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New porcelain protection with Fila PD15 – flooring maintenance range
Surface-care specialist, Fila has introduced a second new protector to its flooring maintenance range – Fila PD15. The new high performance product is developed for the treatment of ‘lappato’ or semi-polished porcelain tiles. It provides permanent protection against stains and dirt, without altering the distinct finish or forming a surface…
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Polyflor at The Royal Oldham Hospital
Polyflor, the UK’s leading manufacturer of commercial and residential vinyl flooring is delighted to announce that around 10,000m2 of its flooring has recently been installed in the new Women and Children’s Unit at The Royal Oldham Hospital. The Pearlazzo PUR range in a variety of different colours has been installed…
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HIRST FOOTWEAR IS DICKIES 2012 UK DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Hirst Footwear based in Oldham has scooped the top award at this year’s UK Distributor of the Year awards for world-renowned workwear manufacturers, Dickies. UK Worker of the Year is now in its third year of seeking out, rewarding and promoting excellence in the British workforce. Leading distributors for Dickies…
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New licensee to use Välinge’s mechanical locking systems granted
The Chinese wood flooring producer Dong Ning Sui Yang Wood Land Yuan Tong Wood Co., Ltd. has signed a license for use of Välinge’s mechanical locking systems. The flooring producer Yuan Tong Wood, located in the north east corner of China, Heilongjiang Province, has signed a license for use of…
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Howe Green has The Wintergarden covered
UK manufacturer Howe Green has supplied its high quality 5000 and 7500 Series stainless steel access covers for The Wintergarden, Bluewater’s newly re-designed food village. Having undergone a multi-million pound redevelopment, The Wintergarden re-opened to shoppers this month with a new 3,900 sq ft restaurant served by seven big brand…
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Mapei gain OHSAS 18001 Certification
Mapei is thrilled to announce that its UK Halesowen manufacturing facility has received OHSAS 18001 certification. The international Occupational Health and Safety Management System specification, which assists in recognising, controlling and minimising health and safety risks in the workplace, is designed to be compatible with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001,…
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Kährs wood floor complements eclectic interior at St Nicholas’ Church
Kährs Oak Hampshire wood flooring has been installed at St Nicholas’ Church in the centre of Nottingham. The stunning 272m² installation forms part of an extensive refurbishment project, designed by Mark Stewart, which included re-ordering of the entire church interior. Kährs one-strip wood flooring was installed over under-floor heating throughout…
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BAL adhesives used in award-winning museum
The world-famous Beamish Museum in County Durham now offers visitors a taste of the past from a coal-fired fish-and-chip shop. The latest addition to the museum’s Pit Village is Davy’s Fried Fish Shop, which was tiled with the help of BAL adhesives and grouts. The shop, the star of an…
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Balta Group presents innovations at Domotex Middle East Istanbul
Trendsetter Balta Group presents innovations at Domotex Middle East Istanbul Domo Floorcoverings introduces a variety of new carpets Domo Floorcoverings is a leading company in the production of polypropylene and polyamide floorcoverings. Besides wall-to-wall carpet, Domo Floorcoverings is also offering residential carpet tiles and non-woven products. Domo Floorcoverings will present a new…
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WACKER Presents a Novel Dispersion for Fire Protection Coatings
WACKER Presents a Novel Dispersion for Fire Protection Coatings and a Silicone Resin Emulsion for Heat-Resistant Coatings At the European Coatings Show (ECS) in Nuremberg from March 19 to 21, 2013, the Munich-based WACKER Group presents the novel polymer dispersion VINNAPAS® LL 3112 as an innovative binder for intumescent…
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Gerflor’s brand new innovative design flooring – makes all the difference for commercial spaces!
