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Flooring in hotels

Prince Charles Hospital gets a new lease of life

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

Flooring to suit all tastes

Turkey earthquake hits carpet industry supply chains

Keeping things natural

Enjoy the summer weather – but cover up for shade

Forbo extends its sustainable Evolve+ carpet tile series with Tessera Twine

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Chalkstring unveils integrated takeoff software for specialist subcontractors

Malmo launches new website‘to offer an enhanced customer experience’

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

Installation entries for CFJ Awards 2024 now open, to close on Thursday 29 February

Why it’s risky to paint floors

Parador’s new range combines furnishing trends and technical innovations

LeoLine goes premium in Harrogate

‘Innovative’ Topshield Pro finish launched by Forbo for its Marmoleum collection

‘UK’s largest construction sector site solutions company joins RSK Group’

F Ball’s ‘feats of endurance’ to raise vital funds for charity

Transition profiles minimise the risk of hazards

New director of HR for UKFD

The Flooring Show 2024: A record-breaking celebration of innovation and networking

Why WerkMaster’s rasp redefines multi-disc sanding technology

Extensive LVT floor installation complete at Islington Wharf 4

Minoli Marvel DIVA Expertly Installed With BAL Products At Home House

New CFA business plan includes support for ‘The Responsible No’

‘A country’s Heritage captured in carpet tiles’

Premium subfloor preparation materials perfectly suited to the flooring industry

Heavy-duty safety flooring for commercial kitchens with unmatched slip resistance and hygienic features

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

Water, water everywhere – but not a sec to think!

‘Pop up’ style breakout area inspires students at University of Plymouth

Husqvarna and the HTC ‘combining the best of both worlds’

Gerflor ‘King’ of the West End

F Ball & Co joins CSI Plus

Louis de Poortere extends Mix & Match runners

ENGEL Workwear also focuses on aiding the global climate challenge

Research shows: More than half of Britons wouldn’t consider a fixer-upper

Education panel to create pathways into construction and surveying sectors

Take off for carpet plans at Air Canada

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Shaw Contract’s Suited collection

BerryAlloc’s Luxe display brings a multiformat solution

The CFA Guide to Sustainability shows how new methods are introduced to flooring industry

Forbo Flooring Systems’ contemporary range of floorcoverings create a warm and vibrant hybrid working space

ADP’s superhero InstallMan strikes again

We (still) need more floorlayers! – an update from the CFA

Make it machine washable with Louis De Poortere

Altro ‘delivers style and sustainability’ for eco-holiday homes

Shaw Contract revisited its Dye Lab collection

SP101 Flooring Plywood – Environmental & Technical Assurance

The consequences of untrained staff

Six-figure AI investment ‘fuels record year for First Mats’

TPS360 – providing expertise and market leadership for industrial flooring projects

Sustainability Report Bauwerk Group 2020

Securing your next job

Training Plans – It’s time to embrace the rise in LVT flooring by unlocking the full potential on investing in staff training

Small Steps puts its best foot forward

Relaunch of product used at FC United, among others

F BALL and Co introduces Styccobond F73 PLUS: The ultimate adhesive solution for heavy-duty entrance matting

FILA assists In Opera Group with the protection of bespoke terrazzo at Exchange Square

Raising the standard

Fire Safety: New building safety regime is now live

F.Ball’s rewards scheme

Countdown begins for the launch of the Sustainability Guide 2024

Sticking points

Proper surface preparation is key for a successful installation

Make more of project floors with Moduleo Moods

New addition to Amtico collection

Abingdon Flooring launches ‘stain-free carpet’

Nature inspired aesthetics and safety for customers

Herringbone set-up guide

Bona launches Resilient Solution Colour Collection

The Independent Flooring Group holds inaugural Conference & Supplier Sessions

From intention to action: How vinyl and LVT is going sustainable

Southport and Ormskirk NHS Hospital Trust chose Forbo Flooring Systems

AIM raised access floor barrier system ‘facilitates services’

Latest Lockdown Restrictions – Commercial Flooring to Continue

F Ball adhesives play vital role in installing flooring at europe’s largest small-animal referral hospital

Tilemaster Adhesives offers full range of professional adhesives

Knockout installation delivered at Leeds Gym

Hultafors Tools’ new range of screwdrivers

An overview of designing for neurodiversity

Tilemaster LevelFlex+ FINISH has been developed to make an installer’s life easier

Velvet Ca-rPET: Alternative Flooring blends luxury and sustainability in new recycled collection

Work shorts ‘for cooling comfort this summer’

A new approach for sustainability

Big steps the Oakvale Flooring way

CFJ READERSHIP SURVEY: LVT THE MOST POPULAR FLOORING TOPIC

UKFD makes Easter-themed donation to Leicestershire homeless charity

Flooring made with lower-carbon PVC

‘Get your nose ahead’ with floorwise nosing

Manufacturers/Distributors committee meeting – 30 September

There’s no one-size-fits-all to tooling

‘A good quality of flooring’ for social housing

ProKnee stresses its commitment to sustainability with kneepad models

Sustainability and design excellence can work in perfect harmony

ProKnee introduces ‘new innovative strap design’

Healthappy – The support system for your business and employees

Future Fitters: the CFA’s drive to increase the number of new fitters joining our industry

How resin flooring systems meet the needs of food production environments

UltraFloor unveils tailored solutions for sheet vinyl flooring installations with adhesives and smoothing underlayments

