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Carpet and Rug News
Milliken opens its first showroom in Continental Europe
Milliken’s first showroom in continental Europe, located at 40 rue des Mathurins in the 8th district of the capital, between the Saint-Lazare station and the La Madeleine district, opened during December 2017. The showroom is housed in a typically Parisian setting with many original architectural details from the Haussmann period such as mouldings, herringbone parquet and a winter garden room all forming a haven for the Milliken collections. Led by Marion Bradley, Marketing Communications Manager…
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Safety Flooring News
Altro Cantata Flooring creates a relaxing environment for playful Dachshunds
Pigglefairy Puppies, based near Kings Lynn, is a council-licenced breeder of Kennel Club registered miniature Dachshunds. The kennel where the dogs slept was five years old and was starting to look tired. It needed a refit, and owner Debbie Casemore wanted a solution that would not stress the dogs. She also needed a quick turnaround to make sure the dogs were able to return to the kennel quickly. Debbie said: “I wanted the best for…
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Vinyl Lino Rubber News
Polyflor launches Polysafe Quattro PUR
Polyflor, the UK’s commercial and residential vinyl flooring specialist, has just announced the launch of their new Polysafe Quattro collection. This innovative safety flooring range offers barefoot and shod sustainable wet slip resistance with a stud-free finish for enhanced comfort underfoot. Polysafe Quattro has been specifically designed to provide a high degree of slip resistance in continually wet areas within the healthcare, residential care, housing and leisure sectors. This includes areas such as changing rooms,…
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Vinyl Lino Rubber News
Social housing flooring requires tenant appeal
Social housing has been making headlines for the wrong reasons in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. But on a positive note, it has highlighted the needs of tenants and ways of making their homes better, safer places to live in. However, there is also an urgent need for more affordable housing in Britain and a pressing requirement to reverse the reduction in the building of government-funded social housing for rent. In order to…
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Vinyl Lino Rubber News
Polyflor Case Study: De Montfort University
Project: De Montfort University Student Union, Campus Centre Location: Leicester Main contractor: CPMG Architects Products used: Affinity255 PUR, Expona Design Stone and Effect PUR A variety of commercial vinyl floorcoverings from Polyflor were selected for a £3 million refurbishment project at Campus Centre, De Montfort University in Leicester. Designed by CPMG Architects, the newly renovated Campus Centre is the home of De Montfort’s Student Union (DSU) and a hub for student life, including shops, cafes,…
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Sports Flooring News
EXF Fitness New Flooring Range Designed to Perform
Finding the balance between providing the best fitness flooring, meeting European standards, fire, acoustic and vibration regulation is difficult to do. These issues are never more important than in hotel and mixed-use developments, where the need is to provide great fitness facilities safely and as quietly as possible. However, the all-new EXF Performance Flooring range finally ticks all the boxes. The range is EN certified, fire certificated, REACH compliant and tested for vibration and acoustic…
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LVT News
DMS Flooring Launches New Luxury Vinyl Tile
Northampton-based flooring suppliers have introduced a new range of luxury vinyl tiles to market. The Brampton Chase Timeless Floors collection represents superb quality and appearance to rival market leading brands at an accessible, mid-market price point. Beautiful, easy to install, and remarkably resilient, Brampton Chase luxury vinyl tiles are ideal for home or commercial use and are available both to trade and the general public. Boasting ultra-realistic embossed grain and a range of 12 impeccable…
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Recycling
Recofloor vinyl flooring recyclers win Red Letter Days prizes
Recofloor has named the three winners of its annual Summer Promotion, which was held throughout August to encourage more flooring companies to recycle their waste vinyl flooring through Altro and Polyflor’s scheme. The draw was streamed live on Facebook at the beginning of September. Congratulations to MacGregor Flooring Company Ltd, Hamilton; Branagan Flooring Services, Manchester and S&D Flooring Ltd, Hull who each won a £100 Red Letter Days Gift Card to spend on an ‘unforgettable…
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Vinyl Lino Rubber News
A real ‘page turner’ for Gerflor
Reading and the loaning of books from libraries in Scotland has been in some decline. However, the Scottish Government places great importance on public libraries and believes everyone should have access to library services. In 2016 the Scottish Government allocated £450,000 to support Scottish libraries. Nicola Sturgeon, The First Minister, recently launched her Reading Challenge which encourages children to read more across all of Scotland. By providing this financial ‘page-turner,’ it seems the usage of…
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Vinyl Lino Rubber News
Brand New flooring in ward refurbishment at Barnsley District General Hospital
Commercial flooring specialists, A Cumberlidge, have fitted over 1,500 square metres of brand new flooring as part of a ward refurbishment at Barnsley District General Hospital. The 350+ bed hospital, built in the 1970s, serves a population of over 250,000 people and provides a full range of district hospital services to the local community and surrounding area including emergency department services, outpatients clinics, maternity and children’s services. The Cumberlidge team was tasked with delivering the…
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Flooring News
Floorstore goes through rebrand and celebrates new store opening in Wakefield
Floorstore is one of Yorkshire’s largest flooring companies and it has recently gone through a fresh rebrand and has just opened a new store in the centre of Wakefield, creating just under ten jobs in the process. It comes after a successful 2016 in which the company, based in Leeds and Wakefield, grew beyond the capacity of its old showroom. Floorstore is widely recognised as a market leader in the flooring industry, selling a range…
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LVT News
