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Size
Thickness
Wear Layer
Warranty
Emboss EIR
Lifetime/15yr
EIR
0.7mm
Lifetime/15yr
EIR
Size
Thickness
Wear Layer
Warranty
Emboss
Wildwood SPC Click
9" x 60"
6.0mm
0.7mm
Lifetime/15yr
EIR
Size
Thickness
Wear Layer
Warranty
Emboss
7.25" x 48"
2.5mm
0.55mm
Lifetime/12yr
EIR
Urban Herringbone
6" x 24"
2.5mm
0.55mm
Lifetime/12yr
EIR
Skyline Tile
12" x 18"
2.5mm
0.55mm
Lifetime/12yr
EIR
Size
Thickness
Wear Layer
Warranty
Emboss
Universal 30 Plank
7.25" x 48"
2.0mm
0.3mm
10yr/5yr
E
Universal 30 Tile
12" x 24"
2.0mm
0.3mm
10yr/5yr
E
Warranty
Emboss
Urban Plank
Universal 55 Plank 7.25" x 48" 2.5mm 0.55mm
This year Universal has refreshed its click offer to include a built-in pad on the back of its 2G SPC click products. Available in both plank and tile designs this rigid SPC is available in 18 colours. The Universal collection also welcomed 4 parquet designs at the back of 2019. With matching planks available these make the offer really robust and perfect for any retailers wanting to work with the brand for the first time.
Universal 55 Parquet 3" x 12" Universal 55 Tile
For more information call the sales team on 01562 749 300 or visit the website distinctiveflooring.co.uk or universalltv.co.uk
15yr/10yr
E
2.5mm 0.55mm
15yr/10yr
E
12" x 24" 2.5mm 0.55mm
15yr/10yr
E
Emboss
In the Autumn they will launching Distinctive branded cleaning kits which will offer an everyday cleaner and a fresh up solution for brining floors back to life.
EIR
Lifetime/15yr
0.7mm
2.5mm
Warranty
Last year Distinctive refreshed their range by introducing 104 new SKU’s which have been exceptionally well received by the market. Set across two ranges; Landscape offers 0.7mm product across planks, parquet, tiles and SPC wood planks. Aspect houses a collection of planks, herringbone and tiles with a 0.55mm wear layer.
EIR
Lifetime/15yr
0.7mm
2.5mm
9" x 9"
Size
Offering 0.3mm, 0.55mm and 0.7mm products, the robust portfolio and exceptional designs provide retailers with options at every level.
Lifetime/15yr
0.7mm
2.5mm
18" x 18"
Shoreline Tile
Size
To strengthen the carpet offering, the new Victoria Design Floors division will house both the Distinctive and Universal LVT ranges.
0.7mm
2.5mm
12" x 24"
Shoreline Tile
Wear Layer
We missed the buzz of Harrogate but here’s our SHOWCASE full of launches and new ideas.
Universal
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2.5mm
3" x 12"
Shoreline Tile
Thickness
Aspect
Hard flooring made easy
9" x 60"
Wildwood Parquet
Wildwood Plank
Wear Layer
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Victoria reinvigorated after 125 years
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Tide turns to wool
LVT traditionalistas + fashionistas... pages 44-45
Why consumers want more wool page 47
Fuss free floors
Abingdon’s SoftStep makes it easy page 27
Wool Week 2020
Sky news
F Ball helps make the headllines page 30
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INVINCIBLE CARPET & FLOORING
Associated Weavers, the maker of Invictus® carpet, presents Invictus® luxury vinyl flooring. With the same attention to quality, the same eye for exclusive designs, and a unique performance level, Invictus® luxury vinyl flooring is the perfect match to Invictus ® carpet.
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Always a trailblazer when it comes to branding, Associated Weavers reinvents the in-store display and brings an experience unseen in the flooring business. With traditional samples and an intuitive digital module, Invictus® luxury vinyl flooring invites the customer on a fun-to-do purchasing journey.
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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
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acheetham@furlongflooring.com
M 07966 263571
ALAN CHEETHAM GTR MANCHESTER, CHESHIRE M 07970 163372
CHRIS GRUBB WEST SCOTLAND
cgrubb@furlongflooring.com
www.furlongflooring.co.uk
New website
enquiries@furlongflooring.com
Email enquiries
tel: 01322 628707 fax: 01322 698733
London Sales
tel: 0845 520 0800 fax: 01452 222515
Gloucester Sales
tel: 01772 696787 fax: 01772 311921
Preston Sales
dstyles@furlongflooring.com
M 07983 446969
DEAN STYLES NORTH EAST, EAST COAST
acairnie@furlongflooring.com
M 07976 311434
ALAN CAIRNIE EAST SCOTLAND
mshutt@furlongflooring.com
M 07970 158594
MIKE SHUTT BIRMINGHAM/ STAFFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE
mmorrisr@furlongflooring.com
M: 07973 403450
MARTYN MORRIS SOUTH YORKSHIRE
mtaylor@furlongflooring.com
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joconnor@furlongflooring.com
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DARREN SPENDIFF KENT
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M 07816 217565
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URBAN LANDSCAPE. Rustic, low maintenance, on-trend engineered wood. A new addition to our popular engineered wood flooring collection, Urban Landscape is aimed at customers wanting a natural floor with an authentic, aged appearance. This distressed grade French oak features open knots and river cracks for an on-trend, antique look and feel. Whilst the surface is finished with a hardwax oil that not only enhances this authentic appearance, but also delivers low-maintenance benefits. Other hand finished techniques including traditional stains have been beautifully employed to bring out the character and texture of the rustic oak, resulting in a stylish and sophisticated wood floor.
Urban Landscape - stylish wood features
Available in 7 on-trend decors, Urban Landscape can be used with underfloor heating and features tongue and groove installation. As you’d expect from Furlong Flooring, this range comes with all our service guarantees, including fast response, product quality and excellent customer service – plus a 15-year guarantee for complete peace of mind
Hardwax oil finish means range is low maintenance
To find out how we could be your ideal flooring partner contact Furlong Flooring today.
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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
Key facts about our carpets
herringbone design with a stripe option.
All our carpet yarns are Mothproof protected for the life of the carpet.
Supreme boucle
The weloop use are the highest quality 2 and 3 ply yarns Our bestyarns selling level 100% wool product available in 12 up to the minute We use long staple, hank dyed, scoured and set fibre colours in bothonly 4m and 5m widths.
in 100% New Wool. which gives you the very best long term performance. Beware of cheaper imitations that use lower cost short All our carpet yarns are Mothproof protected for the life of the carpet. Las Vegas fibre loop which yarn quickly in use and will give inferior results in terms of A staple chunky luxurious pile inshed 100% wool available in 4m and 5m widths. The yarns we use are the highest quality 2 and 3 ply yarns in 100% New Wool. We use only long staple, hank dyed, scoured and wear and appearance retention.
Key facts about our carpets
set fibre which gives you the very best long term performance. Beware of cheaper imitations that use lower cost short staple fibre
Sisal Boucle & Sisal Berberis designed and made in Scandinavia using the best Everything we produce which shed yarn quickly in use and will give inferior results in terms of wear and appearance retention. A heavy domestic tonal stripe in 100% wool loop pile. sustainable New Zealand
Wool that is the whitest and cleanest available. This ensures excellent levelness of colour gives us the make cleanest available. This ensures excellent when levelness dyed of colourand when dyed and gives us theability ability to to make beautifulbeautiful pastel shades and The Stone Fibre Collection pastel shades and brighter brighter light colours including white. light colours including white. Everything we produce is designed and made in Scandinavia using the best sustainable New Zealand Wool that is the whitest and
designs. Each design available in 4 colours, in 4m and 5m widths.
Our eco Memphis
friendly credentials
100% wool textured loop available in • 5m We only use renewable 4& widths.
energy from offshore wind farms to power our factories
• We recover Diamond Weaveexcess heat and energy from the manufacturing process and use it to heat buildings in our vicinity Ourmunicipal eco friendly credentials
5m width.
• We make the carpet tubes that the finished carpets are delivered on from recycled Scandic Weave • We only use renewable energy from offshore wind farms to power our factories polypropylene
• We recover excess heat and energy from the manufacturing process and use it to heat municipal buildings in our vicinity 5m width.
• A•ll the waste water in manufacturing made drinkable before we We make the carpet tubeswe thatproduce the finished carpets are delivered on fromis recycled polypropylene dispose of itcutso 100% wool innovative andwe loopdo pile not pollute the environment
Sloane Square • All the waste water we produce in manufacturing is made drinkable before we dispose of it so we do not pollute the environment • We are committed to make products from materials that aid a healthy life cycle, with no harm to people or the environment geometric design.
• We are committed to make products from materials that aid a healthy life cycle,
Skagen with no harm to people or the environment Hammer Carpets are the world’s largest manufacturer of Soft tones in a heavy wool loop with a bespoke design 80/20 Colortec carpet. Ask your Agent for luxurious Wool pile.
