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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE AND FLOORPLAN FOR THE FLOORING SHOW - PAGES 43 - 75
Furlong moves forward
Relentless rise of a UK leader page 55-56
Making a stand
Lano presents SmartStrand page 38
Shaggy standard
Wool Trends showcase
A Star of the Flooring Show page 76-77
Twist and shout!
Crown’s satin softness page 40
It’s a Goal
Balta scores with chunky loop page 35
It’s Brockway’s 50th anniversary page 58-59
Give it what four
Building Balta
New feel for fibre
Golden milestone of growth for top European brand page 64-65
FlooringFactsheets
Adhesives
Buying Groups
Carpet Company Directory Carpet trouble-shooter
Carpet Types
Itec’s 4m contract vinyl page 35 Dennis Flower features the quality of non-wool carpets page 78
4 Underlay
8 Wholesaler Distribution Directory
12-13 Wool Fibre Page
10-11 Woolsafe: the carpet care guide 5
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Flooring Factsheet Adhesives
Flooring factsheet Carpet types Tip Sheared
Random Sheared
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Tufted With advances in manufacturing technology, 95% of all carpet produced today is tufted. It takes about an hour to make a roll of carpet that might take eight hours to weave. To make tufted carpet, hundreds of yarn-threaded needles are pushed through the primary backing fabric to form loops or tufts, which may be left as is or cut. A heavy adhesive coating is applied to hold the tufts in place and a secondary backing is usually glued on for strength and stability. A wide variety of styles and textures can then be created using various techniques.
LOOP PILE
Berber – Berber carpets look like and are named after a handmade, bulky wool carpet made by the Berber tribes of North Africa and Asia. The loops are made from thick or bulky yarns of wool, nylon, polypropylene or a blend of these fibres to give a cushioned effect underfoot. These carpets are available in an assortment of colours and may be flecked and can be either level loop or multilevel loop.
Level loop – When all the loops are of the same height, a highly flexible and durable carpet is created which has a natural, casual appearance even when (commonly) it is made from synthetic fibres. The tight loop texture tends to hide marks so it’s a good blend between luxury and practicality.
Multi-level loop – The loops vary to two or sometimes three loop heights to create informal, random textures which are very forgiving for marks and stains and therefore very suitable for high traffic areas and busy family rooms.
BONDED Bonded carpets (sometimes called ‘fibre-bonded’ or ‘fusion bonded’) are created by firing fibres into an adhesive material – the fibres are not stitched into the backing in any way. The technique is principally used for commercial carpet tiles.
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Freize – Frieze or frisée (pronounced freesay) carpets are similar to saxony, but the yarns are more tightly twisted and should always be heat set. They have a dense, low pile surface which creates a coarse, pebbly texture. Frieze carpets are very durable and hide footprints, dust and dirt, which makes them suitable for heavy traffic areas.
Saxony – Saxony textures are made of twisted yarns, which should be heat set. The tips remain very distinct, rather than blending together to form a very elegant finish. Saxony textures show footprints and vacuum marks so are suitable for more occasional rooms in the home. More textured variations improve the practicality of saxonies. Twist – The popular twist carpet is the cut-pile standard. The yarn is tightly twisted and often heatset to retain this feature and the result is a versatile, textured finish that is ideal for plain colours.
Velvet – Velvet textures (sometimes called ‘velour’ or ‘plush’) all have a level surface pile of approx 5mm to 10mm height, which is then sheared to give a smooth finish. With very little twist in the yarn, the ends blend together which then further enhances the overall finish. These carpets tend to ‘shade’ with heavy use. Footprints show easily and the colour looks different from place to place because fibres lying in different directions reflect the light differently. A luxury for occasional rooms.
CUT AND LOOP When some of the pile is cut and other left as loop, a variety of surface textures and patterns can be created (in a variety of colours). The multi-level surface is excellent for hiding footprints and stains so cut and loop is good for high traffic areas and general purpose rooms in the home.
Shag pile – Shag pile has varied in popularity. The pile is up to 50mm long and the texture is casual and loose but the surface can flatten easily and may lack durability.
