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Epic Queen Stage Win for Cataldo – Quick-Step News
La Vuelta 2012 Stage 16: Epic Queen Stage Win for Cataldo – 50th Victory for OPQS in 2012 03-Sep-2012: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team won its 50th race — in three disciplines — in 2012, with Dario Cataldo battling on gradients of more than 20% in the final kilometers to…
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Kährs celebrates consecutive award wins
Kährs celebrates consecutive award wins For the fourth consecutive year, Kährs has been voted ‘Best Solid/Engineered Wood Manufacturer’ by readers of Interiors Monthly magazine. The decoration follows an earlier award, in which Kährs range was voted ‘Hardwood Flooring Product of the Year’ for the eleventh time – in the…
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Ultra Tile’s rapid setting porcelain tile adhesive
Ultra Tile’s rapid setting porcelain tile adhesive, ProRapid RS has been used to install JD Sports store’s floor. The project was completed by TTA member and long-standing Ultra Tile account, The Great Northern Tiling Company. They secured the contract to tile the store’s shoe section and also the changing rooms…
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TREMCO AT THE FLOORING SHOW
Internationally renowned construction products specialist, Tremco illbruck is staging its biggest ever presence at The Flooring Show this year when the industry’s flagship exhibition takes place from the 2nd to the 4th of September at Harrogate. At close to 30 square metres in area, the manufacturer’s stand (number B16) will…
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TURN DOWN THE VOLUME WITH FORBO NEW SARLON
In a world full of noise, acoustic performance is an essential component of modern building design. Sarlon from Forbo Flooring Systems is a best in class acoustic vinyl solution that offers specifiers an unprecedented combination of high quality sound reduction and sophisticated design choice. Careful management of sound is essential…
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Quick-Step Elite invited to Decorex
Quick-Step invited to Decorex Stunning Black Varnished Oak planks from the Elite range of flooring by Quick-Step have been chosen by the renowned home interest magazine Homes & Gardens to grace the floor of its stand at Decorex 2012. The Homes & Gardens stand will showcase the winners of its…
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Construction Statistics No. 13, 2012 Edition
Released: 24 August 2012 Download PDF Contents Abstract Acknowledgements Chapter 1 – New Orders Chapter 2 – Output Chapter 3 – Structure of the Industry Chapter 4 – Price Indices Chapter 5 – Cost Indices Chapter 6 – Investment Chapter 7 – Commercial Floor Space Chapter 8 – Government Departments’ Construction Plan…
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Economic Review, August 2012
Released: 24 August 2012 Download PDF Contents Abstract Summary GDP contracted by 0.5 per cent in 2012 Q2 Industrial production Construction output Services sector output Trade Retail sales Labour market Consumer Prices Index Producer Price Index Public sector finances Background notes Abstract This note provides some wider economic analysis to support the Statistical…
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Statistical bulletin: Retail Sales, July 2012
Released: 16 August 2012 Download PDF Contents Key Points Key Figures At a Glance Retail Sales in Detail Internet Sales Sector Analysis Distribution Analysis Background notes Statistical contacts Key Points In July 2012, all retailing seasonally adjusted sales volumes were estimated to have increased by 2.8 per cent compared with July 2011.…
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Statistical bulletin: Consumer Price Indices, July 2012
Released: 14 August 2012 – Download PDF Contents Key points A brief description of Consumer Price Indices Consumer Prices Index (CPI) Consumer Prices Index (CPI): Briefing on the monthly movement between June and July 2012 Consumer Prices Index (CPI): Briefing on the change to the 12-month rate between June and July 2012 Consumer…
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WEBER.APP FOR APPLE AND ANDROID SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS
WEBER.APP FOR APPLE AND ANDROID SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS Following the successful launch of the weber.app, originally designed for iPhone and iPad users, Saint-Gobain Weber has further developed the software for android smartphone and tablet devices. The weber.app can now also be downloaded in seconds, free of charge, from the Google…
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New arrivals strengthen Schlüter-Systems
New arrivals strengthen Schlüter-Systems Schlüter-Systems, the leading provider of tiling systems, has responded to a growth in business by appointing two new account managers and promoting an existing employee to business development manager. The Coalville-based company has made the move after an increase in demand and sales for its…
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Mapei host FeRFA apprenticeship training at Halesowen headquarters
