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Flooring in sports venues

Kemtile makes flooring install fit for 70 tonne tanks

Let’s go round again: The value of circular economy

InstallerSHOW announces key partnerships for the flooring sector

How important is underlay when installing LVT?

Kemtile appoints HSEQ manager to bolster health and safety

A Floor with Feelings

Making a grand entrance at Heythrop Park

‘Look after your people’

Phew! What a scorcher!

Ucrete CS expanded range of colours

Milliken’s ‘Down to earth’ carpet tile collection

‘A range for all types of natural and engineered stone’

tilemaster-adhesives

Tilemaster Super Flow 30 is a ultra-rapid setting smoothing compound

Transitions: Getting the transition right for flooring

Back to the gym for DYNAMIK

LVT acclimatisation: What’s it all about?

CFJ/CFA Awards 2022: Industry excitement as chartered surveyor prepares to complete our independent panel of judges

‘The Show Must Go On,’ as Gerflor donate Taraflex® AE sports floor to Penketh Youth Centre

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

Addressing the demand for training

KEF KIDS is a London-based charity

Vinyl floors fit ‘for any project’ with BerryAlloc Zenn

Hultafors | ‘A cut above the rest’

Cutting edge advice about carpet joins

At 85, Mapei says it still has an eye on the future

F Ball products put to the test in Tallaght sports complex

Clerkenwheels – from Plymouth to Clerkenwell Design Week for United in Design

Use glue and you won’t come unstuck

F586 ‘the do-it-all’ cartridge adhesive from Floorwise

Hospitality Design Show returns in September

Let’s look at an underlying problem

Flooring trends show increased focus on adhesive-free and looselay solutions

Altro leads the way in inclusive design education with new CPDs on neurodiversity and accessibility

Domino dancing

Floor install at Royal Gwent Hospital Endoscopy Unit completed with Mapei

Technical services – a testing place to work

Back to back – our quick guide to carpet backing

ADP service for Victoria Carpets

With Karndean, the only limit is imagination!

‘Get Ready for Any Floor with floorwise FloorPly’

interactive

Richelieu runner programme now interactive online experience

FeRFA Best Practice Awards

Floor Gear and Floorstars Harrogate

‘Performance meets design’ with Forbo’s Nuway Connect Plus

‘Compact floors with a powerful punch’

Student flats ‘wow’ thanks to UltraFloor

It’s my party, and I’ll ply if I want to…

‘Leading COREtec collection refreshed’

Chris-McQuade

Flooring failure fix

The devil is in the details

Now is the winter of our disconnect

F Ball and Co to exhibit at Cruise Ships Interiors Expo in Miami

STYCCOBOND F44: The ultimate solvent-free adhesive for vinyl, textile, and marine flooring installations

F Ball & Co appoints new London technical rep

cfj

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

What will you spend your Red Carpet Club points on?

Safety shock: 15% increase in construction fatalities in the past year

Abingdon Flooring | Take advantage of Unity

F Ball and Co used in the Middle East and Africa’s principal healthcare and research centre

Setting up shop at Wimbledon Quarter shopping centre

ONS figures show dearth of women in construction

Formal qualifications: Make it official

A big thank you to our golf day sponsors!

Mapei and its dedication to quality, longevity & wellbeing

A full and comprehensive reference point for your training needs

F Ball and Co appoints technical support advisor for The Netherlands

Louis de Poortere extends Mix & Match runners

WORK TILL YOU DROP

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

Sports hall and dance studio floors: What’s the difference?

IVC Commercial’s Isafe 70 ‘is a safe choice’

Designing safety into surface preparation

Love Story Collection expanded with Wild Silk range

An alliance designed to tackle the skills crisis

Why wool carpet matters

Anything but flooring

donna-hannaway

Improving infection control one step at a time

Mapei joins net zero carbon in operation spec at academy

The ‘fast and dependable way to a high quality installation’

Kelmore expands flooring team with northern area sales manager

Mapei’s fast-track screed solutions revolutionise commercial installations for speed and performance

New and Improved: Entrance Matting Cleaning & Maintenance Guide

The weakest link

Rugby scrum

Construction scrum: how to deliver projects easier, better and faster

EGGER Flooring Collection 25+ is ‘functional, design-focused, suitable for multiple applications’

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

‘Good seams guaranteed’ with Mapei Ultrabond Turf PU 2K

All the puzzle pieces fit

Furlong Flooring’s Regency brand secures wall-to-wall ISO accreditations

Wise words – A conversation with a floorlayer

CFA Golf Day 2026 – The Belfry

Costly coating failure on food facility floor

Elevate your flooring game: The power of hiring floor preparation equipment

tarkett

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

LeoLine ‘gets a lift with new ranges’

Robinsons Brewery, Stockport, Cheshire

Business owners need to think about the future for their businesses

Latest collection announced by Alternative Flooring

Milliken’s sustainability initiatives

BOSTIK supplied technical advice and subfloor preparation products

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

Former flooring apprentice urges others to follow his success

‘The number one leveller of choice for flooring contractors’

