Vinyl floor recycling scheme
Bacon sandwiches have helped a vinyl floor recycling company recruit many more flooring distributors to use their successful scheme.Recofloor collects and recycles unwanted vinyl flooring and allows...
View ArticleLeather belt floors - eco solution
A flooring option made entirely from leather belts has caught the interest of the flooring market with an attractive appearance and exclusive style.The floor has not been created by flooring...
View ArticleDomotex 2012 prepares to open
The giant DOMOTEX Hannover show - 14 to 17 January - is preparing to open its doors. Wendy Adams of The Flooring Show will be visiting the event.
View ArticleThe Flooring Show is up and running!
The Flooring Show - taking place in Harrogate from 2-4 September 2012 - is the UK's only dedicated flooring event, and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever.
View ArticleWood flooring assets to be auctioned
The assets of Austrian wood flooring producer Vito Wood Industry are being sold by auction after unsuccessful attempts to sell the company. St Veit-based Vito filed for insolvency in 2011 owing €5.2m....
View ArticleStuarts Ind. Flooring in administration
While administrators from Mark Orton and Andy McGill from KPMG are looking to wind down the business of Stuarts Industrial Flooring Limited, its assets could prove attractive to similar businesses....
View ArticleNew HMRC crackdown on tradesmen
This will build on campaigns aimed at plumbers and electricians, and will include several hundred thousand tradespeople in construction and building work such as roofing, window fitting, bricklaying,...
View ArticleIrish flooring industry faces difficulties
The Irish flooring industry was one of the hardest hit sectors in the run up to the Christmas period with constantly low sales figures causing a difficult time for businesses.Despite a boost for the...
View ArticleFlooring support for Cut VAT Campaign
The Cut the VAT Campaign aims to cut VAT from 20% to 5% on all home repairs, maintenance and improvement work. It is believed that the VAT cut could help to boost the economy whilst creating new jobs,...
View ArticleHeadlam pre-tax profits up 10.3%
Pre-tax profits at floorcoverings distributor Headlam Group rose by 10.3% to £27.6m in the year to the end of December. Revenues were up 6.4% at £569.8m and operating profits increased by 7.6% to...
View Article£1m interiors business opens in Harrogate
The former managing director of James Brindley in Harrogate and Wetherby has invested £1 million in a brand new retail and commercial interior design venture which opens tomorrow. Interior designer...
View ArticleMannington Mills buys Amtico
In a move that broadens its U.S. manufacturing base and global reach, US flooring manufacturer Mannington Mills announced that it has acquired United Kingdom-based Amtico International, a manufacturer...
View ArticleFinnframe develops at a pace
As part of its continual evolution, Metsä Wood’s (formerly Finnforest) Finnframe flooring system now boasts a number of new developments that further improve the acoustic and energy performance of the...
View ArticleUK flooring industry to 2015 report
WMI’s, 'Flooring in the UK to 2015: Market Databook' contains detailed historic and forecast market data including value by end-user market and value by distribution. The report provides historic and...
View ArticleTiles firm Topps suffers more woe
The UK's largest tile and wood flooring specialist retailer has suffered further sales woe but stuck by its store expansion plans. Topps Tiles, which has 319 stores, said like-for-like sales are...
View ArticlePlan to privatise nation's carpets
This story was filed on APRIL 1 2012:Britain is set to receive an unprecedented windfall under controversial plans to privatise flooring in governmental buildings and offices, This is Money can...
View ArticleInterfaceFLOR set to close UK factory
INTERFACEFLOR is planning to close its factory at Shelf, near Halifax, in a bid to save £4m. The closure could cost the jobs of up to 115 production workers.
View ArticleFloorcoverings group to expand in Midlands
WARWICKSHIRE floorcoverings group Headlam has announced plans to expand its Midlands operations after increases in full year revenue and profits together with a strong start to trading in 2012.
View ArticleCPD Introduces Contract Floor and wood Floor Coverings
Offering a solution for all manner of projects, including commercial offices, education and healthcare, CPD Distribution branches now offer a comprehensive range of contract floor coverings to allow...