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Woven Woven carpet may be in a tiny minority of today’s production but still produces some of the finest carpets which are used for prestigious installations. Axminster The pile of the carpet is inserted into the backing as it is woven and cut to length, creating U-shaped tufts to give a velvety surface. The process locks in the fibre to create a carpet of high durability and performance retention as well as a luxury feel. The process allows for intricate designs and colours to be used – although modern trends mean that the traditional patterned axminster has given way to current fashion trends for plain carpets. Wilton Wilton woven carpets are produced in a similar way to axminsters – the principal difference being that a continuous fibre is woven all the way through. The carpet can be sheared to create a range of cut and loop textured effects. The result is a high quality carpet of unrivalled durability. Flat weave Manufactured in the same way as wilton, flat weave is a loop pile which allows the yarn to be woven across a wider area to created a flatter, more textured effect. 5
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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.
www.flooringone.co.uk Contact: Glenn Harding Tel: 0121 683 1426 glenn.harding@flooringone.co.uk
• Get a list of members and call up two or three for a ‘real-world’ view
• Establish your territorial exclusivity – where’s the next nearest member of each buying group
• Ensure you understand the financial arrangements,
any fees that would relate to your membership, how the bills are paid and whether your fees are refundable if it doesn’t work out. Ask the buying group for a consultation to estimate your potential savings
While the benefits of bulk buying power are self-evident, the resistance to the buying group concept among nonmembers appears to be centred on fears of surrendering some control to a committee – and most particularly compromising long-established relationships and negotiated terms with current suppliers.
• Review all the extra benefits and services to see
The bottom line is the bottom line. A retailer selling across a broad range of products is likely to improve margins within a buying group – but you don’t need a leap of faith to join up. Ask the buying groups for answers...
flexibility to run your business the way you want
www.greendalecarpets.co.uk Contact: Rob Harding Tel: 01432 852000 Fax: 01432 852005 rharding@greendalecarpets.co.uk
what you would actually use
• 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
Metro Group www.carpet1st.co.uk Contact: Jill Coward Tel: 01204 393539 jillcoward@carpet1st.co.uk
Key benefits Increase margins • Group purchases to get beneficial rates • Rebates • Exclusive higher-margin products • Special promotions One of the key reasons to join a buying group is to 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. 8
Increase sales • Best of both worlds’ proposition • Wider ranges and exclusive products • POS, displays and merchandising support Your customers will like the proposition that you are independent but with the buying power of a group – this gives them (and you) the ‘best of both worlds’ with personal service and competitive pricing. Most groups will also offer you ‘own label’ ranges and support with pointof-sale, merchandising and displays. Central stockholding may also be on offer. Network with other independents
• Members-only exhibitions with preferred manufacturers • Regular meetings and supplier presentations • Regional workshops • Helpline A lot of retailers enjoy the buying group environment of being independent but not alone out there on the High Street. Groups hold regular meetings and some have their own trade shows, regional meetings and workshops to help you develop your business. The network gives you someone to call when you need advice on, for example, an unusual installation, a technical consumer complaint, legal issue or business dilemma.
www.smg-group.co.uk Contact: Mike Symonds Tel: 0118 932 3832 info@smg-group.co.uk
Associated Carpet Group www.smartercarpets.co.uk Contact: Richard Moore Tel: 01942 825520 rjmoore65@googlemail.com rmoore@smartercarpets.com
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Flooring factsheet Underlay In a tight market for margins, underlay for carpet and laminate 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 satisfaction levels with customers.
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But 50% of carpet is still sold without new underlay!
Retailers should create an assumption that new underlay is always required, the only decision is which type. It’s also a good target-setter for sales staff. 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. www.numa-online.co.uk
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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
Sponge rubber The market’s most popular underlay is 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. PU (polyurethane) foam PU foam is a relative newcomer to the market, typically made from recycled foam offcuts. The foam provides excellent comfort and performance levels with lots of thickness options and densities – and its light weight helps handling. The product can be re-cycled again after use. Crumb rubber Flat and dense, crumb rubber is good for heavy footfall - offering maximum protection but a little less comfort (and very good over stair nosings). Laminate underlay There’s still an opportunity to sell underlay with laminate flooring, improving the acoustic performance of the floor and helping the boards float above any imperfections in the sub-surface. Combination A rubber crumb base with a felt top layer offers a good combination of protection, durability and comfort. It also allows carpet with seaming to bed into the top felt. Underfloor heating underlay Always ask if there is underfloor heating. Most manufacturers offer specialised products. Underlay and carpet with a combined tog rating up to 2.5 can be used – which means the underlay would normally have a tog rating of 1.0. Felt This traditional (but environmentally friendly) underlay 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.
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.
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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:
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. 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. 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.
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. 10
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. 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. 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.