Scandinavian quality by design Scandinavian quality Our UK Sales Teamby design Steve Acton 07957 836207
Ron Fewery 07976 244892 London, Oxfordshire,
RonBerkshire Fewery & Buckinghamshire 07976 244892 London, Oxfordshire, Berkshire & Buckinghamshire
Sandy Anderson Our UK07445 Sales 232345 Team
Kent, Sussex, Surrey,
& Dorset Steve Acton HampshireSandy Anderson 07957 836207 07445 232345 Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire & Dorset
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Stephen Binnersley 07710 618754 Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Jay PallassMidlands, Stephen Lee Palmer Lancashire, South WalesBinnersley & 07774 101640 07414 837329 Northamptonshire Merseyside 07710 618754 Channel Islands Yorkshire & & North Wales
North East
Email infouk@hammercarpetsuk.com
Midlands, South Wales & Northamptonshire
Robin Saunders 07968 344892 East Anglia
Robin Saunders 07968 344892 East Anglia
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Change the way you choose... SCOTLAND JOHN STUART M: 07860 565 200 E: johnrstuart@btopenworld.com NORTH EAST & CUMBRIA BECKY GIBBONS M: 07970 491 215 E: rebann2@btinternet.com YORKSHIRE JOHN ALSOP M: 07860 572 220 E: alsopagencies@yahoo.co.uk
LANCASHIRE JOHN ROSTRON M: 07973 733 208 E: johnrostronagencies@hotmail.com EAST MIDLANDS STEVE FURNISS M: 07773 384 787 E: furnissagencies@btinternet.com WEST MIDLANDS DEAN STANLEY M: 07572 758 010 E: dssalesagencies@gmail.com
www.hughmackay.co.uk OXFORDSHIRE, WILTSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE ANDREW JEFFERIES M: 07831 457102 E: adj.agencies@gmail.com SOUTH WEST BRENDAN HART M: 07850 130 221 E: ba.hart1@yahoo.com NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, CAMBS, NORTH ESSEX ROBIN SAUNDERS M: 07968 344 892 E: rsagencies2004@aol.com
SOUTH WALES, BRISTOL, & GLOUCESTERSHIRE PAUL POWELL M: 07968 186 150 E: paulpowellagencies@gmail.com SOUTH EAST & SOUTH LONDON MIKE ALP M: 07770 861 441 E: alp.michael@googlemail.com N LONDON & HOME COUNTIES DAVE MARNEY M: 07794 221 443 E: d.marney@sky.com
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CENTRAL LONDON NICK WOOD M: 07976 945 505 E: nick@essentialflooring.co.uk
NORTHERN IRELAND GARY O’BOYLE M: 07831 220 675 E: goboyle@ntlworld.com REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LARRY WHITE M: 03862 594 126 E: thelarwhite@hotmail.com SALES DIRECTOR KEITH MORGAN M: 07710 701063 E: keith@hughmackay.com MANAGING DIRECTOR VINCE HOLDEN M: 07900 262 434 E: vince@hughmackay.com
Meet the team... F I N D Y O U R L O C A L R E P R E S E N TAT I V E H E R E SCOTLAND & BORDERS
NORTH EAST, CUMBRIA & ISLE OF MAN
NORTH WEST & NORTH WALES
YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER
Stephen Cawley
John Pringle
Ian Henderson
Christine Searle
07718 762236 stephen.cawley@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
07825 991405 john.pringle@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
07974 141919 ian.henderson@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
07939 051608 christine.searle@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
Areas covered: All Scottish regions
Areas covered: Cumbria, Kirby Lonsdale via. Carnforth, Isle of Man, Cleveland, Northumberland, Durham, Tyne & Wear
Areas covered: Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire (inc. SK9, SK10, SK11), Greater Manchester (inc. SK1 to SK8, SK12, SK14 to SK16), Clwyd, Gwynedd
Areas covered: North Humberside, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
WEST MIDLANDS, WORCESTER
SOUTH YORKSHIRE & EAST MIDLANDS
SOUTH EAST, LONDON HERTS & ESSEX
SOUTH EAST, LONDON
Sue Chapman
Chris Gee
Conway Morgan
Guy Legg
07801 538763 sue.chapman@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
07919 047930 chris.gee@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
07753 983714 conway.morgan@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
07801 357622 guy.legg@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
Areas covered: Herts, Essex, North & West London
Areas covered: Kent, South & Central London, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex
Areas covered: Gloucester, Avon, West Midlands, Shropshire, Hereford & Worcester
Areas covered: Humberside, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire,
EAST MIDLANDS & SOUTH EAST
EAST ANGLIA, CAMBS & BEDFORDSHIRE
SOUTH WEST
SOUTH COAST & CHANNEL ISLES
Simon Beeby
Martin Hunter
Graham Wood
Nigel Woollard
07775 913380 simon.beeby@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
07711 353982 martin.hunter@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
07825 171482 graham.wood@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
07767 213236 nigel.woollard@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
Areas covered: Somerset, Devon, Cornwall
Areas covered: Berkshire (Split), Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight, Channel Isles
Areas covered: Berkshire (Split), Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire
Areas covered: Cambridge, Bedford
NORTHERN IRELAND & REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
WALES
Herbie Montgomery
James Thomas
07774 695333 herbie.montgomery@ penthousecarpets.co.uk
07932 458032 juncture2002@aol.com
Areas covered: Northern Ireland, Southern Ireland
Areas covered: West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Gwent, Dyfed, Powys
Working for the independent retailer To find out more, call our sales team on 01706 639 866 or visit us at:
penthousecarpets.co.uk
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Vermont Natural quality
Shown: Greensboro
Who says you can’t improve on perfection? We’ve added six beautiful new contemporary shades to our collection; inspired by the breath-taking natural landscapes of Vermont. This classic wool rich cut pile twist is the trusty ‘go to’ range for so many retailers; being expertly crafted at our mill in Lancashire using only the finest raw materials, to bring you a superb quality hardwearing carpet, that’s a dream to fit. Vermont comes in 18 stunning subtle heather tones, in a choice of 40oz, 50oz and 60oz weights, and guaranteed full 4m and 5m widths. Penthouse quality….naturally. For samples and further information call 01706 639 866 or visit penthousecarpets.co.uk
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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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CHECK STOCK, PLACE ORDERS AND MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT 24/7 ALL THROUGH OUR WEBSITE Oxford, Berks, Bucks, Beds, Hants, Middlesex & Herts . . . . . . . . . . Ian Cardrick, i.cardrick@solentwholesale.co.uk, mobile: 07973 406329 Sussex E & W, Surrey, South London & Kent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Robson, j.robson@solentwholesale.co.uk, mobile: 07973 898453 Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Gloucs, & I.O.W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Gozzard, p.gozzard@solentwholesale.com, mobile: 07973 406799 VICTORIA Atlas Burford Celestial EasiCare Heartland First Impressions Freedom Royal Victoria Strathmore Collection Tudor Twist Wentworth Wentworth Saxony LANO & BAJONG Cashmere Cashmere Luxe Fairfield Ceations Fairfield Silk Heather Twist Elite Heather Twist Supreme Inspiration Magical Montana Montana Twist Oasis Pembridge Heathers Seranade Soft Distinction Star Twist Collection 40/50 BALTA Aim High Belluno Big Hit Classic Charm Gala Cord - all options in stock Grand Prix Heritage Exquiste Luxury Heritage Heather Moorland Twist Noble Collection Noble Heathers Playground Primrose ProvinceTown Saxon King Shepherd Twist Heather Shepherd Twist Soft Noble Soft Splendid Superstar BROCKWAY Dimensions - New Dimensions Heathers - New Lingdale (Both Qualities) Orion/Orion Major
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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 Sep/Oct 2020. 18
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Midas Tartan Midas Tartan A superb quality range that effortlessly adds character and style to any space. Available in 14 timeless colour patterns to suit every decor.
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Introducing We’re not sure anyone expected 2020 would have turned out like this, least of all Victoria Carpets, but in the background they have been working hard on welcoming Distinctive Flooring to the family under a new division: Victoria Design Floors. After a strategic review by parent company, Victoria PLC, it was realised that the business objectives for both were the same, and that joining the two together would help strengthen their combined business proposition, providing a better product and service offering for the retailer. This exciting move has seen the joining of forces for all business operations, including sales & marketing, customer services and finance, which reside within Victoria Carpets, based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. With a joint product portfolio, a great synergy is promised as the businesses come together to offer award-winning styles in both carpet and LVT.
James Caldwell, Sales Director for Victoria Carpets and Design Floors said “This is such an exciting time for us, over the next few months Victoria Carpets will be launching several product ranges into the market along with a new look and feel to really revive and freshen up the complete Victoria Carpets offer.”
Add into that an increased sales team and a strong LVT offer and Victoria Carpets and Design Floors really have something to shout about!
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As the company enters its 125th trading year, Victoria Carpets shows no signs of slowing down as new product ranges and a fresh new look and feel continue to innovate and reinvigorate the company. Founded in Victoria Street, Kirkcaldy, Scotland in 1895 by George Anton, the business moved to Kidderminster in 1900 as this area was developing as the centre of the carpet weaving industry. Having offered employment to any staff wanting to relocate with the business, many of the work force walked the 350 miles to start a new life in the midlands. Over the years the company has metamorphosised and 2020 is no different. Having recently restructured its product offer to make it clear and simple for both the retailer and the consumer by categorising its offer into three sections; • Natureborn for all wool and wool mix products • EasiCare for its polypropylene ranges and • Luxuria, which will enter the market early next year offering their most luxurious finish to date with a 6.6 nylon velvet. 22
Speaking to James he said ‘We have recently launched a new Natureborn range, Frontier, into the market. 14 colours comprising of seven plain and seven linear 10th gauge looped carpets. This has been launched to offer an entry price point loop carpet, but it looks fantastic for the money. They have also just launched EasiCare Heartland Heathers. This is an addition to the EasiCare Heartlands family, which is a collection of 12 subtle heather shades in a 10th gauge construction.
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EasiCare • Freedom & Freedom Xtra – they are introducing a 50oz version along with a 38oz of this 100% polyprop favourite to the range along with a colour refresh and the introduction of 24 new colours.
Luxuria • Luxuria Velvet – they are very excited about this launch, 36 sumptuous colours made from 100% nylon 6.6 cut pile velvet. Exquiste branding will accompany a new POS offering exclusive to the Luxuira Velvet range. Luxuria Velvet Natureborn Burford Twist in Sweep THE STOCKLISTS October 2020
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Hard flooring made easy
To strengthen the carpet offering, the new Victoria Design Floors division will house both the Distinctive and Universal LVT ranges. Offering 0.3mm, 0.55mm and 0.7mm products, the robust portfolio and exceptional designs provide retailers with options at every level. Last year Distinctive refreshed their range by introducing 104 new SKU’s which have been exceptionally well received by the market. Set across two ranges; Landscape offers 0.7mm product across planks, parquet, tiles and SPC wood planks. Aspect houses a collection of planks, herringbone and tiles with a 0.55mm wear layer. In the Autumn they will launching Distinctive branded cleaning kits which will offer an everyday cleaner and a fresh up solution for brining floors back to life.
This year Universal has refreshed its click offer to include a built-in pad on the back of its 2G SPC click products. Available in both plank and tile designs this rigid SPC is available in 18 colours. The Universal collection also welcomed 4 parquet designs at the back of 2019. With matching planks available these make the offer really robust and perfect for any retailers wanting to work with the brand for the first time.
For more information call the sales team on 01562 749 300 or visit the website distinctiveflooring.co.uk or universalltv.co.uk
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Area Sales Managers The UK sales team now consists of 13 dedicated Area Sales Managers in the mainland UK who represent both Victoria Carpets and Victoria Design Floors brands exclusively. Victoria Carpets & Design Floors offer retailers a one stop shop for carpet and hard flooring solutions. Below they outline some of the great benefits of working with them.
Online Portal Victoria Carpets customers can sign up for access to the U2V portal, an efficient online account management tool. It allows you to check stock and pricing, see order status reports and place orders 24/7 from wherever you are. Plans are in place to roll this feature out for Victoria Design Floors customers in 2021.
Point of Sale We understand that you don't get a second chance to make a first impression and that more than ever, in-store presentation is key to getting consumers to pay attention to your products. Both Victoria Carpets and Design Floors have flexible visual merchandising solutions to suit stores of any size. To find out more email pos@myvictoria.co.uk
To support the ASM’s Mark Paice has been promoted to Field Sales Manager. Mark has a wealth of knowledge within the flooring trade and has been with Victoria for a number of years. Reporting to James Caldwell, Mark’s role is support the team, drive sales and assist in day to day customer business. Mark said “We have a fantastic product offer, supported by a national sales team, extensive point of sale supported via our in-house merchandisers, dedicated marketing support and the ability to help our retailers add value and grow their businesses. Both Victoria Carpets and Victoria Design Floors are now in the best position to offer a fantastic collection of both carpet and LVT to today’s consumer market.” James Caldwell Sales Director
Mid Wales, West Midlands Sam Luxton 07917 827484
Mark Paice Field Sales Manager (UK) 07774 947564 Lincolnshire, Peterborough, Leicestershire, Northampton, Cambridge
South Wales, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, I.O.W Owen Mead 07824 483912
Northern Ireland Jeff Douglas 07774 712353 Scotland James Hall 07787 140136 North East David Dickinson 07741 077763
New Website
Lancashire, West Yorkshire Andrew Howie 07867 396113
The Victoria Carpets website, victoriacarpets.com has recently undergone a face lift so it sits more in line with the company's new look and feel.
