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CFJ AWARDS 2026

Flooring in care homes

CFJ’s former editor, Alan Bakalor, sadly passes away

Instarmac sets out ambitious environmental goals in latest report

For durability, hygiene and slip-resistance, it has to be resin flooring

CPI announces Amanda Long as new chief executive officer

Celebrating colour and collaboration at Clerkenwell Design Week

Make your tile installation more regal, says Parkside

Styccobond F48 PLUS fibre-reinforced high temperature grade vinyl adhesive

The importance of training in LVT

Contract Flooring Association (Stand B14)

Heritage, a carpet tile collection from modulyss

‘Design freely’ with IVC Commercial’s Origin 70 Luxury Vinyl Tiles Collection

Navigating turbulence in the wood flooring sector

Choosing the right underlay can reduce noise and heating bills

Moduleo ‘makes more of herringbone’

Herringbone set-up guide

Rory Bremner confirmed as guest speaker for 2026 CFJ Awards

‘Counter the crisis’ with LeoLine

Gerflor ‘King’ of the West End

Relaunch of product used at FC United, among others

Introducing ‘Elements’ LVT – Plank

Parquet block bamboo flooring in a modern open plan kitchen and dining area

TPS360 enhances rail depot flooring with high-durability solutions for safety and efficiency

First UK showroom for Beauflor at London’s Business Design Centre

‘This is more than just a lectern’

How does Altro’s adhesive-free flooring work?

ProKnee – ‘our pads aren’t just sustainable; they sustain you’

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

Live talks at The Flooring Show

Regent’s Park rehearsal studios shine with F Ball’s Stopgap 700 and Styccobond F3

Sales and marketing: Not all that again!

Mix it up with Atkinson & Kirby

Smoothing compound with a superb surface finish

Luxury vinyl flooring the perfect match for private rental sector

Cut installation time and reduce costs with an Altro adhesive‐free floor

F Ball launches Stopgap 1600: Fast-drying smoothing compound specifically for underfloor heating systems

Franklin College chooses Polyflor LVT, Awarding top marks for quality and design

Why it’s risky to paint floors

Forbo Flooring helps transform Edinburgh’s student accommodation with sophisticated designs

Volume versus weight

Combining LVT and carpet planks to create a unique anddynamic floor plane

ThermalStream® is a new luxury carpet underlay for underfloor heating systems

Parkside ‘improves your tile specification experience’ with new website

Transition profiles minimise the risk of hazards

F. Ball creates photo finish for Ascot Restaurant

Polyflor – Affinty255

Raising the ceiling on flooring standards

BAL | The importance of adhesive selection

BEAUFLOR introduces unlimited design possibilities with new vinyl rolls

New smoothing compound for underfloor heating introducedby F Ball and Co

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F Ball & Co | What was once new is new again

CEMFLOOR is described as a high-performance cement-based, free-flowing, self-compacting liquid screed

A full range of adhesives for resilient flooring and tiles from  Kerakoll

North London church brought to new life by DCTUK fitters

The Flooring Show 2025 expands again as industry demand grows

Contractors – Put sustainability up front

ADP offers ‘fantastic, easy-to-use’ new online tool

Advice you can’t ignore

F Ball & Co’s Styccobond F49 Hybrid PS vinyl adhesive used to install safety vinyl sheet

East Kilbride flooring contractor enters administration with 43 redundancies

Kier opens doors of high spec laboratory site to get young people into construction sector

NEW Altro Illustra – combines style, safety, and durability

Contracting doesn’t have to be boring

Plan it, manage it, nail it

Implementing the use of digital in flooring spaces

HMTX Global: We’re your premier partner for high-quality LVT flooring solutions

The Independent Flooring Group offers new LVT collection

Fire and rehire

Stair-edgings light up cinema screen at leading media company

Biophilic design can help us adapt to a changing world

Milliken’s sustainability initiatives

BAL completes ‘successful environmental audit’

No stopping the relentless demand for training

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Tarkett publishes white paper on challenges, opportunities for hospital of the future

TractionBack 2.0 means no adhesives for Milliken carpet tiles

Suit up with Snickers Workwear’s new Winter Jackets

Open Doors Construction: a gateway tothe future of the construction industry

Shiny happy people

Business benefits with the Master Installer badge

A Day at the Races 2022

F45 Training, London

From the dancefloors of Wigan to CDW,Milliken introduces Northern Soul

Delivering pace without compromise in retail fit-outs

‘Delivering colourful joy, durability at Reading Kids Quarter’

Tips for laying tile effect stickdown LVT

‘Subfloor perfection’ at the historic Garrod Building in Whitechapel

The unsung hero: flooring underlayment deserves recognition

RPM International’s multimillion pound investment rolled out for Flowcrete and other CPG brands

Waterproof wood to open up small spaces

Which model of ProKnee kneepads is right for you?