Static Carpets do not produce static but like other household fabrics and objects have the capacity to store it. Static is caused by the build up of static electricity upon personnel in a dry environment and is discharged when a person makes contact with an object which can conduct electricity (i.e. door handle or filing cabinets, etc). The static charges will vary in intensity depending upon the individual, air humidity and the contact materials. Static is more usually associated with synthetic materials as they do not retain moisture very well but it can and does occur with wool in very dry room conditions. Preventative measures include the introduction of moisture into the room or in situ carpet treatment.
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• sprouting • shading • static • fading • pile reversal • shedding • flattening • soiling
Flattening
Shedding
Flattening will occur as a result of traffic which eventually flattens the pile particularly in the main areas of use.
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’.
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.
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.
Shading
Indentations
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.
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.
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.
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
Samples
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 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.
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Installation Telephone National Institute of Carpet Fitters (NICF) for further information – 0115 958 3077.
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The Stocklists Carpet Company Directory Abingdon Flooring Adam Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W Ww Alternative Flooring Associated Weavers Tw Tu Avena Carpets Ltd Tu Ww Axwoven Carpets Ltd Ax Be Axminster Carpets Ltd Ax Be Tw Bajong Carpets NV Tu Tw W Balta Industries Tu Tw W Ww
01274 655694 01562 829966 01264 335111
Bizspoke Custom Carpets Be Tw W
0121 550 5788 01297 32244 +32 56783250
Be Tu Tw W office@brontecarpets.co.uk www.brontecarpets.co.uk
01562 825952
Burmatex Tu Cavalier Carpets Ltd Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww
Edel Telenzo Carpets Ltd Tu Tw W sales@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk www.edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk
01422 374 417
01924 262525 Enterprise Weaving Co Be Ww
01562 745030
01254 268000
+32 56 62 2211
020 8800 0740
Christy Carpets Tu
019078 308777
Fells Carpets
Clarendon Carpets Tw
01675 433066
Classis Carpets Tu W Ww
0870 020 1725
Condor Carpets BV Tu
Ww cummings@btinternet.com www.fellscarpets.co.uk Fletco Taepper A/S Tu W
01977 662211
+45 96 60 3000
+31 38 4778911
+31 383 861 060
Flock-living Limited
Cormar Carpets Ltd +32 56 23 54 10
Tu Tw W info@cormarcarpets.co.uk www.cormarcarpets.co.uk
01204 881 234
01924 488882 Couristan Carpets Ax Tu W Ww
800 223 6186
BMK
0113 380 5333
Craigie Carpets Be
01294 558400
Bond Worth Ltd Ax
01562 745000
Creative Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W
0116 284 1455
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+32 55 335211
01282 862 736
020 7823 3040
Edel Telenzo’s Bakerloo
Domo Floorcovering Pr Tu Tw
Bronte Carpets Ltd
Blenheim Carpets Ax Be Tw W Ww
Brintons Ax Tu Tw W Ww
0844 9151000
01422 330261
Belvedere Carpets
BIC Carpets Be Tw W
01562 828200 www.brockway.co.uk
Dan-Floor UK W
E & WE Carpets W
Belvedere Carpets
Betap Tufting BV Tu Tw W
Tw W sales@brockway.co.uk
01737 830301
01422 431100
Beaulieu International Group Be Pr Tu Tw +32 56 67 66 11
Tu W sales@belvederecarpets.co.uk www.belvederecarpets.co.uk
Brockway Carpets Ltd
Custom Carpet Company Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww
0800 505055
Creatuft Carpets Tu W
Mohawk’s Cherbourg Check
+32 56 35 4444
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
Furlong Flooring Tw W enquiries@furlongcentral.co.uk www.furlongflooring.co.uk
01772 696 787
Brockway’s Vogue
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Gaskell Wool Rich Tu Tw W
01827 831525
Master Weaver W Ww
01562 754 382
Tasibel NV Tw
Gaskell Mackay Carpets Ltd Ax Tu Tw W
