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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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A revelation in carpet from Mohawk
Capture the power of SmartStrand carpets with the striking new Mohawk Revelation stand, distributed exclusively in Europe by Lano Carpets. Capitalising on the ability of Mohawk SmartStrand carpets to fight-off stains with a Lifetime Stain and Pet Warranty while remaining incredibly soft, exceptionally durable and made from 30% renewable content,…
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Updates for Leoline website
Featuring the stunning new Supercomforts and Luxury Woods collection, the updated Leoline website, www.leoline.co.uk is all set to help homeowners select their new cushion floor. With the addition of these collections, as well as refreshments to other Leoline collections, the website is keeping consumers up-to-date with developments at Leoline floors…
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Sign up to great service with UK Flooring Direct
With an online model that brings exceptional value, you would be forgiven for thinking UK Flooring Direct has built is reputation solely on offering flooring at low everyday prices, but as over 18,500 glowing customer reviews reveal, the online retailer’s customer service levels have played a huge part in its…
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Rough it up with Louis de Poortere
As the rough luxe look takes hold, one of interior’s biggest trends of the moment is hard to capture in flooring, but thankfully with rugs from Louis de Poortere, retailers can now make the most of the worn and aged effect made fashionable by the movement. With the new Vintage…
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WOW! your customers with a warranty on a new carpet
With homeowners looking for added value for every purchase and with a new carpet representing a significant investment for their home, there has never been a better time to sign up to the Wool Owners Warranty (WOW) initiative. “Any successful retailer will tell you that being able to provide your…
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Retail Sales Up 3.7 Per Cent
Retail sales, by quantity, were 3.7 per cent higher in February 2014 than they were in February 2013, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The quantity of sales also grew by 1.7 per cent in the month from January 2014. Sales in the last three months were 1.6…
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Complete your perfect room with D-lines new floor trim
When it comes to finishing your room off perfectly, the devil is often in the detail, and sometimes the solutions you have do not do the rest of your room justice. With the average home having in excess of 170m of exposed cables, this can often make the difference between…
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ITV news item demonstrates the porosity of resin bound surfacing
Following the recent floods throughout Britain, Lawrence McGinty the Science and Medical Editor for ITV news visited the BRE Innovation Park to report on “things that can be done now” to prevent flooding. He demonstrated the porosity of the SuDS compliant resin bound surfacing (RonaDeck Resin Bound Surfacing) by pouring…
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First phase of council house building programme celebrated
THE first 26 council homes in the landmark Building a Better Nottingham programme have now been completed by Notts construction company, Robert Woodhead Ltd. Since the programme began in 2013, 38,000 man hours have enabled the local family firm to complete four separate sites in Bestwood, Top Valley, Aspley and…
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Optimism Grows For Scottish Economy
The Scottish economy continued to strengthen in the first two months of 2014, according to the latest Business Monitor from the Bank of Scotland. Out of the 401 surveyed firms, 41 per cent increased turnover and 23 per cent saw a decrease in the three months to February 2014. This…
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Posh Flooring launch New responsive website – Updated
Update: This post has been removed following information received regarding Posh Flooring – Flooring Republic – Anbo and associated companies.
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PM Hints At Inheritance Tax Change
The inheritance tax (IHT) threshold should be raised above its current £325,000 limit for individuals, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. Speaking at a meeting in East Sussex, the Prime Minister suggested that IHT should “only really be paid by the rich.” Although the IHT threshold usually rises in line…
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Domotex – Asia/ChinaFloor opens tomorrow!
DOMOTEX Asia/CHINAFLOOR opens on March 25th to present the latest developments in flooring. More than 1.200 international and Chinese top and emerging exhibitors from about 35 countries will be exhibiting all types of floor covering solutions and launching the latest products to the market in the 140.000sqm gross space reserved…
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Easter savings to be hunted out at the Quick-Step Academy
Savvy floor fitters and aspiring Master Installers will be hopping straight over to the Quick-Step Academy to take advantage of first class training opportunities at discounted prices when booked before Easter 2014. Courses from the Quick-Step Academy prepare trainees for real life practical work with in-depth knowledge, guidance and help…
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Bring about positive change with floorwise aware
“Feedback to the floorwise aware initiative has been exceptionally positive,” says Richard Bailey, managing director, floorwise. “Retailers that have taken the time to find out more about the campaign have found that it offers many excellent incentives.” floorwise aware is built around a charitable donation to Breast Cancer Care for…
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Striking the perfect balance at AeroTurbine
INVISTA’s Antron® carpet fibre featuring in Balance modular carpet from Quadrant Carpets, has equipped the offices of AeroTurbine with a carpet that is practical, hardwearing and that will keep looking good for longer. Specified by Nathan Watson, project designer, Morgan Lovell, Balance has been installed across 500m2 of Farnborough office…
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‘Moor’ stripes with a StainSafe® twist
StainSafe® Moorland Twist & Stripes from Balta Broadloom makes getting that coordinated look in the home simple. Made from 100% bleach cleanable StainSafe® yarn, the new collection coordinates four carefully considered stripe colourways with a range of 12 plain shades to make the most of the trend that is proving…
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Big volumes fast with UK Flooring Direct
For installers looking for large volumes of wood, laminate, LVT and cork flooring on short notice, then UK Flooring Direct is the go to option, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. With a centrally based warehouse with huge capacity, the leading online supplier is capable of providing installers…
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