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BRITAIN’S No. 1 FLOORCOVERING MAGAZINE FOR THE RETAIL AND CONTRACT MARKET

: WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST DURABLE AND MOST POPULAR SOFT CARPET AVAILABLE ON THE UK-MARKET!

EXCLUSIVE TO TCS CARPETS

12 EXCITING NEW CARPET RANGES FOR 2019 Our Most Competitively Priced Carpet Ranges EVER!

New Display Stands Now Available

Carpet Collections

To learn more about our new 2019 carpet collections, contact your local sales representative.

TCS - Solely Committed to Serving Independent Retailers in the UK and Ireland PLEASE CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Head Office: 01524 840177

email: info@tcscarpets.co.uk

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ISSUE 530 : 1 APRIL 2019 Published by Mayville Publishing Co Ltd., 219 West Ella Road, West Ella, Hull HU10 7SD @thestocklists Tel: 01482 659396 Fax: 01482 659397 www.thestocklists.com Sales Director: Diane Martin. diane@mayvillepublishing.co.uk Publication Director: David Spragg Founded by Roy Spragg in 1973.

THE MAGAZINE THAT’S ALL ABOUT FLOORING

Advertisers

Our news service starts on page 23

Monthly ‘Stocklisters’ shown in BOLD

Index t ADORE

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H ASSOCIATED WEAVERS

ON DISPLAY 2 0 1 9

Page Contact No No

01422 431100

H BALTA

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+32 5662 2211

n BGNFS

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H BONDWORTH 7

Inspiring in-store Top suppliers show latest POS See our special feature • pages 44-51

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Making an entrance Rita Bancroft reports on how halls set the interior tone pages 40-41

0845 6021 1881

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BRAMPTON CHASE

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H BRINTONS

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01562 820000

n BRITISH WOOL

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01274 688 666

o CARPENTER BC

01457 861141

s COLUMBIA FLOORING

0208 443 3322

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+31 (0)38 4778911 H CONDOR 25 H CORMAR

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H FELLS CARPETS n F. BALL

F Ball on the Cromer boardwalk page 33

Sustainability sets the agenda page 42-43

Homely heavyweight Cormar’s latest Primo twist page 30

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01977 662211

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01538 361633

n FITA 66

01159 506836

n FLOORWISE 64

01509 673974

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01772 696787

H H&V CARPETS

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07813 714498

H HAMMER CARPETS

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01473 826870

H FURLONG FLOORING

End of the pier show Eco drives innovation

01204 881234

H HUGH MACKAY 14

01429 892555

n INTERFLOOR

29,56

01706 213131

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01386 820 100

t KARNDEAN

DESIGNFLOORING

n MERRYFIELD ENGINEERING

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01422 373799

H NATURAL SOLUTIONS

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01322 628 707

n NICF 66

0115 958 3077

o NOVOSTRAT 43 00353 61 339287

Ritzy cracker

Cushion to click

Balta’s ITC is putting on the style page 23

Likewise £10m deal

New group adds national depots page 36

Innovation awards!

2019 scheme is open to entries page 32

FlooringFactsheets Adhesives Buying Groups

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n PACKEXE

31

01392 438191

t PRO-TEK

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020 3917 5550

s RACKHAMS 16

020 85319225

Leoline enters LVT market page 23

s SOLENT WHOLESALE CARPET 17

01243 774623

n STAIRRODS

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01207 591176

Style and reliability

s TCS

IFC

0787 2861547

adore delivers on unique LVT page 39

H THOMAS WITTER 19

01429 892555

H VICTORIA CARPETS 20

01562 749300

The industry’s knowledge-bank

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0121 28100 99

n WOOLS OF NEW ZEALAND

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01943 603888

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01706 875500

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020 8368 8122

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Underlay 54-55

Carpet Company Directory

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Wholesaler Distribution Directory 62-64

Carpet Trouble-shooter

58-59

Woolsafe: the carpet care guide

ISSN 2046-7338 © Mayville Publishing Co. Ltd. 2018. Every care is taken in compiling this magazine, but the proprietors assume no responsibility in the effects arising therefrom.

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FLOORING

Classified Adverts & Jobs .........................page 67 H carpets/rugs/tiles t woods/laminates/smooths n accessories/services/organisations = fibres o underlay s wholesalers/distributors l adhesives

MERRYFIELD CARPET CUTTING MACHINERY British Manufactured Carpet Cutting Machines THE STOCKLISTS April 2019

Visit ‘Merryfield Carpet’ on YOUTUBE to see our full range of cutting machines or call 01422 373799 3

EVERYBODY HAS A SOFT SIDE Super soft • Ultra resilient • Extremely durable

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Super soft carpets

Super Soft

iSense® is the embodiment of tenderness and strength, so cuddly yet so resilient.

In only a few years, iSense ® has become the UK’s first and favourite brand when it comes to super soft carpet. More

Ultra Resilient

than 120.000 households already enjoy its comfortable touch and luxurious feel.

Which one of the unique carpet collections of iSense® will you choose?

Extremely Durable

iSense® carpet is not only soft, but also extremely durable.

In wear resistance tests, it easily outperforms all other soft residential carpets on the UK market. Get ready to be amazed and ask your Associated Weavers area sales manager for a presentation of the exceptional test results of iSense®.

: without a doubt the most durable and most popular soft carpet available on the UK-market!

cleaning starterset FREE with each iSense purchase of min. 16sqm Ask your AW area sales manager for full details.

A UK brand since 1964 iSense-carpet.co.uk

Associated Weavers Ltd - F Mill – 2nd Floor East Dean Clough Mills - Halifax - West Yorkshire - HX3 5AX - UK THE STOCKLISTS April 2019

Tel: + 44 1422 431100 sales@associatedweavers.co.uk - www.carpetyourlife.co.uk

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The Perfect System for your Designer Floor.

GREAT BRITISH INNOVATION

The perfect choice for floor fitters.

Choose Styccobond F46, the market leading pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive.

• True Pressure Sensitive Properties – ideal for designer floorcoverings Stopgap 300 HD, Stopgap P131 and Styccobond F46.

The perfect system for simply stunning luxurious floors.

• Excellent tack • High Bond Strength • Excellent Plasticiser Resistance • Approved for marine use

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SPIRIT - Jinn 7-2007 80% Wool 20% Nylon Woven Axminster Available 3.66m wide For more information please visit our website, www.bondworth.co.uk Townshend Works, Puxton Lane, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5DF T+44(0)1562 745000 F+44(0)1562 732827

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Luxury floors for every home and lifestyle

Are you Gold Standard?

Gold Retailer Partnerships

With limited availability remaining across the UK, see if you qualify by visiting bramptonchase.co.uk/become-a-retailer

We’re committed to raising standards.

Be part of a nationwide network of trusted, like-minded retail partners enjoying great success with Brampton Chase.

First Class Support

Classics

Marketing & POS

Stones

Extensive Sampling

UltraCore

Luxury Vinyl Planks

Luxury Vinyl Tiles

Luxury Click Planks

3mm thick with 0.5mm wear layer Size, 7” x 48” / 177.8 x 1219.2mm

2mm thick with 0.3mm wear layer Size, 12” x 18” / 304.8 x 457.2mm

8mm thick with built-in underlay & 0.5mm wear layer Size, 9” x 71” / 228 x 1800mm

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We’re an Independent Family Company

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Columbia Flooring plc

The Leading Country Wide Carpet & Flooring Suppliers We can supply you with virtually any make of carpet and flooring at GUARANTEED maker’s list price.......

Delivered direct to business premises FREE OF CHARGE. For a Speedy and Efficient Service

Call US NOW!!!

020 8443 3322

sales@columbiaflooring.co.uk www.columbiaflooringplc.co.uk Opening Times: Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm Saturday 8.30am to 12 noon Tel: 0208 443 3322 Fax: 0208 805 2346 TRAFALGAR TRADING ESTATE, JEFFREYS ROAD, ENFIELD , MIDDLESEX, EN3 7TY.

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ALAN HESLING S.W, SOUTH, S.E. LONDON, SURREY (INSIDE M25)

JACK O’CONNOR SOUTH BUCKS, BERKSHIRE, WEST LONDON, SURREY (OUTSIDE M25)

M: 07793 244619

M: 07816 217550

ahesling@furlongflooring.com

JAMIE COLLINS N.W, NORTH, EAST & CENTRAL LONDON

M: 07791 890861

M: 07816 217548

HARD FLOORING SPECIALISTS

jmcollins@furlongflooring.com

ADAM CLARK S.YORKSHIRE, YORKSHIRE, LINCS NORTH EAST, EAST COAST, NOTTS, DERBYSHIRE M: 07970 269730

aclark@furlongflooring.com

M: 07816 217565

JOConnor@furlongflooring.com

DARREN SPENDIFF KENT

dspendiff@furlongflooring.com

ANDY THOMPSON ESSEX, HERTFORDSHIRE

MARK JONES LANCS, CUMBRIA, FLYDE, GTR MCR, CHESHIRE, SOT & STAFFORD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, N. WALES

athompson@furlongflooring.com

SOUTH EAST

LONDON

Furlong Flooring The people who care about your success

TONY CONWAY BEDS, NORTHANTS, OXON & BUCKS M: 07791 891025

tconway@furlongflooring.com

PETER FLETCHER FLETCHER HAMPSHIRE & DORSET M: 07816 217561

M: 07980 786264

mjones@furlongflooring.com

JEFF COLLINS ESSEX, HERTS, N, N.W. & EAST LONDON, NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, CAMBS

JAMES MURRAY SCOTLAND M: 07816 821757

pfletcher@furlongflooring.com

PAUL LOVELL NORFOLK, SUFFOLK & CAMBS M: 07816 217549

M: 07793 244 620

jcollins@furlongflooring.com

GUY FERGUSON KENT, HAMPSHIRE, DORSET, SURREY, EAST & WEST SUSSEX M: 07816 217 558

gferguson@furlongflooring.com

jmurray@furlongflooring.com

pastelle

OWEN CHENERY S.E. WALES, HERTS, AVON & GLOS, LEICS, WARWICKS, BIRM’HAM, SHROPS, STAFFS, SOMERSET M: 07794 367 825

ochenery@furlongflooring.com

plovell@furlongflooring.com

JOHN AKIEN EAST & WEST SUSSEX M: 07791 891024

jakien@furlongflooring.com

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M: 07794 048414

tbailey@furlongflooring.com

JASON BRIMBLE AVON & GLOUCESTERSHIRE

RICHARD LOCKEY LOCKEY NORTH EAST, EAST COAST M: 07983 446969

rlockey@furlongflooring.com

JAMES DAVIES YORKSHIRE & EAST LANCS

M: 07794 041266

M: 07968 828516

NORTH WEST

TIM BAILEY SOUTH EAST WALES & HEREFORDSHIRE

YORKSHIRE AND NORTH EAST

WALES & SOUTH WEST

...and can help grow your sales in 2019!

ALAN CHEETHAM GTR MANCHESTER, CHESHIRE M: 07966 263571

acheetham@furlongflooring.com

DANNY BROWN MERSEYSIDE, WIRRAL & NORTH WALES M: 07597 459642

jbrimble@furlongflooring.com

jdavies@furlongflooring.com

BEN THOMAS MID & WEST WALES M: 07794 048809

STEWART WAITHMAN DEVON & CORNWALL M: 07794 048413

MIDLANDS

swaithman@furlongflooring.com

MARTYN MORRIS MORRIS SOUTH YORKSHIRE

MARK DOWSON PART LANCS, FLYDE COAST & CUMBRIA

M: 07973 403450

M: 07980 786265

mmorris@furlongflooring.com

SCOTLAND

bthomas@furlongflooring.com

CHRIS GRUBB WEST SCOTLAND

M: 07976 311434

M: 07970 163372

WESLEY GRAHAM LEICESTER, WARWICKSHIRE M: 07968 324598

M: 07872 964685

rtooth@furlongflooring.com

wgraham@furlongflooring.com

London Sales

tel: 01772 696787 fax: 01772 311921

tel: 01322 628707 fax: 01322 698733

Gloucester Sales

Email enquiries

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cgrubb@furlongflooring.com

MIKE SHUTT BIRMINGHAM/ STAFFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE M: 07970 158594

Preston Sales

tel: 0845 520 0800 fax: 01452 222515

mdowson@furlongflooring.com

ALAN CAIRNIE EAST SCOTLAND

acairnie@furlongflooring.com

ROSS TOOTH NOTTS, DERBYSHIRE & LINCS

dbrown@furlongflooring.com

mshutt@furlongflooring.com

enquiries@furlongflooring.co.uk

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H&V are a leading carpet manufacturer based in Belgium.

We deliver direct from Belgium to the U.K supplying full rolls only, without a minimum order quantity.

Delivery is 5 working days from receipt of order.

Contact your local sales agent below for further details and sample books.

Representation

North West, West Midlands, Southern Ireland Paul Hugo (Sales Manager) 07813 714498 North Wales, Cheshire Matt Bell 07980 223303 Scotland James Hall 07787 140136 Yorkshire, North East England Steve Allitt 07971 952873 East Midlands Charlotte Jarvis 07460 875070 Northern Ireland Norman Gray 07860 495649 Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire Adam Nicol 07885 738975 South Wales, Bristol & Avon, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Herefordshire Emma Rees 07920 837422 London, Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, South East Jon Marsh 07976 795821 Zac Marsh 07828 663325 Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire Richard Cooper 07860 525 245 Belgium Office Johny Peeters 0032 475 71 08 69 0032 513 20 54 3

Carpets to dance about!

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Tel 01473 826870

Email infouk@hammercarpetsuk.com

Web www.hammercarpets.com

Beautiful carpet collections in 100% wool stocked in 4m and 5m wide

Jacs

Designer tonal loop pile in 100% wool available in 4m and 5m widths.

Natural Lines

Supreme Boucle

Super luxurious 100% wool loop pile available in 4m and 5m widths.

Natural Lines

Natural Weave

Skagen

Natural Weave

A unique 5m wide wool flatweave in a subtle herringbone design with a stripe option.

Supreme boucle

Our best selling level loop 100% wool product available in 12 up to the minute colours in both 4m and 5m widths.

Las Vegas

A chunky luxurious loop pile in 100% wool available in 4m and 5m widths.

Sisal Boucle & Sisal Berber A heavy domestic tonal stripe in 100% wool loop pile.

The Stone Fibre Collection

Our Stone fibre carpet is available in 4 designs. Each design available in 4 colours, in 4m and 5m widths.

Memphis

100% wool textured loop available in 4 & 5m widths.

Diamond Weave

100% wool flatweave available in 5m width.

Scandic Weave

100% wool flatweave available in 5m width.

Sloane Square

100% wool innovative cut and loop pile geometric design.

Skagen

Soft tones in a heavy wool loop with a luxurious Wool pile.

Hammer Carpets are the world’s largest manufacturer of bespoke design 80/20 Colortec carpet. Ask your Agent for more details and samples or call our friendly sales office.

