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

A Floor with Feelings

Get Creative with Moduleo Moods

Get Serious About Contemporary Style

UK Sustainable Flooring Alliance (UKSFA) Launches New Awards

Isafe 70 is up to the Challenge at Retford Town Hall

Long Life Laminate Floors for Housing

Burmatex wins Yorkshire Business of the Year Sustainability award

Loughton installs flooring for Euston Foodbank

Enjoy Premium Quality in Every Room with Quick-Step

Nelson Place enhances its Student Facilities with comprehensive high-performance flooring solutions from Gerflor

Karndean Commercial to champion inclusive design at Clerkenwell Design Week 2025

Flooring specialists, UltraFloor, revitalises iconic hotel

Do more with your carpet floor with Tremco’s SF110

Energy Crisis: Flooring solutions to help from the ground up

Isocrete | The Level Best in Floor Screeds  

Lifestyle Floors unveils major refresh

Abingdon’s Stainfree Twist lands in stores

Colour updates for Silvertex by Beauflor

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

Floorwise: Make your underlay Flex with Flexilay

‘Flooring fun’ with LeoLine

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

F BALL launches Stopgap 300: Heavy-duty smoothing compound for high-traffic and biologically sensitive areas

IVC Commercial launches Pionieer 70

A safety commitment

Abingdon’s Rustique Ultra rollsout to retailers

Mastering line removal: a step-by-step guide for a flawless finish

Victory for Burmatex in Yorkshire Business of the Year sustainability award

Floorstock: The UK’s premier destination for professional finishes, tools, and expertise

Have trends become outdated?

Junckers introduces WB Primer for enhanced floor protection and natural timber aesthetic

ECOPROTEC launches eco-friendly porcelain paving enhancer for durable, glossy finish and easy maintenance

Asia-Pacific’s premier flooring industry event is back

Mapei unveils Two New Protective Wax Finishes in UltraCare Range

‘Our work ethic is our pride’

A big thank you to our golf day sponsors!

AIREA announces opening of sales showroom in Dubai

NEW – A day at the races England – don’t delay, book now!

CITB reforms

Sustainable design the key at redeveloped school

Schlüter-Systems ‘ensures Petersham Hotel luxury’

Demand for waterproof laminate may never be met, says Factory Direct Flooring founder

Kerridge Commercial Systems rebrands as Klipboard, unifying its global vision

Perth Museum transformation includes solid wood flooring

DPM and acoustic underlay systems meet brief for The Octagon

How to select the right smoothing compound for a renovation project

Subfloor preparation considerations

We’re enhancing our member services

Chris-McQuade

Dealing with damage and damp

Smoothing subfloors before applying a waterproof surface membrane

Flowing Screeds Association promotes efficiency and quality in flooring with advancements in liquid screed technology

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

Kerakoll floor preparation with Proflow MVS, eliminates the need for damp proof membranes and primer

BAL supports National Apprenticeship Week 2025

Polyflor takes ‘popular apprentice training courses to the next level’

Transforming hospitality spaces

UltraFloor and Tricas Flooring revitalise Crown Plaza Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon

F Ball’s Styccobond F3 adhesive creates seamless surfaces at europe’s largest crazy golf centre

The changing landscape of modular vinyl flooring

Reforming construction training

Embossed-In-Register: A comprehensive overview

Closing the loop on commercial resilient flooring

Lease break out

Spotting and treating woodworm infestations in flooring

Certified recycled content in Alpha Vinyl

The WOW factor

Tier Global expands Remove and Re-lay scheme

Mapei subfloor system installed at one of the UK’s first carbon neutral emergency service facilities

Vinyl floors with certified pre-consumer recycled content

Supporting new NHS Research Delivery Centres

Celebrating local heroes: Altro at the North Herts Hero Awards

Altro visit Ashe Construction site at Bedford Academy

A solid foundation for Euston Foodbank

LIFESTYLE FLOORS UNVEILS MAJOR REFRESH

Make your underlay Flex with Floorwise Flexilay

Kick-Start Publishing announces carpet fitter as comedian for CFJ Awards

Entries close for 2025 CFJ Awards

IVC Commercial launches Pionieer 70

Dampproof, smooth and level the subfloor

Flooring fun with LeoLine

Vinyl Floors with Certified Pre-Consumer Recycled Content

Certified Recycled Content in Alpha Vinyl

Colour updates for Silvertex by Beauflor

INTRA Launches New Industrial Entrance Matting!

Guide to Specifying Bicycle-Friendly Entrance Design

Abingdon’s Rustique Ultra Rolls Out to Retailers

Efficient Parquet Adhesive for Time-Sensitive Projects

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

The Role of a Surface DPM in Moisture Control

An expanding screed range: Introducing Flowcrete’s Isocrete Ultimate K-Screed Additive

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

ProKnee Kneepad ‘can be rebuilt with replacement parts’

Simply Smooth POS rolls out across the UK

‘Signature style’ with Moduleo Moods

‘A superhero sampling service from ADP’

What will you spend your Red Carpet Club points on?

