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CFJ AWARDS 2025

Flooring in offices

Are you winding me up?

Tracey Glew takes over as new FeRFA ceo

BAL Micromax3 ECO delivers ‘performance, control, sustainability’

Milliken tracks progress on sustainability initiatives in latest sustainability report  

UKFD makes Easter-themed donation to Leicestershire homeless charity

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Westbury Carpets & Floor Coverings use UltraFloor’s Level IT Pro30

Dealing with movement joints

Bostik increases mental health support for colleagues

It’s gold for LION Floor at the Flooring Innovation Awards

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

Technical services away from sites

A World of Inspirational Floors with BerryAlloc Displays

Goof Proof Wall Trimmer by ProKnee Corporation ‘is a must-have efficiency tool’

‘Fresh and enhanced designs’ for Altro Ensemble LVT

Unlock the key to career progression at the Academy for Excellence

Sports flooring specified for Friar Park Millennium Centre

Stauf Adhesive UK says it offers a wide range of floor finishes

Bona Quantum uses titanium technology

Tremco CPG UK’s Flowcrete Brand Launches Low Emissions Resins Range

Keeping it on the level with Sika’s cementitious range

Why is polyurethane screed flooring important for the food sector?

Shaw Contract’s Auxiliary carpet tiles

EGGER on social media

Palettone adds Scandinavian-chic to Oslo hostel

ADP’s trusted carpet distribution service

Carefully restoring an old woodblock floor

Acoustic flooring: the quieter solution

‘Make some noise’ with refreshed Allura Decibel LVT collection

Bostik stars at flooring at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

Condor Group and Tide Ocean join up to collect and recycle ocean-bound plastic waste

Regulations and considerations when fitting LVT transitions

EGGER makes debut at InstallerSHOW

Marldon launches MXA100: A premium adhesive designed for strength, versatility, and wide-board flooring

Magnetic wood flooring is a sustainable flooring solution

Heckmondwike FB | Long-standing carpet range relaunched

A new era in small claims court resolution

‘An exciting way to breathe new life into an estate’

Milestone Flooring says it’s proud to be established frontrunners in providing commercial grade floor and wall

Embossed-In-Register: A comprehensive overview

Junckers comprehensive colour swatch

Office expansion calls for sustainable refurbishment approach

Bostik launches new rewards scheme

Flooring by design

Tilemaster Adhesives Ltd becomes Kerakoll UK Ltd

Colour updates for Silvertex by Beauflor

Gentle care from Gerflor

Nexus & Nexus Bridge: Connecting Creativity, Performance and Sustainability

Anhydrite screeds: Handle with care

Suit up for changeable weather with some help from Snickers

‘ProKnee’s commitment to sustainability leads to designing and producing durable kneepads which are built to last’

Painted Garden, a new flooring collection from Milliken: where art meets nature

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No noise, no adhesive, no fuss

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BerryAlloc: Think big with Grand Majestic

IVC: Why 70 is the magic number

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

Malmo ‘takes terrazzo trend to next level’ with new Rigid Comforttile design

‘Fast service’ from IVC Commercial’s Heterogeneous Vinyl UK QuickShip Collection

Bjelin’s new products a ‘big hit’ at Flooring Show

How to choose between an oil or lacquer

Brockway Carpets (Stand C8)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

‘The thinner alternative to BS 8203 compliant plywood’

Coordinating a beautiful range of Milliken floorcoverings

Rawson Carpet Solutions | Heritage range are durable, reliable and competitive

That ole bestseller – great expectations

‘First for flooring’ pilot apprenticeship launched

Milliken transformed and re-launched its ship-from-stock programme

Pro-Screed Gold offers ‘super-smooth’ finish

FAOTY to celebrate 10th anniversary in 2022

Quick-Step’s Alpha Vinyl is ‘leader of the pack’

F BALL and Co‘s Stopgap Fill and Prime thixotropic primer and Stopgap 1200 Pro levelling compound

As sharp as you like

Introducing ‘Eco30 Herringbone LVT’

The Superman of Flooring

A sustainable blend of functionality, design, and safety with Forbo Flooring Systems

Achieving acoustics and aesthetics

‘A floor with feelings’

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

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

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Post-pandemic construction recovery well underway but material cost and supply concerns mount

‘Here’s strength in flexibility!’

Quick-Step’s growth ambitions secured with €30m investment in‘world’s most advanced laminate press’

Karndean Designflooring were appointed to create an interior at the EngineRooms

Rising to the Challenge of a Quick Turnaround

KERAKOLL GROUP: Martina Colombara appointed Group Chief People Officer

Flooring grade plywood ‘helps prevent callbacks’

Surface preparation by WerkMaster

Osmo UK | Preparing the flooring surface

Weak dollar, price of PVC, freight surcharges push cost of Chinese flooring imports to all-time high

Vinyl floors for ‘good quality social homes’

Kick-Start completes series of supplements showcasing flooring industry

Forbo Flooring Systems celebrates 100 years of Nuway

Instarmac Group announces new awards nomination

Are you in the mix?