Rawson Carpet Solutions’ carbon neutral structured nylon carpet tile

Rethinking Carpet Tile Waste

Sikafloor provides durable, high-gloss surface fit for a Ferrari

Fix Radio’s weekly audience reaches 211,000 tradespeople

The CFA’s golden milestone

Six reasons The Solid Wood Flooring Company is ideal for architects and designers

ADP ‘superhero installation’ for Kahrs

TVS ABSorb Foam Panels

Trade talk

CFA gives tribute to Hamish MacGregor (1952-2026)

Five examples where wood flooring fitted restaurants perfectly

Waterproof Floors in Every Flavour for All Project Interiors

BerryAlloc opens Business Design Centre studio

Calwyn DeCoster continues Mapei journey in new specification role

Adhesives: F Ball still tops, but research shows changes are afoot

F Ball products deliver high-performance flooring solution for £18M entertainment complex

Meeting the need for affordable flooring in social housing

Havwoods responds to increased demand with new business development team

TPS360 hygienic systems for industrial and commercial applications

F Ball launches next generation water-mix smoothing underlayment

ProKnee’s ‘all-purpose kneepads utilise new innovative strap design’

Colour coated rubber mulch project in Barcelona

‘Make some noise’ with refreshed Allura Decibel LVT collection

Giving flooring a sustainable foundation

F Ball and Co products facilitate remarkable transformation of Treggudick Manor into english spirit distillery

Developers must take heed of new regulations, as building safety act achieves royal assent

F Ball ‘raises the bar’ at Leek Town FC

Chemique Adhesives: an introduction to artificial turf adhesives

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How the Ukraine crisis will affect timber imports

F Ball appoints new technical representative

Waste not want not

Walnut is woeful and pitch pine is pitiful

New software partnership creates streamlined supply chain for distribution businesses

Don’t let safety slip

The points of Uzin’s Loyalty Scheme

Granorte’s new Telford headquarters

Granorte supports UK Network

Designing for the future – the opportunity of hardened wood flooring

Carpet Recycling UK Annual Conference and Awards 21-22 June 2023

The resurgence of teak

Fumed chevron band sawn board creates ‘realunique luxury and bespoke feel’ to hotel project

F. Ball makes light work of kitchen prep

What impact does flooring have when designing a room or space

Biotecture holds Greening Construction webinar

Parkside ‘achieves the dream’ at Youles Honda Manchester

Multicategory flooring solutions at Radisson RED Liverpool

Reinventing living spaces in care environments

Looking after limestone: a practical guide to cleaning and maintenance in the home

Unilin ‘increases recycled content of vinyl flooring’

Giving flooring a sustainable foundation

Discover New Look LayRed at The Flooring Show

Flooring industry’s unsung stars to be honoured in New Employee of the Year Award

How to bring nature inside to createmore user-focused interiors

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Making office refurbs quicker using new technologies

A guide to products for achieving optimum results at each stage of exterior flooring installations

Repurposing of floors and the circular economy

‘Breathe easier’ with new floorwise F597 Heavy Duty Spray Adhesive

What you need to know about the DfE’s new requirements

150 years strong: Nicholls & Clarke says it marks historic milestone

Sustainable surface care products for all types of natural and engineered stone

Tarkett’s longstanding commitment towards improving indoor air quality is more important than ever

CFA to launch ‘Winter Warning’ campaign

Big steps the Oakvale Flooring way

Imaginative designs inspire optimism for the future

Eton college selects Reflex and Woca for state-of-the-art sports hall flooring

Abingdon Flooring | ‘Fusion of style, performance’

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Why social media is so important for your flooring business

‘Have it all with Quick-Step’

Burmatex debuts new carpet tile and plank products at CDW stand PB12a

Lincoln Square, London

Supporting flooring skills beyond the course

Gerflor | Seeing red

Turkey earthquake hits carpet industry supply chains

How specialist flooring contractors can make marketing work

Plimsoll reveals the latest developments in the UK wood flooring market

An international affair

Expert tips for achieving a perfect rubber and linoleum floor finish

‘Grand Majestic is a floor for those who like to think big’

Karndean Commercial to champion inclusive design at Clerkenwell Design Week 2025

Burmatex is a pioneer in sustainable UK-made contract carpet tiles and planks

Keraflex Extra S1 Zero joins Mapei Zero Line

Milliken & Company tracks progress on sustainability initiative in fourth annual report

Abingdon flooring launches into new markets

Marketing for flooring contractors this year

Is Labour working for flooring?

Mapei’s Latexplan range provides three latex-mixed levelling and smoothing compounds

Floorwise launches comprehensive tools guide for fitters across UK and Europe

Mastering moisture: Methods for screed moisture measurements

Snickers Workwear launches market-leading kneeguard PRO system for unmatched knee protection

Flooring with a green heart

Get specifications right first time

Towering triumph for Gerflor’s Taraflex® at Beaconsfield High School.

Polyflor supports budding apprentices with free training courses  

Six successful apprentices for Designer Contracts

Stocking stuffer ideas: The ProKnee Bomber Pad

Abingdon Flooring launches ‘stain-free carpet’

Wood flooring shines at former BBC headquarters

Colour updates for Silvertex by Beauflor

Smoothing compounds – why are there different types?

BerryAlloc opens Business Design Centre studio

Paragon & Public Health Wales

TREMCO’s high performance smoothing compounds allow for the application of all floorcoverings

Minoli Marvel DIVA Expertly Installed With BAL Products At Home House

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F Ball & Co launches F58 PLUS ‘No time to wait’ LVT adhesive

It’s time to spring clean your wooden floor

Amtico Signature – More than meets the eye

CFJ READERSHIP SURVEY: LVT THE MOST POPULAR FLOORING TOPIC

Lauren Murphy Butterfield from Taylor Alden PR discusses making the most of your exhibition appearance

F Ball and Co’s customer rewards programme returns

CDW to celebrateits 14th in style

Taking the risk out of adhesives

How the UK’s first carpet recycling facility is changing the future of carpets

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