NEWSLETTER
CFJ AWARDS 2026

Flooring in care homes

The green benefits of collaboration

Why wool carpet matters

ACO’s Drainage Specification E-commerce Platform makes product selection easy

Will £3,000 from the government encourage hiring?

BAL Micromax3 ECO delivers ‘performance, control, sustainability’

F Ball’s Stopgap 1400 delivers seamless finish at Carew Academy

‘Superior, ergonomic knee protection with KneeGuard PRO’

BerryAlloc’s Luxe display brings a multiformat solution

Unilin’s laminate floors sits on high-density wood fiberboard

The benefits of safety flooring in healthcare environments

Louis De Poortere Showcases New Ecorugs at INDX National Flooring Show

‘Kneepad offers full protection and value for money’

Acting on official secrets

CPA: Gradual recovery set to begin this year

Rugby scrum

Construction scrum: how to deliver projects easier, better and faster

Why regular maintenance is key: The Preparation Group’s approach to productivity and safety

Not Your Grandma’s Kneeling Pad: The ProKnee Bomber Pad

Build up your troubles in your old kitbag

Kick-Start Publishing confirms 2026 CFJ Awards venue will be the NCC

Beauflor returns to London Build Expo

Sustainability: Now we have to take it seriously

Green is the money

Record number of entries for SDS as 2022 finalists announced

Rocatex – Flooring and tiling adhesives

LTP offers products at cleaning & maintenance

Global flooring brand ‘strengthens UK and Ireland leadership’ with new country manager

Kelmore named manufacturing start-up of the year at Insider Made in the North West Awards 2025

CTD Tiles continues to serve architects and housebuilders

Beauflor unveils updated Blacktex cushion vinyl range with trendy 2025 designs

EXCLUSIVE Why catching Covid-19 was no laughing matter for flooring’s Mr Funny

Is rising inflation a flash in the pan?

Forbo introduces biobased vinyl collection

Office – Albion Mills – Topclip Transitions

proknee

Kneepad ‘in a class of its own’

Transitions: Getting the transition right for flooring

Granorte marks a year of showroom success

Mission possible

IDS offers ‘versatile flooring solutions for every project and budget’

FAOTY to celebrate 10th anniversary in 2022

Awards

Don’t forget to have your say as voting now open for 2022 CFJ/CFA Awards

UltraFloor transforms Marshall Park Academy school corridors with speedy subfloor solutions

How having protection can help you survive

‘Sustainability and innovation is driving change in LVT’ says Shaw Contract

‘Feel-good flooring with double water protection’

Kerakoll used on a commercial housing development

Karndean Designflooring launches its first glue-down collection ‘with enhanced acoustic performance’

‘Have it all with Quick-Step’

Intensive Care Unit, Harrogate District Hospital, UK

Three members of new CFJ editorial board are announced

Family ties

Can it be 50 years already?

tilemaster-adhesives

Tilemaster Super Flow 30 is a ultra-rapid setting smoothing compound

ALTRO SPEARHEADS INNOVATIVE HEALTHCAREDESIGN COLLABORATION PROJECT

quickstep

‘Marvellous marketing’ for Master Installers

ADP offers ‘versatile, superhero’ installation service

‘A royal for the ages’ from Abingdon Flooring

F Ball’s products work together to ensure subfloors are prepared correctly

Tilemaster Super Flow 30 or Pro Flow can be used without priming

Floormitres used by H&J Martin at NI healthcare associations

Tech duo partner to ‘transform’ logistics in carpet and flooring sector

Mapei’s range features special components to accelerate drying

Milestone Flooring brings wow factor floor at a brand new office complex

Snickers’ new LITEWork working clothes

‘Adding a homely feel’ to SKA gold-rated offices

COREtec floors ‘for every challenge no matter how large’

Klipboard appoints Mike Hills as general manager for UK & Ireland

‘Make short work of waterproof flooring with next generation of Moduleo LayRed’

Integrated scheme ‘brightens up cancer care’

ADP service for Victoria Carpets

Simplify your flooring installation: Discover UltraFloor’s trusted subfloor preparation solutions

PSAs – when to use, and when not to use

Suit up for changeable weather with some help from Snickers

Flanders Flooring Days puts sustainability on the map

tilemaster-adhesives

Tilemaster Adhesives introduces a new smoothing compound LevelFlex+ FINISH

INTRAsystems launches ‘superfast moisture-absorbing matting fibre’

‘See the strong and the water-resistant’ at INDX with BerryAlloc

Contract floorcovering now 49% of the flooring market, up from 45% a decade ago

‘Meet the FASTEST member of the ARDEX family’

Minoli Marvel DIVA Expertly Installed With BAL Products At Home House

Flooring: it’s all about preparation

IVC Commercial launches Immersion products using carbon-negative Thrive matter

‘Service that adds the shine’

Could your flooring choice trigger an epileptic seizure?

Shaw Contract’s Auxiliary carpet tiles

Milliken tracks progress on sustainability initiatives in latest sustainability report  

Rubber Entrance Matting Inserts – An Underutilised Star! ⭐️

Flooring to suit all tastes

floorwise

floorwise: Don’t skirt the issue of quality

The benefits of bamboo compared to wood flooring

Suit up with Snickers Workwear’s new Winter Jackets

Milliken & Co recognised as one of world’s most ethical firms for 16th successive year

Preparing raised access panels for durable, high-quality installations

IVC Commercial Goes Outdoors

floorwise releases its Diamond Gripper

The anatomy of sustainable workwear

Kids get cooking thanks to BAL

F Ball appoints new training officer

XL-End is COREtec’s ‘most realistic, hardest-wearing’ plank

Smoothing compounds – why are there different types?