Manchester, North Wales, Staffordshire Kerry Farr 07771 614305
Clean lines and user friendly functionality, including a new colour search feature, make it an exciting addition to the marketing materials available. View now at victoriacarpets.com
Nottingham, Derbyshire, South Yorkshire Jim Osborne 07884 187695
Gloucestershire, Bristol, South West Barry Enever 07850 321862 Home counties Lee Wickham 07713 133517 North London, East Anglia James Camilleri 07867 171539 South London, Southern Counties Daniel Alp 07455 780336 Navan Carpets Republic of Ireland Shane O’Neill 00353 (0)87 649 1119 Shaun Brett 00353 (0)87 160 8032
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Whether you have an account query, product enquiry or would like to place an order we have a dedicated team waiting to take you calls. Call 01562 749 300 or email customerservice@myvictoria.co.uk
FLOORINGNEWS Wool Week 2020 Check out our gallery of the smartest natural carpets... pages 47-51
Family focus With the recently introduced Provincetown and Newport, Balta is keeping its range of family-friendly carpets up-to-date as product development continued during lockdown. Throughout the last few months, as other manufacturers paused, Balta carpets continued to focus on the development of new residential carpets, ensuring that retailers can now benefit from the latest styles. Making introductions to its popular collections that are now in stock and ready for fast delivery, retailers can benefit from being able to offer the very latest looks to customers that are ready to enjoy new family-friendly carpet in their home.
Traditionalistas + fashionistas Why wood decors and parquet appeal to so many consumers... pages 44-45
Filip Poelman, sales director, Balta Group, explains, “Throughout lockdown we largely kept to our product development cycle. We carried on working on our new styles, making sure that we would be ready to offer the very latest looks in the busy autumn sales period. As the UK is still experiencing significant pent-up demand from consumers, this has allowed our retail partners to be able to respond to demand with family friendly carpets that are right on trend.” With StainSafe Provincetown, Balta presents a classic 1/8th gauge twist pile style with an enduring two-ply yarn that makes it ideal for family homes. In four and five-metre widths and available in 12 timeless colours, from classic ruby through to contemporary greys, the carpet is a great all-rounder. The Leonis collection is one of Balta’s key brands and with Newport it continues to provide families with really accessible soft carpet styles that can withstand spills and stay looking great. A 1/8th Saxony style, Newport provides a luxury look and an even more luxurious feel thanks to its heavyweight pile in four and five-metre widths and a choice of 12 on-trend colours.
T +32 56 62 22 11 www.baltagroup.com
Olivia takes to the floor Love Island star goes “Coastal” with Karndean Designflooring... page 31
Fuss-free flooring Abingdon Flooring has refreshed its popular SoftStep cushion vinyl collection, introducing three brand new qualities all with a felt backing for easy fitting on top of existing floors. With the all-new Grey-Tex Plus, i-Tex and Fab-Tex ranges, SoftStep stockists now have an even more formidable selection of felt-backed cushion vinyl floors. All three ranges are ideal for homes seeking a great value, easy to look after surface in bathrooms, kitchens and utility spaces. Featuring the latest wood, stone and tile looks, the additions make sure that SoftStep continues to deliver the best in stylish floors. Both offering superior quality with a lasting wearlayer and PU lacquer for stain-resistance and simple maintenance, Fab-Tex and i-Tex are faultless performers, offering a 15-year guarantee. Fab-Tex presents nine fabulous modern looks including the concrete effect of Montserrat and Bahamas, the grey wood of Antigua and the stone tile of St Kitts, Trinidad and Tobago. Each design features a textured surface for an authentic look. In i-Tex, homes can enjoy classic tiles in Carnaby and Islington, herringbone woods in Arden and Charnwood and classic wood planks of Tapestry, Epping and Sherwood. The eight designs feature a textured surface for a more original look. With the budget-focused Grey-Tex Plus, homes can pick from popular looks including the grey wood planks of Grey Ash and Smoked Ash, concrete of Greystone and grey tiles of Quartz Tile and Victoria. The collection offers a textured finish but lacks the protective PU lacquer, coming with a five-year guarantee. All of the new SoftStep ranges are available in two, three and four-metre widths to accommodate any size of room, with the felt-backing helping to make installation even better value. Fitted without glue and on top of existingwood, laminate and ceramic floors, as well as on subfloors in less than ideal condition, these new SoftStep felt-backed floors offer a super-fast transformation. T 01274 655 694
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FLOORINGNEWS Wilton innovation at LDP There’s no doubt that traditional wool-rich woven carpets bring exceptional quality, but today’s homeowners also demand flexibility and adaptability from their products. Step forward the brand-new Richelieu premium woven Wilton concept from Louis de Poortere. Realising the need to innovate its Wilton production to keep its offer relevant and interesting to the modern consumer, Louis de Poortere has undertaken a major restructuring of its operations at its vertically integrated production site in Belgium. With complete control of the carpet manufacturing process, including spinning, dyeing and weaving, Louis de Poortere has been working hard to transform the production of Wilton weave broadloom carpets and runners. As a result of looking to maximise the efficiency of its wire Wilton and Jacquard looms in widths from 50cm to four-metre, Louis de Poortere has been able to realise a faster and more flexible Wilton programme. The first part of this new programme comes in the relaunch of the iconic Richelieu quality. Now in an extraordinary 144 colours, Richelieu showcases the adaptability of the manufacturer’s reworked production. By stocking hanks of dyed yarn, rather than finished carpet, Louis de Poortere can deliver on any colour in a 4.57m width in just four weeks. Alan Russell, sales director UK, Louis de Poortere, comments: “The launch of Richelieu represents a significant step for Louis de Poortere and we’re hugely excited about its potential to transform our broadloom residential offer. We believe that the collection will shape how retailers engage with their customers, turning the purchasing of carpet into an experience focused on discovering the perfect colour, rather than simply a question of finding the closest match.” The 80/20 wool/nylon velvet of Richelieu launches this October, with the manufacturer also set to unveil other new styles using the advantages of its pre-dyed programme. These include higher-quality velvets and several textured woven Wilton qualities. T 01505 615663 www.louisdepoortere.com
Safe training sorted The Academy for Excellence for Flooring is open for training, with a series of measures that ensure the protection and safety of all trainees and colleagues. The Academy has been able to ensure its continued programme of training at both Foundation and Master Installer level by limiting courses to four candidates. Causing higher demand than normal, flooring professionals are being encouraged to contact the Academy directly to discuss availability and current programmes. Upon arrival, delegates will be allocated a seat, separated at distances of 2m, and this remains theirs throughout the course (one-day or two-day duration). The same pre-assignment of areas also applies for training bays. All materials and tools are pre-sanitised and prepared with trainees using only allocated equipment. The Academy is also allocating all candidates with individual catering, closing the kitchen and shop area until it is deemed safe to reopen for candidates. Academy clothing can still be purchased through a member of staff. Sanitisation points have also been implemented throughout the centre to encourage the regular cleaning of hands when travelling around the Academy. The wearing of face masks is also being encouraged wherever social distancing is not possible. Lee Thompson, Procurement and Technical manager, says; “We’re delighted to be training again at Academy and our recent courses have been able to provide installers with skills as they capitalise on the widespread pent-up demand the industry has been experiencing. “We’ve taken every possible measure to protect our colleagues and course attendees and we’re on hand to help alleviate any fears or concerns about the course before booking your place.” www.quick-step-academy.co.uk
The stars will be coming out soon! The 2020 Award winners will be announced on October 26. The Gold winners will be decided by the end of November. Many thanks to all those who contributed to nearly 90 entries in this difficult year!
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FLOORINGNEWS Adhesives ahoy F. Ball and Co. Ltd. will be demonstrating its range of its range of market-leading flooring adhesives and floor levelling compounds, which are essential in optimising the aesthetic appearance of installed floorcoverings on cruise ships and maintaining the integrity of the installation throughout its working life. F. Ball’s marine-certified products include specialised adhesives for installing carpet, vinyl and rubber floorcoverings, and high performance levelling compounds to create a super smooth, sound subfloor onto which a floorcovering can be installed.
Making headlines at Sky
The company’s marine products have been used to install flooring in some of the world’s most prestigious cruise ships and Mediterranean super yachts, as well as polar exploration vessels, New Orleans paddle steamers showboats, and offshore oil rigs.
High performance subfloor preparation products and adhesive from F. Ball and Co. Ltd. have been used to create a blemish-free, high quality floor finish for one of the main news rooms at Sky News studios in central London.
Amongst the key products for marine applications are Stopgap 700 Superflex and Stopgap 1200 Pro levelling compounds, which are recommended for substrates subject to flexing or movement with temperature changes such as steel decking, and Styccobond F49 Hybrid PS temperature tolerant vinyl adhesive, which is able to withstand extreme changes in temperature, from -20°C to +60°C, and is resistant to water.
As well as delivering perfect aesthetics to pass the scrutiny of roaming HD cameras, the flooring had to be super smooth and durable to accommodate the repeated movement of the cameras and other heavy broadcasting equipment.
T 01538 361 633 www.f-ball.co.uk
A combination of luxury vinyl tiles and rubber sheet was installed over a total floor area of 80m2 at Sky’s Millbank Studios, in Westminster. Situated close to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the television studios are often used for political interviews, in addition to general news broadcasts from the UK’s original 24-hour news channel. To provide a firm, smooth base over which the floorcovering could be installed, contractors from Croydon-based iFlor Flooring used F. Ball’s Stopgap 700 Superflex flexible levelling compound over the existing plywood subfloor, having first primed it with Stopgap P131 general purpose primer. Stopgap 700 Superflex is walk-on hard in just 60 minutes after application and allows floorcoverings to be installed in as little as three hours while maintaining a working time of 20–30 minutes. Once the levelling compound had cured, contractors installed the floorcoverings; using wood-effect LVTs for approximately half of the 80m2 area, to ‘dress’ the area used to deliver the news, and Norament rubber sheet floorcoverings over the rest of the room occupied by the cameras and production crew. F. Ball’s Styccobond F58 acrylic emulsion adhesive, designed specifically for rubber installations, was used to fix the rubber sheets firmly in place. T 01538 361 633
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Perfect profiles From the best-selling Classic to the in-demand Zenith and premium Max Reflections ranges, floorwise trade counters across the UK and Ireland provide retailers and installers with great value profiles ready to tackle any challenge. Classic has been a mainstay of the floorwise profiles collection for well over a decade, providing standard sim brass and aluminium finishes across a broad range of applications. With cover strips, dual and single edges and z-edge, this is the collection for versatility, offering installers a great ‘go to’ collection ready to handle any installation. Zenith brings similar levels of versatility for wood, laminate and LVT floors in a range of wood effects, as well as matt silver and matt gold finishes. With stick-down cover strips in popular wood looks such as grey oak and dark oak, Zenith has become an exceptionally popular collection in recent years, offering more flexibility and accessibility than design-matched options from floor manufacturers. Max Reflections is floorwise’s answer to the perfect finish, matched to today’s door furniture, switch and socket finishes. In real chrome and a premium brushed steel nickel effect, Max Reflections offers a range of applications for carpet and hard floors, allowing a premium finish at all transitions and doorways. T 01509 673974 30
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Olivia Bowen creates a contemporary kitchen with Karndean Designflooring TV personalities Olivia and Alex Bowen, who first met on reality show Love Island, moved into their Essex house earlier this year after falling in love with the luxurious space on offer and they have wasted no time in creating a stunning contemporary home with bags of glamour. One of the first projects to be completed, a new spacious kitchen, dining and living room has been created where the lounge used to be, making the most of the characterful curved room. A practical utility, complete with bespoke dog shower, has been created by converting the adjoining office. Over six weeks, a team of builders has created a stunning sociable kitchen with an understated beach house vibe in calming tones of cream and grey. One wall has been opened out to the garden patio with extensive sliding doors for an indoors-outdoors feel, increasing the natural light that floods into the open plan space and highlighting the intricate grain details and gently rustic appearance of the Coastal Sawn Oak flooring from Karndean’s Knight Tile collection.