New Luxury Vinyl Tile Collection – Level Set – from Interface
Interface has introduced its first Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) collection, Level Set™, allowing customers to explore new design possibilities and create rich textural experiences across virtually all types of applications. This debut Modular Resilient Flooring offering integrates with Interface’s carpet tiles to create beautiful, functional spaces that blend hard and soft flooring with ease. Level Set™ gives architects and designers, flooring dealers, and end-user customers a curated set of LVT options that evoke distressed, reclaimed…
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Gerflor ‘barking’ up right tree with BRAVEHOUND
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) caused as a direct result of their brave service in defence of our nation has affected an increasing number of our veterans over the past few years. It’s a sad tale where the invisible wounds they bring home aren’t understood or addressed properly. Finding their way in ‘civvy street’ can be an arduous task for some of our ex-service personnel. However, there is some light at the end of this dark…
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Vinyl Lino Rubber News
Come fly with Gerflor Vinyl at British Irish Airport Expo
Gerflor features at The British-Irish Airports EXPO, hosted by Birmingham Airport, returns to The NEC in June 2017 to present airports, airlines, vendors, service providers and the wider air transport eco-system with the opportunity to share experience and make valuable business connections. The event also features a large amphitheatre- style conference stage within the exhibition, where British-Irish airport CEOs and other CAPEX, Operations Directors, and senior departmental specialists present their development and CAPEX plans. The…
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Carpet and Rug News
Carpet Fitter Finalists & Demo Zones at The Flooring Show
The 2017 Flooring Show is getting closer, making it’s annual return to the Harrogate Convention Centre from Sunday 17th September to Tuesday 19th September, for three days of industry leading exhibitors, a wide range of products and popular Show Features. After its successful comeback in 2016, NICF announced earlier in the year that they would, once again, be running the Carpet Fitter of the Year finals at this years Flooring Show. As on of the…
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Carpet and Rug News
Milliken wins ‘Made in the North West’ Green Manufacturers Award
Milliken was amongst those to be honoured at Insider‘s annual Made in the North West Awards on May 4th 2017 collecting the top prize for green manufacturer / sustainable manufacturer. The awards recognise the most ambitious and innovative companies operating in the sector. The judges said: “Milliken’s culture clearly embraces the environmental needs of customers with clear KPIs that show improvements.” Milliken has designed and manufactured floor coverings from its Wigan plant for over 25…
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Adhesives News
Floorwise cranks up heat with enhanced F555 Flooring Adhesive
F555 is the latest all-purpose flooring adhesive to join the renowned floorwise adhesive stable, suitable for the permanent bonding of carpets and vinyls. This water-based acrylic adhesive offers exceptional initial grab, and is sure to provide a durable bond on the installer’s first attempt. floorwise F555 is also capable of withstanding significant fluctuations in room temperature, from -30°C to +70°C, while easy to apply, non-staining and containing no organic solvents. “For years floorwise has been…
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Acoustic Flooring News
Milliken’s LVT Innovations Offer a Practical Alternative to Wood, Stone and Concrete Flooring
The advent of enhanced digital design has been a major contributor to the extraordinary growth in Luxury Vinyl Tiles as a practical alternative to wood, stone and even concrete flooring. While the choice of LVT products on the market continues to grow, ensuring a strong balance of performance, aesthetics and sustainable attributes is important in making the optimum product selection. Following its launch in January this year, Milliken’s new LVT design collection is proving…
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Recofloor names 2017 vinyl flooring recycling award winners
Recofloor, the UK’s vinyl flooring take-back scheme, celebrated the environmental commitment of its recycling champions at its sixth Annual Awards Event at London’s world-famous Kia Oval cricket ground in March. Flooring companies, contractors and distributors received trophies and certificates in ten major award categories plus Gold and Silver groupings from guest host former England cricket captain and Sky Sports commentator David Gower. These companies collected a record-breaking 523 tonnes through the scheme in 2016 –…
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Flooring News
Amtico at The Flooring Show
For the first time in recent history, Amtico will be exhibiting at The Flooring Show from 17th to 19th September 2017 at the Harrogate International Centre. Amtico will bring over 50 years of experience to their stand at the show. They’ve been pushing the boundaries of flooring to design and manufacture beautiful high-quality luxury vinyl tile (LVT) collections. Amtico’s design-led collections bring an abundance of choice in colour, texture, finish and laying pattern. There…
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Vinyl Lino Rubber News
The floor as a canvas – inspired by painting
The new noraplan Iona rubber floor covering is opening up completely new design option. Completely new design options thanks to innovative technology: With the new noraplan® lona rubber floor covering, now so many different graphic designs can be integrated into the flooring. This is possible due to a special manufacturing method: The requested design is incorporated into the covering during vulcanisation at a high temperature and under a large pressure – for a permanently attractive…
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Recofloor: Recycling vinyl flooring saves money
Flooring companies that recycle their waste vinyl flooring through Recofloor can save up to 70% on disposal costs when compared to sending offcuts or uplifted material to landfill. Since Polyflor and Altro founded their national waste vinyl flooring recycling scheme in 2009, more than 700 collectors across the UK and Ireland are now benefiting from this sustainable alternative disposal route. More than 60 drop-off sites also accept waste vinyl flooring. From April 2017, landfill tax…
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Tarasafe Ultra H20 perfect for social housing!
