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Flooring in retail

fibre’s five: reimagined contract ranges take centre stage at Flooring Show

What value does an association offer in this day and age?

Durable, high-performance sports floor installed at Langley school by Gerflor

Pro-Tread takes staircase safety to a higher level

Floorstock Ltd: The floor sander’s preferred choice for Wood Floor Finishes

4000sq m of Gerflor flooring for Scottish school

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

Grenfell: What happens next?

Success for flooring champions at glittering CFJ Awards

New CPD on the role of LRV and specifying LVT now available

Colour updates for Silvertex by Beauflor

New smoothing compound ‘provides A* finish’

Built to take the hits

The flooring industry’s skills bible is back

Flooring industry’s biggest awards promises to be best yet

Herringbone parquet by Meister: elegant and natural

Styling the Fifth Wall with Havwoods

Amber Underfloor Heating announces new national sales manager

Vinyl floors with certified pre-consumer recycled content

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

Schluter-Systems ready for any sticky situation

CFA Awards: Time running out to get your ticket

IVC Commercial launches Pionieer 70

A Royal for the Ages from Abingdon Flooring

Maintaining the standards – an update to BS5325

Kemtile: a single-source service company which manufactures and installs

TradeChoice Carpet & Flooring

BOEN at DOMOTEX Asia 2021

Diespeker aims for greater sustainability with new collaboration

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

Latest research by iVOX for flooring brand Quick-Step provides insights v

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

Ardex takes up majority stake in wedi

Five ways to look after your flooring

UltraFloor Level IT Hydra Bond is a ground-breaking, water-based floor leveller

The Clubhouse, Hox Haus

veitchi

EXCLUSIVE Veitchi Flooring MD: We need to prepare for an economic storm

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Antimicrobial power beneath your feet

New working practices set to continue

Construction industry aims for 30% CO2 reduction by 2030

EXCLUSIVE: Headlam accelerates strategy to be at forefront of market recovery

Mapei set to extend Zero Line with six resilient products

ultrafloor

UltraFloor used to complete a flooring project at a historic steel forge

Stroolmount: This LVT mistake could cost you £1000s

Sustainably responsible safety footwear ‘to improve your carbon footprint’

A New Era for IVC Commercial Carpet Tiles

Trending now: the natural look

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

Newcastle University’s Stephenson building transformed with Mapei’s resilient floor system

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

New IVC laminate ranges ‘remain true to nature wood designs’

Kelmore’s LevelMore Range Offers Exceptional Performance and Versatility

The skills and labour crisis: what’s the CFA plan?

Give your space standout style, says Moduleo Moods

The Tile Association promotes hygiene benefits of ceramic tiled surfaces for commercial environments

Master Installers ‘benefit from masterful marketing’

Havwoods achieves internationally recognised ISO 14001 certification

The sustainable problem

Fast-drying Bradite floor paint wins contractors’ seal of approval

recofloor

‘We’re flying the flag for waste vinyl flooring recycling’

Fitter of the year

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

Seasonal changes and how they affect LVT systems

Wunda Group | Underfloor heating runs with low energy heat sources

Know the risks

Junckers transforms grade II listed power station into stylish roller-skating experience

‘Why does Independent Inspections favour Carpetright and shut out independent retailers?’

Distilling style and performance at English Spirit

F Ball products keep contractors on track at Great Western Railway train depot

Design-led, bespoke and circular: inside Ege Carpets

Introducing the flooring showroom

From Turf to Timber: STAUF delivers the right adhesive for every sports flooring challenge

Laying the foundations for a sustainable future

‘Inspiring’ vet training centre created using range of floorcoverings

A new range of high visibility, flexible workwear from ENGEL

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

Rolls That Reward With IVC Commercial

‘Reward yourself’ with floorwise

Students build bright future thanks to successful new scheme

Stopping global climate change

When is glue not a glue? When it’s a tackifier!

2022 CFJ/CFA Awards wows the industry at Coombe Abbey

F Ball’s new Stopgap 1400 smoothing compound streamlines vinyl flooring installation at Schoolblazer HQ

Astonishing levels of comfort and softness underfoot with Plushwalk®

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

It’s a minefield out there

‘Make it Floorwise for a fantastic LVT installation’

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

New homes carpeting selects Gradus Urban Myth, showcasing durable and modern flooring

Personal development is vital

KERACEM Eco is a hydraulic binder for high-performance screeds and heat-radiant slabs

Milliken CDW preview

When the rubber hits the road

F Ball and Co appoints technical support advisor for The Netherlands

Keeping kitchens clean: the Altro solution

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

Tecfloor | 100 shades of Linoleum

Innes Associates designs new facilities for Elmgrove Primary School, featuring sustainable Junckers SylvaSport flooring

parkside

‘Housebuilder collection combines specification specialist’s most interesting solutions’

‘International naming protocol for acoustic and vibration products’

Get specifications right first time

ProKnee’s all-purpose kneepad ‘offers robust protection in tight spaces’

Polyflor’s Camaro features in period home

Universal Fibers: Bringing collaboration and creativity to CDW

Matrix 70 looselay vinyl ‘wins through in Southampton’

‘Visibility and safety’ with Snickers Workwear hi-vis

Flooring donated to clubhouse refurb

Malahide Castle Dublin, Republic of Ireland

New website ‘will supply carpet tiles to contractors at factory gate prices’

Antimicrobials redefine the future of cleaner, more sustainable flooring

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

Maximum Bronze with Max Reflections

The role of training

Waterproof walls from BerryAlloc available through IDS

Does LVT flooring work with underfloor heating?

