally a cinema and theatre in 1929 until 1972 when it became a rock venue. In 1983 it was purchased for £1.00 and re-opened as the Brixton Academy and has been used by…
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Factory Direct Flooring welcome new BerryAlloc High Tech Laminate Collection
Factory Direct Flooring have teamed up with laminate flooring innovators BerryAlloc to become the UK’s ONLY supplier of their new High-Tech Laminate collection. It is with great pride that they can unveil their latest addition branded ‘The World’s Strongest Laminate Floor’. With laminate one of the most sought-after styles, the…
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Premier Surface Entrance Matting – No Matwell, No Problem
Premier Surface is the latest entrance matting innovation from COBA Flooring. It has been designed by COBA’s specialist flooring team as a heavy duty surface laid solution for entrances that do not have recessed matwells. It has a professional finish that looks equally as good as a high-end custom-made system…
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Nottinghamshire construction firm takes home two top awards
Staff at Robert Woodhead Limited are celebrating after taking home two accolades from the Committed to Construction in the East Midlands Awards. The ceremony, held on Friday at the Crowne Plaza in Nottingham, was attended by the region’s top construction firms, suppliers and partners. The Committed to Construction Awards are…
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Preptec a new name in surface preparation
Preptec are a new name in the supply of surface preparation related products and services. The company was launched in late 2013 and provide a variety of services to many sectors including the flooring, refurbishment and construction industries. Paul Mansfield Company Director commented: Whilst Preptec may be a new name…
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Boost your retail business by recycling carpet waste, says CRUK
Retailers can help their businesses and the environment by recycling their carpet waste responsibly. Carpet Recycling UK will again be promoting its sustainable services at the 2014 Buying Groups’ National Flooring Show on May 13th & 14th. Visitors to CRUK’s stand at the Solihull event can learn more about how…
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NI Shopping Footfall Drop
Shopper numbers in Northern Ireland (NI) dropped by 5.1 per cent year-on-year in February 2014, according to the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium (NIRC). The NIRC/Springboard Footfall Monitor shows that shopping numbers in NI continue to trail behind the whole the UK which saw a fall of 2.9 per cent in…
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Flooding Grant Scheme Opens
The grant scheme designed to reduce the risks of flooding has opened for applications, the Government has announced. Homeowners and businesses flooded between 1 December 2013 and 31 March 2014 can apply for a Government grant of up to £5,000 through their local council. The grant is to help with…
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Release: Consumer Trends, Q4 2013
Released: 28 March 2014 (Latest) Next edition: 27 June 2014 In this release Statistical bulletin: Consumer Trends, Q4 2013 Consumer Trends, Data Tables, Q4 2013: PDF Version (Pdf 743Kb) Consumer Trends Dataset, Q4 2013 Reference tables (6) Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.1.0.
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Statistics: Index of Services, January 2014
Part of Business Investment, Q4 2013 Revised Results Release Released: 28 March 2014 – Download PDF Contents Key information Economic background GDP Impact and Components Component analysis Background notes Statistical contacts Key Points The Index of Services increased by 3.2% in January 2014 compared with January 2013. All of the four main…
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Bulletin: Business Investment, Q4 2013
Part of Business Investment, Q4 2013 Revised Results Release Released: 28 March 2014 – Download PDF Contents Additional Information Changes to the Business Investment Release Methodological Information Adjustments and Revisions Economic background Gross fixed capital formation and business investment Additional analyses available to download Background notes Statistical contacts Key Points The estimates…
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Statistical bulletin: Retail Sales, February 2014
Statistical bulletin: UK Trade in Goods by Classification of Product by Activity CPA(08), Q4 2013 Part of Retail Sales, February 2014 Release Released: 27 March 2014 – Download PDF Contents Additional Information Key Figures At a Glance Distribution Analysis Sector Summary Internet sales in detail Background notes Statistical contacts Key Points Year-on-year…
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Quick-Step interviewed at the Ideal Home Show
After visiting the Ideal Home Show we managed to track down Mr Philiep Caryn – Quick-Step International Marketing Manager for this exclusive interview. It is great to see Quick-Step back at the Ideal Home Show for another year. With so many new products and innovations how have you found the…
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Uptake on the up for 2014 at the Quick-Step Academy
As wood, laminate and LVT installers look for a competitive edge for 2014, the Quick-Step Academy for Excellence in Flooring has reported an excellent uptake in courses over the beginning of the year. With record numbers signing up to become a Master Installer and Foundation level courses filling fast, the…
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A voyage in rich colour with Antron® carpet fibre
INVISTA’s Antron® carpet fibre gives performance, ease of maintenance and style to Dry Lake, from the Western Edge collection from Bentley. Inspired by a journey through the South West of America, the Western Edge collection’s seven designs are inspired by exploration, with Dry Lake echoing the cracks and linear separations…
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A More Noble stripe from Balta Broadloom
Riding on the success of the well-known Stainsafe Noble Saxony, Balta Broadloom has added a new package of eight natural shades and four coordinating stripe colourways in More Noble & Stripes, the latest carpet to bring a coordinated look to the home. Enjoying all the benefits of 100% StainSafe® polypropylene, this…
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Vorwerk makes firm commitment to UK residential sector
Vorwerk Carpets has announced the acquisition of rival German manufacturer, Norddeutsche Teppichfabrik from receiver Udo Müller for an undisclosed sum. Taking over the Nordpfeil carpet brand as part of the agreement, Vorwerk Carpets will continue production uninterrupted and will begin to drive the brand within the UK residential carpet sector…
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Get your hands on a Crown at the buying groups show
Marking a major breakthrough for the brand and underlining its success, Crown Floors has been invited to this year’s Buying Group National Flooring Show for the first time as it lifts the lid on a brand new lectern, as well as five brand new collections. The new lectern retains the…
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Go hand in hand through Parkland
An eminently versatile collection great for use throughout the home, Parkland is the latest twist pile carpet to come from Crown Floors. In 10 colours that keep Crown Floors’ reputation as a close follower of interior fashion, Parkland really is a carpet of the people, as James Caldwell, sales coordinator,…
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An educated flooring choice for Edinburgh student accommodation
New student accommodation for Edinburgh Napier University has been equipped with a range of high performance flooring from Itec Contract Floors. The Bainfield accommodation site, within the Fountainbridge area of the city, contains seven blocks of flats, with a total of 778 en-suite rooms accompanied by 117 kitchen and living…
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Buy right at the buying group show with Lano Carpets
Lano Carpets will be exhibiting at the Buying Group National Flooring Show, showcasing products including those from its Easy Care and Easy Lawn collections, as well as Mohawk’s SmartStrand and Everstrand, its new rug portfolio and polyamide updates to the Ultimo range. From the Easy Care collection, retailers making the…
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