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CFJ AWARDS 2025

Flooring in retail

‘Ensure comfort for your knees in the toughest conditions with FENTO Board M2’

F BALL and Co’s new Styccobond F73 PLUS adhesive is suitable for securing entrance matting in a mat well

The Tilemaster Hygrometer is a surface-mounted, non-destructive device for testing the relative humidity

Junckers pre-finished solid wood floors for underfloor heating.

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

sustainability

The ‘perfect way to connect with nature’

Roberts and FENTO support the flooring industry’s next generation

Designer Contracts’ digital world

Kerakoll Group: Leading the way in sustainable construction with innovative products and green certifications

Simply Smooth POS Rolls Out Across the UK

Fix Radio’s weekly audience reaches 211,000 tradespeople

Passionate Aizlewoods says it offers first-class service

THE GREAT BETRAYAL?

Mary Ann Hospice, Nuneaton

Vibrant Northstowe town centre one step closer

Fusion LVT flooring is a design-led collection

Final Call – CFA Spring Ball 2026 Booking Deadline Approaching!

2023 Flooring Apprentice of the Year Winner – Mike Waldron

Safe & speedy installations with Mapei Ultrabond Eco TX3

The importance of training

‘First sustainable, ethically produced underlay’ from Interfloor

New building safety guide launched to help duty holders navigate Gateway process

Do you have a gap in your knowledge when it comes to floating floors?

Expert tips for achieving a perfect rubber and linoleum floor finish

Tremco CPG UK launches SF110: A high-performance acrylic-based carpet adhesive

F Ball employee on a mission to end homelessness in Stoke-on-Trent

Face protection products have all been brought into much sharper focus during the Covid-19 pandemic

Kemtile paves the way for sustainable vertical farming with high-performance flooring solution

Chris-McQuade

When do you need a temperature-tolerant adhesive?

Bona on Social media

Choosing the ideal training for you and your team

Global flooring market estimated at $457.83bn by 2026

Future-ready: Woodura flooring leads the way

Tuning in for a herringbone installation

Modern New Build with Natural Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring throughout the ground floor through to a spiral staircase

Waterproof floors in every flavour ‘for all project interiors’

Gerflor Taralay Impression Control range

flooring-awards

What you need to know this month

ProKnee unveils how to easily get your replacement parts and more

Palettone adds Scandinavian-chic to Oslo hostel

Quick-Step supports success at The Floor Barn

UltraFloor triumphs at CFJ Awards 2025 with dual wins in Healthcareand Hotel categories

End of an era as UK’s oldest-ever active floorlayer passes away, aged 91

Ted Todd launches two collections and a click system floor

Volunteers chalk up 90 miles along Hadrian’s Wall to raise cash for construction charity

Get the Perfect Technique with LeoLine

‘Inspirational’ floors with BerryAlloc displays

Heckmondwike and Tudor Lodge

Why open a Furlong Flooring retail account?

New technical representative for F Ball and Co

Giving flooring a sustainable foundation

Shanghai set to host latest flooring innovations at DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR

IVC Commercial uses Social Plastic for more responsible material consumption

Employees’ wellbeing placed at forefront in office refurbishment

Milliken’s products showcased in office refurb

UltraFloor unveils subfloor preparation solutions with advanced levellers and eco-Friendly technology

Chris-McQuade

Dealing with damage and damp

Direct Commercial Flooring ball raises £18,000 for children’s charity

Karndean Commercial to champion inclusive design at Clerkenwell Design Week 2025

Getting out there, keeping connected!

LTP has launched two new water-based impregnating sealers

F Ball and Co doubles down on renewables

Mapei’s Ultracoat range delivers durable, eco-friendly wood flooring solutions

Marldon

Family firm stands proud despite dark economic clouds

Kelmore Shortlisted for Manufacturing Start-Up of the Year at Insider Made in the North West Awards 2025

Why do EPDs matter?

No stopping the relentless demand for training

ANGLO Recycling’s eco-friendly flame-retardant underlay: Made from recycled fibre in Lancashire

Algeco and Modulaire Group publish latest global sustainability report

Kelmore welcomes new area sales manager ‘to support rapid growth’

Good Looking Safety with IVC Commercial

Future Fitters – Talentview

‘Mix it up with Moduleo Roots’

£137k worth of tools stolen everyday across the UK

Here’s why screeds fail

As sharp as you like

‘The right herringbone look whatever the setting’

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

Parkside ‘improves your tile specification experience’ with new website

F Ball launches next generation water-mix smoothing underlayment

Do I need to check the subfloor?

Where refurb meets reinvention

Regulations and considerations when fitting LVT transitions

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

‘Bring nature inside’ with V4 wood floors

Leading flooring manufacturers adopting a circular economy approach with Recofloor

Stuart Upson to be new account management director at Klipboard

Victory for Burmatex in Yorkshire Business of the Year sustainability award

Klipboard appoints Mike Hills as general manager for UK & Ireland

F Ball & Co expands recycling scheme: Making it easier for flooring contractors to recycle empty containers

The Royal Academy of Music, London

A declaration of trust

IDS managing director John Bagshaw retires after 40 years of service

Great expectations

DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR returns in 2026 ‘as Asia’s most important global meeting platform for carpet and flooring industry’

The importance of apprenticeships

Sadness at death of STS’s much-loved Tim Sherwood

Tilemaster Adhesives gearing up to announce exciting new developments in smoothing and levelling compounds later in 2024

Specifying ground floors so buildings can be more adaptable

The ways your hardwood floor surface can wear

CFA hold successful member event at Uzin Utz UK Ltd

Fast and Clean Luxury Vinyl Installs with Flex Pro Pure

Optimising the appearance and longevity of wood flooring installations

Imaginative designs inspire optimism for the future

To stick or not to stick – only Dyne will tell!