Scandinavian quality by design Our UK Sales Team Ron Fewery 07976 244892

London, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, East Anglia, Buckinghamshire

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Steve Acton 07957 836207

Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset

Sandy Anderson Stephen Korobejko Lee Palmer 07445 232345 07702 292558 07774 101640 Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Tyneside

Yorkshire & the North East

Channel Islands

Martin Gorny 07530 365125 Bristol & the West Country

Stephen Binnersley 07710 618754

Midlands, South Wales & Northamptonshire

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D U R H A M T W I ST

L ET ’S T W IST AG A IN We b e l i eve t h at Durha m Tw i st i s the b e st valu e prem iu m twist pile in th e m arketplace to d ay.

I f yo u d o n ’ t u s e the ra ng e at p re se nt, ta ke a fresh look at it. We’re su re you ’ll be im press e d !

It’s a range of 60 shades in plains and heathers, made in three weights 40, 50 and 60 ounce.

It then has 10 co-ordinating stripes made 1m, 4m and 5m wide.

OXFORDSHIRE, WILTSHIRE, NORTHERN IRELAND SOUTH WALES HAMPSHIRE, BRISTOL, GARY O’BOYLE PAUL POWELL & GLOUCESTERSHIRE M: 07831 220 675 M: 07968 186 150 DAVID MAY E: goboyle@ntlworld.com E: paulpowellagencies@gmail.com M: 07976 204 778 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND SOUTH EAST & SOUTH LONDON EAST MIDLANDS SCOTLAND E: mayatthelimes@talktalk.net LARRY WHITE MIKE ALP STEVE FURNISS GEORGE STUART M: 03862 594 126 M: 07770 861 441 M: 07773 384 787 M: 07860 366 092 SOUTH WEST E: thelarwhite@hotmail.com E: alp.michael@googlemail.com E: furnissagencies@btinternet.com E: gstuart@whitestone.co.uk BRENDAN HART N LONDON & HOME COUNTIES NATIONAL SALES MANAGER WEST MIDLANDS NORTH EAST & CUMBRIA M: 07850 130 221 KEITH MORGAN DAVE MARNEY DEAN STANLEY BECKY GIBBONS E: ba.hart1@yahoo.com M: 07710 701063 M: 07794 221 443 M: 07572 758 010 M: 07970 491 215 E: keith@hughmackay.com E: d.marney@whitestone.co.uk E: dssalesagencies@gmail.com E: rebann2@btinternet.com NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, CAMBS, NORTH ESSEX SALES DIRECTOR CENTRAL LONDON LIVERPOOL YORKSHIRE ROBIN SAUNDERS VINCE HOLDEN NICK WOOD MALCOLM HOYLE JOHN ALSOP M: 07968 344 892 M: 07900 262 434 M: 07976 945 505 M: 07860 772 608 M: 07860 572 220 E: vince@hughmackay.com E: nick@essentialflooring.co.uk E: alsopagencies@yahoo.co.uk E: malcolm.hoyle@btinternet.com E: rsagencies2004@aol.com

NORTH WEST & NORTH WALES SCOTLAND JOHN ROSTRON JOHN STUART M: 07973 733 208 M: 07860 565 200 E: johnrstuart@btopenworld.com E: johnrostronagencies@hotmail.com

H U G H M A C K AY Support your British manufacturer

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Natural Hardwood Laminate • LVT

Natural Solutions The simple route to fantastic looking flooring.

Natural Solutions by Furlong Flooring is our collection of stylish, high quality flooring.

Our contemporary ranges include Natural Hardwood and Engineered Wood; stylish, modern Laminate in woodgrain and stone effects; and superior feel Luxury Vinyl Tile.

These ranges offer customers a wide choice of style, colour and texture, meaning they’ll certainly be spoiled for choice.

Each range is displayed on innovative modular stands and is complemented by a full range of accessories including underlay, adhesives, trims and maintenance kits, helping you to care for your investment.

To find out more about these fantastic collections, contact us today.

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PRETTY IN PINK AND READY TO SERVE! ORDER BEFORE 16:00 FOR OUR NEXT DAY SERVICE, DELIVERED FREE, DELIVERED WITH STYLE!!!

NATURAL EFFECT

Gold Fields Ivory Coast 2015 London Life 4&5M Natural Habitat 4&5M Northern Lights 4 & 5M Promenade Rocca 2016 Southern Chic 4&5M

SAXONY / SHAG PILE

Fabulous 4&5m Glamorous 4&5m Saxon King 2015 Turkish Delight 4&5M

ULTRA SOFT FEEL LUXURY Cashmere 4&5M Cashmere Luxe 4&5M Fairfield Silk 4&5M Fascination (New) 4&5M Faye 4&5M Genius 4&5M Graceful Delight 4&5M Kesari (By Leonis) 4&5M Montana Silk 4&5M Noble Luxury 4&5M Pearlescent 4&5M Pure Class 4&5M Queens Saxony Soft Noble Deluxe Softer Style 4&5m Startwist Saxony 4&5M Startwist Silk 4&5M Tender Kiss Tender Touch Versailles Palace 4&5M

CORD, NEEDLEPUNCH & ENTRANCE MATTING Big Hit Canterbury Gel Hippo Mat Gala 2017 4&5M Gala Stripes Lone Ranger Magnum Mat Magnus Mat Supacord

TWISTS - STAIN RESIST

VINYL / SMOOTH FLOORING

Carlton Club Chunky Twist Dalton 2018 Dublin Heather 2016 Dublin Twist 2018 Echo Twist 2017 4&5M Fairfield Creations 2018 Heathertwist Supreme 40 4&5M Heathertwist Elite 50 4&5M Kaleidoscope 4&5m Peerless Twist Supreme 4&5M Peerless Ultra 4&5M Startwist Edition 2016 4&5M Startwist Elite 2016 50 4&5M Startwist Supreme 2016 40 4&5M Super Noble Twist 4&5M Wessex Twist Elite 4&5M Wessex Twist Supreme 4&5M

Dura-Tex Eclipse 2016 - Elite Eclipse 2016 - Genesis Eclipse 2018 - Revelations High Society II Luxury Comfort II Luxury Royale Luxury Value II Moonlight Starlight Techno-Safe 2017 Multi Flex

CARPET TILES Canterbury Capital City Capital Plus

FINSA LAMINATE COLLECTION

TWISTS - WOOL

Finsa Original 4v (stock) Finfloor 12 4v Pure Floor 8mm 4v

Dimensions Plain/Heathers 40 Dimensions Plain/ Heathers 50 Dimensions Heathers Stripe 50 Dimensions Plain/Heathers 60 Lingdale 4&5m Lingdale Elite 4&5m Premium Deluxe 40 4&5M Premium Deluxe 40 Stripes Premium Elite 50 4&5M Premium Finesse 60 4&4M Ultimate Berber Twist 4&5M

We also stock a complete selection of underlays, accessories and entrance matting. We offer a Special Order Service on products from virtually every flooring manufacturer in existence! Express Delivery Service on Finsa, Balterio & Krono laminate ranges.

GRAPHICS / CONTRACT GELS Endurance Gel 2016 Marathon

ENGINEERED WOOD COLLECTION Oaken Options

REVOLUTIONARY LVT FLOORING FROM CAVALIO Conceptline Projectline

IS RECRUITING Join the sales team of one of London’s leading wholesalers.

Send your CV now to: sales@rackhamsltd.com

Area Sales Executives Aaron Smith London postals NW,N,E & SE 07881 502506

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Vacancy London SW Postals, Surrey (West of A24), Beds, Berks, Bucks, Herts (West of A1) 07881-502508

Vacancy Essex (Outside M25) Cambs, Suffolk, Herts (East of A1) 07837-295379

Carrie Gillis Kent/Sussex 07881-502507

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Telephone: 01243 774623 Fax: 01243 210105 E-mail: sales@solentwholesale.co.uk Website: www.solentwholesale.com Zola Park, Barnfield Drive, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6UX.

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BROCKWAY Cavendish Collection Dimensions - New Dimensions Heathers - New Lingdale (Both Qualities) Orion/Orion Major LUSOTUFO Nature/Nevada Safi Sahara Tangier Titan & Tital Diagonal Valencia Wool Cord Wool Dream CORMAR Apollo Comfort Apollo Elite Apollo Plus Gemini Highland Saxony Home Counties Heathers Home Counties Plains Malabar 2 fold Oaklands 32 Oaklands 42 Oaklands 50 Natural Berber Twist Primo Choice Super/Elite Primo Excellence Primo Plus Primo Ultra Sensation Sensation Feeling Sensation Heathers Sensation Supreme Sensation Twist Soft Focus Soft Focus Heather’s IVC Atlas II Bingo Classic Limestone Comfytex Cosmolike Fusion Groovy Isafe Apex Isafe First - limited Isafe One Planet Presto Tile Styles Ultimate Elements Woodlike Woodmark

MOHAWK CARPETS

The only distributor to offer Mohawk in the UK.

X Collection Freedom Super Freedom

IDEAL CARPETS Dublin Dublin Heathers Echo Endurance - New Colours Grace Grass Collection Mars Monsoon Motor Car vinyls Athena Black-tex Emotions Galaxy Gemini Spectrum Taurus entrance matting Alicante Heavy Tread Orotex - Ceylon Orotex - Magnum Orotex - Matrix EARTHWERKS Lagoon Dry Back Lagoon SPC Tempo MISCELLANEOUS CLASSIS CARPETS Amber Amber Plains San Diego Winter MILLENNIUM WEAVERS Desire New Millennium Twist Ultra Twist PARAGON Toccarre Carpet Tiles TELENZO London Bridge/Kings Cross VENTURE FLOOR COVERING Toronto Cordoba Brisbane

We carry other products not listed above, and can also provide a swift special order service on non stock lines.

Our reps and sales office would be pleased to answer all enquiries. Our last Price List is dated March/April 2019.

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wineo 400 | 600

CONFIDENT IN STYLE. FEELING AT HOME. NOW IT CLICKS! – wineo’s unrivalled click connection The perfect floor for clicking-in depends on a stable and long-lasting connection between the planks. This heritage provides you as a wineo customer with safe, proven and secure connections “Made in Germany”!

OUR CONTRACT SALES PARTNER Irwo de Lange irwo.delange@windmoeller.de +31 62947 2772

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Victoria Carpets’ NEW EasiCare Heartland range really has kickstarted with a bang and is already living up to the hype.

One of Victoria Carpets top selling ranges for many years has just got better, retaining eight of the best sellers, the good just got better with eight new on trend tones giving the range a more sophisticated palette, whilst the new yarn specification gives a softer luxurious feel yet retains the hard wearing 10th gauge finish you come to expect from Victoria.

Manufactured in the UK, this superb 100% EasiCare Polypropylene Twist pile carpet now available in a 47oz with both solid and heathered tones, available in both 4 and 5 metre widths.

As well as being bleach cleanable, non-allergenic and suitable for extra domestic wear, EasiCare Heartland is the ideal family friendly flooring and the ultimate choice for today’s busy and stylish home, already receiving rave reviews from retailers up and down the country. Heartland looks to be yet another best seller from Victoria Carpets.

For more information on the range, give your Area Sales Manager a call today.

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Carpet&FlooringReview Ritzy cracker ITC, Balta’s brand for pioneering concepts in carpet creativity for the home, has launched the Ritzy Infinity Collection. Through the flexibility of digital print, Ritzy Infinity Collection is in constant motion, following the latest trends for a world of design possibilities.

Presented in five themes across 20 designs – Botanicals, Surfaces, Rich Traces, Sundance and Moods – retailers can explore an extraordinarily deep collection of expressive and challenging patterns. From the bold tropical leaf of Fidji, through the Italian marble of Dalati, to the worn damask of Foggy and the painterly Floozie; the Ritzy Infinity Collection is proving that pattern is back in the home.

“Thanks to our Chromojet printing technology, the Ritzy Infinity Collection allows us to offer retailers a really trend-focused and constantly shifting carpet collection,” explains Geert Vanden Bossche, marketing director, Balta. “With surface effects including wood and marble, Ritzy Infinity Collection is an innovative move that demonstrates ITC’s ability to push the boundaries of carpet design.”

Even more impressive, comes the collection’s scope for customisation by retailers, with ITC offering designs in either multi-colour or neutral colour banks and an option of either Iris loop pile or Arosa cut pile qualities. Simply fulfil the minimum quantity requirements and retailers can create their very own trend-focused pattern carpet collection.

Using a high-performance IMPREL polyamide yarn and Ultratex highquality felt backing, the Ritzy Infinity Collection comes 4m wide.

T +32 56 62 22 11 www.baltagroup.com

From cushion to click One of Europe’s leading residential cushion flooring brands, Leoline, has launched the VIVO Click Vinyl Collection, its first foray into the LVT market.

Rolling out as an update to the existing Leoline display in an impressive stand book, as well as a dedicated brochure and presenter folders, the VIVO Click Vinyl Collection brings everything consumers love about Leoline floors in combination with the popularity of click LVT flooring.

Maaike Dickx, product manager, Leoline, explains: “As part of IVC Group, Europe’s largest manufacturer of heterogeneous vinyl, LVT and carpet tiles, Leoline has unique access to shared knowledge and technical knowhow on complementing products. Made side-by-side with LVT floors in the some of the world’s most efficient vinyl flooring factories, Leoline also shares a similar multi-layer construction, making the introduction of our very-own LVT floor a natural progression.

“Our unique market position allows the introduction of a great value LVT collection within our existing framework and without huge commitment to valuable floor space from retailers,” said Maaike.

With shared innovation, such as Superguard protection and with the introduction of a patented L2C click joint to maintain Leoline’s reputation for floors that are easy to lay, the VIVO Click Vinyl Collection is ready for homes in 11 wood looks and four stone effects. Featuring a textured surface for realism, the planks and tile formats come in a versatile size suitable for a broad range of room sizes.

With a 0.3mm wear layer and rated for Heavy Domestic Use, the VIVO Click Vinyl Collection’s reassuring quality is underlined through a 15-year residential warranty. This warranty is upheld when installing VIVO with xtrafloor silent underlay for LVT, a combination that ensures Leoline’s first LVT collection reduces impact sound by 19dB. T 0800 032 3970 www.leoline.co.uk

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NEWS All change at Victoria Victoria announced the retirement of Managing Director, Phil Hartley at the end of April after a long and successful career of which 32 years have been in the flooring industry.

“We are sad to be losing Phil, and the team at Victoria Carpets would like to take this opportunity to thank Phil for his tremendous leadership and offer our warmest wishes for a long and happy retirement,” said Victoria.

“We would therefore like to welcome our new Managing Director, Jan Debrouwere who will be starting on April 1.”

The Stocklists will have an interview with Phil as our ‘Voice of the Trade’ in the next issue.

Victoria’s EasiCare Heartland just got even better with the launch of a 47oz, 10th gauge carpet with a superb finish and delightful softness from new yarn.

It’s already a best seller and receiving rave reviews from retailers up and down the country says Victoria.