Kerakoll used on a commercial housing development

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Flooring in the changing office

Pharmaceutical company features an installation of Shaw Contract’s Living Systems carpet tile collection

Construction Product Information appoints Steve Marr as interim ceo

Calcium Sulphate Subfloor Preparation

New system announced for ‘right to work’ checks – what you need to know

UltraFloor products used at Woking’s Victoria Place

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Blending the boundaries between work and home

Interface unveils refresh of Heuga 727 range

New Knight Tile flooring collection ‘offers flexible contemporary design’

F Ball & Co launches RAG 2022

Stonhard Group hire ‘strengthens Kemtile’s expertise’

Shaw Contract Enhances Its Carbon Neutral ‘Rapid Select’ Collection with New Neutrals

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Tackling damp in floors

CUTTING LOOSE

The Hart and soul of a fitter

Just 0.3% of tool thefts in the last two years have resulted in a charge, new police data reveals

Decisions, decisions

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40% of CFJ readers insistent it remains in print as digital-only future looks some way off

HydroPro Floor Paint – Fast And Versatile

Carpet tile that ‘tailored for today’s office spaces’

‘Stylish’ swatch creations by SampleWorx

Revolutionary retail flooring

Fusion LVT

Training today for excellence tomorrow

Driving circularity in the global carpet supply chain

Stopgap Micro Rapid is the best in the market according to flooring contractors

A fitting future for flooring

Genesis: Impact their operations has from an environmental point of view is transport and packaging.

Building better places to live with Kerakoll

Expansion and contraction

ProKnee introduces ‘new innovative strap design’

Workspace Design Show announces first names for speaker programme at 2024 London show

GlobalData: Impressive growth in UK construction unlikely to continue in coming quarters

‘Fast, safe fixing in tough settings’ with Mapei Ultrabond ECO MS1

The ways your hardwood floor surface can wear

Shaw Contract revisited its Dye Lab collection

Pioneering Change: UKSFA’s vision for a sustainable tomorrow

Malmo adds new tile designs to its collection

Floormitres used by H&J Martin at NI healthcare associations

Expo for hotel professionals will transform the ExCeL

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

‘Give rooms a stylish uplift’ with LeoLine’s Novus

Distributors – How to use your website effectively to promote your Recofloor drop-off point and boost your sustainability credentials

SDS ‘back in business’ at Business Design Centre in London

Smoothing underlayment ‘helps enhance patient care’ at busy hospital

Tecfloor | 100 shades of Linoleum

The weakest link

IDS’s laminate flooring portfolio reflects latest technical advances and design

2023 Flooring Apprentice of the Year Winner – Mike Waldron

UNILIN Panels at The Gallery Clerkenwell

Phew! What a scorcher!

‘Superior, ergonomic knee protection with KneeGuard PRO’

‘Quieter classrooms’ with Optimise 70, says IVC

Don’t forget the basics of safety with Knee protection

Mapei’s installation product range includes adhesives for all types of floor and tile installations

Abingdon Flooring launches Simply Smooth

Winton Flooring: A lesson in evolution

£137k worth of tools stolen everyday across the UK

The Preparation Group is leading the way in mechanical surface preparation services

La boutique du parquet showcases unique and innovative parquet designs

The art of making a good investment

Headlam Group launch new and exclusive brand

If it’s not Altro, it’s not Whiterock

Residential – Marlowe house – Stair nosings and entrance matting

Hiring and firing the apprentice is a serious matter

Embedding health and safety

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

BerryAlloc: We have the answer for faster installation of vinyl floors

CRT Flooring Specialists has used UltraFloor’s latest product innovation

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Tarkett carpet tiles designed for a return to the office

IVC Commercial Goes Outdoors

‘Waterproof floors for every room’

Left to right: Mark Eslamlooy, Stephan Wedi, Fabian Rechlin

Ardex takes up majority stake in wedi

Forbo refreshes Tessera Create Space 1 range

Tuning in for a herringbone installation

Why your flooring business needs social media to thrive in today’s market

Learn to earn at the Academy for Excellence in Flooring

New F. Ball smoothing compound provides A* finish

In conversation with British Wool

ADP service for Victoria Carpets

‘Outstanding football’ and ‘plenty of laughter’ at Shire Flooring’s inaugural five-a-side charity tournament

Forbo Flooring Systems has refreshed its CO2 neutral Marmoleum Linear collection

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‘The most complete range of hearing protection solutions’

Changes at Avena Carpets under new ownership

XL-End is COREtec’s ‘jewel in the crown’

Margaret Reid Display Solutions supplies commercial display equipment

The cost-effective and readily available alternative for BS 8203 compliant plywood

GivBax Rewards App goes from strength to strength – continuing to offer outstanding rewards for floor layers, tilers and contractors

Attraction from Gerflor provides perfect fast track flooring for Formica Group

ADP offers ‘full retail installation services’

LTP has launched its ECOPROTEC exterior range

New construction industry report by Patrick Parsons reveals poor building material supply chains are main barrier to achieving net zero

Algeco and Modulaire Group publish latest global sustainability report

The problem with data

BerryAlloc opens Business Design Centre studio

Gerflor to the rescue with Libertex flooring for Langford Budville Hall in Somerset

Distilling style and performance at English Spirit

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

After the fire

Mapei Planiprep Fix for interior repair needs

‘New type of adhesive’ from Kerakoll

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

Is homeworking killing the office contract flooring sector?

The importance of correct trowel notch size in installations

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