View ArticleAmtico cutting costs to beat Asian imports
AMTICO is able to compete with cheaper Asian products by cutting costs rather than moving to more specialised production, says the company’s chief executive Jonathan Duck.
View ArticleFlowcrete Triumphs at the Ecobuild Awards
Following weeks of micro-blogging, artworking and optimising, Flowcrete has been unveiled as the winner of the “Best Use of Digital Marketing” (#Digibuild) Award at THE 2012 Ecobuild exhibition and...
View ArticleFlooring firm forced in to 'potential administration'
A further victim of the tough economic climate has been named as a family flooring business has been forced to close its doors for the final time. Bennetts Flooring had stores in Luton, St Albans and...
View ArticleCombining a cafe with a wood showroom
A combined bistro and wood showroom is gaining a lot of interest in America for the unusual amalgamation of products.
View ArticleCSCS Appoints New Chief Executive
CSCS has named Graham Wren as its new chief executive with effect from May 1st. Graham previously worked at Balfour Beatty for 29 years, latterly as managing director of Balfour Beatty Ground...
View ArticleFragrances for floors
A NEW technology designed to enable manufacturers to offer long lasting, slowrelease fragrance in PVC floors, carpet backing and rubber mat backing isbeing launched in theUK. It is claimed to overcome...
View ArticleAn ear for acoustics
Nu-Heat talks us through what the best floor construction is to ensure that underfloor heating performs efficiently and acoustic compliance is met.
View ArticleFlooring company joins network
CONCRETE flooring specialist Permaban has joined Beacon, the South West's peer-to-peer business network.
View ArticleIt's all gone wrong for Carpetright
Carpetright, run by founder Lord Harris, have issued their seventh profit warning in a year as the plight seems to be slipping out of their hands.They are the UK’s largest floor covering service but...
View ArticleCarpetright issues 7th profit warning
The struggling flooring specialist Carpetright has fired off its seventh profit warning in just over a year as rising living costs and a stagnant housing market stifles the high street.
View ArticleAllied Carpets sold to Floors-2-Go
Allied Carpets has been sold in a pre-pack administration deal to flooring retailer Floors-2-Go.The deal has resulted in just nine stores and 41 jobs being saved after Allied fell into administration...
View ArticleLord Harris to step down as CEO
Long-serving retail boss Lord Harris is to step down from his role as CEO of carpet & flooring specialist Carpetright, it has been announced today. Harris, who founded the business in 1988, will be...
View ArticleQuick-Step Academy to open
The UK's largest flooring academy will open in Greater Manchester next month. The Quick-Step Academy, on the Guinness Road Trading Estate, Trafford Park, has been created for fitters from across the...
View ArticleRising retailer interest in recycling
Consumer concern over end of life options for their waste carpets is prompting more retailers to offer take back and recycling services, says Carpet Recycling UK - the industry’s association for...
View ArticleHeadlam expects growth to continue
The country's largest flooring distributor says it expects its wholesale and branded operations to outperform the wider UK flooring market in the coming months, despite a small drop in margins.
View ArticleB&Q's French design plan
B&Q is investing £70 million in a new plan that will bring the influence of French design to its British shops. Up to 40 per cent of decorative ranges such as flooring, tiles, wallpaper and soft...
View ArticleTopps given hope after profits fall
The UK's largest tile and wood flooring retailer has suffered a 22% fall in profits but has been encouraged by a pick-up in recent trading. Topps Tiles, which operates 320 stores and has a 26% share of...
View ArticleHigh Street sales grow
Retail sales volumes rose strongly in May compared to a year ago, and sentiment regarding the business situation for the next quarter has improved. But sales were still reported to be below average for...
View ArticleTelford co wins big Olympic contract
A multi-million pound contract to supply anti-slip flooring to Olympic venues has been won by a Telford company. Tweedale-based J&A Stevenson landed the rights to installing the flooring to a...
View ArticleRecofloor wins environmental award
Recofloor has won a prestigious Business Commitment to Environment Award for its innovative and sustainable approach to the collection and recycling of waste vinyl flooring. The award win coincides...
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