T 01562 749300 www.victoriacarpets.com

Market maker A selection of Polysafe and Expona products were the floor of choice for H Bell and Sons as they undertook the transformation of a former bank building into a stylish new indoor market, complete with café and fresh food stalls.

Set in Rochdale Town Centre, the three storey, 1920s property has been turned into a brand new shopping and eating hub alongside the River Roch. Extensive work has been undertaken with the creation of a new atrium, a new roof and installation of lifts before reinforcing the floors ready for a selection of new Polyflor floor coverings including Expona Commercial Aged Elm, Polysafe Apex Chromite, and Expona Flow Smoked Oak. Expona Flow was fitted for the walkways and the restaurant.

Specifically created for very heavy commercial environments, the collection was the perfect choice as it encompasses beautifully replicated wood planks in a practical and durable vinyl sheet format whilst leaving a stylish, high-end finish. All Expona products are enhanced with Polyflor PUR, Polyflor’s exclusive and robust polyurethane reinforcement which is cross linked and UV cured to provide superior cleaning benefits and a cost effective maintenance regime.

Expona Commercial, fitted on the top floor, made the ideal choice as it is suitable for high traffic areas such as a restaurant or commercial shopping area. Polysafe Apex was specified in the ground floor food hall, the chromite design contrasted with the Expona Flow to allow the contractor to highlight certain areas on the ground floor with the Expona Flow wood effect sheet vinyl used for walkways and the Polysafe Apex for the food stalls.

T 0161 767 1111 www.polyflor.com

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NEWS Special success in school Children with special needs and learning difficulties at a school in Surrey are getting a feel for the world of work thanks to F. Ball and Co. Ltd., who have donated flooring preparation products and adhesives for a new on-site recruitment agency, bank and shop.

Students apply for jobs, including litter picking, car valeting and serving in the school’s café, at the recruitment centre, and work is rewarded with ‘Acorns’, the school’s own currency. The aim is to instil students with key skills relating to money and work to prepare them for later life.

Contractors from Period Flooring in Surrey used F. Ball’s Stopgap 1200 Pro levelling compound, Stopgap P131 primer and Styccobond F46 pressure sensitive vinyl adhesive to install wood-effect vinyl planks over a total floor area of 50 square metres in the new enterprise centre at Woodfield Secondary School. The first step in the project was to lift old floorcoverings and mechanically remove old adhesive residues to reveal the concrete subfloor. F. Ball’s Stopgap P131 primer was then applied over the subfloor. When used over absorbent subfloors, such as concrete, Stopgap P131 prevents unacceptable rapid drying of applied floor levelling compounds. It also serves to reduce ‘pinholing’, caused by the escape of air from levelling compounds as they dry, which compromises the finished appearance.

Contractors then applied F. Ball’s Stopgap 1200 Pro high performance levelling compound to create a smooth base ready for the receipt of the new floorcovering. Stopgap 1200 Pro is a low odour, self-smoothing, two component levelling compound that is suitable for use over old adhesive residues. It’s also fast-drying – applied at a thickness of 2–5mm, the compound is ready to receive most floorcoverings from as little as four hours.

Pine-effect vinyl planks, donated by Polyfloor, were then installed using F. Ball’s Styccobond F46 pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive, which is suitable for securing a wide range of vinyl sheet and tile floorcoverings.

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Development role at Pro-Tek Phil Reed has been appointed by PRO-TEK as UK Commercial Business Development Manager. Phil’s appointment follows PRO-TEK’s continued success and expansion within the commercial market. In his new role, Phil will focus on PRO-TEK’s WPC engineered vinyl flooring, which was officially launched in the UK at The Flooring Show, Harrogate, last September.

Slip, sliding away PRO-TEK has introduced a new slip-resistant surface treatment to seven WPC floors across its Excel range. Each of the engineered vinyl floors now offers a R11 slip rating, offering even greater scope for commercial specification. PRO-TEK WPC also provides waterproof and acoustic features, as well as installation benefits for fast-track installation.

Offered in 40 wood and tile-effects, PRO-TEK WPC combines an LVT surface finish with an integral waterproof core and premium IXPE foam underlay base. Its middle core, which is made from WPC (wood plastic composite), is 100% waterproof and has a glueless locking joint. This integral construction maximises the floor’s versatility, reduces the amount of floor preparation required and speeds installation. It also eliminates ‘telegraphing’ - where subfloor distortion can mirror to the floor surface - and provides acoustic impact sound performance up to 24db.

PRO-TEK WPC Excel plank designs have an authentic, textured wood-effect finish, in colours spanning from ivory, through grey and honey shades, to rich-toned walnut and mocha decors.

All floors can be installed in all settings - including bathrooms, basements and over wet underfloor heating. They are offered alongside matching accessories and all materials used are phthalate-free and 100% recyclable.

T 020 3917 5550

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Having worked with Travis Perkins and British Gypsum for nearly 30 years, Phil brings considerable construction industry experience to the team. He has headed up sales teams and also been involved with construction site training and specification.

During his time with Travis Perkins, Phil was named Sales Person of the Year twice and was also part of the winning region of the year whilst at British Gypsum.

Phil is looking forward to presenting PRO-TEK to the commercial industry and commented, “I believe that we have a truly innovative product with the potential to change the face of the flooring world.

Our PRO-TEK WPC engineered vinyl flooring is one of the most exciting products I’ve had the privilege to be involved with.”

In his spare time, Phil has completed the London Marathon twice, in aid of children’s charities LOOK-UK and Bliss. He also enjoys golf and following rugby.

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WARWICK CASTLE Introducing Warwick Castle, the latest addition to the LeonisŽ family of soft and strong carpets. A heavyweight and enduring 1/8th gauge twist in 10 classic and modern colours for today’s homes.

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NEWS Classy grass The increasing popualrity of the all-year round green looks and low maintenance of artificial grass has prompted floorwise to enter the market.

The floorwise Artificial Grass collection is available in six different qualities. All using a UV stabilised and colourfast three-colour fibre, qualities vary in both pile length and fibre shape.Topping the range, Trossachs comes as a 40mm pile height grass, with a C+D shaped yarn.

The C-shape fibres helps recovery, while the D-shape gives spring, for a lasting artificial grass that keeps bouncing back.

Entry-level Peaks, with its 20mm grass height offers a great all-round surface for homes, play areas and pub beer gardens as the shorter pile height offers a steady underfoot surface. Moving up through the collection, the 25mm Exmoor has a denser than average, double-strength yarn in a C-shape. Super hard wearing it’s a great option for gardens, balconies, pool surrounds and play areas.

The sensationally soft Brecon comes in a 30mm pile height that combines durability with indulgence while Northumbria’s 35mm pile height and C-shaped yarn, build on this with a dense and lavish feel underfoot. The 38mm pile height and C-shaped yarn of Snowdonia is suitable for gardens, balconies, patios and landscaping projects..

The floorwise Artificial Grass collection is available in 2/4m widths, with guarantees ranging from 7 to 10 years and a range of accessories.

T 01509 673974 www.floorwise.co.uk

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Innovating ‘homes for life’ A package of Altro products has been fitted in a new £10m dementiafriendly ‘super’ care home in Scotland, helping to create the ultimate environment of comfort and support for residents.

Crosslet House in Dumbarton is a 90-bed, ultra-modern complex that incorporates a Dementia Unit and Day Care provision. Owned and managed by West Dunbartonshire Council (WDC), built by Morgan Sindall and delivered as part of the Hub Project in Scotland, the new facility is the result of a £20m investment by WDC to replace six residential care homes and four daycare centres.

In creating Crosslet House, WDC has responded to the growing population of older patients with dementia with an innovative approach to the management of care homes. It has undertaken a significant amount of research around the use of space and colour to assist those with dementia. Crosslet House is a ‘home for life’ for residents, which means comfort, support and dignity are paramount.

The overarching aim was to create a facility designed to meet the specific needs of people with dementia, removing many of the stresses and obstacles that can make the disease so frightening.

Navigation can be challenging for people with dementia, so WDC used four primary colours to denote ‘houses’, helping residents identity their own home. The entire building is colour coded to ensure it meets dementia design criteria.

T 01462 489 516 www.altro.co.uk

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Making the connection Hardly any other design flooring with click in connection offers such convincing properties in terms of quality as a wineo design flooring with patented Connect technology.

This technology for adhesive-free design flooring installation is the safest and most stable click in connection on the market. It meets all the requirements that modern floorings should offer. In this product the advantages of an elastic, quiet and warm floor covering, with the natural look and feel of stone or wood and a guaranteed permanent and stable connection of the floor planks are combined.

In addition, the planks can be laid very easily and quietly at an enormous pace and the surfaces are immediately accessible. This makes them the perfect design flooring for private living as well as for the equipping of objects.

T 0121 28100 99 www.wineo.co.uk

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Available in two finishes; brushed steel nickel and chrome to co-ordinate with modern home accessories.

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NEWS Homely heavyweight Cormar Carpet Company has added a new flagship range to its popular easy clean twist carpet collection.

Primo Grande is an extra heavyweight, bleach cleanable, twist pile carpet made from 100% Excellon Polypropylene – a fibre renowned for its stain resistance and hardwearing properties. It comes with Cormar’s 10-year stain and wear warranty, is available in four and five metre widths and expected to retail around £27 per sq m. With an extensive palette of 16 modern shades, the collection is a mix of plains and heathers in a luxury twist pile.

Said David Cormack of Cormar Carpets: “Heavyweight, easy clean, polypropylene carpets are an increasingly popular and reliable choice for homes.

So it’s important for us to make sure that we cover all the bases and all the price points.

“We’ve had great success with our ‘family’ of Primo easy-clean carpets over the past few years, as homeowners increasingly look for durable, great value, low maintenance carpets. With that in mind, we’ve continued to update and expand our Primo collection to give customers even more choice.”

Cormar Carpet Company produces all its carpet ranges from two sites near Bury, Lancashire and through its regional distribution centre in Hemel Hempstead, with a network of retail collection points across the UK. T 01204 881234

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Turkish delight Inspired by the rug designs of the Turkish tribe from which it takes its name, Ushak is the latest addition to Louis de Poortere’s hugely popular Antiquarian series of hand-distressed vintage rugs.

Available in two designs, Turkish Delight and Suleiman Grey, Antiquarian Ushak uses a faded colour palette with occasional remnants of rich reds, teal and ochre for a time-worn look that’s the perfect addition in midcentury interiors and contemporary spaces alike. Revealing the details of delicate traditional pattern beneath a heavily distressed effect, the designs are a tribute to Louis de Poortere’s manufacturing expertise.

Alan Russell, sales director UK, Louis de Poortere, comments: “The Antiquarian series has established itself as a hugely popular part of our Rug Collection.

Reinterpreting some of our most iconic library designs through a heavily time-worn look, Antiquarian features rich, vibrant colours and strong patterns but now with the introduction of Ushak, we are presenting a subtler, muted palette. No less effective, the two designs broaden the appeal of this distressed effect range, bringing homes a rug full of delightful contrasts and that’s undeniably classic.”

Jacquard woven from 100% cotton, Antiquarian Ushak goes through a hand-distressing process to create the time-worn look that’s proving a major driver in contemporary rug design. Featuring a natural anti-slip latex backing and available in a range of standard sizes from 140cm x 200cm up to 290 x 390cm, Antiquarian Ushak is now available from Louis de Poortere.

T 01505 615663 www.louisdepoortere.com

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Mastering Balterio floors The Academy for Excellence in Flooring not only trains industry professionals from across mainland UK, but also welcomes installers from Ireland keen to validate their expertise through the Master Installer programme.

Offering the same intensive skills accreditation course as the famed Quick-Step Master Installer programme, the Balterio course tests every aspect of laminate flooring installation, so that qualified installers can offer a manufacturer-backed lifetime workmanship warranty on all Balterio floors.

With 12-years floor fitting experience, recently qualified Balterio Master Installer, Adrian Brereton of Joe O’Connell Furnishings, was hoping to gain some new skills - as well as earn his prestigious badge -when he attended the course at the Academy’s Manchester facility: “I was hoping to learn a few tricks of the trade to speed things up on-site and I certainly wasn’t disappointed,” begins Adrian.

“The ease of floor repairs and board removal really stunned me and I soon realised that I’d been making a few mistakes in my attempts before. However, this is certainly not a crash course in learning how to fit floors, the Balterio Master Installer programme is for those with experience who are looking to attain a status as one of the industry’s best.”

The Balterio Master Installer programme begins with a three-day course that must be passed to unlock a range of value-adding benefits to installers and customers alike, including full technical support and a lifetime workmanship warranty. Testing a range of practical skills and product knowledge, passing the programme is a sure-fire way to gain competitive advantage. www.quick-step-academy.co.uk

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Stars set to shine for 2019!

Following the remarkable success of the inaugural year of the Flooring Innovation Awards in 2018, The Stocklists has announced the launch of the scheme for a second year and its website is now open for entries.

“The awards created a superb feelgood factor for the industry and the distinctive star logo is increasingly being recognised as a key credential for new products.”

Flooring Innovation Awards scheme organiser, Bridgette Kelly

“The flooring industry has a keen appetite for innovation and there is a lot of enthusiasm to demonstrate this through our awards,” said scheme organiser, Bridgette Kelly. “We have already had a lot of enquiries in advance of the scheme opening for 2019 so we are looking forward to another great response from the trade.”

The National Flooring Innovation Awards sets out to identify products and services that are genuinely new and exceptional in the sector. Award categories cover not only flooring products, but also recognise achievements in service, technology and marketing.

Last year there were more than 100 submissions to the award scheme and 40 shortlisted entries received the coveted Innovation Star. An independent panel of industry judges then went on to select the Innovation Gold in each category to receive the ultimate award which was presented at The Flooring Show in Harrogate.

The 2019 Gold winners included Cavalier Carpets for their unique 3-ply 80/20 Icon and Silken Velvet from Westex won the man-made award. Kenko from Granorte was a winner in the smooths category and Cloud 9’s Eco Cushion got recognition for its innovative approach. Ulster Carpets picked up Gold for the prestigious design award for their Fusion range.

“It was great to see so many stars all around Harrogate last September,” said Bridgette. “The awards created a superb feelgood factor for the industry and the distinctive star logo is increasingly being recognised as a key credential for new products.”

Chairman of the judges, Chris Moffat commented: “From the positive comments I received, it was clear that the awards initiative attracted immense interest within the industry.”

The awards scheme website is at www.flooringinnovationawards.com and gives full details of all the categories for 2019 and has an entry form for companies to make their first submissions to the judges. The award winners will be announced at the beginning of September, with the exceptional Innovation Gold titles to be handed out at Harrogate later that month.

Check out the categories, rules and entry form at www.flooringinnovationawards.com READERS! Nominate your favourite products now

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NEWS End of the pier show Selected for its temperature tolerance and water resistance, F. Ball and Co. Ltd.’s Styccobond F49 Hybrid PS vinyl adhesive has been used to install a vinyl sheet floor finish at the Pavilion Bar on Norfolk’s Cromer Pier, where the subfloor is made up of the pier’s 151 metre boardwalk that stretches out over the North Sea. The Pavilion Bar is situated within the Pavilion Theatre at the end of Cromer Pier, where theatre-goers can enjoy refreshments before a show or during the interval.