“It was so hard to choose our favourite design but in the end we chose Coastal Sawn Oak from the Knight Tile range” Olivia and Alex Bowen.
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As Olivia explained: “Karndean was always my first choice for luxury vinyl flooring. It was so hard to choose our favourite design but in the end we chose Coastal Sawn Oak from the Knight Tile range. We considered laying the flooring vertical but we just loved the herringbone pattern!” Light grey Shaker style kitchen units and a stunning double butler sink give a traditional country look with a contemporary twist and have been topped with Bianco Carrera quartz marble worksurfaces which offer an opulent yet practical surface. A central island features the hob and a breakfast bar so that Olivia can chat to her guests while she cooks. In the sitting area, a comfy sofa has been piled with cushions and throws for an informal space to chill out and socialise while a large dining table has been sited next to the patio doors and can comfortably seat eight for dinner. Here Olivia has added an interesting industrial touch with a large mirror and tripod spotlight lamp. Olivia added: “I really just wanted everything to be perfect and it has actually come out exactly how I imagined it! The colour of this floor has very muted tones but still has the detailed wood grain effect so creates such a chilled, beachy and calm style. It’s super easy to look after, much easier than real wood, quiet underfoot and warm too! We love it that much it’s going across the whole bottom floor of the house.” Visit karndean.com
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New Van Gogh designs. Available in gluedown and rigid core.
Installation flexibility and product versatility are just some of the benefits that can be found in our new multi-format offering. New for 2020, our updated Van Gogh range moves towards providing simply beautiful floors in both gluedown and rigid core formats. Our Van Gogh range introduces six new wood looks in a larger 56” x 9” plank size, with four of these colours also available in an on-trend (28” x 7”) herringbone.
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JONATHAN RICHARDSON JOINS ACG
As ACG’s new Group Development Manager, Jonathan has the right background to understand the industry inside out. Starting as a fitter at age 17 with a flooring contractor, he went on to work in retail for 25 years with well-respected South Manchester-based retailer A.D. Cragg & Son, covering estimating and sales.
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Then, after a spell as sales manager with posh (and Royal warranted) carpet consultants Linney Cooper, overseeing their Chester store, Jonathan joined Axminster Carpets, first as area manager and more lately in a national capacity with responsibility for looking after the buying groups and key accounts.
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“ I decided I wanted to work with ACG because they seemed to have the best balance – a buying group that was not just in the business of signing people up as members but is investing in a better proposition for retailers to up their game and get them a better sale. “ACG has the feel of a family business – very friendly and personal and is run without any corporate pretensions. The money side of it is very transparent with members getting paid rebates directly by their suppliers as well as enjoying better pricing. Independence is everything,” he said. companies and so give ACG more buying power and suppliers more incentive to negotiate better price discounts.
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The financial deal is all about margin and profit and here ACG is more direct than most buying groups. Rebate is the key – an extra payment based on turnover that ACG has arranged for suppliers to pay directly into the retailer’s own bank account. “This is a fundamental ACG difference,” says Richard. “Retailers want to handle their own money and transactions with suppliers. We’re just there to make it more profitable.” Presentation is at the centre of new investment at ACG with a range of prestigious point-of-sale units in development to give a quality, professional feel to the in-store environment. This initiative reinforces the valuable benefit of own-label marketing, using ACG’s distinctive Smart Choice branding. As a result, retailers can present ranges with an added-value feel and without the threat of margin erosion through Internet price comparison.
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FLOORINGNEWS Building a new future State-of-the-art architecture oriented on sustainability and networking – Object Carpet is reaching new horizons in office work: both for their employees and cooperation partners. After over 45 years, the carpet specialist Object Carpet is still focusing on innovation, and not just when it comes to textile floor coverings. The latest example of this is the new company headquarters “Object Carpet – City of Visions” in Denkendorf near Stuttgart: impressive architecture with a light-absorbing façade made of aluminium and glass, five floors and an ambitious interior, designed by the Hank + Hirth architectural office. Openness, great design, high quality standards and collaborations with visionary architecture and design offices is the recipe for success that has earned the company a top position among international carpet manufacturers. Object Carpet turns visions into reality. T +49 30 217 50 460
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Take-back takes off
Winning against waste
Five new distributors from the Headlam Group have signed up to the Recofloor take-back scheme, opening up more opportunities for contractors and fitters in the Midlands and East of England to divert waste vinyl flooring from landfill.
An early adopter of Recofloor, Bramhall Flooring has demonstrated the ease of implementing the UK’s vinyl flooring take back scheme to collect, return and recycle material from STI Poynton, an electronics manufacturing site in Cheshire.
The new drop-off sites are located at four Garrard Waters sites in Coventry, Leicester, Northampton and Peterborough, and Mytton Flooring, Norwich. Founded by leading flooring manufacturers Polyflor and Altro in 2009, Recofloor accepts luxury vinyl tiles (LVT), smooth vinyl and safety vinyl offcuts, loose lay and roll ends, as well as uplifted smooth vinyl for recycling back into new products. Recofloor Scheme Manager, Carla Eslava comments: “These drop-off sites definitely add value to the network, bringing the total to eight now in the Midlands. This is great news for contractors and fitters giving them more local options to deposit their waste vinyl flooring for recycling and increase the diversion of material from landfill.” Being operational from late summer all the new sites received guidance and support from the Recofloor team on how the scheme operates and also received a welcome pack, collection bags and bins to ensure the scheme launched successfully. Welcoming their participation in Recofloor, Richard Hurlston, Branch Manager at Garrard Waters, Coventry says they are pleased to offer an additional service to their customers. He comments: “We support the aims of Recofloor in diverting material from landfill and being able to offer this facility will help to reduce disposal costs for our contractors and fitters.My next steps are to visit customers and further build awareness of the Recofloor scheme and its sustainable advantages for their businesses.” Carla adds: “The addition of these five new Headlam Group sites means we now have 59 distributors participating in the Recofloor scheme. T 0161 355 7618 36
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Successful deployment of the scheme in two phases at the company’s premises earned Bramhall Flooring the Recofloor Project of the Year Award 2020. The company was also Highly Commended in the Contractor of the Year 2020 category. The contractor was initially engaged in June 2019 to replace existing flooring with 1,400m2 of Polyflor SD antistatic vinyl at STI Poynton. Large Recofloor bulk bags were placed on site to collect all the uncontaminated uplifted vinyl. Installation offcuts from the new vinyl were also bagged separately and collected from site for recycling. Unfortunately, within two months of the project’s completion the whole building was left under a foot of water after a nearby river burst its banks. Despite being cleaned, the new vinyl had to be replaced due to concerns about possible water damage underneath. In June 2020, the Bramhall Flooring team returned to replace the highspecification floor, this time in a ‘more serviceable’ darker grey. A turbostripper was used to uplift the vinyl without damaging the subfloor. As the floor had been prepared the first time, there were no challenges on refitting the new vinyl. In total, around 18 pallets of waste vinyl flooring were recycled from both project phases. Julian Normie, Managing Director at Bramhall Flooring commented: “We totally buy into Recofloor and it was easy to use Recofloor on both phases of this project. We believe that recycling helps the environment and doesn’t contribute to overloaded landfill sites. Using Recofloor also saves us money on skips.” T 0161 355 7618
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Abingdon’s popular Love Story Collection is rekindled with a colour overhaul see page 42
Practical but luxurious Noble Dreams is a versatile new range launch from Balta. see page 39
Balta is at your service with a new portfolio of cut-length styles see page 43
Victoria Design Floors has upgraded its Universal Click products see page 44
Kellars has launched its own exclusive range of SPC & LVT ranges under its Unico brand see page 45
Frontier is the latest addition to the Natureborn wool family of Victoria Carpets see page 49
Buying group ACG are enhancing their popular own label Smart Choice POS see page 34
Louis de Poortere launch its new Richelieu premium woven Wilton concept see page 28
Abingdon has refreshed its popular SoftStep cushion vinyl collection see page 27
Urban Landscape is a new rustic, on-trend engineered wood from Furlong Flooring see page 12
Mapei launches a new premium carpet adhesive, Ultrabond Eco TX3 see page 46
StainSafe Provincetown from Balta presents a classic 1/8th gauge twist pile style see page 27
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Dreaming in colour As Noble Dreams hits stores across the country, the carpet’s colour palette is gaining quite a following among homeowners looking to make an assured and confident choice. Filip Poelman, sales director, Balta carpets, says; “Noble Dreams is a response to the rise of colour in the home. We’re certainly seeing customers explore more confident colour choices and the pastel tones of the style’s 12-strong palette support this adventurous spirit without feeling too bold or extravagant. They can be used as the base of a beautiful new room scheme, or to add the perfect accompaniment to a gorgeous new velvet sofa in a bolder shade.” With a wealth of indulgent pastels, including hues of blush pink and sophisticated grey tones, Noble Dreams by Balta carpets celebrates the positivity of colour. The style’s broad colour range allows homeowners to find the perfect hue, no matter what their style. Installation too has been considered, with Balta equipping Noble Dreams with the option of the Ultratex Quick+ alongside the standard synthetic backing. Ultratex Quick+ felt backing not only gives an improved underfoot feel but also improves the carpet’s flexibility and makes it easier to manage, so its quicker and easier to install. And in four and five-metre widths to minimise waste and seams, the carpet is ready for any challenge. The StainSafe carpet delivers a luxury look at a competitive price and with a two-ply yarn, Noble Dreams is as strong as it is beautiful. This means it makes a great choice throughout the home. Offering fabulous all-round value, Noble Dreams is supported by 15-year stain and 10-year wear guarantees, underlining that its fresh and confident look can be enjoyed in family homes. T +32 56 62 22 11
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Joining the Herdwick Brand new for Autumn Winter 2020 Brockway is introducing three new styles to the Lakeland Herdwick Collection Bringing the collection to a total of six designs, the soft yet hardwearing new additions include three enticing new textures including a flatweave, a chunky loop and a rustic cut pile twist. The Lakeland Herdwick Weave is sophisticated and striking, the Weave combines good looks and high performance to add a subtle pattern to your floors Specially designed for those that want the hardwearing practicality and high performance of pure wool, the Lakeland Herdwick Loop is chunky and comfortable underfoot, a most welcome addition to the Lakeland Herdwick family Lastly, the Lakeland Herdwick Twist is robust, soft and bouncy and features distinctive tones and textures that is native to the Cumbrian Fells. The three new designs are available in five colourways which have been inspired by the Lake District: Windermere, Buttermere, Fornside, Rydal and Ullswater The undyed natural tones of the wool bring a beautiful palette which will add depth and warmth to a room. Made from the very best yarn from the wool of Herdwick sheep which are native to the Cumbrian Fells in the Lake District, the wool is engineered by nature and its surroundings Whether you’re looking for something soft underfoot or hardy for heavy traffic areas, this collection of robust and hardwearing woollen carpets is the perfect choice for all areas of the home. T 01562 828200 THE STOCKLISTS October 2020
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Quality, value and choice at your fingertips With floorwise on hand, retailers can enjoy the very best in quality and value across a broad range of installation and finishing accessories, including one of the UK’s widest ranging underlay portfolios. Underlay expertise When it comes to underlay and gripper, then there are few suppliers that can match the choice and quality on offer from floorwise. With more than 50 underlays for carpet, wood, laminate and LVT in recycled PU, rubber crumb, felt and polyethylene; you can find the perfect underlay for the customer. From wallet-friendly options right up to premium products for enduring use with the Feel the Difference collection, underlays are made to provide the very best support, longevity and comfort for the price.
