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CFJ/CFA Awards 2022: Save the date – Friday 9 September
The date for next year’s awards has been revealed – Friday 9 September at Coombe...
From care worker to first female construction specialist
Three years after Lincolnshire care-worker Jess Wells walked into a construction careers event, she’s now...
Two appointments at ‘dramatically growing’ UKFD
UK online flooring retailer, UK Flooring Direct (UKFD), has a new chief commercial officer –...
New fire safety act prompts risk assessment review, Bureau Veritas tells duty holders
SAFETY and compliance expert, Bureau Veritas is encouraging landlords and duty holders to prepare for...
Unilin Flooring announces agreement to acquire Salesmark
UNILIN Flooring, a division of Unilin Group, has announced the signing of an agreement to...
STAUF opens subsidiary with several facilities in Spain
AS of 1 July, the adhesives specialist STAUF has been represented by its own branch...
Bostik puts on an adhesives show on its summer road trip
FLOORING professionals throughout the UK had the opportunity to get up close with Bostik’s new...
Designer Contracts launches ‘speedier service app’
DESIGNER Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor, says it’s developed a digital solution to speedier...
40% of CFJ readers insistent it remains in print as digital-only future looks some way off
ACCORDING to the CFJ readership survey conducted between May-June this year, 22% of readers want...
Kick-Start Publishing web designer hails ‘exciting’ relaunch of CFJ website
THE Contract Flooring Journal (CFJ) has relaunched its website with a fresh new look which...
Post-pandemic construction recovery well underway but material cost and supply concerns mount
THE construction products manufacturing sector posted a fourth successive quarterly expansion in the second quarter...
Quick-Step extends cycling partnership under new team name
QUICK-STEP has followed up the announcement of an extended partnership with Patrick Lefevere’s team with...
CPG’s Flowcrete and TREMCO brands ‘under the spotlight’ at expo
‘HELP for contractors from Flowcrete and TREMCO, and their technical excellence created a bang at...
CFJ Online Flooring Expo: New stats reveal extent of event engagement
LATEST statistics released by CFJ’s external marketing company reveal the level of engagement at the...
Tarkett publishes white paper on challenges, opportunities for hospital of the future
OBSERVING the severe stress that the Covid-19 pandemic unleashed on healthcare systems around the world,...
How we are listening to our readers
In our survey, we asked readers what they read (and what they didn’t read) in...
CFJ Readership survey: So, that’s what you were thinking!
An all-encompassing readership survey has given CFJ the clearest indication yet of what our readers...
CFJ READERSHIP SURVEY: LVT THE MOST POPULAR FLOORING TOPIC
IN one of our recent survey questions, we asked readers to rank their favourite flooring...
Foot to the floor as Likewise launches on AIM to drive further growth
Likewise Group plc, which describes itself as a fast-growing UK floorcovering distributor, has announced it...
Lockdown ends Keith Shenton’s extraordinary 70-year career as a floorlayer
KEITH Shenton, the UK’s oldest floorlayer, has finally decided to end what has been a...
EXCLUSIVE Veitchi Flooring MD: We need to prepare for an economic storm
In an exclusive interview to be published in CFJ September with VEITCHI FLOORING’s MD, John...
Two million miles with Altro: ‘It’s been a fabulous ride’
JETSETTING around the world, spreading knowledge of the correct fitting of Altro floors wherever he...
The truth about hardboard flooring
CFJ speaks to Peter Jones, managing director at Finnish Fibreboard, about the hardboard industry and...
Milliken London showroom first in UK to receive WELL certification
FLOORING designer and manufacturer Milliken says it’s been awarded WELL certification at the platinum level...
ARDEX UK and BAL proceed with ‘Stronger Together’ strategy
ARDEX UK and Building Adhesives Limited (BAL) have moved ahead with the next phase of...
Forbo joins WorldGBC corporate advisory board
FORBO Flooring Systems has joined the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) Corporate Advisory Board which...
It’s been a summer of sporting investment for Bostik
BOSTIK has supported its range of floor preparation products and flooring adhesives with TV and...
The Flooring Show gets back to business in Harrogate
THE highly anticipated Flooring Show returns to Harrogate Convention Centre from 19-21 September 2021 with...
RPM International’s multimillion pound investment rolled out for Flowcrete and other CPG brands
CONSTRUCTION Products Group (CPG) has completed the second stage of a £20m investment package, designed...
Instarmac’s technical manager celebrates 25-year service award
CELEBRATIONS are aplenty at Instarmac as technical manager, Sham Ali, celebrates 25 years’ service.