Prior to the installation of Altro Wood Safety vinyl sheets, the 120m2 bar floor was previously covered with carpet tiles that had become worn over the years. Contractors took up these tiles and installed 6mm Hanson SP101 plywood sheets.

Unlike other water-based adhesives, Styccobond F49 is resistant to water, making it the ideal choice for an installation such as this situated directly above the sea, as well as other floors that are subject to damp and humid conditions.

Applied by contractors to the entire area, Styccobond F49 combines temperature tolerance with pressure sensitive qualities and as such, has good initial tack and high bond strength. This allows for vinyl sheet, tiles or planks to be held firmly in place once positioned by the contractor and, when cured, the bond will securely hold vinyl floorcoverings from temperatures as low as -20°C up to 60°C. This prevents the expanding and contracting of vinyl floorcoverings under extreme temperatures, which can lead to tenting and gapping at the interface of adjacent tiles.

Commenting on the project, contractors A W Flooring (Norfolk) Ltd. director, Andrew Webster, said: “We use F. Ball products most days because they’re solid, reliable, and great to use. Styccobond F44 and F46 are our go-to adhesives, but we used Styccobond F49 on the advice of our F. Ball technical representative for its water-resistant properties, which was perfect for this job. You can always trust in the yellow bucket.”

T 01538 361 633 www.f-ball.co.uk

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Award-winning PRO-TEK™ WPC is a new innovative type of engineered vinyl flooring for the commercial and residential sectors. Offered in 40 wood and tile-effects, PRO-TEK™ WPC is 100% waterproof, has a built-in underlay and offers acoustic performance up to 24 db. Other benefits include:

resistance to chipping and dents

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Core Structure • WPC waterproof core, providing stability for installations over imperfect floors

Attached Premium IXPE foam Underlay • Acoustic impact sound performance up to 24db

ü A range of colour and décor-matched WPC accessories ü Less floor preparation and faster installation than a ‘stick down’ ü Compatible with underfloor heating ü Phthalate-free and recyclable ü Can be installed in high humidity, damp areas and over contaminated subfloors ü Suitable for new homes with anhydrite calcium sulphate screeds

For more information or to request a presentation of our collections, please contact us: T: 020 3917 5550 E: info@protekflooring.co.uk W: www.pro-tek-flooring.com from The Stocklists

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Who’s making money out of the LVT boom?

Margins under pressure as vinyl pushes away carpet sales Business is booming in the LVT market but who is making the money – fitters, factories and not so many retailers, according to our latest survey!

More than 74% of our readers said they were selling more LVT now than five years ago and almost 80% expect the trend to continue strongly. But the pressure on margins for vinyl and a loss of carpet sales to LVT are causing concern to retailers.

76% believe the popularity of LVT is having a major impact on carpet sales – 63% say they much prefer the margins on carpet.

74% selling more vinyl than 5 years ago

80% expect growth to continue

63% don’t rate the margins on LVT

“To put it bluntly, we’re working harder for less profit,” said a reader in Hertfordshire. “The main LVT suppliers have a recommended retail price which limits how much we can charge the customer. The RRP is set at a margin considerably lower than we would normally work to.”

55% say the internet is

A retailer in the North East said: “We saw LVT as being an area that we could move in to and make extra profit from this year. We now realise that we have missed the boat, and the best years of LVT seem to have gone,” citing the price reductions across the sector.

67% prefer vinyl to wood/

And there’s a feeling that only fitters are making good money: “Margins are too tight due to the competition from builders, bathroom and kitchen shops.

Only the fitters make any good money from it.”

Another commented: “There is a lack of skilled LVT fitters (something that we fear will replicate in carpets in the years ahead), and it seems that they make the money while the shop takes all of the risks!”. Over 70% of our readers said they struggled to find enough fitters for LVT.

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70% struggle to find fitters The Stocklists polled 3,150 retailers throughout the UK during March 2019. Replies and comments are recorded anonymously. Many thanks to all those who took part.

An over-saturated market?

The internet is perceived as more of a threat on vinyl sales than for other flooring according to 55% of our respondents. “The leading LVT suppliers need to sort out the internet suppliers undermining the market with ludicrously cheap pricing structures,” said a West Yorkshire retailer. And a store in Country Durham commented: “The LVT majors will lose market share due to bricks and mortar retailers getting fed up of online pricing they can not compete with – sub 15% margin cannot pay for the backup required for a retail sale of LVT.” There’s a general view that the market is becoming over-saturated. 76% said there were too many suppliers and 53% said there was too much choice of products. But while our survey reported several concerns over patchy quality, overall, the key suppliers seem to be getting it right with 68% satisfied.

67% of retailers said they preferred selling LVT to laminate or wood and 77% also thought merchandising for LVT in store was generally good.

Cleanability and water tolerance were top of the benefits list said our readers with price bottom and many respondents commented that consumers were reluctant to invest in good quality floor preparation.

So LVT is generating more business but the jury is out for some retailers on whether it is better business!

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The top suppliers are excellent

Sub-15% margin cannot pay for the retail sale of LVT

Only fitters make good money from it

Internet suppliers undermine the market with ludicrous prices

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Timorous Beasties Refreshed for 2019

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The ‘Timorous Beasties collection by Brintons’ goes against almost every conventional carpet rule with many of the designs being large in scale; directional yet beautifully drawn and exquisitely detailed. New patterns such as Moiré and Effie have been introduced for 2019 alongside existing favourites like the Grain Du Bois, Damask and Atholl Gardens which have been given a colour refresh. Visit the website to see the full range or contact your local business manager for more information.

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NEWS Polyflor gives it some welly!

Muddy wellies will no longer be a problem with the installation of Polysafe QuickLay at Cotswold Farm Park as part of a large refurbishment project.

The all new loose lay safety flooring collection from Polyflor was specified and installed by LK Flooring across the farm shop, restaurant, toilets and stairs alongside Polysafe Apex which made the perfect solution for their busy commercial kitchen.

QuickLay, designed for adhesive free installation, can be laid over a variety of existing subfloors including new concrete substrates of up to 97% RH. It’s adhesive free installation means no drying time was required and the space could be in use the same day. The collection is suitable for heavy commercial and residential environments in need of a quick turn around and where sustainable slip resistance is a priority.

The Polysafe QuickLay collection features a contemporary tonal colour bank of 12 shades with a decoration in a selection of tonal hues and gives the newly refurbished centre a fresh and welcoming finish for its stream of visitors. This is combined with its tried and tested PUR reinforcement, providing superior cleaning benefits and resistance to staining and chemicals, perfect for the many muddy boots coming off the farm and any food dropped in the restaurant. Polysafe Apex in shade Siltstone, was used in the commercial kitchen area. With enhanced slip resistance, the range features a concentrated level of safety aggregates in the vinyl to ensure underfoot safety.

Leon Peach at installer LK Flooring commented: “The new Polysafe QuickLay, was quick and easy to work with and gave great results. It allowed us to get the job finished swiftly and on time. Polyflor products continue to excel and never let us down.”

T 0161 767 1111 www.polyflor.com/safety

Likewise’s national ambition

Brexit continues to cast shadow

The Likewise Group, launched at the start of 2019 by ex-Headlam executives Tony Brewer and Andrew Simpson has demonstrated its ambitions with the proposal to acquire Heatseam Ltd for up to £10m.

Brexit is still casting its shadow across the flooring sector with a survey last month suggesting 29% plan to reduce their spending on big ticket items in 2019 because of caution about the economic impact of the EU deliberations.

Heatseam has a national flooring distribution infrastructure with depots in Dewsbury, Daventry and Glasgow together with a £20m+ turnover and a product portfolio which includes carpet, vinyl, laminate, artificial grass and accessories.

Heatseam will be acquired for up to £8m in cash plus £2m in shares. Following on from the £7.0m raised at the time of Likewise’s listing on The International Stock Exchange (TISE) in January, the directors of Likewise are proposing a placing of approximately £8.0m and will request authority from the shareholders of Likewise to raise up to a maximum of £10m, to part fund the Heatseam acquisition, provide headroom for working capital and flexibility for future bolt-on acquisitions.

Likewise CEO Tony Brewer commented: “The acquisition of Heatseam would give Likewise scale and a distribution infrastructure to develop a meaningful floor covering business in both the residential and commercial markets. We plan further acquisitions to augment the intended organic growth in UK flooring distribution market.”

Due to the relative size of Heatseam compared to Likewise this will constitute a reverse takeover as per TISE listing rules, therefore Likewise has requested for its shares to be immediately suspended on TISE pending further information being provided to its shareholders.

Likewise acquired rug and mat specialists William Armes and Bruce Starke & Co Ltd prior to its listing and purchased London’s Lewis Abbott distributor in February. www.likewiseplc.com

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The 2019 Retail Predictions report from financial consultants PwC commented: “We expect to see consumer spending caution increasing, borrowings to fall and spending cutbacks across the board. So the route to growth lies in taking share from other players.”

Balta carpet manufacturer, a strong importer into the UK, underlined the sentiment by blaming an 11.9% fall in residential carpet sales on soft demand in the UK. “The UK market has seen a sharp decline since the end of 2017 spurred by Brexit uncertainty which impacted consumer confidence,” said the company’s statement.

But Balta added: ““While we expect the trend to continue in 2019, we believe in the long-term potential and a normalisation of the UK, being the largest European carpet market, in the mid-term. In the meantime we are committed to improve our cost efficiency and service towards this market.”

Carpets made it onto the Brexit agenda amid the parliamentary chaos.

Non-EU carpets currently attract 8% tariffs but the sector will benefit from 0% import charges under the Government’s temporary arrangements if there’s a no-deal Brexit. So, EU imports would therefore see no change and continue as now but non-EU imports would suddenly be tariff-free, offering new margin opportunities to importers from Turkey, India, China and other territories.

The Headlam Group’s final results for 2018 were announced in March showing total revenues up 2.3% but like-for-like UK sales down 4.2%. Profits were up very marginally on 2017 with ‘underlying’ profits of £43.4m.

Chief Executive Steve Wilson said the UK performance was disappointing.

“This was a reflection of the generally softer markets, more keenly felt in the UK, with a noticeable weakness in the UK residential sector.” But the group says it has had “a positive start to the year.” Operational efficiencies are expected to make an increasing contribution to the Group’s financial and service performance in 2019 and Headlam announced that planning consent had been granted for a major new regional distribution hub in Ipswich which is expected to have cost £26m by the time it opens in a year’s time.

The UK’s other major quoted flooring company Victoria Plc said in a recent trading update that it believed that the UK flooring was down 6–8% overall last year but said it had “continued to grow overall like-for-like revenues and gain meaningful market share by winning new retailers as customers from competitors and securing a greater share of expenditure from existing customers of Victoria.”

The dramatic decline of Belgian carpet imports into the UK ended 2018 a massive 22% down after an especially poor performance in December.

But overall, carpet imports into the UK were just 0.5% down in 2018 after an impressive gain of 22% by Turkey, matching the Belgian shortfall and with imports from the Netherlands up 3.5%.

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Inspired by designs from the past.

Designed for interiors today.

Introducing the Heritage Collection, designed to give the opulent look of classic geometric tiles. From striking monochrome designs to beautifully blended traditional patterns, the collection reflects both the classic elegance of historic homes and the boldness of contemporary trends. from The Stocklists

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NEWS Silky satin is premium choice Abingdon Flooring has improved its luxurious StainFree Satin Touch collection with a new polypropylene yarn that offers an even softer and silkier feel, without any trade-off in durability or stain performance.

Resplendent in 16 beautiful new colours for 2019, StainFree Satin Touch represents a premium choice in the StainFree collection, with a cosseting 14mm pile height for a truly indulgent underfoot feel and Abingdon Flooring’s Soft Fleece Bac for easier installation and improved comfort.

A classic 1/8th cut-pile saxony, Satin Touch comes in tones such as Angora, Satine, Mohair, Velour and Velvet; colours driven by the close trendmonitoring undertaken at Abingdon Flooring’s Centre of Development and Excellence. With a future-ready palette and impressive feel, the new-look Satin Touch is well geared for capitalising on the popularity of bleach-cleanable carpet at a new, premium price position.

In 2.5m, 4m and 5m widths, the carpet comes with Abingdon’s StainFree for Life promise and is suitable for Heavy Domestic use, underlining its highquality construction. Satin Touch will be presented at this May’s Buying Groups National Flooring Show, alongside two brand new additions to the StainFree collection.

T 01274 655 694 www.abingdonflooring.co.uk

Harrogate’s coming on strong Save the date! The Flooring Show is back at Harrogate in 2019 with several brands re-joining the exhibitor list after a break, many new exhibitors and other leading companies extending their floor space.

The event is the largest and most established event in the UK flooring industry’s calendar and runs Sunday 15 to Tuesday 17 September with a great new look.

The 2019 show promises to deliver on all its regular attractions – top flooring brands including Millennium Weavers, Furlong Flooring, Westex, Penthouse Carpets, F.Ball, Cormar, Victoria Carpets, Classis, Hugh Mackay, Condor Carpets and Betap along with many others have already booked, with Westex for example doubling its stand size to incorporate a new LVT range, plus Q A Flooring, William Armes, Kellars and Stairrods all taking on bigger stands.

Buckets of recycling F. Ball and Co. Ltd. is partnering with national vinyl take-back scheme Recofloor to provide flooring contractors with the means to recycle plastic buckets and bottles used for many of its products. This is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated by the flooring industry.

In addition, other brands are returning to the show after a break. These Iinclude Lifestyle Floors, Fells Carpets, Oriental Weavers, Barnscroft of Devon, Elliott Anti-Slip, Saint-Gobain Weber and Rowlson Industrial Sewing. New exhibitors this year include a2zrug, Flora Exports, piyush International, Bill Beaumont Textiles, Barrentine, the National Carpet Cleaners Association, The Sanctuary Group and Visualmine.

There will be a packed programme of great product demos from The Flooring Industry Training (FITA), supported by the Contract Flooring Association (CFA) and the National Institute of Carpet & Floor layers (NICF), covering all the latest techniques and products, and the finals of the hotly contested Carpet Fitter of the Year competition.

With over 3000 visitors attending in 2018, many of whom do not visit any other trade show, the opportunities for suppliers to expand their customer base are unmatched. www.theflooringshow.com

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Currently in the trial stages, the new initiative is providing recycling points at select distributors, where flooring contractors can dispose of recyclable plastic containers used for flooring products. This includes F. Ball’s new 5 litre recycled and recyclable bottles used for gauging liquids, primers and tackifiers, as well as the company’s 5 and 15 litre yellow buckets.

F. Ball is the first manufacturer of subfloor preparation products and adhesives for floorcoverings to provide such a recycling service.