Smooth and level Through the hugely popular Pro-Screed Gold levelling and smoothing compound, floorwise provides a smooth and level foundation for any work. Perfect for LVT installations and with a quick drying time, it can turn its hand to almost any subfloor type, making it a truly versatile.solution that’s proving indispensable for a growing number of fitters.
Holding fast A complete range of adhesives also ensures that any floorcovering can be held fast with a reliable bond that won’t let you down. And with handy spray adhesives including the famous F599 Heavy Duty Spray Adhesive, floorwise is on hand to tackle all those awkward jobs.
Get a grip And of course, the legendary Diamond Gripper is a favourite of fitters around the country for its tenacious and reliable grip.
Rounding out the bottom to top prowess of floorwise, comes its impressive collection of profiles for carpet, wood, laminate and LVT. With the great value of the Classic and Zenith (including popular wood cover strips) to the heavy-duty Max range in aluminium and simbrass finishes, you can tackle the majority of demands. But for that extra finishing touch, then it has to be Reflections with its high-quality chrome and brushed steel nickel to match popular switch and socket finishes for a completely coordinated look.
Tooled up For the fitters and installers that bring the skills to provide first-rate installations, floorwise also offers a range of tools and equipment from the world’s best suppliers. With everything covered, choosing floorwise is a great way to make sure they are equipped with the very best tools and equipment.
Through a network of distributors across the UK and Ireland, all with local expertise to understand the unique challenges of your customers you can also enjoy great service, including swift local delivery and expert knowledge never more than a call away.
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The Love Story collection has been given a refreshed palette in time for the peak selling period
The love story continues The Love Story collection has become a householder favourite, bringing a luxurious look and sumptuous feel, along with the practicality of stain-resistance and bleach cleanability. Now, to make sure that retailers can continue to benefit from the appeal of Love Story, we’ve invested in refreshing the line-up in time for peak selling period. Introducing three new colours – a fashionable mid grey, mysterious charcoal
and golden caramel – we’ve introduced three key tones, bringing added depth to the collection. As homeowners continue to make bolder colour choices throughout the home, the update ensures Love Story’s palette remains relevant and appealing. Martin Peace, sales director, “Deep Feelings and Lasting Romance have established themselves among the nation’s favourite polyester carpets and we wanted to make sure that it stayed that way. The new colours bring more variety throughout the palette but importantly, plug gaps to make that it’s
A wonderful website We’ve also been developing a new website that’s now ready to welcome British carpet lovers to our brands and demonstrating the luxury, quality and value of styles available from Abingdon Flooring. Offering improved functionality over the previous version, the new website features a comprehensive search that lets users filter our styles by brand, type, room, usage, style and colour. Making it easy to find the perfect style across carpet, carpet tiles and cushion vinyl, the new site also features a helpful advice section, as well as inspiration using our latest photography, shot on location for an authentic feel. Visitors can also find their nearest Abingdon Flooring stockist, or simply learn more about one of the UK’s few true remaining carpet manufacturers.
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At your service. We carried on so that you can benefit from our impressive service portfolio of cut-length styles. From our new Balta Service bookstand to Eternity and Satino, our displays bring the style, quality and value of Balta carpets to your store.
Our Balta Service bookstand shows off 8 on-trend ranges within a minimum of space. On one side, find four PP ranges in Kings Court, Carinthia, Kali and Mayburgh. On the other, four stylish PA ranges in Exquisite, Finesse, Azure and Landsdowne.
Made in Heaven lecterns have been updated to Eternity Eternity.. Featuring elegant and luxurious Amaryllis and Primrose nylon carpets, the collection is made for modern homes. With a lifetime of stain-resistance, lightfast and hardwearing, this is softness to last.
Easyclean and Crown Floors tombola have been updated to Satino®. Along with new colours for Exquisite and Finesse, we’re introducing Satino® Cascade in a wide range of colours. Azure and Mayburgh also join the new style Satino® brand tombola.
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Traditionalista or fashionista – wood decor does it The British appetite for wood effects in LVT, vinyl and cushion floor seems unstoppable and leading floor designers have been prompt in delivering styles that sustain the sector’s appeal to both traditionalists and fashionistas! And even in this most challenging year for product development, impressive progress has still been made in responding to colour trends and demands for increased authenticity, alongside technical enhancement that has achieved greater stability, performance and ease of installation.
Victoria’s Universal Parquet in Flint Grey
Karndean Designflooring has introduced a new, natural wood grain emboss as part of the latest update to its class-leading Van Gogh collection. Handcrafted and designed by Karndean’s in-house product designers, Grey Brushed Oak, Warm Brushed Oak and Golden Brushed Oak feature the exclusive natural wood grain emboss, accentuating the natural texture and aesthetics of the individual wood that inspired it. The designs come in a full length plank (56” x 9”) and smaller (28” x 7”) herringbone for matching room to room or dividing spaces in open plan areas of the home.
Warm Brushed Oak from Karndean
Consumers are becoming bolder with their interior choices and mixing colours together like this is a sure fire way to stamp their mark on a room The dramatic entry of Invictus into the LVT market in 2019 stimulated huge interest among retailers, building on the strength of Associated Weaver’s carpet brands. High profile marketing and sophisticated POS have driven its vinyl sales very successfully ever since. Check out the Invictus “community” online to see a smart gallery of installations from happy customers at https://invictus.co.uk/lvt/community Among more than 30 wood decors available, Invictus selected two ranges – New England Oak and Highland Oak – to develop its popular parquet offering - each available in four colourways which can also be combined for a unique interior design.
Designer Parquet by Invictus
“We’ve always been recognised for the intricate beauty of our wood designs, and our Van Gogh collection offers our widest selection of natural wood hues with cool neutral, grey and warm tones,” explains Stella Coyle, national retail sales manager of Karndean Designflooring. She said: “The latest update has also seen us offer the same wood designs in a gluedown and rigid core format, allowing more flexibility to select the best fixing type for your space. “The designs encompass some of our most celebrated hues including classic Country Oak, traditional French Oak and Scandi Blush Oak in a gluedown and rigid core option for the first time.” After the successes Victoria Design Floors has seen with the Distinctive Landscape Wildwood Click range, the company has now upgraded the spec of its Universal Click products too. Their range of Universal 55 rigid click now comes with a built-in foam pad removing the need for a seperate underlay saving you both installation time and component costs. Benefits for the end users include higher sound reduction properties (now 20dB V’s 8dB on the previous click with no foam pad). Universal 55 is a collection of 14 wood and 4 stone designs featuring a 2G click system, topped with an embossed 0.55mm wear layer. The appetite for wooden LVT designs shows no sign of diminishing which is why the company also introduced 4 new parquet colours to the dry back range at the end of 2019. Also available in a full-length plank (7.25” x 48”) these colours work brilliantly together or on their own.
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The latest option is Designer Parquet, a contemporary answer to the appetite for the rustic handcrafted appearance and it is available in three designs. And there’s more to come – more parquet will appear in 2021 from Invictus. Whether designing a warm and inviting home interior scheme or large scale commercial installation, practicality is just as important as aesthetics and Expona EnCore Rigid Loc from Polyflor offers a flooring solution that caters for both. The rigid Stone Plastic Composite (SPC) construction gives the floor superior stability. It is also ideal for laying over existing floor coverings, again saving on preparation and installation time. An acoustic layer and use of 5G-i locking technology adds to the exemplary performance.
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Polyflor’s Expona-EnCore in Summerhouse Oak
LVT has been enabling consumers to enjoy natural, affordable and realistic wood effect flooring with easy maintenance for over three decades and Earthwerks takes full advantage of the latest generation of registered embossing techniques to apply fantastic realism. EarthWerks Wood Classic Plus collection for example, has a registered embossed surface, a 7-piece pattern repeat and a low gloss finish, further enhancing this impact of a real wood floor. The wood design options are endless but EarthWerks but traditional oak remains the go-to-choice.. Since the summer, Carpet & Flooring has become the exclusive UK stock, sales and service partner for the EarthWerks product collections.
Kellars Unico Allora Tile in Dark Slate
Aesthetically, the collection of 12 faithfully replicated wood designs have been expertly selected for their natural beauty and variation for a more authentic finish. Paired with a fine wood grain surface texture to enhance each plank and Polyflor’s exceptional polyurethane reinforcement (PUR), Expona EnCore Rigid Loc is an ideal alternative to hardwood flooring as it offers all the beauty of real wood with the resilience of vinyl. Each design features fine grain and knot detailing, creating natural shade variation, and micro bevelled edges for a timeless appearance typical of real wooden floor coverings. Leoline’s Timberline cushion vinyl collection captures the very latest trends, as well as some surprising interpretations that prove just how versatile the latest generation of wood vinyl can be. With herringbone, limewashed, wide planks, reclaimed, rustic and strip effects, Timberline certainly covers the bases of modern wood looks. The collection’s plank effects are rooted in the influence of Scandinavian design with options such as Oslo, Helsinki and Copenhagen. Herringbone is also a strong part of the collection with limewashed and grey variants of Leoline’s Marilyn design along with the reclaimed look of Lido. Cabana is a surprising and interesting wood décor overlaid with a pattern relief on a reclaimed look plank. Along with the fine wood strips of Wander, its unusual approach underlines the depth and variety of wood designs available in Timberline. But the collection is not just focused on design, bearing all the hallmarks of a quality cushion vinyl floor. Equipped with Leoline’s Superguard technology that fights off stains and dirt and makes it easy to clean, Timberline is ideal for today’s family homes. Add in R11 slip-resistance, as well as a finish that’s impervious to water, and Timberline is a great way to introduce the natural look of wood in bathrooms and kitchens, while the long 15-year warranty and multiple widths make it a great choice in living spaces and hallways.
