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Chipps (B) commemorates OSB as a trendy floor, wall, or ceiling finish

The parquet market now has a new sort of floor in the form of Chipps. Chipps is based on OSB panels and commemorates this material completely, where the emphasis is on offering a trendy finished product which can be installed not only on the floor, but even against the wall or on the ceiling. What is revolutionary about Chipps is that the classic building panel makes OSB extremely trendy. The name refers to the ‘wood chips’ which make up an OSB panel. The baseline, Tasty Wood Boards, refers to the trend story of Chipps, which comprises six collections with 40 different designs in total. The new collection is designed by Roel Geraerts, the former manager of Z-Parket (Genk (B), in collaboration with his partner Romina De Giorgi. Chipps has a total of seven finish coats, has tongue and groove on the four sides, and can be fitted floating or without adhesive. This low-maintenance floor is suitable for various sorts of rooms and can even be used as a temporary structure. Extra dealers wanted The company is presently looking for extra sales points in the Benelux. They also long to sell their products abroad where they would like to invite private agents or bigger dealers to share their thoughts about the further development of the brand on the (mainly) European market. You can contact them via info@chipps.be. You will also find extra details on their web site: www.chipps.be

11th edition of the Plastor Vitrification Awards

As in every year, the presentation of the Plastor Vitrification trophies is an opportunity to recognize projects carried out by parquet professionals, partners of the brand. The technical and decorative aspect of the site, but also the quality of the work and the craftsmanship are fully taken into account. The floors of these exceptional sites benefit, in terms of performance protection, from Plastor products and systems. The winners of this 11th edition are: - 1st Prize: La Grande Halle du Wip in Colombelles (14), produced by the company Les Sens du Bois (50),

- 2nd Prize: The town hall of Plourin-Lès-Morlaix (51), carried out by the company Corre ponnement SAS (29). - 3rd Prize: A private house in Béarnaise (64), produced by the company Esteves (64)

Chimiver

It was in 1965 when Mr. Giovanni Panseri established Chimiver, a small laboratory for the production of lacquers for wood and wooden floors. Today, Chimiver has become the undisputed leader in Italy for the manufacturing of products for glueing, treating and maintainance of wooden floors. Customer focus, an immediate response to market needs and synergy among operators are some of the ingredients which have brought Chimiver to produce different and complete ranges of products: wooden, resilient, resin and outdoor. Chimiver has always made innovation; quality and strong ecological awareness are its strong points, promoting a style of responsible corporate organization with a view to sustainable development that minimizes emissions of CO2. The production systems are powered by energy from renewable sources, just like in the R&D laboratories, the products are made with environmentally friendly raw materials and awarded with national and international certifications. Chimiver is the first company in Europe having achieved the environmental certification ”Plastic Second Life” by using packagings made of more than 90%