Recofloor, which was founded by floorcovering manufacturers Altro and Polyflor in 2009, provides designated points at select flooring suppliers where contractors can dispose of old and unused vinyl floorcoverings for recycling. Vinyl offcuts are then turned into new vinyl floorcoverings, while smooth uplifted vinyl flooring is reprocessed into traffic management products, such as cones and sign bases. To date, Recofloor has collected over 4400 tonnes (or 1,472,000 square metres) of flooring.

Commenting on the scheme, F. Ball Managing Director Mark Hughes said: “Having introduced recycled/recyclable alternatives for our 5 litre bottles, which have been well received by the industry, we are now delighted to partner with Recofloor to provide a channel whereby contractors can dispose of them, as well as other recyclable F. Ball buckets and bottles, in order that they are recycled properly.”

T 01538 361 633 www.f-ball.co.uk

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LVT style and reliability for retailers The huge momentum that adore floors has been building worldwide for its ground-breaking LVT product portfolio is about to roll into the UK and make a major impact in a sector that is hungry for quality and performance.

The flagship residential range Regent Monarch is a rigid core click-down and floating LVT made with a unique manufacturing which creates a high-density, homogenous structure that offers unprecedented dimensional stability, damage resistance and waterproofing. “adore floors have been a huge success worldwide and now we are all set to serve the UK market with a product that has a better specification than anything else out there and it shows,” said adore’s European CEO Paul Brady (pictured below, centre, with new European marketeers Kelly Mortensen (left) and Sacha Safwatt Ben Mechri (right).

adore is working directly with distributors in the UK and has recently completed a major programme of sampling and distinctive marketing support to motivate consumer sales. “We are feeling very bullish about the prospects in the UK,” said Paul.

“Everyone who sees the products loves them and its total reliability is very reassuring for retailers.”

The company also gave a sneak preview of a new product which will be launched in the UK shortly for which it has worldwide exclusivity. This is LVT with a specialised tackified backing which has been developed in the US to provide a fast, effective loose lay installation over original floors - and it can be lifted for relaying. It’s non-slip performance has been tested to the limit, even in a warehouse where turning forklifts did not disturb the installation! Ultimately, this backing will be available across the full range of adore floors.

“adore floors have been a huge success worldwide and now we are all set to serve the UK market with a product that has a better specification than anything else out there and it shows” adore European CEO Paul Brady

“We are really stepping up our approach to the UK market now and are fully stocked in Europe with product, backed up by exceptional marketing,” says Paul, “but because of the benefits of the huge scale of adore’s international operation, we are going to be able to offer this premium product at a highly competitive price.”

Based in New York, adore has offices in the UK, Europe and Ireland with a major warehouse facility in Belgium which opened in November. The company controls state-of-the-art factories in South Korea and China with even more capacity planned for the future.

Over and above the technical excellence, adore places an emphasis on contemporary design and authenticity, offering an innovative registered embossed feature of more than 30 decors and a choice of sizes including 1220 x 181 fashionably long planks and a range of tiles.

T 01785 711031 uk.adorefloors.com from The Stocklists

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Marketing insights Making an entrance

Adam Carpets, Panache Chateau

Setting the tone for what’s to come, hallways are a crucial transitional space in our homes.

The hallway is a visitor’s first impression of a home so, in addition to boasting a durable and practical surface, this hard-working space should also greet guests with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Often small spaces, good hallway layouts feature adequate storage to neatly pack away a host of coats, bags and other essential items.

“A hard-wearing flooring is an important aspect of a successful hallway design, able to shrug off the dirt, wear and tear that is inevitable with the comings and goings of a busy home,” explains Stella Coyle, national retail sales manager at Karndean Designflooring.

“A Karndean floor is the ideal choice, offering an authentic look and a surface that is durable, pet friendly and easy to clean. Our floors are compatible with underfloor heating and so can free up valuable wall space and eliminate the visual clutter of radiators.

Karndean Designflooring, Prairie Oak Hallway

Visually striking, stripes can help create an illusion of making a space appear larger than it is, elongating or widening a room. Whether it’s the smart tailored lines of Pinstripe, the brighter and bolder Deckchair design or the sophisticated broken stripe in Panache, each make a strong statement in their own right. Created with multiple complementary hues ensures Adam Carpets vast palette of plain twist colours complement the new stripes beautifully. A selection of suggested coordinating plains can be found on Adam Carpets website or Pinterest boards, providing invaluable inspiration to consumers to create a wonderful flowing theme throughout their home.

The heavy domestic rating makes the stripes perfect for high traffic areas such as halls, stairs and landings. The use of twist and velvet yarns together creates a sophisticated look in Pinstripe and Deckchair, whilst enhancing the construction stability. All stripes are made in Kidderminster using premium UK wool and available in 4 metre width.

“Hallways are an introduction to the rest of the house and will set the scene for the interior’s style,” “Hallways are an introduction to the rest of the house and will set the scene for the interior’s style, from classic period style, to modern minimalism or bold and colourful.

Runners make a great entrance, grace stairs and give interiors instant impact through punchy pattern, texture and colour. Alternative Flooring’s awardwinning Quirky patterned wool runners are 69cm wide and include Fair Isle and Tess geometrics, Fling tartan and Skinny faux animal print. Mid-century modern style is found in Authentic Lucienne a range of art and design inspired runners that celebrates British craftsmanship. The two bold designs originally created by Lucienne Day are called Square and Diamonds, and Octagon. All Alternative stripes can be made into made-to-measure runners for stairs with a myriad of border combinations to choose from or indulge in the fitted option.

Follow the natural textured look with chunky Sisal Super Boucle or Sisal Herringbone runners, all available as 66cm standard width or go for contrast with a colourful border on a bespoke made-to-measure sisal runner for stairs.

Alternative Flooring, Lucienne Day Authentic Octagon Runner

A wood design flooring offers a sophisticated entrance to a traditional style interior, especially when laid in a classic parquet or basketweave pattern.

Alternatively, laying planks at 45 degrees can act to visually widen a narrow space. For an on-trend fresh urban look, choose from our range of cool, grey wood tones.

“Ideal for country interiors, a stone effect floor can offer a rustic, rural feel but with all the practicalities of a luxury vinyl floor. Our range of realistic designs offers many stone effects, including limestone, travertine and slate, which can be paired with a complementary border for an elegant finish.

“Alternatively, a geometric tiled design is a great way to make a real statement and achieve that ‘wow’ factor that cannot fail to impress guests. From monochrome block designs to complex patterns in a complementary mix of colours, our brand-new Heritage Collection offers the perfect choice to create a hallway that shouts individuality while it oozes elegance.”

First impressions count, and the choice of stripe designs from Adam Carpets are sure to engage consumers and make home decorating more enjoyable. Each of the three new stripe ranges; Pinstripe, Deckchair and Panache incorporate six exciting colourways designed to coordinate with Adam Carpets plain ranges.

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Cormar Carpet Company, Avebury Stripe As it’s the first thing you see when walking through the door, Axminster Carpets feel that the hallway-landing-stairs trio is definitely deserving of decorating attention. So, they kindly shared their three top tips on how a premium blend wool carpet will instantly transform any space with a warm, welcoming feel.

• Opting for a soft, neutral colourway works to brighten and lift the darkest of areas whilst lending the illusion of space.

• Mellow tones such as a chalky grey or dusky pink further accentuate the desired feeling of cosiness.

• If size/natural light is not an issue, look to statement pattern or inky jewel tones to add interest to your entrance – stairs are the perfect place to play with more inspired, daring designs.

Axminster Carpets, Hazy Days and Devonia

High-performing and aesthetically stunning, Axminster Carpets, have been offering the very best in the industry since 1755.

Particularly important for high-traffic spaces such as the hallway-landing-stairs, where flooring needs to be hard-wearing and practical to accommodate heavy footfall. Crafted from the very best raw materials, a wool carpet offers outstanding durability and bounceback whilst also helping to sound-proof the busiest area of the home. With strong eco-credentials, health & safety benefits and naturally flameretardant, a wool carpet is a smart, luxurious design investment which will set the tone for the rest of the home.

David Cormack, marketing director, Cormar Carpet Company says, “The entrance to your home creates that all-important first impression. We all want the personality of our homes to come through, the minute a guest enters the front door.

“Halls, stairs and landings are high traffic areas and need hard wearing practical carpets so that they’re able to last a lot longer. Given that stairs are one of the most used areas in the home, carpets are a popular choice as they provide comfort while insulating against noise. They also provide more grip and reduce the likelihood of slips and falls – plus putting down some new carpet can completely lift and transform the whole look of the area, providing a fresh and inviting welcome to the home.

“If your hallway and staircase is a wide, open and airy space, a striped carpet can work well. Our Avebury collection, in 100% pure New Zealand wool, comes in either a neat, level loop pile or a textured loop pile and offers four tonal striped designs and eight plain, stylish shades that can be teamed together to work in the hall and up the stairs. It is made from three-fold yarn in a tight level ribbed construction to add a different feel to the hallway. One of the benefits of wool is its ability to recover and with loop pile carpets you walk on the side of the yarn which means it shows less trafficking.”

At Harvey Maria, beautiful flooring is at the heart of great interior design.

When the company was founded in Battersea, in 1994, its aim was to create something new and inspirational. Drawing inspiration from nature, fashion, textiles and interiors, it created something new; a range of floors “less ordinary”.

As the floor is often the focal point, striking patterned ranges include Dovetail, by award-winning textile artist Neisha Crosland. Other patterned ranges include vintage-style designs by Cath Kidston, and ‘Lattice’ by mixed media artist, Dee Hardwicke – a range inspired by the rhythmic delicacy of scattered petals, in a palette of organic shades. Available in 10 different hues,

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you can now choose from the warm, muted colours of Mist and Seedpod for a subtle effect, or for a more dramatic look the Storm Grey and Tarn colourways work perfectly for making a statement. Not only creating an eyecatching flooring feature in living and entertaining spaces, the luxury vinyl tile is hardwearing, easy to maintain and warm Harvey Maria, Signature Collection underfoot, making it the Lattice by Dee Hardwicke ideal surface for high footfall areas.

This spring, Harvey Maria is also extending its offering of premium ‘wood’ patterns with its new Master Craftsman Series. Also known as ‘the MSeries’, the new range of registered emboss designs combine an ultra-realistic wood grain pattern with a matching textured top surface, creating threedimensional depth and unrivalled authenticity.

The MSeries includes four distinct collections of oak and wood plank designs: Natural Plank, Natural Oak, Parquet Oak and Selected Woods. All collections are featured on Harvey Maria’s new MSeries retail display stand, and within a new brochure.

For more information contact: Adam Carpets T: 01562 822247 www.adamcarpets.com Alternative Flooring T: 01264 335111 www.alternativeflooring.com Axminster Carpets T: 01297 32244 www.axminster-carpets.co.uk Cormar Carpet Company T: 01204 881234 www.cormarcarpets.co.uk Harvey Maria T: 0330 330 1231 www.harveymaria.com Karndean Designflooring T: 01386 820100 www.karndean.com

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Flower on Flooring Environmentally-friendly flooring drives development With appreciation for the need for more sustainable practices to be implemented in all areas of society, the flooring sector is engaging with this on an increasing level.

Texfelt Springbond’s “quiet revolution” in underlay

The growing number of examples include Harvey Maria’s new Master Craftsman Series, designed to offer an alternative sustainable flooring option, recognised for its low lifetime environmental impact.

The ‘MSeries’ includes four oak and wood plank collections with realistic fine wood grain and premium ‘registered emboss’ top surface and is available from an exclusive UK network of Master Craftsman local retailers for domestic and commercial specification.

In addition to low-carbon production, which is ISO14001 certified and uses recycled material, benefits are delivered throughout the LVT’s lifecyle. Along with the highest BREEAM ratings of A and A+ for the appropriate class of building, the MSeries range complies with the M1 standard for buildings designed to BREEAM NOR standard and exceeds the requirements of both the DIBt French A+ air quality standard and the Eurofins Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Gold Standard.

It also has REACH and FloorScore IAQ certification and all designs are eligible to score points when specified in buildings designed to LEED protocols.

The MSeries has a 25-year warranty and no harmful chemicals are required for cleaning, treating or restoring the surface.

Selected Woods, Blonde Oak from Harvey Maria’s MSeries

With the launch of Springbond, the company states it is starting a “quiet revolution” in the underlay market.

Springbond is made from recycled plastic bottles, answers many concerns surrounding products that emit VOC’s and is recyclable at the end of its life, which means less waste finding its way into landfill, rivers and oceans.

F Ball and Co managing director Mark Hughes says: “In order to limit adverse effects on the natural environment, we carefully consider the materials and manufacturing processes used to make our products and how they can be recycled or disposed of responsibly following use. We use ISO 14001 standards as a starting point for this.

“In the past year, we have turned our attention to cutting the amount of plastic waste produced by the flooring industry and reducing the adverse effects it can have on the natural environment.

The growing number of examples include Harvey Maria’s new Master Craftsman Series, designed to offer an alternative sustainable flooring option, recognised for its low lifetime environmental impact.

Texfelt says following worldwide concern over the impact of plastic waste within landfill and ocean pollution, a number of industries have been introducing initiatives to reduce their impact. With the launch of Springbond, the company states it is starting a “quiet revolution” in the underlay market.

It has invested in a state-of-the-art manufacturing centre and Springbond underlay takes full advantage of this.

Eco-conscious customers are already aware of the issues relating to PU foam and Texfelt’s Springbond offers an alternative to traditional underlays, making businesses more attractive to the growing number of environmentally conscious customers who are increasingly discerning about the type of products they allow into their homes.

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“With this aim, we’ve introduced fully recyclable versions of our 5l bottles used for our tackifiers, primers and gauging liquids, which are made from 95-98% recycled plastic.

“F Ball has also recently partnered with national vinyl take-back scheme Recofloor to pilot a programme providing flooring contractors with the means to dispose of empty F Ball plastic buckets and bottles to ensure that they are recycled properly,” Mr Hughes concludes.

Lano Carpets reports that up to 37% of the technologically-advanced fibre used to produce its SmartStrand collection consists of natural, renewable plant based materials.

Its fibre production uses approximately 30% less energy than other synthetic fibres and, as a result, saves up to 63% of carbon missions.

The SmartStrand collection is made by the company in Belgium, following stringent quality requirements and the appropriate ISO/Green signature control systems.

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Lano states that it is committed to its environmental responsibilities throughout the entire sourcing, production and delivery process and has clear objectives to minimise any negative impacts on the planet, both through direct and indirect working practices.

“Working closely with our customers and suppliers, careful monitoring and analysis is a key responsibility of each business division of Lano,” the company concludes.

Uzin reports it is focused on innovating new environmental solutions, such as its Cube It Simple recyclable packaging, including the Uzin L3 Gold range of products and newly-available Uzin PE 260 primer.

The packaging is an alternative to plastic buckets and better for the environment, the company states. The cardboard packaging is robust and offers secure protection for handling and transportation.

The new packaging delivers 77% less CO2 through more efficient transportation, as more weight and units can be put on a pallet.

