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Desso Adds More Carpet Tiles
DESSO has added a commercial collection of four carpet tiles – Transitions. Fuse adds movement to the floor by flowing between two contrasting colour schemes to help zone large interior spaces. The colour combinations of Fuse merge two distinctive hues from the uni-coloured Fields carpet tile to build a design bridge between them. Fields is available in 16 hues, while Fuse comes in seven colour combinations. Pebble recreates the organic patterns of smooth stones polished by the movement of water, in nine colourways. The highly textured...
read moreHeckmondwike Adds Choice
HECKMONDWIKE FB has revealed its new Night Sky range, offering a greater choice of designer carpet in the commercial sector. Part of the Creative Flooring range, Night Sky has a charcoal colourway as its base, and features a choice of six accent colours, punched through to create a surface with a designer feel. All colours can be used in conjunction with Heckmondwike FB’s Broadrib range. The range was released after Heckmondwike FB carried out research into popular colours and trends in retail and office markets. Night Sky carpet tiles are...
read moreAward For Flowcrete
FLOWCRETE UK has been awarded the Investors in People Silver standard in recognition of its people management policies that have supported, developed and motivated its employees. The Investors in People award is based on interviews with members of staff. The report on Flowcrete praised the positive, loyal, dedicated and well-motivated mind-set of the staff, and also the approachable manner of the management team and the company policies of staff development and family-life/work life balance arrangements. Flowcrete UK md Alan Dean said:...
read moreTarkett Backs Installation
TARKETT UK has approved and recommended Cutting Corners installation system of sheet vinyl in clean rooms that has now been granted its second patent. Both patents have been added to the International Standards Database which covers ISO14644-4 clean rooms and controlled environments design and build. Jason Crump, md of Tarkett UK said: ‘Innovation in product development is crucial to Tarkett. The Cutting Corners system works perfectly with our products.’ David Brown, technical consultant for Tarkett UK said; “The Cutting Corners...
read moreMapei Names Four Winners
THE names of the first four winners of £1,000 each in the ‘Find your lucky star’ prize draw from MAPEI UK have been announced. The prize draw was to celebrate the launch of Planiprep Skimcoat with blue and gold stars worth £1,000 and £5,000 inside the product packaging. People who bought the product from a participating distributor and found a star were eligible for a prize. Winners to date are Steve Barker from Alpha 2012, Nathan Ware, The Commercial Flooring Company, Dan Anderson, Dan Anderson Flooring and Shaun Nicholas,...
read moreKenburn Carpet Crusher
KENBURN WASTE MANAGEMENT recently supplied a Carpet Crusher to Carpet Craft Flooring, Redcar, to compact its waste carpet for recycling. Carpet Craft Flooring’s md Mark Lilleker saids, ‘We saw the Carpet Crusher on the Kenburn stand at the Flooring Show at Harrogate last year. ‘This machine is helping us reduce our skip costs which have risen dramatically over the past few years. As Kenburn explained that having 30 tonnes of compaction force, the Carpet Crusher compacts our carpet waste on a 4:1 ratio. ‘The machine recycles all...
read moreKahrs Floor Scoops Gold
KÄHRS Oak Arctic wood floor has received the gold award for ‘best flooring’ in the House Beautiful Awards 2014. Now in its 11th year, the consumer awards comprise 23 categories in home designs, products and retailers. Nearly 1,000 entries were received. The design from Kährs’ Unity Collection, Oak Arctic is described as reflecting the ‘white-washed’ floor trend, providing environmental, performance and practical benefits. The single plank format is enhanced by a bevel edge along all sides; a tactile brushed surface treatment;...
read moreGreen Tea Distribution Boosts Delivery Fleet
GREEN TREE DISTRIBUTION has expanded its fleet adding two new VW Crafter 2.0TDI BlueMotion vans. The vehicles complement the growing business of the Staffordshire based flooring wholesaler, enabling it to significantly increase deliveries to retail customers. Green Tree reports a noticeable increase in business since its attendance as an exhibitor at The Flooring Show in Harrogate last year. The vehicles have a length of 4.7m and height of 2.14m, plus load volume of 17sq m. They have been designated for distribution to consumers across the...
read moreDistribution Giant Takes Over KFS
SIG plc, a major European supplier to the construction, building and industrial markets, has acquired Kent Flooring Supplies (KFS) from Faithdean plc. KFS becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the FTSE250 European distribution giant, SIG. Formed in 1983, KFS is a specialist supplier of flooring products into the industry, and operates from Chatham. KFS will be integrated into SIG’s Carpet & Flooring business, which has a nationwide presence in the UK flooring market. Ian Cartledge, director, KFS comments ‘We are thrilled to be a part...
read moreCall For More Investment In UK Marketing
INDUSTRY and government can work better together to develop policies that give greater certainty and confidence to industry and encourage investment, innovation and growth, says a new report from the Construction Products Association (CPA) to which the Contract Flooring Association (CFA) is affiliated. The report seeks to clarify the economic, political and regulatory risks which may be influencing investment, and advises on a best practice approach to regulation and policy. It includes results of two CPA surveys regarding the impact of...
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