Timberline Lido from Leoline
Kellars is one of the UK’s leading, independent flooring wholesale companies and has recently launched its own exclusive range of SPC & LVT ranges under its Unico brand – the new name for all its hard flooring products Unico Allora is an SPC floor, 5.2mm thick with a 0.30mm wear layer giving the product the benefit of a micro bevel and a light commercial rating. The range is offered with 10 planks and 6 tiles which feature a Unlin locking system. A herringbone range of 6 decors will also be available with a 5G click system. Unico–Roma is available from stock in 8 wood planks and 2 tile ranges. The same decors are stocked in both click and stick down options. Both ranges will be marketed with swatches and the Allora SPC will also feature a bespoke display stand showing all the ranges on a double-sided stepped format – reserve your stand for only £199. “Dress your floor with rigid core” is a slogan to appeal to the floorcovering fashionistas with 18 options in wood from the latest wineo 600 Rigid collection, including large plank formats. The designs have been created with an urban character and authentic realism with registered embossed surfaces matching the smart wood decors. wineo is a pioneer of click-fit rigid core construction with an elastic top layer – combining robust performance and installation stability with the sophisticated. The company’s ultra-thin 1.2mm silentRigid underlay mat which has been specially developed to enhance the stability, quietness and underfoot feeling of the floor. wineo 600 Rigid can be laid quickly and cleanly over existing floors with minimal substrate preparation – the ideal renovation floor. For more information Earthwerks – earthwerks@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.earthwerks.co.uk Invictus – 01422 431100 www.invictus.co.uk Karndean Designflooring – 01386 820100 www.karndean.com Kellars – sales@kellars.co.uk www.kellars.co.uk Leoline – 0800 032 3970 www.leoline.co.uk Polyflor – 0161 767 1111 www.polyflor.com Victoria Carpets – 01562 749300 – www.victoriacarpets.com Wineo – +49 5237 6090 https://en.wineo.de/
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FLOORINGNEWS Up for grabs Following the introduction of the new TX range of adhesives by the Mapei Group’s earlier this year is the launch of its new Ultrabond Eco TX3. Made in the UK, the premium adhesive has excellent wet grab properties and early build up of strength and is suitable for the installation of carpet with all types of backing. Ultrabond Eco TX3 is particularly suitable for commercial projects subjected to heavy foot and castor wheel traffic, including hotels, offices, airports, restaurants etc. The adhesive is solvent-free, certified Emicode EC1 Plus (very low emissions of VOC) and is now available in 15kg tubs. Ultrabond Eco TX3 is the first of three new adhesives joining Mapei’s re-branded Ultrabond Eco Adhesives range. Existing favourites include Ultrabond Eco VS90 Plus, Ultrabond Eco Fix and Ultrabond Eco 4 LVT. T 0121 508 6970
www.mapei.co.uk
Simon goes South for F Ball F. Ball and Co. Ltd. has appointed Simon Jenkins as its southern area sales manager. Simon was previously F. Ball technical representative for the North London area for 12 years. During this time, he provided expert advice on subfloor preparation and floorcovering installation to flooring contractors, distributors and retailers, including conducting site visits and advising on the best course of action for particular flooring projects where F. Ball products were used. He will now manage and support the company’s network of regional technical representatives across the south of England and work closely with F. Ball wholesalers to grow sales whilst identifying and developing new market opportunities. Simon began his career in the flooring industry after leaving university in 1998, when he started working for a friend’s family’s flooring distribution business. He later held sales and on-site technical support roles at other well-known flooring industry companies before joining F. Ball in 2008. Commenting on his promotion, Simon said: “I’m delighted to have the opportunity to progress my career and develop new skills within a company I love working for. Apart from growing sales in difficult circumstances following coronavirus and lockdown, the main challenge will be building on the great work of an already successful team. This is made easier by our expert technical knowledge, which means we are able to offer a service that others can’t. Together with products that provide real benefits over competitors, this enables flooring contractors to deliver unbeatable results for clients.” T 01538 361 633
www.f-ball.co.uk
Paul heads label specialist CPS Group, a major supplier of labels to the carpet sector, has appointed one of the best known names in the bed industry, Paul Little, as the new group managing director. Paul will be responsible for the strategic development and leadership of the group with a view to taking its growth within the UK and wider European markets to the next level. Said Paul, who has spent the past 14 years as executive sales and marketing director at Relyon and Steinhoff UK Beds: “I am really excited to join a progressive forward thinking and dynamic company at a very exciting time. I look forward to working with the team and helping to lead them into a new chapter of the group’s growth.” During his time at Relyon, Paul was responsible for relaunching the Dunlopillo brand in the UK. He said: “That, alongside developing an outstanding sales and marketing team with whom I worked to significantly grow the business, was my proudest achievement.” CPS was established 30 years ago by group owner Simon Green and is now one of the UK’s leading specialist print companies. The Caerphilly-based company has also grown to become a major supplier of labels to the carpet and mattress industries. Simon will continue his involvement with the group, which is currently recruiting additional staff to handle a booming order book, focusing on new business development. T 029 2086 0899 www.cpsgroupltd.co.uk 46
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Wool Week 2020 - October 5-18 The tide is turning towards wool By Martin Curtis, Wool Carpet Focus Group The tide is changing. People are becoming more interested in what is happening around them and when they see things that are really wrong they are prepared to do something about it. In time people will realise that even making a small change in their daily lives will add up to make a big change to the world we live in. That will include buying products to last longer, look better for longer, be safer, be environmentally beneficial and make them feel better – and for the most part that means wool! There is so much scientific information available today which conclusively proves that wool is the best fibre for most things, including carpets and rugs, that it is a wonder anyone needs reminding. Today more than ever information is power. Consumers want to know what they are buying, where it has come from and if it is doing damage to the planet and their children’s futures. I believe that if a retailer speaks honestly and openly to the customer in their shop the results will be hugely beneficial for all parties. It isn’t rocket science. It is a logical and reasoned discussion as to where we want to be in the future. We look back now on how murderous it was to put lead in our petrol. The reason for doing so was to make it fractionally cheaper to run our cars but it didn’t have to be that way - it was just an easy way out. Recycling? Weren`t those who recycled looked upon as slightly deranged and from another planet? What are we all doing now? Yes, recycling is part of everyday life and those who don`t do it are pariahs.
Wool Week’s10th anniversary The Campaign officially began in October 2010 with Wool Week activities and is a truly collaborative initiative involving farmers, textile manufacturers, carpet makers, brands, retailers, fashion & interior designers around the world. The Campaign for Wool is a global endeavour initiated by its patron, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, in order to raise awareness amongst consumers about the unique, natural, renewable and biodegradable benefits offered by the fibre.
Consumers want to know what they are buying, where it has come from and if it is doing damage to the planet
For the 10 year celebration, the Campaign has worked on a yearlong student design competition, bringing together leading brands and retailers across a variety of wool product types with nearly 20 universities throughout the UK.
Martin Curtis (left)
“This student design competition is one of my favourite Campaign for Wool initiatives,” says Nicholas Coleridge, Chairman of The Campaign for Wool. “It introduces the unique properties of wool as a fibre to student textile designers, sometimes for the very first time. And, having encountered wool, it often becomes a design habit.
Carpet retailers have a significant advantage over online sellers because the consumer needs their personal help and advice. Which carpet is the best? What are the advantages and disadvantages of synthetics over wool and vice versa. There are many really clued up retailers and they are able to give their customers honest advice. Some take an easier road and will get a sale in the book no matter what and that is going to have to change. A wool carpet will stay looking better for longer than a synthetic carpet (look at all the scientific evidence included on woolcarpetsnaturally.org). A wool carpet that costs £30 per sq metre will under normal circumstances keep looking great for 10 years or more. Let’s say that the cost is therefore £3 per sq metre per year, akin to the fashion industry referencing cost per wear data.
“Students are introduced to top wool-using brands, and get a sense of how they operate and what they are like on the inside. Several students in past years’ competitions have ended up working for these brands,” he added. Wool Week starts on October 5 and the pandemic means many of the events will be held online so follow these tags on social media to keep up with the latest news: #WoolWeek @CampaignforWool #MakeADifference
A synthetic one (and please remember these are actually a form of plastic and we know how bad that stuff is) that is say £20 per sq metre may only look good for 5 years (although I know this is pushing it!) so this equates to £4 per sq meter cost per year. Anecdotally, when I asked our group of carpet manufacturers, many of whom produce both synthetic and wool carpets, which would they want in their homes everyone said wool!
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Woolabilities - selling benefits Wool carpets are close to the heart of the UK consumer but with increasing competition from synthetic fibres, wool has to work a little harder to promote the “woolabilities” that make it so special. Here’s our ‘Wool Workshop’ - a selling aid to help to trade consumers up to premium products by selling the benefits of natural fibre.
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PRACTICAL Strong and Resilient – Wool carpet will provide superior performance over many years as it can offer unique resilience and long lasting durability. The natural crimp of wool offers valuable ‘bounce-back’ so that pile compression is resisted and the effects of tracking and shading are reduced – maintaining good appearance over many years. Easy care – Wool is a natural fibre that has an inbuilt resistance to soiling due to its natural oils and its outer surface of microscopic scales and as a result additional anti-soil treatments are not necessary. Simply vacuuming the carpet will keep it looking good and whilst wool initially repels spills, prompt and complete blotting with white paper towels or an absorbent cloth is advised and will address many household spillages. COMFORT Soft and Warm – Wool carpet adds luxurious underfoot comfort and warmth to the home and acts as an insulator improving heat retention and energy efficiency. Peace and Quiet – Wool carpet absorbs sound and cushions the home against echo and room to room noise transfer.
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SAFETY Fire Retardant – Wool is naturally fire resistant, has a slow ignition rate and tests show that it is self extinguishing within seconds. It meets many safety regulations without additional treatments and is favoured in contract locations for this reason. Fall Friendly – Carpet cushions and so provides a softer floor which protects against serious injury in falls by the very young or the elderly. INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT Indoor Environment – As a natural ‘smart’ fibre with a complex physical and chemical structure, wool helps to create a balanced atmosphere in the home. It breathes and absorbs humidity in the air, releasing it when the atmosphere becomes dry and helps improve air quality by absorbing airborne toxins in indoor air. Anti–allergy – The minute scales on the fibre’s surface will hold fine dust until vacuumed which helps to reduce floating particulate in the atmosphere. Wool does not give off harmful emissions or promote the growth of bacteria and wool is not a food source for dust mites.
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ECO/ENVIRONMENTAL Natural and Sustainable – Grown on sheep, which graze freely, wool is both 100% natural and fully sustainable. As shearing is a necessary part of animal husbandry this means that every year there is a fresh supply of wool available for the carpet manufacturing industry. Energy Efficient – Wool is energy efficient in the home and also in carpet production. Biodegradable – Wool fibre is biodegradable in soil and will produce nitrogen, sulphur, carbon dioxide and water which are all plant nutrients. Environmentally Assessed – Wool is an environmentally responsible fibre that has been measured in terms of its ecological impact. A Life Cycle Analysis study carried out by Leeds University to ISO 14040 standard for British Wool concludes that it compares favourably when measured against man-made fibres.
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Wool carpets have a historic reputation for quality because as a fibre it is known to withstand pressure and have excellent appearance retention properties. The best wool for carpet production is ‘strong’ wool and this is grown on sheep breeds found in Britain and New Zealand. Most carpets will contain both British Wool and New Zealand Wool because British Wool is more bulky and resilient and offers texture and unique heathery shades to carpet, whilst New Zealand wool is softer and whiter and particularly good for plain, lighter shaded ranges. Combining the two within a blend for carpet yarn gives manufacturers the perfect qualities for carpet. 100% wool or 80/20 – 80/10/10 wool rich Wool has yet to be matched by any man-made fibre; it has superior strength and does not need other fibres to improve its performance. However manufacturers choose to use synthetic fibres within the yarn blend for a number of reasons. These include fibre flexibility, dyeing, heat setting, stain resistance, durability and cost. These wool rich compositions offer industry standard carpets which will perform well in the home.
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The Campaign for Wool - a showcase of quality
Natureborn Frontier by Victoria Carpets
Tranquil by Crucial Trading
The latest edition to Victoria’s Natureborn wool family – Frontier. A collection of 14 loop pile designs. Split between seven linear and seven plain, the colourways are inspired by the Great British countryside.
Tranquil is a beautifully textured wool collection made from 100% wool. The chunky bouclé design is available in seven neutral tones and as its ultra-deep pile makes it sumptuously soft underfoot, the range looks and feels stunning when finished with one of Crucial’s borders to create a bespoke rug.