Transportation is therefore reduced and less CO2 discharged.

With just the liner made from plastic, which can be returned and disposed of, it achieves 85% less waste, says the company. The box is made from recycled cardboard which can be recycled and also saves the hassle of disposing of large amounts of plastic containers.

Associated Weavers’ Sedna carpet is designed to be soft, luxurious, durable and is made with Econyl regenerated nylon, a yarn made from recycled waste material such as old carpets and abandoned fishing nets collected from the bottom of the sea.

This helps to save thousands of beautiful sea creatures such as sea turtles, dolphins and seals by reducing life-threatening waste, the company states.

Sedna carpet also features an ECO FusionBac textile back, made from 100% recycled PET plastic bottles.

Altro says adhesive-free floors provide a sustainable solution for building projects and renovations, such as its award-winning XpressLay safety flooring and Cantata adhesive-free floor.

Both are 100% recyclable and can be re-used in other installations. Waste is minimal as no damp-proof membrane is required, the company continues.

Any leftover product can be used elsewhere, returned to Altro, or a Recofloor collection point for recycling. It can also be removed quickly and reused or recycled and the adhesive-free floors contain bioplasticisers and are o-phthalate-free.

Its adhesive-free floors are designed to deliver no rucks or movement.

They achieve optimum installation results and conformity to its 10-year guarantee, the company concludes.

Recofloor is celebrating 10 years of recycling waste vinyl flooring in 2019.

Since its 2009 inception by flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor, the UK’s award-winning Vinyl Take Back scheme has recycled an impressive total of 4,341 tonnes of waste vinyl material – with rising collections breaking records year-on-year.

Smooth and safety vinyl offcuts and roll ends, uplifted smooth vinyl, luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) and loose lay are recycled back into new products, including flooring manufactured by Altro and Polyflor. The scheme is widely acknowledged as a leading example of manufacturers taking responsibility for driving sustainability across the flooring industry.

Recofloor’s engagement throughout the entire flooring supply chain is crucial to powering its success; helping members to save up to 70% on disposal costs while reducing their environmental impact.

For more information Altro – www.altro.co.uk – 01263 479774 Associated Weavers – www.carpetyourlife.co.uk – 01422 431100 F Ball – www.f-ball.co.uk – 01538 361633 Harvey Maria – www.harveymaria.com – 0845 680 1231 Lano – www.lano.com – 0800 5266 5266 Recofloor – www.recofloor.org – 0161 355 7618 Texfelt – www.texfelt.co.uk – 01274 905411 Uzin – www.uzin.com – 01926 436 700 from The Stocklists

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Positive POS for smart business POS is essential in a crowded, competitive market but your floor and wall space is a precious commodity that all your suppliers want a piece of. So we’ve selected some of the best displays for retailers to help drive your business in 2019.

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Karndean Designflooring Karndean Designflooring’s Inspire studios offer a ground-breaking retail experience to expertly support customers as they choose the right floor for their home.

The new style studios have been designed to offer a home from home feel with inspirational mood boards and an interactive play table. Karndean’s trademark design table enables customers to test out different layout options and create a personalised floor design.

Inspired by human nature and informed by research into how customers make purchasing decisions and how retailers can meet customer needs, Karndean Inspire studios offer the very best customer experience, using a combination of cutting-edge technology and expert sales advice.

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ITC Natural Luxury Flooring The sturdy well-constructed and pre-assembled stand shows 8 full ranges of 9 x18 samples.

The second shelf is easy to pull out and slides away to maintain the clean lines of this unit.

There is plenty of space to accommodate samples books and the A4 folders and catalogues can be stored neatly in the generous drawer unit.

At just over 1 metre wide and 550 cm depth, this stylish unit delivers maximum display on minimal floor space.

Please contact your local Agent or our sales office for more details.

T 01622 534041 www.itcnaturalluxuryflooring.com

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Fells Carpets Fells Carpets continue to move forward, with its black and lime display systems, inspiring retailers to be bold unique and stylish, with their in store offer. Flexibility is key, along with showing as much pattern as possible, allowing the consumer to be bold, unique and inspired.

“We are taking the feature wall and creating the feature floor,” says Carl Cummings, “putting pattern back where it belongs, on the floor.

T 01977 662211 www.fellscarpets.co.uk

Lifestyle Floors The Lifestyle Floors LVT Inspiration Station is the ultimate tool for selling LVT. The station includes a large worktop and cut to size mini planks and tiles, perfectly designed to help your customers design their own bespoke floor.

This user-friendly approach invites your customers to interact with the product and the endless designs made possible by our dryback LVT .

The station holds the best-selling decors from the Colosseum and Palace ranges, whilst the LED lights and sleek design draw attention and interest.

For only £750 the Inspiration Station comes fully stocked and includes free sample top-ups for life.

T 01675 433519

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Cavalier Carpets Cavalier’s stylish, minimalist, clean white POS collection shows off colour and texture at its best.

The slim-line modular wall units have up to 15 interchangeable sample and graphics options in 500mm wide units (7.5m wide run achievable) with low voltage LED lighting and swatch storage shelf.

The matching slim-lime 18” x 27” lectern has space to store patten books below.

Cavalier’s new ‘Selectern’ unit takes between two and four ranges with a footprint of less than half a square metre and can be used in pairs to create an ‘island’ display or to add another dimension in conjunction with wall units.

The ‘Design a Drum’ tombola offers a choice of 62 of 100 slot drums, mix and match sample combinations to suit your needs.

T 01254 268 000

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Adam Carpets Making a bold statement with eye catching imagery and an abundance of colour, Adam’s wall units are designed to allow the retailer to select and display both plain and patterned ranges side by side.

The twin drum tombola is still a firm favourite, carrying 11 ranges, 233 samples, 454 options, all in a footprint of less than 1m2. The single 24” wide single drum tombola holds 90 patterned items, both contemporary graphics and unique overtuft ranges.

The stand alone lectern displaying three new striking fashion ranges can be positioned alongside other Adam POS but can also be used as a focal point within any store.

T 01562 829966 www.adamcarpets.co.uk

Hugh Mackay Hugh Mackay pride themselves on attention to detail in everything from product quality to unitary, and of course branding!

When you purchase this unitary, you can create an in-store experience for you and your customers.

To do that High Mackay will create local branding for local businesses.

They have worked with retailers across the country to combine local branding with Hugh Mackay products, to create a point of sale theme that is unique to them. Local landmarks and familiar images can work wonders in converting those who are choosing into a sale.

Kersaint Cobb Kersaint Cobb are leading the way with their exciting and innovative wood carousel.

The display houses five collections, four of which are brand new ranges including two click system herringbones.

A vast selection of 36 different options are shown whilst taking up just a small footprint in store on an easily accessible and attractive stand.

When it comes to your retail experience, the answer is yes, now what’s the question?

If a wood carousel would add some unique interest to your showroom please contact Kersaint Cobb.

T 01429 892555 www.hughmackay.co.uk

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Victoria Carpets Victoria Carpets continues to be a cut above the rest, with on-trend products showcased within their bespoke Studio Layouts. Whether you are looking for a wool, polyester or EasiCare polypropylene, Victoria guarantees to have the range and unit to compliment your modern store.

The seven stunning studio units consist of individual cascading colour pallets, a lectern bed of feeler samples, accompanied with sample books that create an excellent visualisation tool for your customer to take away.

Not only do they offer wonderful and elegant studio units, Victoria also have its own excellent and incredibly knowledgeable merchandising team, who deliver and install your units for you.

An extra bonus is that these Studio layouts are fully rebate-able!

T 01562 749300 www.victoriacarpets.com

Stairrods Stairrods offer a new Premier Trim carpet board inlay along with a new Premier flooring board.

The Flooring Board shows the new Premier Matwells for floating floors from 25mm down to about 6mm. It’s available with 3 expansion gaps and 2 matwell heights and various MDF spacers for height adjustment – the Stairrods UK YouTube channel has further details.

Two spaces are blank for products in development - namely Stairrods new range of Wrap Nosing’s for LVP and WPC. Both are available as a flush install with the WPC having an overlap option.

Stairrods are excited about this range as the nosing matches the LVP/WPC installation.

T 01207 591176 www.stairrods.co.uk

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British Wool British Wool understands how hard brands have to work to grab consumers’ attention in competitive retail environments. That’s why it is supporting retailers and manufacturers with a striking new range of merchandising and displays designed to clearly communicate the benefits of buying British wool.

T 01274 688666 www.britishwool.org.uk

SMG SMG’s classy own label initiative under its distinctive “Pure” branding is building momentum with the launch of a selection of LVT products.

The approach was launched at Harrogate last year with “Pure Carpets” as a major step forward for members of the SMG buying group to protect themselves from margin erosion due to internet and price comparison sellers.

Now an extensive range of LVT is offered under the label “Pure Flooring” with eye-catching graphics and sophisticated point-of-sale.

“Retailers can diversify into LVT with confidence that they have a best-selling range of products, protected by a professional own-label brand,” said Linda Thomas of SMG. New products in both carpet and smooth flooring will continue to be added as the programme gathers pace.

SMG is the industry’s largest buying groups with 384 member outlets and over 65 approved suppliers.

T 0118 932 3832 wwwsmg.group.co.uk

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Ten tips for top-selling stores

Interfloor Interfloor is focused on providing retailers with better products, better brands and better service. Providing everything from technical literature and POS, to product training and support to help customers choose the perfect range for their store.

The Gripperrods Premier floor edgings are a high-end addition to the existing range; and the POS provided perfectly captures their high quality and on-trend finishes. The sample box and wall-hangings have been designed to showcase flooring accessories that provide the perfect finishing touch and give retailers an upsell opportunity as they complete their in-store sales process.

T 01706 213 131 www.interfloor.com

1. Ensure a large mix of standard and niche products to reassure consumers they have plenty to choose from – even if they ultimately go for something safe.

2. Mix more expensive items with cheaper products so that the opportunity to trade up is always there – don’t place the high end products on their own or in an increasing price layout where they can be disregarded by customers.

3. Use your window – too often this is a neglected area but a good display reassures consumers that you’re a smart retailer.

4. Use your floor! Have the most popular of your higher margin products laid in sections of your floor. Consumers like to buy what they can see in a larger sample.

5. Keep literature racks full – empty displays look tired and complacent and consumers like to have material to take away – and you can clip your business card to it.

6. Create different areas for different product types so that consumers are not confused by too much on offer in the same place.

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Avoid an ‘industrial’ environment – too many stores are sheds with industrial roofs, lighting and ventilation on show. Use suspended ceilings, black paint and screens to hide the worst parts – the buying environment should be as domestic as possible.

8. Use soft furnishing, furniture items and flowers around the flooring displays to create a homely environment.

9. Avoid empty racks, dead bulbs and dark video screens.

10. Be careful about locating roll stock – very often it has a prominent position and lures consumers past the higher margin material.

Consumers not only know it’s cheaper but the large area helps them visualise it in their own home which is more challenging with small samples.

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Flooring

Factsheet Adhesive Types Acrylic/Resin: Ideal for plasticized PVC and most modern flooring.

Bitumen: A tar-like material, bitumen has a high degree of moisture resistance and is used for damp-proof membranes and installing tiles, wood blocks and mosaics.

Epoxy Resin: A two-part chemical curing system that is used in aggressive environments such as conservatories, wet rooms, commercial kitchens and exterior installations.

Polyurethane: An adhesive with rapid bonding characteristics, typically used for wood floors.

ADHESIVES

SELECTION CHECKLIST

The criteria to select an adhesive will cover the following points.

Larger manufacturers offer detailed guides to select the correct adhesive – even indexing floor manufacturer’s products by name to ensure an accurate match. For accurate and up-to-date information consult the F. Ball Recommended Adhesives Guide.

Open Time: The time you have to fit the flooring into the adhesive after which the bond will no longer be ideal. The time until the floor may be walked on should be checked.

Odour: Low odour, solvent free and low VOC products are increasingly favoured and now have the same performance characteristics of older products.

Polyvinyl Acetate: Typically used for close fitting joints in timber, laminate floors and panels.

Coverage: How thick and how far can the adhesive be spread.

Tackifier: An adhesive for carpet designed to increase the tackiness – or the tack range – of an adhesive.

Application Method: Different adhesives may be applied by roller, trowel or spray.

Water-based Adhesive: Many different types of adhesives now use water as their carrier to avoid odours and flammability issues which are common with chemical solvents.

Strength: Including how quickly the adhesive will “grab” the floor covering and its strength when fully cured.

Underfloor Heating: A lot of modern adhesives are suitable for use with underfloor heating but

this criteria must be checked where appropriate.

Subfloor: What surface will the adhesive stick to most effectively including concrete, sand cement screeds, levelling compounds, plywood and chipboard. Whilst there are multi-purpose adhesives, specialist products will be better suited to certain surfaces. The porosity of the floor is a key determinant of the type of adhesive to be used and its performance during installation.

Special Performance: Certain adhesives are more suitable for damp, humid or high temperature environments.

Air Quality and the Environment: The old wisdom that the more it smells, the better it sticks is no longer acceptable to modern consumers and solvent-based products are increasingly replaced by water-based adhesives.

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Flooring factsheet Carpet types

Tufted With advances in manufacturing technology, 95% of all carpet produced today is tufted. It takes about an hour to make a roll of carpet that might take eight hours to weave. To make tufted carpet, hundreds of yarn-threaded needles are pushed through the primary backing fabric to form loops or tufts, which may be left as is or cut.

A heavy adhesive coating is applied to hold the tufts in place and a secondary backing is usually glued on for strength and stability. A wide variety of styles and textures can then be created using various techniques.

LOOP PILE

Berber ­­– Berber carpets look like and are named after a handmade, bulky wool carpet made by the Berber tribes of North Africa and Asia. The loops are made from thick or bulky yarns of wool, nylon, polypropylene or a blend of these fibres to give a cushioned effect underfoot. These carpets are available in an assortment of colours and may be flecked and can be either level loop or multilevel loop.

Level loop ­­– When all the loops are of the same height, a highly flexible and durable carpet is created which has a natural, casual appearance even when (commonly) it is made from synthetic fibres. The tight loop texture tends to hide marks so it’s a good blend between luxury and practicality.

Multi-level loop ­­– The loops vary to two or sometimes three loop heights to create informal, random textures which are very forgiving for marks and stains and therefore very suitable for high traffic areas and busy family rooms.

BONDED

Bonded carpets (sometimes called ‘fibre-bonded’ or ‘fusion bonded’) are created by firing fibres into an adhesive material – the fibres are not stitched into the backing in any way. The technique is principally used for commercial carpet tiles. from The Stocklists

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Freize ­­– Frieze or frisée (pronounced freesay) carpets are similar to saxony, but the yarns are more tightly twisted and should always be heat set. They have a dense, low pile surface which creates a coarse, pebbly texture. Frieze carpets are very durable and hide footprints, dust and dirt, which makes them suitable for heavy traffic areas.