Norcros Pro 50 Levelling Compound is an ideal leveller for creating a surface for tiling

Going green: Half of tradespeople concerned about the environment and sustainability

TTA technical committee chair receives MBE in New Year’s Honours

Quick-Step sponsors Grand House

Mapei’s Profilpas Unisystem Plus: For engineered wood and laminate floors

Expansion and contraction part 2

Get set for Stainfree for Life, says Abingdon

Egger marks 30 years as a powerhousein laminate innovation

A fit-for-purpose and guaranteed plywood panel

Refreshed nora by Interface collection ‘pairs classic design with on-trend colours’

Floor-coatings: failure to prepare is preparing to fail

New Knight Tile flooring collection ‘offers flexible contemporary design’

Flowing Screeds Association ‘supports installers in growing sector’

LeoLine collection ‘brings the vibrancy and energy’

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Forbo joins WorldGBC corporate advisory board

Universal Bus concept wins London Design Award

Confessions of a carpet fitter

Historic Standon Hall turns downthe volume with acoustic insulation

‘Smoothly does it’ for Abingdon Flooring at the INDX National Flooring Show

How Impervia helps reduce your project’s air pollution

IDS’s LVT flooring portfolio offers extensive choice for new build and commercial projects

Kerakoll | The natural choice

Why wool carpet matters

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Paul Robson joins Interfloor to lead its new acoustics division

‘A lifetime of reassurance’

New and Improved: Entrance Matting Cleaning & Maintenance Guide

PALACE Chemicals opens New Skills Hub to support flooring sector training

Floorlaying apprenticeships – The facts

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

Junckers’ Eco 2K floor oil for enhancing the natural beauty of oiled wood floors

Centre for Cities: The five-day office will be back

F BALL & CO supplies distributors with a wide range of support materials

Plan it, manage it, nail it

Dynamic Business Services, Leeds

When preparing a subfloor for the installation of floorcoverings, priming is sometimes an overlooked step

CFA 2021 AGM: A review and where are we now?

Innovative carpet tile tackifier by F Ball and Co

Getting stuck into vinyl adhesive

Your ‘First Choice’

Why do EPDs matter?

Designer Contracts adds to its portfolio

Rolls That Reward With IVC Commercial

Let’s renew, not replace

InstaFloor | Staying ahead in flooring by championing sustainability

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Floor the competition with professional marketing

Gerflor and Gradus flooring solutions transform Gloucester’s cityheart living blackfriars residence

Know the risks

Do more with your carpet floor with Tremco’s SF110

Grenfell: What happens next?

ProKnee’s Treadman Tool Box ‘transforms into Cutting Block’

When nature gets involved in flooring

Office expansion calls for sustainable refurbishment approach

Embracing nature: The health benefits and importance of biophilic interiors in design and flooring choices

Excitement builds as Hal Cruttenden is announced as CFJ Awards host

The importance of keeping wood floors clean

Taking a temperature check on LVTs

Royal Gwent hospital undergoes stunning transformation with Gerflor’s cutting-edge flooring

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Decent flooring will always prevail, come hell or high water

Catch Bjelin on Stand PC9

Hanson Plywood’s architects, specifiers and designers virtual showroom

Forbo offers new LVT collection to contractors

The benefits of safety flooring in healthcare environments

MacGregor Flooring: We’re at the top of the food chain but we can’t be complacent

Strong growth for FFD with record number of exhibitors confirmed

CFA’s vision for 2025-2026

Exploring hardwood floor installation techniques

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Floorwise appoints new product manager

‘Independents can stand out from the crowd with the new look Causeway Carpets’

Bradite unveils range of fast-drying, heavy-duty protective coatings for commercial and industrial flooring

Bureau Veritas backs HSE in drive to improve respiratory health in construction industry

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS has developed a pouch packaging multi component format

Answers to your carpet tile questions – from the experts

Palace Chemicals presents flooring adhesives range

The sounds of silence

Combi-bac® – the future of carpet backing!

F Ball & Co have been used to create a hygienic flooring finish

F Ball & Co | Educational establishments demand safe and durable floors

Making remote working work

‘Immerse in innovation’ at Quick-Step during FFD

Ditch the Plywood and make the switch to LION Floor

Kidderminster Carpet Manufacturers’ Charity Golf sees £20,000 raised

Mapei’s resin flooring system adds durability and aesthetic appeal to Bath Quays’ creative business hub

Durable solid wood floors form part of renovation of historic building

Are you choosing the correct subfloor? Peri has the answer

2,000sq m warehouse renovated ‘in just 10 days’

TVS RESi Dry Floating Floor System

Copywriting: a short guide for flooring contractors

Technical services – a testing place to work

If the carpet fits…

Wood and laminate market trends

LTP ECOPROTEC range now available in the UAE

Furlong unveils Endura: The next generation engineered vinyl floor

CFA seeks support for guidance document on Installation of Laminate Flooring

A tile inspired by Heritage at Royal Exchange Kingston

Beauflor Create introduces unlimited creativity to vinyl rolls

‘Metallic Accents to enhance ancient building blocks’

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

New HSEQ manager to strengthen health and safety at Kemtile

And taking the gold…

2022 CFJ/CFA Awards wows the industry at Coombe Abbey

Quick-Step: Add Grandeur and Elegance with Cala waterproof wood

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