The dramatic increase in life expectancy has changed the shape of British society. In 1856 average life expectancy was 40 years. Today it’s 84.4 years for women and 81.6 years for men and there are now more people over retirement age than children under sixteen. These extra years of life are undoubtedly going to put pressure on the supply of suitable social housing and the provision of disabled adaptions that will no doubt be required.…
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Parterre Introduces a New Luxury Vinyl Flooring Collection
Storri, Inspired by Narratives Untold, Uncovers the Inspiration for Original Designs Parterre Flooring Systems introduces a new preview collection, Storri Luxury Vinyl Flooring to join alongside its current luxury vinyl and resilient sheet flooring collections. A gathering of design inspiration from stories untold, the patterns within Storri embrace cultural values from diverse environments. Both original designs, the two new introductory designs, combined, offer 11 color options. Balancing out the collection with a wood and stone look,…
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Royal Automobile Club London choose Gerflor
We all love a sense of tradition and occasion. It’s this very fabric of British culture that sets us apart from the rest of the World and defines who we are. The Royal Automobile Club in London’s prestigious Pall Mall exemplifies the very essence of our delight with all things established, solid and quality. The Royal Automobile Club was founded in 1897 with the primary purpose of promoting the motor car and its place in…
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Carpet and Rug News
Save The Date for The Flooring Show 2017
Returning for the 55th year, The Flooring Show 2017 will run across three days, from 17th to 19th September 2017, so make sure you save the dates for the UK’s largest, trade only Flooring Show! With over 150 of the industries leading brands already signed up to exhibit and a large range of product categories suitable for all sectors, this year’s show is looking to be bigger and better than ever. Exhibits will be displaying…
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Tiles - Stone - Ceramic News
Solus Ceramics stays on trend with new concrete flooring effect range
Leading tile supplier Solus Ceramics has launched a unique stylish floor and wall tile range inspired by the rustic beauty of concrete. Different to other concrete effect products, the new Raw range echoes authentic concrete, replicating the evocative crevices and bubbles often found in modern concrete slabs. The tiles provide a huge amount of character that provides architects and designers with the scope to create an endless amount of unique designs. Distinctive and inspiring, Raw…
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Acoustic Flooring News
Luxury vinyl tile range from Milliken Enhanced, Refined and Designed to Combine
Milliken announces a new addition to its Luxury Vinyl Tile range: Freelay LVT. The Freelay LVT collection includes six designs and the additional benefit of effortless adhesive free installation, as well as excellent comfort and acoustic characteristics. Furthermore, the standard LVT range has been edited and the collection refined with some additional designs now on offer. Freelay LVT planks and tiles have been created for easy installation and maintenance. Freelay LVT is particularly beneficial where…
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Only the best from Gerflor at Highgate School London
Tradition is a great thing. It gives us all a sense of who we are and where we came from. Keeping up decent customs and delivering longevity in terms of standards in most of our educational establishments is still seen as a key factor in their overall success. The crème de la crème seems to be able to weld the best of the past to our ever-increasing desire for modernity. Overlooking the leafy London suburban…
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Gerflor to wow visitors at Architecture Expo, Ireland
The Royal Dublin Society’s (RDS) main hall in the leafy and elegant suburb of Dublin that is Ballsbridge is set once again to provide the backdrop for architects, designers and specifiers to get to grips with the latest trends in their industries. Architecture Expo, Ireland is a two-day showcase of products, opinions and industry-led forecasts. It’s an event very high on the agenda for International flooring and interiors specialist Gerflor who will be showcasing their…
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Recofloor invites entries for its 2017 Awards Event
Recofloor is inviting entries for its annual 2017 Awards Event that recognises members’ achievements and dedication to the UK’s vinyl flooring recycling scheme. Entries can be submitted online at www.recofloor.org and winners will be announced at the historic Oval cricket ground on March 29th 2017. Launched seven years ago by leading flooring manufacturers Polyflor and Altro, more than 3,000 tonnes of waste vinyl flooring have now been recycled through Recofloor back into new flooring and…
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French flair with Gerflor
International vinyl flooring specialist Gerflor have their manufacturing base in Tarare, France. It’s a place where history meets innovation and creativity head-on in a seamless blend of technical harmony. Tarare, with its 10,865 inhabitants lies just 35 kms from Lyon in the south eastern corner of France. A land where the Beaujolais reds meets the Beaujolais whites in a pleasant green pastoral setting. Perfect in fact for a factory setting and it’s where Gerflor manufacture…
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Recofloor vinyl flooring recycling scheme wins an Award for Excellence
Recofloor has been recognised for its extensive waste vinyl flooring recycling work with a prestigious award in the Letsrecycle.com Awards for Excellence in Recycling & Waste Management 2016. The unique Take Back and Recycling initiative, founded in 2009 by UK flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor, impressed the judges for tackling a difficult waste stream with the producers’ involvement to win the Waste Management Initiative in the Commercial and Public Sector category. On behalf of the…
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Carpet and Rug News
Join Recofloor at this year’s ‘Bacon Butty’ events
Recofloor has launched its 2016 series of ‘Bacon Butty’ events where flooring contractors and fitters can find out more about the UK’s award-winning vinyl flooring recycling scheme while enjoying welcome refreshments. Free goodies, including travel mugs and T-shirts, along with bacon or egg rolls will be on offer at participating distributors’ premises across the UK where the events will be hosted by new Recofloor team member Joe Gardner. Founded by leading flooring manufacturers Polyflor…
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DalhausDalsouple launches new DalUni ultra smooth rubber tile range
The new Uni range from DalhausDalsouple features ultra-smooth, ultra-tactile rubber tiles that are beautiful enough for a high end design environment yet tough enough to withstand the heaviest traffic. Choose from our palette of 26 richly saturated solid colours, from the practical to the playful, or for larger orders we will make your custom colour – just ask. DalUni comes in 610mm x 610mm tiles, and can be bonded to a magnetic substrate to make…