Saxony –­­ Saxony textures are made of twisted yarns, which should be heat set. The tips remain very distinct, rather than blending together to form a very elegant finish. Saxony textures show footprints and vacuum marks so are suitable for more occasional rooms in the home. More textured variations improve the practicality of saxonies.

Twist ­­– The popular twist carpet is the cut-pile standard. The yarn is tightly twisted and often heatset to retain this feature and the result is a versatile, textured finish that is ideal for plain colours.

Velvet –­­ Velvet textures (sometimes called ‘velour’ or ‘plush’) all have a level surface pile of approx 5mm to 10mm height, which is then sheared to give a smooth finish. With very little twist in the yarn, the ends blend together which then further enhances the overall finish. These carpets tend to ‘shade’ with heavy use. Footprints show easily and the colour looks different from place to place because fibres lying in different directions reflect the light differently. A luxury for occasional rooms.

CUT AND LOOP

When some of the pile is cut and other left as loop, a variety of surface textures and patterns can be created (in a variety of colours). The multi-level surface is excellent for hiding footprints and stains so cut and loop is good for high traffic areas and general purpose rooms in the home.

Shag pile –­­ Shag pile has varied in popularity.

The pile is up to 50mm long and the texture is casual and loose but the surface can flatten easily and may lack durability.

Woven Woven carpet may be in a tiny minority of today’s production but still produces some of the finest carpets which are used for prestigious installations.

Axminster The pile of the carpet is inserted into the backing as it is woven and cut to length, creating U-shaped tufts to give a velvety surface. The process locks in the fibre to create a carpet of high durability and performance retention as well as a luxury feel. The process allows for intricate designs and colours to be used – although modern trends mean that the traditional patterned axminster has given way to current fashion trends for plain carpets.

Wilton Wilton woven carpets are produced in a similar way to axminsters – the principal difference being that a continuous fibre is woven all the way through. The carpet can be sheared to create a range of cut and loop textured effects. The result is a high quality carpet of unrivalled durability.

Flat weave Manufactured in the same way as wilton, flat weave is a loop pile which allows the yarn to be woven across a wider area to created a flatter, more textured effect.

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Flooring factsheet from Interfloor Luxury underfoot

Interfloor’s underlay recognised at first National Flooring Innovation Awards Interfloor was proud to have its products recognised in the inaugural National Flooring Innovation Awards, demonstrating its commitment to delivering new and exciting creations into an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Winner Underlay: Tredaire Palladium

The awards scheme is designed to celebrate the ideas, imagination and innovation driving the UK flooring industry to new heights. There were over 100 submissions in categories ranging from carpets to underlay to version point-of-sale.

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Interfloor introduced its highest density PU underlay range in response to market demand for firmer and more luxurious products suitable for use in all areas of the home.

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In the underlay category, one of Interfloor’s new class of Premium High Density (PHD) products Tredaire Palladium was named a winner.

Interfloor’s Sales Director Gary Cowley said: “We are absolutely delighted to have received this accolade and recognition for our commitment to innovation. It really strengthens Interfloor’s reputation as an inventor of quality flooring products.”

One of the three products in the PHD range, Tredaire Palladium 10mm was recently relaunched in response to customer feedback.

Tredaire Palladium has high performance Textron backing to give it more dimensional stability and cleaner cutting during installation as well as exceptional ‘shock absorber’ properties to help give it a longer life. It has superior heat insulation properties ‘Gold’ version and high acoustic ratings to reduce noise. It has a nominal density of 180kg/m3 and offers superior protection for carpets that is longer lasting and better Use restricted to ‘Innovation Gold’ performing. winners only Palladium is also made from 100 per cent recycled foam, giving it excellent “green” credentials.

Gold colour is The National Flooring Innovation Awards were sponsored by industry magazine The Stocklists and CMYK 0.9.100.0 designed to be different from the usual ranked prize schemes, setting out to identify products and RGB 255.233.0 services that are genuinely new and exceptional.

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Flooring factsheet Underlay In a tight market for margins, underlay for carpet and hard flooring offers retailers one of the best opportunities to add value to every sale – with good profitability, trade-up potential once benefits are understood and high customer satisfaction levels.

The Carpet Foundation and its Consumer Code of Practice approved by the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) recommend that new carpet underlay is bought with every new carpet.

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Many consumers are now aware of the benefits of underlay but more needs to be done to provide information about the different types available and their suitability for different areas of the home.

Setting up in-store demonstrations so customers can walk on samples with different grades of underlay and feel the difference has shown excellent results. Some manufacturers offer point-of-sale units and foot testers.

Benefits

Good underlay will...

• Improve underfoot comfort • Increase appearance retention, reducing flattening • Absorb the pressure of foot traffic and reduce wear • Improve thermal insulation and warmth • Increase sound insulation • Smooth out sub-floor imperfections • Last the lifetime of the carpet Poor or old underlay will...

• Feel hard and unwelcoming • Reduce carpet life • Cause wrinkling and premature wear spots • Cause carpet fibres to break down more quickly • Not meet British Standards How thick?

A maximum of 12mm is recommended (working with gripper will be difficult thereafter) but rooms with heavy traffic will need a thinner, denser pad. The combination of thickness and density is all important as a thick underlay with low density may not perform well. Typically, the thicker the underlay, the better quality it will need to be – 11mm is often used for luxury installations with 9mm and 7mm the common domestic thickness.

Sponge rubber

Combination

Crumb

PU foam

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Types

PU (polyurethane) foam This is now the market’s most popular underlay and is typically made from recycled foam offcuts. The foam provides excellent comfort and performance levels with lots of thickness options and densities and provides great insulation – and its light weight helps handling.

Sponge rubber Introduced in the 1950s, this is a more traditionally manufactured underlay available in flat or waffle patterns in a wide range of weights for different applications. It performs well for comfort and has a durable spring retention.

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Crumb rubber Flat and dense, crumb rubber is good for heavy footfall – offering maximum protection but a little less comfort (and very good over stair nosings).

Laminate underlay There’s still an opportunity to sell underlay with laminate flooring, improving the acoustic performance of the floor and helping the boards float above any imperfections in the sub-floor.

Combination A rubber crumb base with a felt top layer offers a good combination of protection, durability and comfort. It also allows carpet with seaming to bed into the top felt.

Underfloor heating underlay Always ask if there is underfloor heating. Most manufacturers offer specialised products. Underlay and carpet with a combined tog rating of 2.5 can be used – which means the underlay would normally have a tog rating of 1.0.

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Felt This traditional (but environmentally friendly) undelay is made from recycled fibres – wool, jute and synthetic – to create a firm, dense pad with excellent thermal insulation.

Still a very popular choice among contractors when stretch fitting woven carpets.

Pre-tackified underlay A self-adhesive single stick underlay in both needlefelt and PU. A removable system for heavy use when comfort is desired.

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Flooring factsheet Carpet trouble-shooter

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Fading on Wool

Carpets made from wool can and do fade in use. The degree of fade can vary depending on the colour chosen and the local conditions to which the carpet is subjected.

Fading can be caused by exposure to ultra violet light which is found in daylight, but is accelerated when sunlight shines directly onto the carpet. This has the effect of lightening or “Bleaching” the colour just as exposure to sunlight will lighten human hair. Wool is after all animal hair.

Protection should be given to carpets exposed to such conditions just as you would protect other furniture or fabrics.

A complaint on fading would be considered justified if it failed to meet the required shade standard when tested to the British Standard BS1006 (1990).

Soiling

Soiling is usually the result of some local condition to which the carpet has been subjected to, or maintenance, or lack of maintenance programme. There is nothing we as manufacturers can do to prevent soiling in use. There are several types of soiling which are quite common: Spillages - Liquids such as soft drinks, cordials or any drink which contains sugar, particularly hot drinks, is likely to leave a stain. In such instances, professional help should be sought.

Colour matching

Carpets are produced in batches - known as creels - and usually each batch produces between 500m2 - 3000m2 in a single width, depending on the creel size. Whilst the recipe used by the dyer remains constant, and is followed to the letter, in each separate production the colour reproduction will vary from batch to batch.

However production is matched back to the original or master sample to ensure that the colour remains ‘within a commercial tolerance’.

This process if not an exact science and a commercial tolerance is subjective but nevertheless is usually the professional judgement of the head dyer based on his/her experience.

Shampoo - if incorrectly applied, can leave sticky soap residues in the fibres which can result in the soiling reappearing quite rapidly.

Dust - which is carried on draughts can soil carpets in various ways, apart from the obvious soiled edges, at gaping skirting boards for instance, dark lines appearing on surface might suggest airborne dust vacuum-drawn through poorly fitted floorboards. Sometimes the shape of floorboards can be seen quite clearly. Air borne dust sometimes shows itself as spots on the carpet, this is due to the air carried on a draught under the carpet escaping through minute holes both in the underlay and the carpet, leaving dust deposited on the pile much like a filter action.

In such installations, the use of a lining paper is essential as a preventative measure.

A greater level of tolerance is required on blended colours (Heathers etc). To ensure perfect colour matching it is advisable that a single width be used in any installation requiring exact colour matching.

It is the responsibility of the retailer to advise the consumer when the carpet is measured of any poorly fitting doors, skirtings, or floorboards and the consumers responsibility to ensure any remedial work to seal draughts, is carried out before the carpet is fitted, if a resulting complaint is to be avoided.

N.B. Carpets which are laid with the pile travelling in different directions, even though they be from the same batch will appear not to match. For further information please check with the manufacturers recommendations.

Static

Sprouting

Occasionally an odd tuft or two can work its way to the surface and stand proud of the rest of the pile. This is probably due to one end of the tuft being longer than the other i.e. J shaped tuft instead of V shaped. Remedial action merely requires that the offending tufts be scissor trimmed level with the rest of the pile. They should never be pulled out.

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Carpets do not produce static but like other household fabrics and objects have the capacity to store it. Static is caused by the build up of static electricity upon personnel in a dry environment and is discharged when a person makes contact with an object which can conduct electricity (i.e. door handle or filing cabinets, etc).

The static charges will vary in intensity depending upon the individual, air humidity and the contact materials. Static is more usually associated with synthetic materials as they do not retain moisture very well but it can and does occur with wool in very dry room conditions.

Preventative measures include the introduction of moisture into the room or in situ carpet treatment.

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Flattening

Flattening will occur as a result of traffic which eventually flattens the pile particularly in the main areas of use.

All pile fabrics will flatten to greater or lesser degree dependant on the amount of traffic to which it is subjected and the construction (tuft density/pile fibre/height/weight) of the product concerned.

Shading

Shading occurs because the pile of the carpet has become crushed, flattened or brushed in a different direction to the natural lie of the pile whilst in situ. This causes light reflection at differing angles resulting in the creation of light and dark patches on the carpet. This will occur on all pile fabrics but can be more noticeable on plainer carpets because the shadows created by pile pressure will not be disguised by a heavy pattern or design.

Pile Reversal

Like shading, this occurs when the pile or nap of the carpet changes direction and thus reflects light at different angles showing the effects of shading which can become permanent. It is also described as ‘watermarking’. This can happen to every carpet construction be it Axminster, Wilton, Tufted, Hand Woven, Persian, Chinese, Indian or even Coir Matting. Like shading it can be more apparent on plain carpet because heavy patterns can disguise the effects.

It can occur quite quickly after installation. A tremendous amount of research has been carried out over many years by many institutes to determine the cause of this phenomenon but none of it has proved conclusive.

Shedding

All cut pile carpets will lose short fibre, which is created during production when spun yarn is cut for tuft formation.

These fibres fall onto the surface of the pile and appear as ‘fluff’.

The effect varies with yarn type and may be removed without detrimental effect upon the carpet by vacuum cleaning. This excess fibre is only a small fraction of the total fibre contained in the carpet.

Indentations

When a carpet is subjected to a heavy point load, such as under the legs of furniture, it is unreasonable to expect the carpet not to indent. Usually, the longer the load is in place, the longer will be the time for the pile to recover.

In the case of very heavy loads in place for a considerable time, the recovery time can be very considerable.

It must be remembered that it is not only the pile of the carpet that becomes indented. The underlay will also indent and the backing of the carpet may also distort into the indentation in the underlay. Some underlay’s will recover well and some less well depending upon their composition, thickness, density etc. The use of cups below furniture legs can spread the load and the net result is a larger area of less deeply indented carpet.

The ability of a carpet to recover from a heavy static load can be measured in the laboratory, using the test method described in BS 4939 and many manufacturers will have data on this aspect of carpet performance. In this test the carpet is loaded for 24 hours and the degree of recovery is measured after 1 hour and 24 hours. Since there are so many different underlay’s however, it is very rare for the recovery from a heavy static load to be evaluated on carpet and underlay.

There is no commonly known manufacturing process which can cause or cure this phenomenon and therefore it is not a manufacturing fault. For further information please check with individual manufacturers recommendations.

Often normal maintenance (vacuum cleaning with a rotating brush machine) will speed up recovery but in the case of serious indentations the use of an iron and damp cloth or a steam iron together with a blunt darning needle to carefully tease up the pile can be beneficial. Care must be take not to over wet the carpet, of course.

Pulling Loops

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Pulled loops occur only in looped pile carpet where one or more loops in the continuous pile is pulled through the primary backing of the carpet. This is usually due to some local condition, possibly some sharp object which has caught in a loop in situ and has resulted in a pull.

Pulled loops are easily dealt with by trimming the offending end level with the rest of the pile. They should not be left as this could result in further loops being pulled and developing into a ladder.

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The samples held by individual retailers may not be from the same batch as current production and therefore should be used as a guide and not an exact colour match.

Installation

Telephone National Institute of Carpet Fitters (NICF) for further information – 0115 958 3077.

This information is given by responsible manufacturers to help you help your customer to make an informed choice.