This 10th hardwearing gauge range comes with Loc-Back for easy installation and is available in both 4 and 5 metre widths. The design shown is Battlement. T 01562 749 300 www.victoriacarpets.com
T 01562 743 747 www.crucial-trading.com
Natural Berber Twist by Cormar Carpet Company Natural Berber Twist is a classic wool twist pile carpet produced using 80% wool, 10% nylon and 10% Tuftbond yarn, with a choice of 10 natural flecked heather shades – allowing you to create a warm, country feel in your home. Available in ‘Elite’ and ‘Deluxe’ pile weights with 4 & 5 metres widths. The collection has recently been re-engineered to improve the look and finish, though maintains its comfortable, hardwearing qualities. The versatile and resilient Natural Berber Twist range is ideal for any room in modern or traditional homes and now comes with a 10-Year Wear Guarantee. T 01204 881234
www.cormarcarpets.co.uk
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Quintessential Twist by Hugh Mackay Quintessential Twist is a superb 3ply satin twist made from the finest New Zealand wool. Designed and crafted with quality in mind, a double sheared finish gives the ultimate in underfoot comfort. Choose from a colour palette developed with the help of industry leading interior designers that will compliment any decor. QT has it all! T 01429 892555
www.hughmackay.co.uk
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Weave
Lakeland Herdwick Silverhow
Lakeland Herdwick Collection by Brockway
Cartouche by Cavalier Carpets
Brockway has introduced three new styles, bringing the Herdwick collection to a total of six designs, including three enticing new textures including a flatweave, a chunky loop and a rustic cut pile twist. The soft, yet hardwearing 100% undyed wool brings out the natural tones of the wool with a beautiful palette which will add depth and warmth to a room.
First launched some fifteen years ago, and now benefiting from its fourth colourway update, Cartouche has been at the forefront of Cavalier’s wool collection. The latest palette of subtle tones, reflects the very latest decor trends with an unrivalled range of muted tones that work with both traditional and contemporary styling.
Five colourways are available: Windermere, Buttermere, Fornside, Rydal and Ullswater.
This luxury velour, made using stock dyed yarn, is uniquely sheared four times for a smooth velvet finish which is second to none. Available on 4m & 5m widths and sold with the assurance of Cavalier’s 20 year wear warranty.
Herdwick loop and twist styles are available in 4m and 5m and the Weave in 4m. T 01562 828200 www.brockway.co.uk
T 01254 268000
www.cavaliercarpets.co.uk
Wilton Royal Balmoral by Abingdon Flooring
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In a collection of 10 heather shades including wide-ranging greys and modern tones of beige, Wilton Royal Balmoral from Abingdon Flooring moves firmly into the colour palette made popular by man-made yarns. Made in Britain and featuring an 80% wool melt-bond blend for a pinpoint finish and lasting definition, Balmoral’s cut-pile twist is an elegant look that’s suitable for use throughout the home. The carpets feature Soft Fleece Bac for easier fitting and a discernibly softer feel on samples, helping to make its wool-rich blend even more tempting. In 40oz and 50oz Deluxe qualities and 2.5m, 4m and 5m widths; the carpet is bringing wool back to homes across the country.
Odyssey by Kersaint Cobb
T 01274 655 694 www.abingdonflooring.co.uk
T 01675 430 430 www.kersaintcobb.co.uk
Available in eight stunning pastel multistripe options, 100% wool range Odyssey from Kersaint Cobb is perfect for making a statement in any area of the home. The collection is available in 4m width and is suitable for high traffic areas such as the stairs or main living space.
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Quirky Broadloom from Alternative Flooring Liberty prints are reimagined as carpet for the first time by Alternative Flooring, bringing more pattern to the awardwinning Quirky B collection. Strawberry Meadow (pictured) features bushes and birds in tonal shades that translate beautifully as carpet. With many of the designs originally created by William Morris, it’s the perfect blend of old and new. 80% wool and 20% nylon. Available in 4m width. T 01264 335111 www.alternativeflooring.com
Crafted by Axminster, woven for you Introducing ‘Woven to Order’ by Axminster Carpets a selection of products which are woven personally to order. Ready in just four weeks, woven by a skilled team, gives the assurance of knowing that your carpet has been beautifully crafted to your requirements, in the Devon based factory. The products included in this service are: Hazy Days (100% wool) and Myth & Moor (80% wool). T 01297 33533 www.axminstercarpets.uk
Panache by Adam Carpets The image shows colourway Zing in Adam Carpets’ Panache range - offered in a palette of blues with warm and soothing neutrals, this is just one of the stripes collection,which pairs well with many shades already in our homes. Panache is made in the modern Adam Carpets factory in Kidderminster using 100% accredited UK wool, combined with premium nylon 6.6. T 01562 822247 www.adamcarpets.co.uk
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Promoting excellence in installation Welcome to this new column from the NICF, the National Institute of Carpet and Floorlayers (formerly the National Institute of Carpet Fitters). In future columns we will talk about tips for floorlayers, tricks of the trade and other areas. But in this first one we would like to introduce you to the NICF. Formed in 1979, the NICF is today the only national trade association supporting professionals working in the domestic flooring sector. The NICF furthers the interests of its members by promoting excellence in the fields of carpet, laminate, domestic sheet vinyl, timber and luxury vinyl tile fitting.
The aim of the NICF has always been to promote excellence, by encouraging the understanding and awareness of the British Standards Code of Practice for the installation of floor coverings, and to provide assurance of quality of workmanship to the public. The NICF rebranded as the National Institute of Carpet and Floorlayers in 1998 in order to recognise those members who were multi-skilled and also in order to support vinyl fitters, wood and laminate fitters and vinyl tile fitters. In the same year the NICF in conjunction with the Contract Flooring Association (CFA) formed the Flooring Industry Training Association, FITA, and set up a state-of-the art training facility. Its training courses are suitable for newcomers to the trade, as well as for experienced fitters wishing to improve their skills. One of the benefits of membership of the NICF is eligibility for 15% off the cost of FITA’s standard courses and 1-day workshops. Membership also includes a range of benefits, products and services. These include: discounts on carpet adhesive, sanitisers, flooring accessories, tools and workwear. Membership includes the use of the NICF logo for vans, stationary, emails and websites, which demonstrates to your customers and the wider industry that you have been independently audited. Members are also listed on the NICF website and directory, attracting work. We provide a whole host of free benefit helplines covering areas such as legal advice, technical support, health & safety and employment law. And NICF provides members with regular updates via our bi-monthly newsletter, website and forums. These have been particularly helpful during the pandemic, and have included government updates that are relevant to our sector, industry news, grants and funding available and support to help members keep working safely, If you are interested in joining the NICF, there are four different membership categories, covering all levels of carpet fitting and floor laying. Full details can be found on the NICF website at: www.nicfltd.org.uk
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Sales surge continues The flooring industry continues to experience an unprecedented boom in business post-lockdown with reports of up to 60% increases in trade, held back only by supply chain problems. The Carpet Foundation’s latest newsletter quote one of its members; “it’s ‘like having 10 Christmases at once!’ and anecdotal evidence from buying groups reports many retailers who are trading between 20 and 40% over 2019 figures for this period. Major carpet retailer ScS says sales are up by 51 per cent over the last six weeks, with the demand creating 300 new jobs. ScS had already reported a 92 per cent increase in order intake for the period from May to July this year and the trend has continued across its 100 UK stores. Latest retail sales figures from the ONS see a 10% boost in home goods sales, including floorcovering, as consumers continue to switch discretionary spending to invest in their home. Analysts say thwarted leisure spending, especially travel, is being switched to the home now the summer’s over and the ONS report compares August trading with pre-pandemic February to arrive at the 9.9% growth figure. “Retail sales continued to grow, further surpassing their pre-pandemic level,” ONS deputy national statistician for economic statistics Jonathan Athow said. “Sales of household goods thrived as the demand for home improvement continued.” Victoria’s trading update to shareholders said: “Trading has continued to be resilient since we last updated the market in July and demand has recovered in all our principal markets.This is reflected in the Board’s view that consumers are prioritising spending on improving and refreshing their homes following the lockdown.” Supply chain issues continue to cause issues with deliveries delayed on flooring and underlay as many manufacturers who closed during lockdown struggle to re-build stocks in the face of high demand.
Ulster hit by hospitality downturn Up to 70 jobs are at risk at Ulster Carpets as the pandemic impacts its core hospitality business. Retail sales have “recovered well” however, says the company. The company has entered a formal consultation period with employees and has said up to 70 roles at all levels across the group may be affected. Ulster employs around 300 staff in Portadown, Co Armagh. A company statement said: “The core business of Ulster Carpets is heavily dependent on the hospitality and cruise ship sectors and this is the direct cause for the need to reduce operations. Whilst the retail business has recovered well, the onerous restrictions placed on international air travel are likely to impact our key markets for the foreseeable future.”
Domotex delayed Domotex – the world’s largest flooring trade fair – has pushed back its January 2021 dates for the Hannover show to May 18–20. A digital conference will now be held in January. Organisers had been holding out for the original dates and made many special arrangements but now say the “rampant Covid-19 pandemic” and its impact on worldwide travel has forced a re-think. 70 percent of the 35,000 visitors to the event in 2020 came from outside Germany. Organisers Deutsche Messe AG said: “There is a general uncertainty in relation to travelling abroad. It has therefore become difficult to deliver on the show’s core value proposition, which is linked, among other things, to the high number of international exhibitors and visitors.” The show originally announced that the postponement would be to May 20-22 but a clash with European whit holidays has brought it forward two days, running from Tuesday to Thursday. THE STOCKLISTS October 2020
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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.
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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. While 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.
STYCCOBOND F73PLUS HEAVY DUTYONE PART FLOORING ADHESIVE • No mixing, no waste, easy to use • Fibre-reinforced with high bond strength
• Suitable for internal and external areas • Fast setting - traffic from 90 minutes • Weld from 2 hours
Let F73 Plus take the strain in the most demanding environments Trust the yellow bucket
F. Ball and Co. Ltd.
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Flooring factsheet from Interfloor Best Practice Guide Fitting the Right Underlay Selecting the right underlay is not always easy. There are a lot to choose from and there are many factors to consider such as comfort, durability, suitability with underfloor heating, noise reduction, warmth and more. Interfloor has been advocating the use of underlay with new floorcoverings since the 1940s, pioneering its “British method” worldwide and developing its market-leading brands Duralay and Tredaire to supply hundreds of customers in over 70 countries. Here they offer advice on the key considerations for selecting the best underlay …
Our Underlay Range
Sustainability Re-use and recycling are key considerations for determining a flooring product’s green credentials. Interfloor’s crumb rubber and PU foam underlays contain approximately 80%-90% recycled content. The crumb rubber is made from recycled car tyres and some 3 million are recycled every year to make our underlay. We launched FSC® certified carpet gripper in 2011 and produced the first EC1 and EC2 flooring adhesives in 2008.
Impact sound With more people opting for hard floorcoverings there are major benefits to using a specialist underlay; not least, the reduction in sound impact. Interfloor’s Duralay was the first brand to develop special noise reduction underlays for wood and laminate floors. Independent tests prove our sponge rubber Timbermate underlays, with their superior weight and density, reduce acoustic noise levels by up to 30 per cent.
Underfloor heating It’s important to make sure that the effect of underfloor heating is not reduced by the underlay. Choose a specialist underlay for use with underfloor heating and check its thermal insulation value, making sure the thermal resistance of the total installation doesn’t exceed 0.15m2 K/W. Interfloor’s high tog underlays, including Duralay Heatflow and Tredaire King and Defender, help keep rooms warm and cosy.
Quality standards With greater emphasis being placed on building products’ performance, it’s important that those used in residential and commercial environments conform to British and European quality standards. Interfloor’s underlays and accessories are compliant with the relevant quality and safety standards, including BS 5808: 1991 / EN14499 : 2015. They also hold the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) Green Label Plus accreditation, meaning our products conform to the CRI’s high standards for indoor air quality and low VOC emissions.
