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Snickers Adds New Catalogue
THE new full colour SNICKERS Product and Price Catalogue is available free to professional tradesmen and women, and contains details of new garments and accessories designed for effective working on site. Snickers product range includes work trousers, work jackets, foul weather wear, tool carriers, top wear, underwear, women’s wear, high visibility garments, and a painter’s collection. In the accessories section, caps, belts, badge-holders, bags and backpacks can be found. A comprehensive range of gloves is available, with right hand...
read moreITEC Invitation To Optimise
AVAILABLE in two specifications, the new Optimise collection from ITEC CONTRACT FLOORS is the first collection from Itec to feature Sanitec antibacterial treatment. Optimise 70, with a 0.70mm wearlayer, offers 19dB of sound reduction. Optimise 50 provides the same levels of acoustic performance, but with a more value-orientated 0.50mm wearlayer. Both feature the same 34 decors, including wood and multi-directional mineral decors and a range of pin dot patterned colours. Combined with Hyperguard+ PUR reinforcement, Optimise is said to be...
read moreRaychem Meets Advice
RAYCHEM HWAT self-regulating electric heat trace cable from PENTAIR THERMAL MANAGEMENT is said to meet recommendations in the new CIBSE Guide G Public health and plumbing engineering. Raychem HWAT was developed as a safe way to supply instant hot water from centralised production in modern building design. Single pipe direct hot water service, incorporating smart self-regulating heating cable technology, is said to provide the precise delivery of constant hot water temperature throughout a network, without the need for recirculation....
read moreHeckmondwike Extends Range
HECKMONDWIKE FB has extended its Iron Duke range with seven new colours. The range has a flat finish, and is designed to withstand high-volume traffic in corridors and classrooms, as well as being easy to maintain. The seven new colourways bring the number of options within the Iron Duke range to 15. Heckmondwike FB’s heavy contract Iron Duke carpet was introduced in 1967 to meet demand within the education sector for a hardwearing carpet . As Iron Duke can be cut in any direction on site without the risk of fraying, this allows for...
read moreOsmo Brings Shine To Wood
WITH many homeowners looking to add a bit of shine to wooden floors and furniture, OSMO UK has introduced Polyx-Oil Gloss, which provides a gloss finish to any room. The finish defines the grain of the wood and accentuates its natural colour. It is suitable for use on all wooden floors, solid or plank wood, strip parquet, OSB or cork flooring, and wooden furniture. It is claimed that after treatment the wood is strengthened from within and retains its elasticity; it becomes water repellent and stain resistant and does not crack, flake,...
read morePPC: Water-Fed Polisher
THE PREPARATION GROUP has launched a variable speed Handheld 5” Wet Polisher for producing a gloss finish on ground concrete, terrazzo, marble and granite. The polisher is suitable for tackling ‘edgework’ – surfaces against walls and corners and around columns and areas inaccessible to larger grinding and polishing machines. It comes with a water supply line and hose adapter to deliver water through the centre of the tool head, directly onto the surface. Benefits of adding water are said to be that airborne particles are reduced;...
read moreNew Mapei Flooring Latex
NEW Latexplan Trade Fast from MAPEI is designed to offer rapid subfloor levelling and smoothing in just one application. Suitable for new and prepared existing substrates, the compound is said to correct level differentials from 3-10mm in one application and to be foot-traffic ready within one hour. It’s claimed that floorcoverings, including PVC, carpets and ceramics, can be bonded to the surface within three hours. Latexplan Trade Fast is also suitable for installation in conjunction with electric and piped underfloor heating systems....
read moreGranwax Unveils Online Store
GRANWAX has launched its new website www.granwax-direct.co.uk which has been designed to provide improved navigation, functionality and new content. Customers can now access detailed product information on Granwax’s range of finishes, cleaning and hygiene products, abrasives and ancillaries. Granwax also claims to have developed greater flexibility in the pricing structure, and says it can now offer better, more competitive prices on a wide range of products than is available via its Amazon sales channel. Customers can place orders...
read moreGradus Publishes New Catalogue
GRADUS has published a new, updated version of its stair edgings and floor trims catalogue, which includes information on the latest products, standards and guidance. It now features the Trans-Edge Heavy Duty Stair and Floor System, as well as the new Hardnose XT profiles. As with previous Gradus catalogues, all profiles are detailed alongside colour availability on individual product pages. Guidance is provided across all products, particularly stair edgings, with information on LRVs included. The catalogue is complemented by a wide...
read moreBAL Rolls Out New Mat
TILERS are reportedly leaving feedback on new BAL Rapid-Mat at www.see-it-for-yourself.com praising the company’s latest innovation. They are singling out ease and speed of use, but are said to be especially pleased with the amount of adhesive saved. Designed for problematic floors, such as those that may be subject to lateral movement stresses, BAL Rapid-Mat is designed for use on underfloor heating, timber substrates and other challenging backgrounds. It is claimed to reduce project time by being faster to install. It is also...
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