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Gerflor wins ‘designers Oscars’ with Creation 70
The Creation 70 range, designed by international flooring and interiors specialist Gerflor has been awarded the ‘Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016’ by a worldwide panel of 41 experts made up of architects, designers and journalists. With more than 17,000 entries each year The Red Dot Award is one of the best-respected design competitions in the world. Beating-off more than 5,000 entries from 57 countries, Gerflor’s Creation 70 flooring was recognised for its range of…
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Recycling
Recofloor names 2016 vinyl flooring recycling award winners
Group winners, l to r: Back row – Anthony Francis, Mayfield Floors; Hamish Macgregor, MacGregor Flooring Company; Jeff Abbott, Top Floors (East Anglia); Nigel Maude, Birch Distribution, Hull; Tom Neville, MCD Kidderminster; Andrew McAllister, Carpet & Flooring, Manchester; Steve Dixon, S&D Flooring Specialists; Mark Power, S&D Flooring Specialists; Rhodri Dixon, 3D Flooring Supplies; Andy Nichols, 3D Flooring Supplies; Michael Mees, Mezmirizin Flooring Front row – Ian Davis, Carpet ‘N’ Carpets; Dean Williams, Fantasy Flooring; Ian…
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The ultimate in flooring style from Avenue Floors
Brand new for 2016, Ultimate Style is the latest trend-defining cushion flooring collection from Avenue Floors. Featuring the very latest in wood and stone looks, this 19-strong collection brings some of the hottest looks in interior style. From the hexagonal stone of James to the grey-washed distressed wood of Verbier and herringbone stone of Bilbao, Ultimate Style features 12 brand new designs that are sure to captivate homeowners across the country with their enchanting looks…
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Milliken announce complete floor covering solution with launch of Luxury Vinyl Tile range
With the introduction of a fresh and exciting Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) range Milliken is now able to offer a complete floor covering solution: from carpet and entrance matting through to LVT, there’s now an enviable offering of finish, construction and price point options. Milliken’s new LVT provides a remarkably durable and resilient floor covering, engineered to the highest quality to provide unsurpassed performance and enduring aesthetics. It’s suitable for heavy traffic environments where design…
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Recofloor’s annual Awards Event kicks off on March 3rd 2016
Recofloor, the UK’s award-winning vinyl flooring recycling scheme founded by Polyflor and Altro, will be recognising its members’ achievements at the fifth annual awards event to be held on March 3rd 2016 at Old Trafford, the Home of Manchester United. The event will be hosted by Matt Le Tissier, the former Southampton and England footballer who is now the star of Sky Sports’ ‘Gillette Soccer Saturday’ and a columnist for skysports.com. Matt will kick off…
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Acoustic Flooring News
Itec Contract Floors goes back to school
With ever increasing focus on the learning environment, schools are more in-tune with the impact finishes can have on pupil development and with Itec Contract Floors, contractors can provide a range of looks with the favoured practicality of sheet vinyl flooring for classrooms, corridors and congregation areas. From acoustic flooring in attractive wood looks for classrooms to architectural styles from the isafe safety flooring collection for congregation areas and corridors, Itec Contract Floors can provide…
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Leoline brings some added sparkle to Domotex
As cushion flooring continues to enjoy new emphasis and improved market share, Leoline will bring exciting new updates to its collections at January’s Domotex exhibition, giving retailers fresh new reasons to make the trip to Germany. The popularity of architectural looks in the home has inspired Leoline to rework the Quartz Pro collection for 2016, bringing a glittering mineral look in Silver Chips and the truly stunning Prisma Chips with vivid sparkles of multi-colour that…
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Avenue sets the style at The Flooring Show
As part of IVC Group, Avenue used The Flooring Show to demonstrate the on-trend style of its cushion flooring ranges, demonstrating the reasons for the growing popularity of this versatile, comfortable and easy to look after flooring choice. Finding interest from a new generation of homeowners wanting to create stylish interiors with the minimum of fuss, sales of cushion flooring have developed significantly and with Avenue on-board, retailers have an ideal collection designed to capture…
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Leoline lights up The Flooring Show
With a reputation for comfort, style and value, Leoline cushion floors are a powerful addition to any retailer looking to capitalise on this growing segment, as the brand of IVC Group revealed at The Flooring Show. As market share of cushion flooring continues to grow, Leoline demonstrated to retailers visiting the exhibition the importance of dedicating enough shop floor space to cushion flooring collections. With realistic stone, architectural, tile and wood effects, Leoline cushion flooring…
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Eco-vibes, industrial materials and the comeback of wood
Pergo stays ahead of the curve in interior design trends with new luxury vinyl flooring collection. Pergo, a quality flooring brand by UNILIN, announces the launch of its new and expanded collection of luxury vinyl flooring planks and tiles. Years of investments in research and development have now culminated in a flooring range that is barely distinguishable from natural stone or wooden floors. What’s more, thanks to the relentless work of the Pergo design team, the…
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More inspiration online with Avenue Cushion Flooring
With homeowners turning to the internet for inspiration and to discover the latest in interior style, Avenue has included a brand new inspiration gallery on its website, showcasing its collections of stylish cushion flooring by room. Alongside being active on leading interior style sourcing websites such as pinterest, Avenue is seeing increasing visitor numbers on its website, www.avenuefloors.co.uk, as homeowners look to discover more about the brand and its collections of cushion flooring. The new…
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New decors in Concept Woods from Itec Contract Floors
Itec Contract Floors has introduced three new decors into its Concept Woods collection for 2015, welcoming on-trend wood looks for commercial interiors. Joining the range for 2015 comes the white-washed oak of Toronto, the darkened weathered effect of Tavel and the bamboo like Bolivia in a charcoal grey look. As with the entire Concept Woods collection, each design is available in two and four-metre width options, the latter proving increasingly popular, as David Bigland, managing…
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Acoustic Flooring News
Itec joins the CFA demo programme at The Flooring Show