Shaw Contract: Creating sustainable products with the environment in mind

Styling the Fifth Wall with Havwoods

Flooring’s Biggest Rewards Promotion is Back On

Creating spaces that feel safe

Designing for the future – the opportunity of hardened wood flooring

We’re all going on (another) bank holiday!

Payment – claiming what is rightfully ours

Altro hosts Man Down Breakfast Club in Manchester 11 February

Overcoming challenges in educational facilities

‘The perfect floor for makeover maestros’

Designing flooring with care in mind

Why fit residential properties with raw timber UV-oiled oak flooring?

Gerflor delivers complete flooring solution for Belfast’s new iconic student and sports hub

Heads you win?

leister

LEISTER’s new GROOVER 500-LP battery-operated floor groover saves time onsite

Bjelin partners with Whiteriver Group in Ireland

Dealing with movement joints

Get Ready to be Impressed at The Flooring Show

Leading by ‘exsample’

MAPEI unveils versatile UltraCare cleaners for tile and stone

Why an end-user wasn’t too happy with his flooring installation

Heckmondwike FB | Implementing biophilic design

SWFC: Why our flooring is perfect for commercial retail projects

Design-driven flooring solution by Gerflor for high-end student housing

The key to flooring at the Tower of London

Dave Caldwell: Playing the long innings with flooring teams

Let the creak speak

UK’s most trusted adhesive for textile floorcoverings celebrates 50+ years of excellence

Summertime Blues

Isafe 70 ‘is up to the challenge’ at Retford Town Hall

Welcome to ‘the brilliant new Berber’ from Louis De Poortere

Polyflor makes a meal of Norwegian office

Instarmac’s technical manager celebrates 25-year service award

Firms at risk of cyber-attack

When should flooring contractors compensate in a customer dispute?

Why Mechanical Subfloor Preparation Gets Overlooked – And Why It Shouldn’t

F BALL’s Styccobond F58 PLUS is a fast-drying, fibre-reinforced, pressure-sensitive adhesive

Design Challenge: Bringing a neuro-inclusive classroom to life

LeoLine Gets a Lift with New Ranges

Visit the CFA at the Harrogate Flooring Show!

Solid oak floors for Paisley Museum transformation

Northampton Care Home gets a luxurious update with UltraFloor’s flooring solutions

UK Construction industry warned of intensified competition for viable sites as 65,000 Homes approved on green belt land

Fuzzy side up

New acoustic format ‘brings quiet confidence to shared residential spaces’

Schlüter-DILEX solutions for all relevant movement joints in tile coverings

Junckers unveils oak nature: A solid oak flooring showcasing natural elegance and scandinavian charm

Designer Contracts ‘Team Massive’ to conquer Three Peaks for charity

Feel even more of a difference with Floorwise

Decisions, decisions

The clock is ticking on skilled labour

Making a great first impression with bespoke entrance flooring

LVT and underfloor heating – A new guidance note on underfloor heating systems in light of future building standards

‘A superhero sampling service from ADP’

ProKnee’s new bomber pad combines comfort, durability and zero-waste innovation

‘Ultra-fast repair and skim coating’ with new Mapei Planipatch Xtra

Small Steps puts its best foot forward

‘Cemfloor the screed of choice for Nottingham shopping centre’

Optimum adhesives for bespoke installations

Global ‘green revolution’ targets: How important is flooring’s role?

CFA highlights fantastic future talent

Sensational success for Gerflor providing Welsh college with a complete flooring solution

berryalloc

Making floors a dream to work with’

Menopause at work – are women legally protected?

TradeChoice Carpet & Flooring Announces Acquisition of T&R Floor Covering Distributors Ltd

F586 ‘the do-it-all’ cartridge adhesive from Floorwise

Altro Whiterock collaborative training course launched

Beauflor sheet vinyl ‘make school floors stand out’

Get your site team onboard from Day One

Sports Hall Refurbishment

Radbrook Village

The future is bright – provided we recognise the value of what we have

Quality IMO underlays can enhance the comfort and durability of floorcoverings

donna-hannaway

Address modern office design needs with carpet tiles

Wood flooring and interior design trends

‘Bona Mega EVO and the power of evolution’

How much should I have in my toolkit?

You don’t need millions to market your business

Gerflor provides Welsh college with complete flooring solution

Managing material shortages and price increases

Mapei launches cementitious and epoxy grouts with supporting app

cfj website

Kick-Start Publishing web designer hails ‘exciting’ relaunch of CFJ website

Porcelain tiles: To seal or not to seal?

Year-end tax strategies for flooring business cashflow

CFJ Awards judge Fiona Bowman reveals rich connection to flooring history

Meet TREMS, the new cloud-based system from Tramex

Getting out there, keeping connected!

Ambient temperatures and relative humidity

Excitement builds as Hal Cruttenden is announced as CFJ Awards host

Quick-Step Website Hits the Magic Million

coba

COBA Flooring explains why higher levels of pedestrian traffic requires careful design

CRT Flooring Specialists has used UltraFloor’s latest product innovation

Kneeguard is described as a fully certified, trademarked system for knee protection

Snickers Workwear’s certified Kneeguard PRO Knee Protection

Excitement builds as Hal Cruttenden is announced as CFJ Awards host

Artificial grass that changes colours with the seasons

A missed opportunity

Floorwise launches new underlays where consumers can ‘Feel the Difference’

How long is reasonable?

Kelmore products ‘meet varied demands of industry’

LTP: Our specialist ECOPROTEC range includes sustainable surface care products for all types of natural and engineered stone

Load more

Download the new CFJ APP to enjoy the latest stories as well as exclusive audio and video podcasts: