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New Brochure From Ultra Tile
ULTRA TILE, the adhesives, grouts and ancillaries brand from the Instarmac Group, has released a new brochure. It details Ultra Tile’s range and incorporates its installation guides, offering project guidance that includes tiling onto calcium sulphate screeds. The brochure’s release comes alongside the imminent launch of its fibre-reinforced tile adhesive, FibreGrip FX. Following the introduction of the 100% silicone sealant ProSeal IT at the end of last year, the brochure includes a precise colour selection chart, providing...
read moreTile Alternative
IDS’ ProClick luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring, installed with a fast-click system, offers an alternative to a conventionally tiled floor. ProClick is designed to be waterproof, warm underfoot and resistant to indentations. The range offers five tile effects, seven woodgrain designs and two brushed metal effects. Woodgrain planks are 183mm x 1,220mm and the tile effects are 310mm x 603mm. The product is said to be manufactured from 100% virgin PVC and is 4mm thick with a 0.5mm wear layer. It is installed as a floating product,...
read moreHarrogate Dusts Off The ‘House Full’ Sign
EXHIBITION space at the Flooring Show (Harrogate September 21-23) is filling fast and nearly all booked as the organisers report new enquiries coming through on a daily basis, with ‘a number of halls now full, or virtually full’. Among the recent bookings are Bembe; Callavi; Ardex UK; Merryfield; Karpet King; Fair Packaging; Earthwerks; Ambassador Antalis Packaging; Carpet Gripper Direct; Serdim Hali; Tuplex; CPS Labels and Quick Step Academy with Master Weaver returning. Significantly, all the Chinese companies which exhibited last...
read moreFILA Scoops Two Categories
FILA has won two awards in The Tile Association Awards 2014. Fila’s Green Line, including 17 high performance, solvent-free products, received the Best Environmental Initiative, whilst The Library of Birmingham, where a Fila surface care regime was specified, alongside slate installed by W B Simpson & Sons, was awarded Best use of tile in a commercial contract. Green Line is part of Fila’s Green Action brand with products including pre-grouting protectors and surface cleaners, to protection and stain removal solutions. All are...
read moreInstarmac Wins Second Gold
THE Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has given INSTARMAC the Gold Award for the second year, and commended its health & safety processes and continual improvement. In 2013 RoSPA highlighted Instarmac’s ‘excellent health & safety management’. This year’s Gold Award recognises the new health & safety committee and investment in new racking systems to improve safety. The health & safety committee, comprising volunteers from various departments, meets regularly to ensure the necessary time, funding and resources to...
read moreFila Rewards To Mark World Cup Kick-Off
FILA is offering three football-inspired rewards to trade customers to mark the start of the 2014 World Cup. They include the Legends Tour of Anfield or Arsenal Emirates Stadium tour for two – or Zorbing for two where, instead of slide tackling, you can slide around inside a soapy ball. The rewards are offered to Fila Club members that register 50 points or over on Thursday June 12. Both the Anfield and Emirates Rewards will take club members behind the scenes and onto the pitch, including a tour of the dressing rooms and dug-outs. Two...
read moreVorwerk Carpets Snaps Up German Rival
VORWERK CARPETS has bought a rival German manufacturer, Norddeutsche Teppichfabrik from receiver Udo Müller for an undisclosed sum. Vorwerk Carpets will continue production of Nordpfeil carpets and promote the brand within the UK residential carpet sector under Howard Lindsay, formerly of Mohawk. Ian Hammond, UK sales director for Vorwerk Carpets adds: ‘highly regarded in Germany, the Nordpfeil brand presents a new perspective for our UK residential sales, alongside high-end Vorwerk carpets. ‘Nordpfeil will allow us to deliver a...
read moreDon’t Employ Unlicensed Drivers
A WARNING to flooring contractors and other flooring companies about employing unlicensed drivers has been given by Steve Clarke, group marketing manager for THE FUEL CARD GROUP. He points out that the courts have recently imposed fines in the high hundreds of pounds, but typically only in response to ‘guilty’ pleas and no aggravating factors. The sentence is very much harsher if an unlicensed driver is held responsible for an accident. ‘It makes no difference if the driver is self-employed and using his own vehicle, employers could...
read moreSurvey Shows What Installers Think Of LVT
A NEW survey of flooring installers from flooring research specialist Leading Edge reveals the fitters’ preferences for various brands of luxury vinyl tiles (LVT). In the survey of 101 commercial LVT installers were asked which brand of LVT they had used most in the previous 12 months. Karndean was named by 81.2% of respondents with 72.3% opting for Amtico followed by Polyflor with 65.3%. Other common brands in use included Gerflor, Tarkett, Moduleo and Forbo. Comparisons with a similar survey carried out in 2011 show the significant...
read moreCarpet Recycling Moves Beyond Twist & Shout
THE sixth annual conference of Carpet Recycling UK on June 24, in Birmingham will report on new developments and innovations across all sectors of the carpet waste supply chain. The day-long event, expected to be attended by 100 delegates, will be preceded the night before by a networking dinner at the city’s Institute of Engineering and Technology, sponsored for the third year by Invista, producer of Antron carpet fibres. For the first time, CRUK’s annual conference will feature an awards ceremony recognising members in four categories...
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