As part of a packed programme at the hugely popular The Flooring Show Demo Zones, training body FITA, will demonstrate the innovative Invisiweld installation method for commercial vinyl flooring, pioneered by Itec Contract Floors. Using cold welding technology that relies on chemical fusion, rather than the heat of traditional hot welding, Invisiweld produces a far tighter and less visible seam that helps Itec’s ranges of safety, acoustic and decorative flooring retain their aesthetic integrity. FITA’s…
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A new avenue to tread at this year’s Flooring Show
With an increase in market share at the expense of other flooring types, cushion flooring now accounts for 15% of consumer sales and is expected to continue growth in the future, making Avenue cushion flooring a great way to inject new life into stores and a welcome addition to the halls of Harrogate at this year’s The Flooring Show. Including wood, stone, tile and creative designs that exploit the true flexibility of this versatile flooring…
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Acoustic Flooring News
Leoline comes of age at The Flooring Show
Leoline is coming of age at this year’s The Flooring Show as it turns 18, celebrating with new cushion flooring designs that bring the latest in interior style. Showcasing the new for 2015 Woodmark and Tile Styles collections, Leoline will be demonstrating how cushion flooring can bring on-trend finishes with a range of added features. With Superguard low maintenance surfaces, acoustic, thermal and comfort backings, incredibly realistic Natural Look and Feel surface textures and in…
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Acoustic Flooring News
Timber temptation from Itec Contract Floors
Axento Timber has changed to Silento Timber, as Itec Contract Floors looks to simplify its product collections for 2015, offering contractors and specifiers a faster and clearer route to flooring specification. Still packed with the same great performance as before, including 18dB impact sound reduction, Class 33 Heavy Commercial durability, Hyperguard+ scuff protection and easier maintenance; Silento Timber includes nine on-trend wood looks in two and four-metre widths. With availability across the UK through Headlam…
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A more practical option for mosques from Leoline
Leoline is introducing a semi-custom concept for mosques, welcoming the practicality of cushion flooring with the design requirements necessary for these religious buildings. Available in a four-metre width in order to reduce seams in the large open spaces commonly found in mosques, the design features a wide stripe that gives a modern interpretation of traditional mosque carpets. Already proving popular in the Middle East, where its hygiene and cleanability advantages are favoured, the semi-custom concept…
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Itec vinyl flooring – A better concept in vinyl flooring
With easy access at Headlam distributors across the UK, Concept Woods and Concept Décor from Itec Contract Floors deliver the great performance and excellent value of commercial decorative floors from the brand in a range of proven and on-trend looks. Whether the rich and mysterious wood effect of Pecan, the pale whitewashed oak of Camargue or the precise mineral look of Galibier, Concept delivers aesthetics designed to lift healthcare, education, corporate, public, retail and hospitality…
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Altro safety flooring joins T&R’s resilient range
T&R has introduced two new safety floors to its resilient range – Altro Wood Safety and Altro Walkway 20. Both surfaces provide a host of safety, hygiene and eco-benefits, and are ideal for contract environments – including schools, nursing homes, leisure and retail environments. Together, the two ranges provide 58 surface options, available from extensive T&R stock, for standard two-day delivery or next day by request. New Altro Wood Safety is a robust, heterogeneous vinyl…
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Recofloor – the perfect partner on construction projects
Recofloor is the perfect partner for recycling waste vinyl flooring from any construction or refurbishment project, offering up to 70% savings on disposal costs versus landfill. Founded by leading flooring manufacturers Polyflor and Altro to divert waste material from landfill, the UK’s national award-winning vinyl flooring recycling scheme has 650-plus collectors and 63 drop-off sites throughout the UK and Ireland. Material can be collected from live projects, including schools and other educational establishments where Recofloor…
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Jaymart installs Bladerunner rubber safety flooring in leisure centre
Well done to Baker Flooring for their superb installation of our heavy duty indoor/outdoor smooth surface Bladerunner rubber safety flooring at the Leominster Leisure Centre for Speller Metcalfe. We were thrilled to see Baker Flooring’s tweet about our fantastic flooring – this has also proved to be extremely popular with top sporting establishments including Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion’s training centres, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Oxford Cricket Club, and our local Warminster Rugby…
Read More » New specification sales recruit joins Gerflor
Experienced technical sales professional, Jason Williams, is Gerflor’s new Specification & Sales Representative covering the south west central area of the UK. Jason is one of the global vinyl flooring manufacturer’s newest recruits, as he joins in a period of investment in people, products, services and a long-term business strategy to drive all areas of its business forward. Formerly Commercial Sales Manager for Delabie, which included a technical training role, Jason’s successful career in sales…
Read More »Flotex solves Whinestone Primary School’s cleaning problem
Whinstone Primary School has been won over by the unique characteristics of Forbo Flooring Systems’ Flotex range. Poorly performing flooring was replaced by Forbo’s hybrid flocked flooring product; and its durability and cleanability continue to impress. In order to complement the existing interior decoration and furniture, Forbo’s linear designed Flotex stratus – in the colourways fossil and onyx – was installed within 12 classrooms and one small group room. Mike Poppitt, Head Teacher at Whinstone…
Read More »The eternal look with Forbo
From chic metallic and bright sparkle designs to sophisticated natural wood and stone effects, Forbo Flooring Systems inspires designers with a far reaching range of designs as part of its new look Eternal general purpose vinyl collection. Colour and pattern are staggeringly influential in transforming a space, affecting the mood and atmosphere intrinsically. Forbo’s new offering to specifiers – across all segments – certainly reflects this by capturing a very fresh, vibrant look and feel, whilst…
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Marvel at Marble Cushion Flooring
Marble is one of the hottest interior trends right now and Avenue’s Rappallo Flooring design ensures that Avenue stockists across the UK can capitalise on this trend with a stunning recreation packed with the benefits of cushion flooring. Known for its high price that has made it the territory of high-specification homes, Rappallo is finally making the beauty and intricacy of marble accessible for more, capturing the majesty and elegance of this highly desirable material.…
