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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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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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