Beauflor reimagines experiences at HIX

Altro Walkway™ 20: A legacy of safety

New F. Ball smoothing compound provides A* finish

SAVE TIME & MONEY WHEN REMOVING OR PREPARING FLOORS

Luxury vinyl ‘with an aspirational touch’

IDS supplies Malmo’s Moroccan tile flooring

John Bagshaw, managing director of IDS outside Stoke-on-Trent HQ

IDS announces its acquisition by private equity investor Chiltern Capital

floorwise provides golden touch for subfloors

Rewards are back and better than ever

Benefits of Screed Additives

veitchi

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

Designer Contracts ‘takes another eco step forward’

Lockdown ends Keith Shenton’s extraordinary 70-year career as a floorlayer

floorwise

‘Quieter wood, laminate and LVT floors’ with floorwise

Instarmac invests over £400,000 in solar energy at its manufacturing facility

Prince Charles Hospital gets a new lease of life

‘Treating slippery surfaces with ECOPROTEC Black Spot & Algae Remover’

BAL raises money for Douglas Macmillan Hospice

Creating spaces with the climate in mind

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

ProKnee introduces ‘new innovative strap design’

LeoLine’s new brand transforms cushion vinyl market, boosting sales at Solo Flooring Centre

Forbo celebrates 100 years of Nuway

You couldn’t make it up

The case for carpet tiles

Why choose shotblasting?

“We care, we act is more than just a catchphrase”

Cevisama 2024 achieves 90% occupancy in the year it turns 40

XL-End is COREtec’s ‘most realistic, hardest-wearing’ plank

Mapei delivers surface solution at The Cocoa Works

Tony Brewer

Foot to the floor as Likewise launches on AIM to drive further growth

‘Flooring dreams can come true with LeoLine’

Chris-McQuade

Dealing with age

Moisture in ground floors: what is going on below the floor finish?

MAPEI UltraCare: Comprehensive floor maintenance solutions with CO₂ offset certification

Milliken celebrates century of making in the UK

Shaw Contract names ‘Best of Region – UK & continental Europe’ winners in Design Awards programme

Floorwise presents its products for LVTs

VoIP telephone systems vs. traditional phone lines

What impact does flooring have when designing a room or space

Get F. Ball’s free RAG® app

Butchers’ Hall

How we’re meeting the demand for training

Milliken’s new collection ‘hits the right note’

Diespeker aims for greater sustainability with new collaboration

Quick time-saving solutions are important says Leister

Making itself at home at FFD: The Moduleo villa

BerryAlloc’s Luxe display brings a multiformat solution

F Ball and Co doubles down on recycling

Hip-Pep hooray! Celebrating half-a-century at Altro

JHS launches product range with ECONYL yarn

Bradite’s Tour de France tour de force

UltraFloor makes light work of industrial flooring applications

What is the key to installing a spectacular sports floor?

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

SWFC: Why our flooring is perfect for commercial retail projects

Bona gives spa ‘intensive therapy’

Can flooring contractors beat material increases and shortages?

Designer Contracts adds to its portfolio

A Social Butterfly in Cushion Vinyl from LeoLine

IVC updates Optimise 70 Heterogeneous Vinyl collection

Underlays for wood and laminate flooring offering noise reducing performance

It’s gloves on for charity as UKFD’s Bella lands a punch

F Ball products used in major London housing development

EXCLUSIVE: Designer Contracts’ Louise Walters on a fitter future

Paving the way @ Waltham Forest Town Hall

Rawson Carpet Solutions elevate grammar school with innovative riven and earth creation carpet tile designs

The Ultimate in Cushion Vinyl Style with LeoLine

UltraFloor unveils premium portfolio of subfloor preparation materials

The anatomy of sustainable workwear

Malmo Freedom stickdown luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring

F. Ball: Innovation and quality in adhesives

‘Feel the love’ with Vitrex Xtreme Pro Series Cork Handle Trowels

Mapei extends Zero Line with Ultraplan Eco3215 Zero

Heads you win?

MacGregor Flooring MD: Some manufacturers are playing a risky game with price increases

Online defamation – a growing risk for businesses?

Kick-Start Publishing announces new executive leadership and reaffirms commitment to industry integrity

The key to flooring at the Tower of London

parkside

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

Louis De Poortere takes another step to circularity with Ecorugs 2026

F. Ball Products Perform in Tallaght Sports Complex

Osmo UK | Commitment to quality

HMG Paints launches sports venues coating guide to help professionals choose the right product

Residential – Marlowe house – Stair nosings and entrance matting

david-gatefield

Two million miles with Altro: ‘It’s been a fabulous ride’

I have moved into a new-build home with an anhydrite screed. Is there a way to speed up the drying time as traditional damp-proofingproducts...

snickers-workwear

Snickers: Keep your hands comfortable and protected

floorwise

floorwise: Don’t skirt the issue of quality

Vitrex LASH SPIN brings tile levelling to Xtreme range

Why you need to ensure the subfloor is fit to receive the covering

CFA Autumn Ball – bookings open this month!

Dementia care provider gets ‘home from home’ feel with Altro

F Ball launches next generation water-mix smoothing underlayment

Capital Docks, Dublin

Forbo takes its safety flooring to the next level

Ardex takes up majority stake in wedi

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