Mapei has recently hosted a FeRFA Apprenticeship training session which leads to an NVQ Level 2 Diploma. Apprentices were given an introduction to resin flooring at Mapei’s excellent training facilities in Halesowen, which covered two modules ‘Introduction to In Situ Resin Flooring’ and ‘Work Practice and Project Planning.’ Mapei provided…
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New demonstration flooring video showing LVT installation on loose laid InstaLay
InstaFloor, manufacturer of the revolutionary InstaLay self-adhesive acoustic underlay which will be on show at the Harrogate Flooring Show, has launched a new demonstration video showing how easy it is to install luxury vinyl tiles (LVTs) on loose laid InstaLay. While InstaLay, with its low or high grab self-adhesive membrane,…
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ARDEX UK AT THE FLOORING SHOW, HARROGATE
ARDEX UK will once again be exhibiting their range of high performance flooring products at the Flooring Show in Harrogate, between 2nd – 4th September 2012.ARDEX’s multi-award winning ARDITEX NA latex based levelling and smoothing compound will be the main focus on the ARDEX stand. ARDITEX NA can be used…
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KIDS ARE BACK TO SCHOOL – Pergo Flooring
KIDS ARE BACK TO SCHOOL – HOUSE RETURNS TO CALM What better time to get the children’s bedrooms or playrooms back in order than at the start of the new school year? At Pergo we understand how important it is to have a bedroom floor that will withstand the…
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Polyflor heads to the gym
Polyflor, the UK’s largest manufacturer of commercial and residential vinyl flooring is delighted to announce that its products have recently been specified by Pure Gym Group Ltd. With over 30 operational sites here in the UK, the group have chosen to install Polysafe Vogue Ultra PUR in all of their…
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Polyflor checks in
Polyflor, the UK’s leading manufacturer of commercial and residential vinyl flooring has been showcased in the latest series of Channel 5’s, ‘The Hotel Inspector’. Hosted by Alex Polizzi, Polyflor provided Forest FX 3110 Stained Maple for the refurbished bridal suite bathroom featured in the show at the haunted White Hart…
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It’s a family affair: Bolon by Missoni
It’s a family affair: Bolon by Missoni What happens when award-winning Swedish design meets legendary Italian fashion? The answer will be revealed this spring when the results of a new, cross-border venture between two internationally renowned and highly regarded family businesses are unveiled. The Swedish flooring company Bolon has…
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Junckers Celebrate!
Something to celebrate! Junckers Managing Director, Steve Maltby, has been awarded the Diploma of the Danish Export Association and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honour as recognition of how well Junckers have done this year. The honorary award, the Diploma of the Danish Export Association and His Royal…
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Costcutter specifies Gerflor’s flooring in store refurbishments
Costcutter specifies Gerflor’s flooring in store refurbishments As with all retailers, Costcutter is anxious to minimise loss of trading time when refurbishing stores. For this reason, the decision was taken to use Gerflor’s GTI fast track looselay tile flooring in two stores in Devon as the product is quickly…
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British Wool set for Harrogate
British Wool set for Harrogate The British Wool Marketing Board is pleased to be at Harrogate as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations. ‘The Flooring Show is a great opportunity to meet a wide range of manufacturers and retailers’ says new head of marketing Tony Oakland-Smith, ‘Even in these…
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UZIN – Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital.
UZIN products were used to install the floor at the new entrance and reception at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital is committed to providing the highest health standard, so required an environmentally friendly and low emission flooring installation. Due to this sensitive…
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THE COUNTDOWN TO THE HARROGATE FLOORING SHOW IS WITH US IN EARNEST!
In just a matter of days the UK’s only national flooring event, The Flooring Show, opens (2-4 September 2012) in Harrogate. Celebrating 50 years of flooring exhibitions in Harrogate it is the one place and time in the year when the whole industry gets together, and provides the ideal opportunity…
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PPC QUALIFIES SUPERVISOR AND SECURES MOD CONTRACT.
PPC QUALIFIES SUPERVISOR AND SECURES MOD CONTRACT Lee Ford of The Preparation Group has successfully completed the Construction Skills Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme for the Construction and Civil Engineering Industries. Lee is now qualified to supervise The Preparation Group’s contracting teams on site and will be responsible for…
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