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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.
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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. 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.
www.floorwise.co.uk
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.
www.carpenterunderlay.co.uk
Benefits
Types
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
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.
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
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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. 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).
www.wilsons-carpet-underlays.co.uk
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.
www.luxeunderlay.com
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. 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.
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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. THE STOCKLISTS October 2020
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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. THE STOCKLISTS October 2020
The original carpet tile
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.
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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 Axwoven Carpets Ltd Ax Be Axminster Carpets Ltd Ax Be Tw
01422 330261
0121 550 5788
01297 32244
Brockway Carpets Ltd Tw W 01562 828200 sales@brockway.co.uk www.brockway.co.uk
Bronte Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W office@brontecarpets.co.uk www.brontecarpets.co.uk
01282 862 736
Burmatex Tu
01924 262525
+32 56 62 2211
Cavalier Carpets Ltd Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww 01254 268000
Beaulieu International Group Be Pr Tu Tw
+32 56 67 66 11
Christy Carpets Tu 019078 308777
Belvedere Carpets Tu W sales@belvederecarpets.co.uk www.belvederecarpets.co.uk Betap Tufting BV +31 383 861 060 BIC Carpets +32 56 23 54 10
020 8800 0740
Clarendon Carpets Tw
01827 831480
Classis Carpets Tu W Ww
0870 020 1725
Condor Carpets BV Tu Tw W Tu
Contempo Carpets 01924 488882
Blenheim Carpets Ax Be Tw W Ww
020 7823 3040
BMK
0113 380 5333
Bond Worth Ltd Ax 01562 745000
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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 +32 55 335211
E & WE Carpets W
01562 825952
Edel Telenzo Carpets Ltd Tu Tw W sales@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk www.edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk Enterprise Weaving Co Be Ww
Fells Carpets
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
Stainfree Twist from Abingdon
Creative Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W
01422 374 417
01562 745030
+31 38 4778911
Be Tw W
Bizspoke Custom Carpets Be Tw W
01294 558400
Domo Floorcovering Pr Tu Tw
Balta Industries Tu Tw W Ww
Belvedere Carpets
Craigie Carpets Be
Durham Twist from Hugh Mackay
01204 881 234
800 223 6186
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
Brockway’s Vogue
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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.com Gaskell Wool Rich Tu Tw W
01772 696 787
01827 831525
Gaskell Mackay Carpets Ltd Ax Tu Tw W Georgian Carpets Tu Tw W
01429 892525 01827 831430
Godfrey Hirst (GB) Ltd Tu Halbmond Teppichwerke Be Pr Tu
Hammer Carpets
0800 526696 +49 037 421 420
01473 826870
infouk@hammercarpetsuk.com www.hammercarpets.com Heckmondwike FB
01924 410544
ITC Be Pr Tw Tu
0032 51 424 411
John Lanham Watts Carpets Ax Tw Ww John Evans Ltd Ax Tu Tw W
01937 588511 07850 935301
Joseph Hamilton & Seaton W Kingsmead Carpets Tu Tw W
01827 831400 01827 831 424
Lano NV
Ax Pr Tu Tw W Ww marketing@lano.be www.lano.com
+32 56 65 4300
Bronte’s Cream Shagpile
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Leigh Spinners Ltd Tw
01942 673232
Louis de Poortere W
+32 56 393 386
Lusotufo Tu
+35 12 56 750 500
Manx Carpets Tw W
01827 831 434
Master Weaver W Ww
01562 754 382
Mayfield Carpets Tu Tw W
01706 639 866
MID NL Be
+31 38 851 8700
Millennium Weavers Europe Tu Tw sales@millenniumweavers.eu www.millenniumweavers.be Modulyss Be Tu Tw Pr
+32 55 50 9050
+32 52 457211
Mr Tomkinson Tw Ww
01827 831 450
Penthouse Carpets Tu Tw W
01706 341231
Phoenox Textiles Pr Tu
01484 863227
Pownall Carpets Tw W
0845 6528811
Roger Vanden Berghe.NV Tu Ww
+32 56 73 57 11
Signature Carpets Be Tu W
01422 845075
TAT Carpet
07976 607657
Tapibel NV Pr Tu Tw
01623 481 221
Tasibel NV Tw
+32 52 499600
The Grosvenor Wilton Co W Ww
01562 701456
The Sultana Carpet Co Ax
01299 822300
Wilton Carpet Commercial Ax Tu Tw Ww W Be
01722 746000
Thomas Witter UK Ltd Tu Tw
0870 1128318
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
Weston Hammer W
0845 644 9090
Whitestone Weavers Ltd Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww
01429 892555
Wilkies Carpets Tw
0113 307 9955
Ryalux Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W
0845 652 8811
Woodward Grosvenor Ax Tu Tw W Ww
Sans Frontieres Ltd Be Pr Tu Tw W Ww
0844 5611977
Wool Classics Tu Ww
Shaw Home Foundations Tu
01675 433 501
Woven Carpets of Kidderminster W 01299 827477
Cormar’s Sensation Twist
0800 526696 0207 349 1560
Wellington Stripe from Ulster
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Fells Carpets Leeds 0113 3071900 carl.cummings@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk
Fells Carpets Leeds 0113 3071900 carl.cummings@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk
Beds Flooring Bedford 01234 341234 sales@bedsflooring.co.uk www.bedsflooring.co.uk
TCS “The Carpet Specialists” Morecambe 01524 840177 info@tcsthecarpetspecialists.com www.tcsthecarpetspecialists.com
Floorwise (North East)Ltd Birtley - see Floorwise page 64
Salesmark Ltd St Neots - see Floorwise page 64
Kellars Limited Darlington 0161 443 0970 sales@kellars.co.uk
STS Flooring Distributors Cambridge Tel: 0345 899 1000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.co.uk
Xylo Wood Flooring London 020 8368 8122 infouk@xyloflooring.com www.xyloflooring.com
North West
Midlands Birch Distribution Sheffield - see Floorwise page 64 Birch Distribution Leeds - see Floorwise page 64
A&A Carpets Manchester 01204 701188 sales@aandacarpets.co.uk www.aandacarpets.co.uk
Birch Distribution Hull - see Floorwise page 64
Choice Flooring Manchester - see Floorwise page 64
Cornerstone Flooring East Midlands and Warwickshire 01159 444711 sales@cornerstoneflooring.co.uk www.cornerstoneflooring.co.uk
Fells Carpets Goole 0113 3071900 carl.cummings@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk Kellars Limited Manchester 0161 443 0970 sales@kellars.co.uk
Cornerstone Flooring Doncaster - see Floorwise page 64
DMS Flooring Supplies Northampton 0845 643 5601 dmsnorthampton@dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk Floorwise D & J Ltd Southam - see Floorwise page 64
Millbrook Carpets Darwen 01254 703999 millbrookcarpets@live.co.uk
Matty’s Wholesale Carpets Birmingham 01675 433072 sales@mattys.co.uk
Preston Underlay Centre Ltd Preston/Lancashire - see Floorwise page 64
STS Flooring Distributors Watford 0345 899 1000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.co.uk
South West BL Flooring Supplies Bristol - see Floorwise page 64 BL Flooring Supplies Gloucester - see Floorwise page 64 Fitwell Flooring Ltd Redruth - see Floorwise page 64 Fitwell Flooring Ltd Newton Abott - see Floorwise page 64 Flooring Supplies (Wessex) Amesbury 01980 625888 orders@flooringsupplieswessex.co.uk R & M Wholesale Bristol 01179 531222 Tiverton 01884 258266 sales@rmwholesale.co.uk 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 18 for details
Trade Counter Carpets Leicester 0845 604 3055 tradecountercarpets@gmail.com Woodall Brothers Ltd Shrewsbury - see Floorwise page 64 62
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South East Acorn Carpet Accessories Bromley, Kent - see Floorwise page 64 Ashmount Flooring Supplies Tottenham 0208 808 2158 sales@ashmountflooring.co.uk www.ashmountflooringsupplies.co.uk Ballister London 020 8570 1668 london@ballister.co.uk www.ballister.co.uk Ballister Reading 0118 931 3535 reading@ballister.co.uk www.ballister.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 Flooring Storage UK Potters Bar 01707 245999 sales@flooringstorage.com www.flooringstorage.com
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Littner Hampton London 020 8520 8474 littnerhampton@aol.com www.littnerhamptoncarpets.co.uk John Palmer Carpets Fareham 01329 221933 sales@johnpalmercarpets.uk.net Potts & Ward, Woodcocks Ltd Brighton 01273 557211 sales@pwwflooring.com www.pwwflooring.com Salesmark Lancing - see Floorwise page 64 Solent Wholesale Carpet West Sussex 01243 774623 sales@solentwholesale.co.uk www.solentwholesale.co.uk - see page 18 STS Flooring Distributors Basildon 0345 899 1000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.co.uk 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
Scotland Flanagan Flooring Distributors Glasgow Business Park Baillieston Tel: 0141 773 1122 sales@flanagan-flooring.com www.flanagan-flooring.com Kellars Limited Glasgow 0141 647 7685 sales@kellars.co.uk MCD Scotland Uddingston Glasgow 01698 808000 mcdscotland@mcd.co.uk www.mcdscotland.co.uk Neil Smith Ltd Glasgow - see Floorwise page 64
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 Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Dublin - see Floorwise page 64
Wales Matty’s Wholesale Carpets Birmingham 01675 433072 sales@mattys.co.uk
Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Belfast - see Floorwise page 64 Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Limerick - see Floorwise page 64 TCS “The Carpet Specialists” Co. Louth 00353 429 351 351 info@tcsthecarpetspecialists.com www.tcsthecarpetspecialists.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 of the committee
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.
Associated Carpet Group www.acgcarpets.com Contact: Richard Moore Tel: 01942 825520 richard@acgcarpets.com
• 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...
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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
www.flooringone.co.uk Mandy Powell Tel: 0121 683 1426 mandy.powell@flooringone.co.uk
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. THE STOCKLISTS October 2020
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• 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.
www.greendalecarpets.co.uk Contact: Rob Harding Tel: 01432 852000 Fax: 01432 852005 rharding@greendalecarpets.co.uk
Metro Group www.carpet1st.co.uk Contact: Jill Coward Tel: 01204 393539 jillcoward@carpet1st.co.uk
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Sales Representative (Territory Manager) Earnings Potential £50k+ SOUTH COAST AREA – Postcodes DT, BH, SO, PO, Including Isle of Wight & Channel Islands Abingdon Flooring is one of the leading carpet manufacturers in the UK with some of the most recognisable brands in the industry, supplying quality carpets to the retail, contract and wholesale trade in the UK. We are currently enjoying an unprecedented level of growth and therefore are looking for an enthusiastic individual who can help develop the full potential of this established area. The ideal candidate will be tenacious, organised and professional with a willingness to develop, and will have knowledge of the trade from retail or territory sales experience, however we do encourage applicants from other industries who are keen to get a foothold in this fantastic trade. An above average salary, car, phone and unlimited commission package is available together with the benefits you would expect from a blue chip company. This role is for a flooring industry insider who knows this region and the potential that can be realised as well as somebody who wishes to develop a fantastic long term career within our team.. Please send your CV and covering letter summarising your relevant skills and experience to: Laura Offord, HR Assistant, Abingdon Flooring, Pen-y-fan Park, Newbridge, Gwent. NP11 3XG Or via email to laura.offord@abingdonflooring.co.uk Closing date of 23rd October 2020
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