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Pergo Set To Make Impact
PERGO UK delivers laminate, wood and vinyl to the commercial and contract sector. For commercial environments, including offices, hotels, hospitality and leisure, all Pergo’s laminate floors are available in wear classes 32, 33 and 34, and all vinyl flooring in classes 32 and 33. Optimum vinyl floors are designed for intensive usage by the incorporation of an extra thick surface layer. Pergo’s ‘box concept’ allows contractors to select a design in either laminate or luxury vinyl at the class they require to suit the requirements...
read moreGetting To Grips With Hultafors
WITH almost 300 years of design and manufacturing behind the brand, HULTAFORS provides a comprehensive product range of specialist equipment. Anything needed for measuring, levelling, marking, striking, cutting, chopping, prying and wrecking can be found in the company’s range. Hultafors’ Fisco Tape Measures are claimed to be developed with advanced precision technology for high standards of measuring accuracy. Its range of craftsman’s knives and chisels are designed to combine sharpness with durability. Hultafors says its spirit...
read moreMilliken Embraces Nightwear
THE new Rogue Knit collection from MILLIKEN is characterised by its vibrant colours and the distinctive zig-zag, chevron knit effect in its texture. Milliken has created a collection taking inspiration from a traditional hand-crafting activity and from high fashion designer knitwear, with a nod to the current phenomenon for street knit graffiti known as ‘yarn-bombing’. While Rogue Knit has a hand-made and finely crafted appearance, its production is hi-tech. Milliken’s in-house tufting technology made it possible to produce the design...
read moreFloorwise Turns Heavyweight
RUBBER crumb Endura and Optima, from FLOORWISE underlay collection, can now be installed with double-stick, making them suitable options for demanding commercial environments. Said to offer a high level of recovery and longevity, thanks to the ultra high density plus (UHD+) rubber crumb construction, Endura and Optima are suitable for heavy contract use, and are designed to offer comfort, increased sound absorption and warmer rooms. Rubber crumb is manufactured from recycled car tyres. Suitable for wheeled traffic and developed to be easy...
read morePortland Cement
TREMCO ILLBRUCK SX200 green smoothing compound has been developed as an EC1-compliant underlayment, free of Portland cement. It is formulated from natural and mainly recycled materials. Often specified for hospitals and food processing plants, it is claimed that SX200 can be used as part of a fully BREEAM compliant system. SX200 is a response to reports linking crystalline silica to diseases such as silicosis, tuberculosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary condition, second only to asbestos as the cause of workplace-related deaths. A...
read moreF Ball Unveils Timely Solution
A FAST-TRACK system for vinyl flooring has been unveiled by F BALL AND CO, including a rapid drying waterproof surface membrane Stopgap F78, rapid set and rapid dry smoothing underlayment Stopgap Fast-Track 30 and new vinyl flooring adhesive Styccobond F5. It is claimed that by combining these products contractors will be able to complete a vinyl floorcovering installation in three hours. Richard Harris, marketing manager at F Ball and Co, says: ‘The most common problem faced by modern flooring contractors is that they’re being asked...
read moreDevireg A Touch Better
DEVIREG Touch from GAIA, sole authorised UK Projects Partner of Devi, is a simple touchscreen thermostat for electric floor heating which is now available in black and polar white. It features a user-friendly, 2in touchscreen which is designed to be easy to use and quick to set up. It is backed by a five-year warranty. A companion to the Gaia Devi range of underfloor heating systems, the Devireg Touch is said to be compatible with other electric underfloor heating systems. The thermostat has been developed to help reduce energy consumption...
read moreBurmatex Refreshes Its Tivoli
BURMATEX has enhanced the colour palette of its Tivoli range. The refreshed Tivoli construction exchanges polypropylene yarn for a 100% solution-dyed nylon yarn, offering heavy contract (Class 33) durability. Two new shades of Tivoli – Montserrat Black and St Kitts Basalt – and one of Tivoli multiline – Tenerife Black – increase the overall range to 41 colour options. These three classic black shades maintain the existing colour synchrony between the Tivoli, Tivoli online and Tivoli multiline options, while developing the BREEAM...
read moreFila Solutions
THE free smartphone app from FILA – Filasolutions – is now available in six languages. Developed for tradespeople, retailers and customers, the ‘how to’ app can be downloaded from www.filasolutionsblog.com/en/download-app-2, Apple Store or Google Play, in British English, American English, Italian, German, Spanish and French, via smartphone and tablet. The Fila app includes seven main function menus: Treatment systems identifies the most suitable treatment, while Treatment stages recommends the most suitable solution/s for each...
read moreGlass Fibre Solutions
SAINT-GOBAIN ADFORS, provider of glass fibre solutions, has launched its floor reinforcement to the UK market. Adfors has used its decades of R&D expertise to develop Vertex Grids for screeds, designed to reduce cracks in floor surfaces by 60%. Vertex Grids are used as a key part in the reinforcement process of screening, for a smooth and durable final layer once dry. Weighing 7kg per roll, Vertex Grid G120 is said to achieve the same performance as lightweight metal mesh 650g/sq m (5x5cm, 1.7mm), but is has been designed to be easier to...
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