Today’s architects, designers and clients are looking for modern, stylish designs from floor coverings manufacturers when furnishing premises such as hotels, leisure complexes or retail outlets. Gerflor’s research into customer’s requirements has resulted in the launch of a new range of Creation luxury vinyl tiles and planks. This modern product offering includes…
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Bright Idea from COBA Europe Entrance Matting
COBA Europe’s newly introduced ‘Plan’ range of custom-made entrance matting is proving a popular addition to its expanding commercial matting and flooring collection, no more so than the bright and breezy eco-friendly Plan.b option. The high quality and very stylish Plan.b comprises durable nylon brushes (available in a huge array…
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SIKABOND CHOSEN FOR NEPTUNE’S FLAGSHIP SHOWROOM
Neptune, the furniture wholesaler has specified SikaBond AT-80 for its Swindon head office and showroom. The unique elastic hybrid adhesive, which has been developed to achieve full surface bonding on all timber floors, has been used to help install elegant oak flooring in Neptune’s new office and showroom. Due to…
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Sika offers a professional adhesive solution
Expanding its MaxTack range in line with demand, Sika has recently launched Sika MaxTack PRO-50, already fondly known as ‘Grip n Grab’– a trade strength grab adhesive developed for use by professionals. Suitable for use with most building materials, Sika MaxTack PRO-50 is strong enough to replace the need for…
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Bostik – Big On Education with £40m Coleg Morgannwg Project
Bostik – Big On Education with £40m Coleg Morgannwg Project Bostik’s products delivered reliability and performance… they were proven to be compatible for the perfect install – Grant Cox, Director, Puma Floors Located in Nantgarw, South Wales, Coleg Morgannwg’s new £40 million Nantgarw Campus is one of the most up-to-date and…
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SIKA GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH WITH NEW APPOINTMENTS
Expanding its sales team to ensure the best possible service throughout the country, Sika has recently appointed Richards Banks as Key Account Manager – National Builders Merchants and Peter Bodman as Area Sales Manager –South. With more than 20 years experience in the industry, most recently working with BS Eaton…
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Discover the advantages of Polyaspartics floor coatings
Discover the advantages of Polyaspartics floor coatings The use of polyaspartic technology in floor coatings is very exciting for the industrial and commercial sectors. As polyaspartics cure faster than epoxies, downtime will be kept to a minimum and your company will be back in business in no time at all.…
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Mapei launch new Mapeproof One Coat
Mapei, a leading manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and chemical products for the building industry have launched Mapeproof One Coat. True to its name the single coat product joins well known industry favourites Mapeproof ESM and Mapeproof 1K Turbo to provide a trio of DPM’s for all possible requirements. Available in…
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UNILIN announces agreement to purchase Pergo
UNILIN is pleased to announce the agreement in principle to acquire Pergo As we welcome Pergo into the UNILIN group, of which Quick-Step is a well-known brand, we believe that the synergy between the two strong companies will greatly contribute toward creating the most innovative and comprehensive laminate flooring product…
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Plastic Extruders Ltd (Plastex) has acquired the matting business of Tepromark International Inc.
Tepromark were a distributor of Plastex’s matting and flooring products and have been in the flooring and matting business in the USA for over 40 years. David O’Sullivan, Plastex Managing Director comments, “Since being founded in 1971, Tepromark has been a master distributor of Plastex products. We chose to acquire…
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NEW AWARD TO RECOGNISE BRITISH SUPERBIKE MARSHALS
November 2 marks the announcement of the 2012 UK Worker of the Year – the nation-wide initiative organised by workwear giants, Dickies – in association with SEAT – to recognise and reward excellence in the nation’s workforce. This year will see an added dimension to the glitzy award ceremony as…
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Permaban challenges armoured joint assumptions with ‘surprisingly strong’ BetaPlus™
A new product used in concrete floor construction is proving how scientific principles can challenge conventional product design. BetaPlus, from leading armoured joint manufacturer Permaban, has been designed with strength in mind, specifically for heavy-duty applications where traffic across the floor is heavier and more frequent. Yet its engineering-led design…
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Rebranded T&R Floor Covering Distributors doubles UK stock capacity
T&R Floor Covering Distributors Ltd is set to double its stock capacity with the acquisition of an additional warehouse facility. Located opposite its existing warehouse, in Beeston near Nottingham, the new premises will also provide additional space for offices, a showroom and training facilities. The acquisition coincides with the launch…
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Balta launch new commercial carpet brand
The Balta Group is firmly cementing its reputation as one of the world innovators in floorcovering manufacturing with the impending launch of the new arc edition® brand for the contract market. Consisting of an extensive range of commercial broadloom carpet, arc edition® is set to become the key resource for…
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Wood Floors are no problem for Sika
Combining the best properties of classic sealant and adhesive technologies, Sika has delivered its ‘intelligent curing’ system to wood floor bonding with the introduction of SikaBond-52 Wood Floor and SikaBond-54 Wood Floor products. With SikaBond-54 replacing SikaBond-T54 and T54 FC for full surface bonding of solid and engineered wood and…
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