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Acoustic Flooring News
Redefine your relationship with vinyl – Itec Contract Floors
Designated internally as the ‘Connect Project’, the brand new Itec UK & Ireland Commercial Flooring Collection is redefining decorative, safety and acoustic flooring for contractors right across the UK. With 70 different floors stocked at Headlam distributors right across the UK, the collection is completely geared towards giving contractors the very best service with the exceptional quality and pricing for which the Itec Contract Floors brand has become known. First and foremost, comes a product…
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Scandi style from Leoline
Tuning into the latest trends has always been something of a speciality for Leoline and 2015 is no different with the introduction of the stunning stripped pine look of Cardassian and the weathered painted effect of Azur, both featuring in the Woodmark collection. These two hot new designs reflect the continued rise of the Scandi look for the home, with its weathered and distressed surfaces giving a relaxed vibe that achieves a comfortable lived-in look…
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On track to success with Jaymart
Jaymart’s heavy duty indoor/outdoor spike/skate/stud resistant smooth surface rubber safety flooring was recently specified in colour Black/Blue for the Bobsleigh Track at the University of Bath. The Bobsleigh Track facilities include a 140m push-start track which enables Britain’s bobsleigh athletes to hone their starts away from the ice. Paul Macfarlane, Sales Director says “Bladerunner is an eco-friendly flooring and it offers a brilliant shock and sound absorbency training surface. This is a top performance product!”…
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Carpet and Rug News
CRUK helps retailers to recycle carpet waste
Carpet Recycling UK will again be providing advice for retailers on sustainable disposal routes for carpet fitting waste and uplifted post-consumer carpets at the 2015 Buying Groups’ National Flooring Show in Solihull on May 12 and 13. Visitors to CRUK’s stand at the Cranmore Park event can find out how clean installation waste take-back schemes and the rising numbers of outlets processing carpet waste for new uses offer many business benefits for retailers. The industry-backed…
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Safety without compromising on design for Hillingdon Hospitals
In need of a floor covering that had a homely, non-clinical feel combined with effective slip resistance, GBS Architects installed 590m2 of Forbo Flooring Systems’ Surestep Wood Decibel in a rehabilitation ward for older adults, as part of the Beaconsfield East Dementia Care Project. Using a grant received from the Department of Health Capital Investment initiative, the Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust refurbished the Beaconsfield East Ward, which won the Best Internal Environment Award at the Building Better…
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Itec Contract Floors brings safety-first approach to Plumbing Trade Supplies
Customers of Plumbing Trade Supplies centres up and down the country are set to test the performance and aesthetic attributes of Itec Contract Floors safety flooring as it is rolled out across the busy chain of stores in a nationwide re-fit programme. With constant footfall from trade visitors, any flooring used in a PTS store would have to withstand extreme wear, and Itec Contract Floors was able to deliver the performance criteria stipulated in the…
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Make a mark with Woodmark
Already featuring the super hot herringbone of Toulouse, Leoline’s Woodmark collection has been updated for 2015 with two brand new styles in the bleached look of Azur and the stripped pine of Cardassian, bringing a cushion floor collection packed full of on-trend looks. The two brand new decors join a strong collection of oak looks, from the pale hue of Aspin through to the deep almost-burnt look of Calais, to make Woodmark one of the…
Read More » Tarkett launches a new collection of heterogeneous vinyl flooring
Tarkett, the worldwide leader in the flooring industry, has launched a new collection of heterogeneous vinyl flooring, Acczent Excellence 80/Tapiflex Excellence 65, offering a wide spectrum of colours based on research of the ageing human eye and its perception of colour. Combining a total of 117 designs, the collection is available both as a compact backed and acoustic option. Centred on the concept of colours, the collection of heavy duty commercial 2m sheets offers full…
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Recofloor’s new record of 500 tonnes of vinyl flooring in a year
Recofloor has notched up a new collection record – 500 tonnes of waste vinyl flooring sent back for recycling into flooring or other products in just 12 months. The ‘milestone figure’ for 2014 was achieved during the national vinyl flooring recycling scheme’s Fifth Anniversary year and is testament to the efforts and enthusiasm of its 620-plus members throughout the UK. It’s also proof that the initiative, founded by leading flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor in…
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Turn On The Style in Tiles With Tile Styles by Leoline
The stunning Terrazzo décor is a brand new addition to the hugely popular Tile Styles collection by Leoline. With a mineralised look that will prove a hit among those on the hunt for on-trend contemporary finishes, Terrazzo has been introduced in three colourways. From limestone through sand and into slate, Terrazzo brings a new dimension to the collection of tile and stone looks, joining last year’s introduction, Isis, as a modern look for the style…
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A better view from Domotex with Avenue
Avenue revealed new decors in its high style ranges of cushion flooring, providing retailers with an update to its popular collections. Including the introduction of the brand new Ultimate Elements range, these decors keep Avenue floors at the forefront of style-centric cushion flooring for the home. Using a scuff and mark-resistant SuperGuard PU lacquer for lasting looks and lower maintenance, Ultimate Elements brings together inspired recreations of stone and minerals for a collection strewn with…
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Leoline Launches New Styles In Tiles At Domotex
Introducing new designs in its Tile Styles collection at this year’s Domotex event, Leoline once again underlined the power of its quality ranges that see it remain the number one name in cushion flooring. With the addition of the stunning Terrazzo décor in three colourways, the reinvigorated Tile Styles collection now features contemporary finishes in keeping with architectural looks, a trend expected to show strong growth in 2015. A new lease of life has also…
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Business News
MOHAWK ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE IVC