The benefits of F Ball’s rewards programme

Altro spearheads healthcare design collaboration project

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

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

Diespeker aims for greater sustainability with new collaboration

LeoLine’s Woodline collection taps into 2025’s hottest home décor trends

From the floor to the ochre: Forbo and TradeChoice Carpet and Flooring invite you to win Premier League Darts tickets

Beauflor unveils updated Blacktex cushion vinyl range with trendy 2025 designs

Go behind the scenes of tiling and flooring industries with ARDEX GROUP

CPA: Gradual recovery set to begin this year

Have trends become outdated?

Visitor registration for DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2025 is now open

Adhesive-free flooring – what makes it great

Important new appointments for Kerakoll Group

STAUF PUK 4SPEED: The fast, versatile, and eco-friendly adhesive

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

Forbo Flooring helps transform Edinburgh’s student accommodation with sophisticated designs

BAL supports Minoli’s exclusive Marvel DIVA launch with specialist tile fixing solutions

F Ball’s rapid-setting compound restores historic nelson staircase at Somerset house

Olympia Events upgrades historic floors with Conifloor IPS System with NCC

Accessories that stand the test of time

Adhesives for vertical flooring accessories

Morleys new powder coating and anodised finishes for stair-nosings

Kensington Trims premium point-of-sale display and antique finish range

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

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

A Day at the Races – Hamilton and Leicester venues Book Now!

CFA hold successful member event at Uzin Utz UK Ltd

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER – The CFA Flooring Apprentice of the Year Competition

Not just a badge

CFA’s vision for 2025-2026

Collaboration and sustainability focus for Altro in education

Mapei system chosen for net zero carbon in operation school rebuild project

Eco-solution for floors at Bassaleg’s new teaching block

‘Inspiring’ vet training centre created using range of floorcoverings

Are you winding me up?

A different type of sustainability

It’s time to spring clean your wooden floor

Why choose shotblasting?

Dealing with lignite

New law on sexual harassment in the workplace

Addressing the demand for training

F Ball: We’re creating more apprenticeship opportunities

What happens when a customer goes into administration?

‘Champion success’ for Designer Contract’s sustainability scheme

To prime or not to prime – Using WB Primer to get the best floor finish

Next generation transport floors win award

Morleys have added customisation options to its stairnosings

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

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

Sustainability tips for flooring contractors

Leading the way for green manufacturing

Karta: The plastic-free flooring revolution

The DNA of sustainable Snickers Workwear work trousers

The anatomy of sustainable workwear

Sustainable solutions without compromising performance

Paragon Carpet Tiles boosts design capacity and uses more recycled content

The importance of first impressions in sustainability

Milliken’s sustainability initiatives

Mapei’s commitment to building a present designed for the future

Why good surface maintenance makes sense

The lower impact alternative to plywood

Building better places to live with Kerakoll

Looking ahead to a greener flooring industry

Where sustainability really counts –sports and activity floors for schools

Prepare to be floored

A fit-for-purpose and guaranteed plywood panel

Connect with modern nature: the new Marmoleum Solid collection

Getting stuck into recycling

The power of collaboration in the carpet and textile flooring sector

CPG/Tremco: Lowering emissions, maintaining performance

The Condor Group accelerates to a sustainable future

BONA: Transforming spaces with eco-friendly flooring innovations

BAL Adhesives: Building tomorrow with the ARDEX Group

CPA Sustainability Briefing Documents 2024

Regulations: Past and present

Uzin Utz UK Ltd leads the way on sustainability

F Ball: Energy usage, raw material consumption, and minimising waste are the main areas of focus

Sustainability, circularity, and recycling of adhesives in flooring

Sustainability: A cornerstone of Quantum Flooring Accessories business

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

The Role of Contract Flooring Accessories in Delivering Quality and Performance

Developing a sustainability strategy and how we can avoid the pitfalls of greenwashing

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

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

Walking the green path: Sustainability in vinyl flooring with Recofloor

How the UK’s first carpet recycling facility is changing the future of carpets

British made flooring solutions creating sustainable value globally

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

The power of collaboration in the carpet and textile flooring sector

Tony Mathé, Director of Hillside Contracts and a former President of the CFA

Mayfield Floors – The company’s leading role on sustainability

Material selection and purchasing are the areas of biggest impact in regards to sustainability

Saving the oceans and driving up sustainability

Loughton Contracts working towards becoming carbon neutral

Greening Skills and Sustainability

How to make your business greener

Optimism about progress on the European stage

A picture of slow improvement

Back to basics

Amber Underfloor Heating announces new market-leading floor replacement warranty

Have trends become outdated? Find out during Flanders Flooring Days

SIX-FIGURE AI INVESTMENT FUELS RECORD YEAR FOR FIRST MATS

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