Ride-on and walk behind scrapers from National Flooring Equipment

Uzin Utz UK Ltd leads the way on sustainability

‘Mind the gap’ – a contractor’s confession

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STAUF D 50 is a fibre-reinforced design covering adhesive for LVT flooring

Magnetic wood flooring is a sustainable flooring solution

INTRAsystems unveils next-generation recycled entrance matting

Get a grip on slip

‘Go beyond social housing standards with Beauflor’

Kerakoll UK and Barnfield Construction sign contract to build new Preston plant

A good system shortens the road to your goal

Subfloor preparation considerations

‘ProKnee’s efficiency worthy tools’

TVS RESi Dry Floating Floor System

SYNCROS says it’s wiping the floor on entrance matting solutions

F Ball and Co products deliver seamless flooring solution for Decorette

Unsafe myths

‘Make yourself seen’ with Snickers Workwear

Can it be 50 years already?

UKFD continues drive to support staff development

Chris-McQuade

Chipboard challenge

Laying the floor – that’s the easy bit!

Hardwood flooring is probably the flooring industry’s champion choice in the face of global warming

Dyne launches ‘Lunar Shadows’ carpet tile range

‘Striking fitout’ shines at Newcastleoffice space

How do contractors ensure they are using the best adhesive available?

Smarter alternatives to traditional sand and cement

Glen Cartwright – going strong since 1981

Verona at The Flooring Show (Stand B39)

Panelco stocks a vast array of products

The Role of Contract Flooring Accessories in Delivering Quality and Performance

Mapei aids a safe floor installation at Sunningdale

‘Mix and Match Runners with Richelieu Classic’

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Designs to consider for office refurbishments

Gary Anthony: Dealing with spivs, bombs, and cancer

Forbo launches new awards for 2024

tilemaster-adhesives

Tilemaster Adhesives introduces a new smoothing compound LevelFlex+ FINISH

Chris-McQuade

Dealing with lignite

Marldon to debut at The Flooring Show South

‘SampleWorx creates super swatches for Rhinofloor Evolution’

Sustainable solid wood floors

Integrated scheme ‘brightens up cancer care’

Hanson Plywood’s architects, specifiers and designers virtual showroom

Kelmore Welcomes New Area Sales Manager to Support Rapid Growth

Flooring apprenticeships – a UK overview

Peal-ling back the layers

Combatting racism in the workplace

1868 Engineered Wood Flooring from Beach Bros

Chris-McQuade

Of prime importance

Not just another spray

‘Capture it all with Quick-Step’

Contracts under the microscope

Junckers launches new collection

Randox Laboratories

We don’t want a ‘pass the buck’ trade

Flooring fun with LeoLine

AIREA announces opening of sales showroom in Dubai

Skills Hive puts together pop-up teams within a week, sourcing and managing the people you need to make your plans and projects achievable now

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

The Kerakoll Group offers integrated range of products and services

The US steals a march on the UK flooring industry with DCM ban

Subfloor preparation project creates ‘stunning’ London office space

An alliance designed to tackle the skills crisis

Fast-track flooring installations in educational facilities

The launch of the CFA’s new Guide to Sustainability

IVC Commercial’s Optimise 70 Heterogeneous Vinyl collection

F Ball’s Stopgap 1600: Fast-drying smoothing compound

‘A superhero sampling service from ADP’

CFA Autumn Ball 2023

New Altro Illustra draws inspiration from the natural world

Manufacturers/Distributors committee meeting – 30 September

‘A sustainable alternative to BS 8203 compliant plywood’

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

Payment and retention – the next chapter

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

Beauflor’s XTREME sheet vinyl flooring offers maximum performance for housing projects

Why construction’s future depends on rebuilding the apprenticeship pipeline

TVS RESi Concrete Floating Floor System

‘Bradite’s Floor-it dry in Just one hour’

F Ball appoints new technical service manager

World Environment Day: Balsan announces its new ‘Green Spirit’

‘Give wise advice’ with floorwise underlays

New judge to complete independent panel of experts

Compact Floors with a Powerful Punch

The Isafe 70 collection from IVC Commercial provides slip-restraint in wet and dry conditions

ARDEX partners with Polypipe Underfloor Heating

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

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