MOHAWK is pleased to announce the agreement in principle to acquire IVC. The acquisition is likely to close in Q2 2015 and subject to regulatory approval from the authorities. As we welcome IVC into the MOHAWK group, we believe that the synergy between the two strong companies will greatly contribute towards enhancing Mohawk’s capabilities in vinyl sheet, LVT and laminate floors. MOHAWK is the parent company of UNILIN, based in Belgium. IVC develops and manufactures…
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Turn to training in 2015
The Academy for Excellence in Flooring is encouraging fitters and retailers to make the most of 2015 by committing to improve skills and knowledge. With the well-established Master Installer scheme shaping the future of the industry through manufacturer-backed warranties on workmanship, the Academy is considered the benchmark in training for the flooring industry. Late in 2014, the Manchester facility introduced a well-received bespoke training package, so that both retailers and fitters can tailor courses to…
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Elemental excellence from Avenue
Make your store stand out with the brand new Ultimate Elements collection from Avenue Floors. Bringing together architectural and mineral influences, this new cushion floor collection celebrates the impact of majestic slate and limestone styles as well as the undeniable modernity of mineralised effects such as Modus and Sand. The brand new Rapallo design is a particular highlight, reflecting the growing demand for marble effects. Including six new for 2015 designs, the collection brings incredible…
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Forbo’s Here, There and Everyware Global
A range of products from Forbo Flooring Systems wide portfolio, including its new Tessera Create Space 3 carpet tiles, have been installed at the new headquarters for EveryWare Global – the leading international marketer and manufacturer of table top and food preparation products – to create a modern and vibrant working environment to stimulate work productivity, as well as reflecting the company’s branding. EveryWare Global’s new modern headquarters is situated in a recently converted perfume factory in London that…
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Quick-Step and Pergo featured in [email protected]
From 17 to 20 January 2015 in Hannover, UNILIN will showcase its newest Quick-Step and Pergo flooring solutions at DOMOTEX, the world’s leading trade fair for floor coverings. For two of the brands’ new solutions, a special spot will be reserved in the dedicated ‘[email protected]’ areas: the Quick-Step Impressive and Impressive Ultra laminate flooring, and the Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT) of both Quick-Step and Pergo. The [email protected] concept allows architects, interior designers and contractors to…
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Acoustic Flooring News
Itec enchants at London’s Sleep event
Itec Contract Floors exhibited alongside sister brand Moduleo at this year’s Sleep event, welcoming architects, designers and specifiers active in the hospitality industry to its ranges of safety, acoustic and decorative flooring. With floors designed to bring high levels of performance without decorative trade-off, the Itec Contract Floors collection is ideal for hospitality environments requiring the practical benefits of sheet vinyl while still wanting to maintain aesthetic principles. Whether safety flooring with 36+ slip-restraint, or…
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The rise of the Master Installer
The Academy for Excellence in Flooring can now boast that nigh-on 200 certified and highly qualified Master Installers are enjoying the benefits of being aligned to one of the most powerful brands in the business. As the Academy gears up to for new one-day courses designed to polish skills and a new course geared towards better sales, the Master Installer scheme still remains very much at the heart of its operation. “When we opened the…
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Leoline lights up Domotex
Famed for its style, performance and value, cushion flooring from Leoline is always a welcome addition to Domotex and this year will prove no different as it introduces new designs for 2015. In the Tile Styles collection a new mineral design has been introduced in Terrazzo. Available in three colourways, dark and light grey and beige, the new design adds an extra dimension to the range, bringing a contemporary look reflective of the trend for…
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The Buyer’s Guide to Luxury Vinyl Flooring – Selby carpets
Luxury vinyl flooring is a highly versatile, hard-wearing floor covering, which makes it ideal for fitting in commercial premises. Not only does it provide a premium aesthetic, it continues to look like new for years after its initial fitting. But in order to make the right choice for your own business, it’s a good idea to understand the various benefits this high-quality type of flooring offers. What is luxury vinyl flooring? Luxury vinyl is usually…
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UNILIN increases wood flooring capacity with new production site in Czech Republic
Vyškov, Czech Republic, 17 October 2014 – UNILIN, part of the Mohawk Group, a leading global flooring manufacturer, announces the expansion of its production capacity for engineered wood floors. In response to an increasing demand, UNILIN is opening a state-of-the-art production site in Vyškov (Czech Republic). With this multimillion-euro investment, UNILIN strengthens its position as a preferred supplier of innovative wood flooring products. Rapid market growth Ever since UNILIN started producing engineered wood flooring in…
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Floors magazine meets Mr Mark Cavendish with Quick-Step
Multiple stage winner at all three grand tours, former World road race champion and current UK Champion, winner of the Milan San Remo, two time victor of the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen; the list of victories goes on and on for Mark Cavendish, whose palmares makes him one of the all-time greats of professional road cycling. Now winning races across the world in the jersey of Omega Pharma Quick-Step, Mark has recently completed work on a new…
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Academy for excellence in flooring powers up the Flooring Show
The Academy for Excellence in Flooring powered up the Flooring Show as it revealed its new identity and courses tuned to commercial and residential installers alike. More than just a new name and logo, the changes at the Academy revealed at the show underline the training and development centre’s ambition to become the premier learning facility in the flooring industry, with the Quick-Step Master Installer and Pergo Master Pro Installer badges taking pride of place.…
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Itec and Moduleo get their thing on at Sleep 2014
Visitors to this year’s Sleep exhibition will be able to see how resilient sheet flooring from Itec Contract Floors and luxury vinyl tiles from sister brand Moduleo, can bring an all-round flooring solution to their hospitality projects. Exhibiting at the event for the first time, both brands are backed by the Europe’s largest manufacturer of vinyl flooring, IVC Group and can provide a solution for public, accommodation and service areas. With a range of decorative,…
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Quick-Step scoops another industry award!