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01274 655694

Adam Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W Ww

01562 829966

Alternative Flooring

01264 335111

Associated Weavers Tw Tu

01422 431100

Avena Carpets Ltd Tu Ww

01422 330261

Axwoven Carpets Ltd Ax Be Axminster Carpets Ltd Ax Be Tw

0121 550 5788 01297 32244

Balta Industries Tu Tw W Ww

+32 56 62 2211

Beaulieu International Group Be Pr Tu Tw

+32 56 67 66 11

Belvedere Carpets

Tu W sales@belvederecarpets.co.uk www.belvederecarpets.co.uk

Tw W sales@brockway.co.uk

020 8800 0740

Be Tu Tw W office@brontecarpets.co.uk www.brontecarpets.co.uk Burmatex Tu

Tu Tw W

BIC Carpets +32 56 23 54 10

Be Tw W

Bizspoke Custom Carpets Be Tw W

01924 488882

Blenheim Carpets Ax Be Tw W Ww

020 7823 3040

BMK

0113 380 5333

Bond Worth Ltd Ax 01562 745000

Creative Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W

0116 284 1455

Creatuft Carpets Tu W

+32 56 35 4444

Custom Carpet Company Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww

01737 830301

Dan-Floor UK W

0844 9151000

Domo Floorcovering Pr Tu Tw 01924 262525

Christy Carpets Tu 019078 308777 Clarendon Carpets Tw

01827 831480

Classis Carpets Tu W Ww

0870 020 1725

Contempo Carpets

+31 38 4778911

0800 689 4741

sales@contempocarpets.co.uk www.contempocarpets.co.uk

Cormar Carpets Ltd Tu Tw W info@cormarcarpets.co.uk www.cormarcarpets.co.uk

Brintons Couristan Carpets Ax Tu Tw W Ww 0800 505055 Ax Tu W Ww

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01282 862 736

01294 558400

+32 55 335211

E & WE Carpets W

01562 825952

Cavalier Carpets Ltd Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww 01254 268000

Condor Carpets BV Tu

Betap Tufting BV +31 383 861 060

Edel Telenzo’s Bakerloo

01562 828200 www.brockway.co.uk

Bronte Carpets Ltd

Bajong Carpets NV Tu Tw W +32 56783250

Belvedere Carpets

Brockway Carpets Ltd

Craigie Carpets Be

Mohawk’s Cherbourg Check

01204 881 234

800 223 6186

Edel Telenzo Carpets Ltd Tu Tw W sales@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk www.edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk Enterprise Weaving Co Be Ww

01422 374 417

01562 745030

Fells Carpets

Ww cummings@btinternet.com www.fellscarpets.co.uk Fletco Taepper A/S Tu W

01977 662211

+45 96 60 3000

Flock-living Limited Tu Wa info@flock-living.com www.flock-living.com

Firth Carpets & Flooring Be Pr Tu Tw W Ww

+44 (0)20 8440 8777

01484 721529

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Le Tissage d’Arcade Ax Ww

+32 05685 4747

Lecaflor Ltd Ax Be Pr Tu Tw W Ww

Furlong Flooring

Tw W enquiries@furlongcentral.co.uk www.furlongflooring.co.uk Gaskell Wool Rich Tu Tw W

01772 696 787

01827 831525

Gaskell Mackay Carpets Ltd Ax Tu Tw W

01429 892525

Georgian Carpets Tu Tw W

01827 831430

Godfrey Hirst (GB) Ltd Tu Halbmond Teppichwerke Be Pr Tu

Hammer Carpets

infouk@hammercarpetsuk.com www.hammercarpets.com

ITC Be Pr Tw Tu

John Evans Ltd Ax Tu Tw W

07850 935301

Joseph Hamilton & Seaton W

Ax Pr Tu Tw W Ww marketing@lano.be www.lano.com

01937 588511

01827 831400 01827 831 424

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TAT Carpet

07976 607657

+32 56 393 386

Tapibel NV Pr Tu Tw

01623 481 221

+35 12 56 750 500

Tasibel NV Tw

+32 52 499600

Lusotufo Tu Manx Carpets Tw W Master Weaver W Ww Mayfield Carpets Tu Tw W MID NL Be

01827 831 434

The Grosvenor Wilton Co W Ww

01562 701456

01562 754 382

The Sultana Carpet Co Ax

01299 822300

01706 639 866

Wilton Carpet Commercial Ax Tu Tw Ww W Be

01722 746000

Thomas Witter UK Ltd Tu Tw

0870 1128318

+31 38 851 8700

Timzo Tufting Industry BV Tu

+31 38 385 4477

Tisca Tiara Tu Ww

07860 911748

Trendy Tuft Designs Be Tu Tw W

01274 855080

Ulster Carpets Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww

02838 334433

United Carpets & Beds Tw W Ww

01709 732 666

Victoria Carpets Tu Tw W Ww

01562 749300

Vorwerk Flooring

01282 332025

Westex Carpets Tu

01274 861334

01827 831 450

Penthouse Carpets Tu Tw W

Weston Hammer W

0845 644 9090

01706 341231

Phoenox Textiles Pr Tu

Whitestone Weavers Ltd Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww

01429 892555

01484 863227

Wilkies Carpets Tw

0113 307 9955

0845 6528811

Woodward Grosvenor Ax Tu Tw W Ww

Millennium Weavers Europe Tu Tw sales@millenniumweavers.eu www.millenniumweavers.be Modulyss Be Tu Tw Pr

+32 55 50 9050

+32 52 457211

Lano NV

00 800 5266 5266

Mr Tomkinson Tw Ww

Roger Vanden Berghe.NV Tu Ww Ryalux Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W

Bronte’s Cream Shagpile

Signature Carpets Be Tu W

Louis de Poortere W

Pownall Carpets Tw W +32 56 65 4300

01675 433 501

01942 673232

0032 51 424 411

John Lanham Watts Carpets Ax Tw Ww

Lano NV

01473 826870

0844 5611977

Shaw Home Foundations Tu

Leigh Spinners Ltd Tw

+49 037 421 420

01924 410544

Heckmondwike FB

Kingsmead Carpets Tu Tw W

0800 526696

0800 78 33 712

Sans Frontieres Ltd Be Pr Tu Tw W Ww

+32 56 73 57 11 0845 652 8811

Cormar’s Sensation Twist

Wool Classics Tu Ww

0800 526696 0207 349 1560

Woven Carpets of Kidderminster W 01299 827477

Wellington Stripe from Ulster

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Midlands

Leeds 0113 3071900 carl.cummings@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk

Birch Distribution Leeds - see Floorwise page 64

Fells Carpets

TCS “The Carpet Specialists” Morecambe 01524 840177 info@tcsthecarpetspecialists.com www.tcsthecarpetspecialists.com Xylo Wood Flooring London - see page 21 for details 020 8368 8122 infouk@xyloflooring.com www.xyloflooring.com

North East

Fells Carpets Leeds 0113 3071900 carl.cummings@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk Floorwise (North East) Ltd Birtley - see Floorwise page 64

North West A&A Carpets Manchester 01204 701188 sales@aandacarpets.co.uk www.aandacarpets.co.uk

D. M. Miller Ltd Manchester 0161 205 9949 dm.miller@btconnect.com www.dmmillerltd.spaces.lives.com Fells Carpets Goole 0113 3071900 carl.cummings@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk

Birch Distribution Sheffield - see Floorwise page 64

Birch Distribution Hull - see Floorwise page 64 Cornerstone Flooring Doncaster - see Floorwise page 64 Cornerstone Flooring East Midlands and Warwickshire 01159 444711 sales@cornerstoneflooring.co.uk www.cornerstoneflooring.co.uk DMS Flooring Supplies Northampton 0845 643 5601 dmsnorthampton@dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk

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Beds Flooring Bedford 01234 341234 sales@bedsflooring.co.uk www.bedsflooring.co.uk Salesmark Ltd St Neots - see Floorwise page 64 STS Flooring Distributors Cambridge Tel: 0345 899 1000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.co.uk

South West

BL Flooring Supplies Bristol - see Floorwise page 64

Floorwise D & J Ltd Southam - see Floorwise page 64

BL Flooring Supplies Gloucester - see Floorwise page 64

J J Wholesale & Distribution Ltd Birmingham 0121 765 4994 jjwholesale@gmx.com

Fitwell Flooring Ltd Redruth - see Floorwise page 64

Matty’s Wholesale Carpets Birmingham 01675 433072 sales@mattys.co.uk

Flooring Supplies (Wessex) Amesbury 01980 625888 orders@flooringsupplieswessex.co.uk

STS Flooring Distributors Watford 0345 899 1000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.co.uk

R & M Wholesale Bristol 01179 531222 Tiverton 01884 258266 sales@rmwholesale.co.uk

Trade Counter Carpets Leicester 0845 604 3055 tradecountercarpets@gmail.com Woodall Brothers Ltd Shrewsbury - see Floorwise page 64

Fitwell Flooring Ltd Newton Abott - see Floorwise page 64

Salesmark West Ltd Amesbury - see Floorwise page 64 Solent Wholesale Carpet West Sussex 01243 774623 sales@solentwholesale.co.uk www.solentwholesale.co.uk see page 17 for details

Choice Flooring Manchester - see Floorwise page 64 MCA Floorwise Ltd Morecambe - see Floorwise page 64 Millbrook Carpets Darwen 01254 703999 millbrookcarpets@live.co.uk

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Acorn Carpet Accessories Bromley, Kent - see Floorwise page 64 Ashmount Flooring Supplies Tottenham 0208 808 2158 sales@ashmountflooring.co.uk www.ashmountflooringsupplies.co.uk Beds Flooring Bedford 01234 341234 sales@bedsflooring.co.uk www.bedsflooring.co.uk Clifford Floors Strood 01634 285900 sales@clifford.uk.com Culpeck Strood 01634 299000 sales@culpeck.uk­­.com Columbia Flooring Middlesex 020 8443 3322 sales@columbiaflooring.co.uk www.columbiaflooring.co.uk see page 9 for details DMS Flooring Supplies Hemel Hempstead 0845 643 5344 dmshemel@dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk DMS Flooring Supplies Milton Keynes 0845 643 5320 dmslaser@dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk Kent Flooring Supplies Ltd Chatham 01634 668668 sales@kentflooring.co.uk www.kentflooring.co.uk Littner Hampton London 020 8520 8474 littnerhampton@aol.com www.littnerhamptoncarpets.co.uk

Rackhams London 020 8531 9225 sales@rackhamsltd.co.uk www.rackhamsltd.co.uk see page 16 for details

Scotland

Salesmark Lancing - see Floorwise page 64

Flanagan Flooring Distributors Glasgow Business Park Baillieston Tel: 0141 773 1122 sales@flanagan-flooring.com www.flanagan-flooring.com

Solent Wholesale Carpet West Sussex 01243 774623 sales@solentwholesale.co.uk www.solentwholesale.co.uk see page 17 for details

MCD Scotland Uddingston Glasgow 01698 808000 mcdscotland@mcd.co.uk www.mcdscotland.co.uk

STS Flooring Distributors Basildon 0345 899 1000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.co.uk

Neil Smith Ltd Glasgow - see Floorwise page 64

STS Flooring Distributors Orpington/Croydon 0345 899 1000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.co.uk Trade Carpet London Wimbledon 0208 247 3891 sales@tradecarpet.com www.tradecarpet.com

Wales

Ireland

Flanagan Flooring Distributors Belfast & Saintfield Co. Down Northern Ireland Tel: 028 9751 0932 sales@flanagan-flooring.com www.flanagan-flooring.com Flanagan Flooring Distributors Willow Business Park Dublin Tel: (01) 429 7800 sales@flanagan-flooring.com www.flanagan-flooring.com

Matty’s Wholesale Carpets Birmingham 01675 433072 sales@mattys.co.uk

Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Dublin - see Floorwise page 64

Selected Rugs & Matting Cardiff 0844 8360650 customerservices@selectedrugs.co.uk www.selectedrugs.co.uk

Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Limerick - see Floorwise page 64

Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Belfast - see Floorwise page 64

TCS “The Carpet Specialists” Co. Louth 00353 429 351 351 info@tcsthecarpetspecialists.com www.tcsthecarpetspecialists.com

John Palmer Carpets Fareham 01329 221933 sales@johnpalmercarpets.uk.net Potts & Ward, Woodcocks Ltd Brighton 01273 557211 sales@pwwflooring.com www.pwwflooring.com

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Flooring factsheet Buying Groups Pick the right one How to decide whether to join a buying group – and which one…

• Evaluate all buying groups as they all work differently • Talk to the main marketing contact and/or a member

Metro Group www.carpet1st.co.uk Contact: Jill Coward Tel: 01204 393539 jillcoward@carpet1st.co.uk

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Why join?

Buying groups have been a highly successful feature of the floor retailing scene in the last decade or so, giving independents the extra edge they need to compete effectively with the retail park chains.

More than 1000 retailers are now members of one of the several buying groups which operate in our sector and the numbers are slowly, but steadily growing.

• Get a list of members and call up two or three for a ‘real-world’ view

• Establish your territorial exclusivity – where’s the next nearest member of each buying group

• Ensure you understand the financial arrangements,

any fees that would relate to your membership, how the bills are paid and whether your fees are refundable if it doesn’t work out. Ask the buying group for a consultation to estimate your potential savings

While the benefits of bulk buying power are self-evident, the resistance to the buying group concept among nonmembers appears to be centred on fears of surrendering some control to a committee – and most particularly compromising long-established relationships and negotiated terms with current suppliers.

• Review all the extra benefits and services to see

The bottom line is the bottom line. A retailer selling across a broad range of products is likely to improve margins within a buying group – but you don’t need a leap of faith to join up. Ask the buying groups for answers...

flexibility to run your business the way you want

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• Check out the product ranges offered including the own-label options and the UK/European mix

• Ensure you understand any rules that may limit your

Key benefits Increase margins • Group purchases to get beneficial rates • Rebates • Exclusive higher-margin products • Special promotions

ne of the key reasons to join a buying group is to O benefit from the discounts they negotiate as a bulk buyer from manufacturers. The way discounts and rebates are passed on to members varies between groups so make sure it’s absolutely clear how this will be done. You’ll need to work out how this compares with discounts you have already negotiated locally with preferred suppliers.

Access professional services • Business and financial services • IT and internet support • Training and workshops • Professional bodies Some buying groups offer an excellent range of other services which may be valuable to your business.

Financial services include invoice factoring, credit, loans and insurance. Some of the more sophisticated groups offering marketing packages, software systems to help you run your business operations and customised websites ready to use. Relationships with professional and training organisations can also offer discounts.

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www.smg-group.co.uk Contact: Mike Reed Tel: 0118 932 3832 info@smg-group.co.uk

Increase sales • Best of both worlds’ proposition • Wider ranges and exclusive products • POS, displays and merchandising support Your customers will like the proposition that you are independent but with the buying power of a group – this gives them (and you) the ‘best of both worlds’ with personal service and competitive pricing. Most groups will also offer you ‘own label’ ranges and support with pointof-sale, merchandising and displays. Central stockholding may also be on offer.

Network with other independents • Members-only exhibitions with preferred manufacturers • Regular meetings and supplier presentations • Regional workshops • Helpline A lot of retailers enjoy the buying group environment of being independent but not alone out there on the High Street. Groups hold regular meetings and some have their own trade shows, regional meetings and workshops to help you develop your business. The network gives you someone to call when you need advice on, for example, an unusual installation, a technical consumer complaint, legal issue or business dilemma.

Associated Carpet Group www.acgcarpets.com Contact: Richard Moore Tel: 01942 825520 richard@acgcarpets.com

www.beautifulflooring.co.uk Contact: Carl Harris Tel: 01892 549050 charris31@sky.com

www.flooringone.co.uk Mandy Powell Tel: 0121 683 1426 mandy.powell@flooringone.co.uk

www.greendalecarpets.co.uk Contact: Rob Harding Tel: 01432 852000 Fax: 01432 852005 rharding@greendalecarpets.co.uk

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Oneflor-Europe is a global LVT flooring brand, based in Kortrijk, Belgium. We supply a full assortment of high-quality Luxury Vinyl Tiles across Europe and now the UK. With a competitive commission structure and a wide range of products available this is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated sales person.

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