Sham joined...
Bostik UK moves to 100% renewable electricity
BOSTIK UK says it’s taken a significant step in its ongoing commitment to responsible energy...
Hip-Pep hooray! Celebrating half-a-century at Altro
IN AUGUST 1970, a packet of digestive biscuits would cost you six shillings, the Jackson...
Centre for Cities: The five-day office will be back
THE Centre for Cities has told BBC Radio 5 that the five-day office week could...
Hospitality Design Show returns in September
THE Hospitality Design Show is back and taking place at the ExCeL, London between 28-29...
Bostik increases mental health support for colleagues
Bostik has launched a new initiative that will expand the mental health support available to...
F Ball & Co appoints new London technical rep
F BALL & Co has appointed Paul Trubridge as technical representative for north London and...
Decostayle UK reflects on ‘an exciting few months’
THE new Decostayle UK operation has now been up-and-running for a few months, and according...
Moduleo helps crew race across Atlantic
MODULEO, a UK flooring brand, is rallying behind one of the boats taking part in...
Analysis shows more than 24,000 construction firms closed in six months
ANALYSIS by DSA Connect, an IT asset disposal company which specialises in the permanent deletion...
Q3 2021 to be ‘biggest challenge structural wood sector and its customers have ever faced’
THE head of technical and trade at the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has warned in...
CLC: Unprecedented demand set to stay ‘for the foreseeable future’
CO-CHAIRS of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) Product Availability working group, John Newcomb, ceo of...
New warehouse enables FDF to cut prices, delivery lead time, environmental impact
MIDLANDS-BASED flooring manufacturer and retail firm Factory Direct Flooring (FDF) has invested in a new,...
Greenstream Flooring helps tackle lack of flooring in social homes
PROVIDERS of social housing in Wales have been urged to tackle the lack of flooring...
F Ball & Co joins CSI Plus
FLOORING contractors and professionals working in the design and fit-out of cruise ships interiors can...
Saint Flooring: CRUK membership contributes to sustainability goals
SAINT Flooring won Take Back Partner of the Year Award in the Carpet Recycling UK...
Force majeure: ‘Draconian price increases smack of a cartel’
THE flooring industry is uniting in its concerns over force majeure. Both flooring contractors and...
David Hibbert cuts short retirement to join Unifloor
AFTER a brief spell in retirement David Hibbert has joined Unifloor Underlay Systems (JUMPAX) as...
Three promotions and a senior appointment in Designer Contracts
THE UK’s largest flooring contractor, Designer Contracts, has announced three senior promotions and welcomed a...
Topps Tiles gets new head of marketing – commercial
AS it continues to develop its position in the commercial tile market, the commercial business...
Josh Ashby becomes UK Flooring Direct’s chief digital officer
JOSH Ashby, having previously held the role of chief commercial officer at UK Flooring Direct,...
Sadness at passing of Ernie Lamond, founder of Calton Floors
IT is with great sadness that the death of Ernie Lamond, founder of Livingston-based Calton...
‘Providing exactly what you want’
BESPOKE Woodflooring says it’s a brand dedicated to providing exactly what you want when it...
How Covid-19 has reshaped office space design
COVID-19 has forced office spaces to adapt in a very short period of time. Despite...
BerryAlloc wins 2020 supplier of the year award
BERRYALLOC was awarded the 2020 ‘supplier of the year’ award out of all nominated Optimera...
BAL products to feature in new TV show
A RANGE of BAL tiling products are to feature in a new bathroom make-over show...
Husqvarna and the HTC ‘combining the best of both worlds’
HUSQVARNA Construction has announced that the HTC products, services, and solutions are now fully integrated...
The Flooring Show introduces new online platform
THE Flooring Showroom is described as an exciting new online platform connecting buyers with manufacturers...
‘It’s not all a bed of roses’
RORY MacGillivray, founder of MacGillivray Floors & Furnishings, has had some great experiences, he’s also...
Former flooring apprentice urges others to follow his success
A FORMER apprentice with a rapidly growing Midlands company has urged others to take a...
modulyss ‘makes its marks in sands of sustainability’
SAID to be well-known for great looking, off-beat carpet tiles that deliver what’s described as...
Designer Contracts expands Falkirk operation
DESIGNER Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor, has expanded its Scottish operation after tripling business...
Doug Morwood to chair CFJ Expo sustainability summit
THE founder of Insight Futures, Doug Morwood, is to chair the sustainability summit at the...
Milliken celebrates century of making in the UK
FLOORING designer and manufacturer Milliken says it’s proud to be celebrating its 100th year of...