Leading wood, laminate and LVT manufacturer, Quick-Step has been awarded ‘Flooring Trader of the Year’ in the prestigious Timber Trade Journal Awards, now in its 18th year. Quick-Step has once again proved its status as a progressive manufacturer and innovator within the flooring sector, becoming recognised for its efforts to develop leading wood and laminate flooring products. Judged by independent panels, the awards are recognised as among the most significant for companies involved in the…
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Pergo UK brings its perfection to the professional market
Pergo, a leading manufacturer of design flooring, announces it will, from now on, fully focus its UK operations on the professional segment. A vast and innovative offering of durable and easy-to-install flooring solutions makes Pergo the partner of choice for demanding architects and contractors. Ever since Pergo invented laminate flooring back in 1977, it has never stopped perfecting it. Over the years, innovative thinking has significantly broadened its portfolio of laminate and, more recently,…
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Functional flooring with an eye on style
Banishing utilitarian looks forever, Itec Contract Floors can bring leisure and hospitality environments functional flooring that looks great too, with a range of decorative, safety and acoustic flooring in a diverse mix of inspiring styles. From wood and tile looks, through to mineral and architectural influenced effects the Itec portfolio is extensive and carries suitable specifications for front and rear of house. As the only sheet, safety and acoustic flooring available in a four-metre width,…
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Tonnes of reasons to recycle with Recofloor
As part of its Fifth Birthday celebrations, Recofloor has announced the Contractor and Distributor that have each collected the most waste vinyl flooring since the scheme’s inception in September 2009 by Altro and Polyflor. Recofloor is the UK’s award-winning national vinyl flooring recycling scheme and over the past five years has contributed to increasingly large volumes of vinyl flooring being diverted from landfill; to date, well over 1,850 tonnes. Smooth offcuts and safety off-cuts are…
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Jaymart score again
Jaymart’s Sports Tsar, Nick Bunyard, and his team have scored again. Burnley is Xercise4Less’ 19th gym to open, with a wealth of fitness equipment and classes on offer and Jaymart’s robust, rubber eco-flooring Bladerunner is their new sports flooring of choice. Jaymart specialises in rubber gym flooring, heavy weights matting, stretch mats, performance sprint tracks, Crossfit flooring and much more – they have what you need for a multitude of demanding sports applications. For more…
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Join in Recofloor’s Fifth Birthday celebrations this September
Recofloor turns five this September and the flooring sector is invited to join in the celebrations to mark five years of success as the UK’s award-winning national vinyl flooring recycling scheme at events planned across the country during that month. Founded by UK flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor in 2009, this unique Take Back initiative has engaged with all levels of the flooring supply chain and contributed to increasingly large volumes of vinyl flooring being…
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Four is the magic number
The low maintenance, comfort and durability of commercial sheet vinyl makes it a natural choice for a huge range of environments, but with a common width of two-metres, its use in large open plan spaces has been restricted by too many unsightly joints. However, with Itec Contract Floors’ four-metre wide option, there is now a way to reduce the number of seams and minimise their appearance in large spaces. Whether decorative sheet, acoustic or safety…
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Forbo’s Back to the Floor scores highly with schools
Forbo’s Back to the Floor take back scheme can collect waste flooring off-cuts from a wide range of refurbishment projects, including schools and hospitals, offering a convenient and cost-saving service for contractors. The scheme can either collect directly from these types of projects or, if preferred, the contractor can take the material back to their premises to await collection. Marmoleum can also be dropped off free at Headlam Scotland and J De Bruyn depots. Back…
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Gear up for the rush with Avenue
As Autumn fast approaches and homeowners thoughts begin to return to the inside rather than outside, Avenue’s fast and simple sample facility is a great way to show that you can offer fantastic levels of service, even before the purchase. With online access to Avenue’s inspiring design-led collections of cushion flooring you can keep your sample books in order for the next customer, while making sure that everyone leaves the store with a sample of…
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Service with a smile (and free samples) from Leoline
Keeping those precious sample books and displays in order is vital in impressing customers, but the temptation to send customers away with a ‘loaned’ sample can often be too much to bear and your displays and POS never quite recover. Now thanks to Leoline and its free and fast sample service, you’ll never have to disturb another book, display or lectern again, at least not when it comes to choosing stylish and great value cushion…
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Get money back with Roll Back
Itec Contract Floors has launched its ‘Itec Roll Back’ promotion that rewards contractors with Amazon vouchers for full rolls of Itec decorative, acoustic and safety flooring throughout July, August and September. With up to £30 in vouchers to be earned on selected rolls, ‘Itec Roll Back’ is a great way to reward yourself for a busy summer, when you really should have been relaxing on a beach in some faraway land. Free to spend your…
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A natural combination from Granorte
Combining two natural flooring materials to give the best of both worlds, Linocork from Granorte brings a unique aesthetic to the home, perfect for making a contemporary style statement. Featuring a linoleum surface with the acoustic, thermal and comfort benefits of an agglomerated cork base and integrated cork underlay, Linocork breathes new life into a once hugely popular domestic flooring material, introducing it to a new design-conscious audience. In a range of traditional marbleised and…
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Leoline roars its way to Irish shores
Under a new look, Leoline enters Southern Ireland for the first time, bringing its cushion flooring collections to homes across the country. With a dedicated website for Ireland, homeowners across the country can browse the collections and gallery as well as download installation and maintenance guidelines. The introduction of Leoline cushion flooring into Ireland will also be supported with a consumer PR campaign that will see the brand appear in leading home interest publications. Combined…
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Avenue expands its horizons to the Emerald Isle
Avenue is now set to provide homes in Ireland with the style, value and great performance of its cushion flooring collections. With a dedicated website for Ireland, homeowners across the country can explore the collections of on-trend cushion flooring that add comfort to the home, browse the gallery of inspiring lifestyle images and download maintenance and installation guidelines. To support retailers keen to become aligned with the powerful Avenue brand, the manufacturer will also be…
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Jaymart gets even better!
Many flooring businesses boast that they are the “biggest and best” but Jaymart’s claim to have the UK’s widest range of specialist floorings, mats and mattings has yet to be truly challenged. Jaymart’s ranges are ever evolving and the company has just moved to much bigger, better premises at Crusader Park in Warminster. The company stocks approximately 500 different ranges, which, although impressive, is merely a fraction of its complete product list. Sales Director, Paul…
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