Simplify flooring upgrades with Tilemaster Adhesives: Lay new flooring over sound ceramic or vinyl tiles

‘The freshest flooring trends’ from LeoLine

Gerflor Evercare surface treatment

The Malmo luxury vinyl tile range offers a stylish, highly durable office floor

CFA AGM and England Raceday at Leicester Racecourse – 17 July 2025

Floor-coatings: failure to prepare is preparing to fail

Milliken’s ‘Down to earth’ carpet tile collection

Mapei LVT

Industry legend Geoffrey Ball scoops Lifetime Achievement Award at CFJ Awards

Cutting your carbon footprint: Where to start

Sound solutions: How acoustic flooring can help create better spaces

All eyes on Coventry as sold out SPATEX 2025 prepares to stand and deliver

Universal Bus concept wins London Design Award

ECOPROTEC® Product Selector ‘just the ticket’

Vinyl floors for ‘good quality social homes’

‘Subfloor perfection’ at the historic Garrod Building in Whitechapel

Mapei introduces its new UK UltraCare team

Do looselay products in installations represent a challenge to the future of adhesive manufacturers?

Mapei’s Profilpas LED light skirting boards: illuminating entrances with style and versatility

When would you use a metal bond diamond instead of a PCD?

Complex Job at Grade I Listed Building

Beauflor ‘welcomes new era in cushion vinyl with Twilight’

UltraFloor’s Level IT Multi Pro is their best leveller yet

Multi-purpose space created for local community

HydroPro Floor Paint – Fast And Versatile

A roller coaster ride (but with more ups and downs)

Member event at Forbo Flooring UK Ltd, Kirkcaldy

The development of training in the flooring sector continues to grow

Driving Alternative: Inside the world of a British flooring original

Designer Contract’s summer six spotlight

CFA holds highly successful Scottish networking lunch and golf competition

You don’t need millions to market your business

The importance of practical aesthetics in education flooring

A new space race

Abingdon Flooring uses show as launchpad for collections

Osmo UK | Commitment to quality

‘Confidence in a lifetime of reassurance’

Bangor University specify Gerflors Taraflex for two of their main sports halls

Coretec ‘set to capture’ at BAU 2025

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

floorwise finds it easier to create fantastically quiet floors

tilemaster adhesives

Tilemaster Adhesives offers a full range of professional adhesives

CRUK: industry support for circular economy initiatives

Milliken & Company announces carbon-neutral flooring portfolio

It’s everyone’s responsibility

A Social Butterfly in Cushion Vinyl from LeoLine

BONA: Transforming spaces with eco-friendly flooring innovations

Adhesive-free flooring: a modern method of installation

ProKnee kneepads are ‘cushions for comfort’

Suit up for work with Snickers Workwear Mid-layer clothing

Schlüter-Systems ‘ready for any sticky situation’

Sticking points

Kiley’s Karpets recommends Moduleo LayRed

Gerflor’s Taraflex SL Sports Flooring delivers spectacular success at Honiton Leisure Centre with fast installation and sustainable performance

Doug Morwood to chair CFJ Expo sustainability summit

Stocking stuffer ideas: The ProKnee Bomber Pad

Shaw Contract | Luxurious feeling and texture for visitors

Sustainability and sourdough

Unfair dismissal: A key cause of trouble

RICS survey: Industry predicting rise in residential construction but issues with finance, planning, skills shortages

Important new appointments for Kerakoll Group

Experience Universal Fibersat CDW 2023

Gentle care from Gerflor

Abingdon Flooring shows at INDX

Suit up for changeable weather with some help from Snickers

How to choose the right flooring contractor: Key factors for quality, sustainability, and reliability

V4 Wood Flooring Cube Awards

‘They’re sure to go loopy for Wilton Royal wool loops’

Consultants CPD and Member Event

F Ball & Co | Rubber floorcoverings are a popular choice for heavy-duty flooring installations

Look behind the logo

Smoothing underlayment that can be applied over old adhesive residues

Call to put mental health injuries on par with physical injuries in workplace

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

PSAs – when to use, and when not to use

Nothing but the best

Leoline revealed its new premium display at The Flooring Show

Don’t shoot the messenger

Attraction from Gerflor provides perfect fast track flooring for Formica Group

Back to basics as entry level training increases at FITA

Choosing the perfect products for your flooring installation

Raising the level

Kidderminster Carpet Manufacturers’ charity golf sees Ulster Carpets and Yorkshire Terriers on top

Forbo Flooring Systems and IOBAC join forces on adhesive-free flooring installation

UltraFloor makes light work of industrial flooring applications

‘Smoothing compound raises the level at refurb’

Sticking together through thick and thin

‘Fit it fast’ with Beauflor Pro

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

The growing market for reclaimed wooden flooring

Techfloor | An outbreak of yellow fever

Interface to explore the future of workplace design at CDW

readership-survey

CFJ Readership survey: So, that’s what you were thinking!

F Ball and Co’s customer rewards programme returns

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