01429 892525
Mayfield Carpets Tu Tw W
01706 639 866
The Grosvenor Wilton Co W Ww
01562 701456
Georgian Carpets Tu Tw W
01827 831430
MID NL Be
The Sultana Carpet Co Ax
01299 822300
The Wilton Carpet Co Ax W Ww
0845 296 8850
Thomas Witter UK Ltd Tu Tw
0870 1128318
Godfrey Hirst (GB) Ltd Tu Halbmond Teppichwerke Be Pr Tu Heckmondwike FB
0800 526696
+31 38 851 8700
Modulyss Be Tu Tw Pr
+32 52 457211
+49 037 421 420 01924 410544
Timzo Tufting Industry BV Tu
Mohawk Europe
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
+32 52 499600
marinagooch@mohawkeurope.com www.mohawkinternational.com
01480 479830 01480 471304
Mr Tomkinson Tw Ww
01827 831 450
Ossfloor UK
01675 433031
+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
08700 104484
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
07850 935301
Joseph Hamilton & Seaton W Kingsmead Carpets Tu Tw W
01827 831400 01827 831 424
Penthouse Carpets Tu Tw W
01706 341231
Phoenox Textiles Pr Tu
01484 863227
Pownall Carpets Tw W
Lano NV Ax Pr Tu Tw W Ww marketing@lano.be www.lano.com
+32 56 65 4300
Roger Vanden Berghe.NV Tu Ww
Le Tissage d'Arcade Ax Ww
+32 05685 4747
Ryalux Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W
Lecaflor Ltd Ax Be Pr Tu Tw W Ww
0800 78 33 712
Sans Frontieres Ltd Be Pr Tu Tw W Ww
Leigh Spinners Ltd Tw
01942 673232
Louis de Poortere W
+32 56 393 386
0845 6528811
+32 56 73 57 11
0845 652 8811
0844 5611977
Shaw Home Foundations Tu
01675 433 501
Signature Carpets Be Tu W
01422 845075
Woodward Grosvenor Ax Tu Tw W Ww
0800 526696
Lusotufo Tu
01388 664101
TAT Carpet
07976 607657
Wool Classics Tu Ww
Manx Carpets Tw W
01827 831 434
Tapibel NV Pr Tu Tw
01623 481 221
Woven Carpets of Kidderminster W 01299 827477
Bronte’s Cream Shagpile
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Cormar’s Sensation Twist
0207 349 1560
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The Stocklists Wholesale Distribution Directory National Mercado Leeds 0113 3802900 sales@mercado.co.uk www.mercado.co.uk
Fells Carpets Goole 01977 662211
sales@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk
North East Carpet & Flooring Gateshead 0191 482 7373 gateshead@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.carpetandflooring.co.uk Fells Carpets Goole
01977 662211
sales@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk Floorwise (North East) Ltd Birtley - see Floorwise p16
North West A&A Carpets Manchester 01204 701188 sales@aandacarpets.co.uk www.aandacarpets.co.uk D. M. Miller Ltd Manchester 0161 205 9949 dm.miller@btconnect.com www.dmmillerltd.spaces.lives.com Fells Carpets Goole
01977 662211
sales@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk Green Tree Distribution Stone, Staffordshire 01785 818005 kevin@greentreedistribution.co.uk Lee Floorstok Ltd Liverpool - see Floorwise p16
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Lee Floorstok Ltd Manchester - see Floorwise p16
MCA Floorwise Ltd Morecambe see Floorwise p16 Millbrook Carpets Darwen 01254 703999 millbrookcarpets@live.co.uk Carpet & Flooring Manchester 0161 786 6800 manchester@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.carpetandflooring.co.uk
Midlands Birch Distribution Sheffield - see Floorwise p16 Birch Distribution Leeds - see Floorwise p16 Birch Distribution Hull - see Floorwise p16 Cornerstone Flooring Doncaster - see Floorwise p16 Carpet & Flooring Birmingham 0121 421 9131 birmingham@ carpetandflooring.co.uk www.carpetandflooring.co.uk DMS Flooring Supplies Northampton 0845 643 5601 dmsnorthampton@dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk Floorwise D & J Ltd Southam - see Floorwise p16 Green Tree Distribution Stone, Staffordshire 01785 818005 kevin@greentreedistribution.co.uk J J Wholesale & Distribution Ltd Birmingham 0121 765 4994 jjwholesale@gmx.com Mattyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wholesale Carpets Birmingham 0121 359 2001 sales@mattys.co.uk See page 26 for details
STS Flooring Distributors Watford 08454 342000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.com Woodall Brothers Ltd Shrewsbury - see Floorwise p16
East Beds Flooring Bedford 01234 341234 sales@bedsflooring.co.uk www.bedsflooring.co.uk Faithfull Floorcovering Suffolk 01473 822341 sales@faithfulls.co.uk www.faithfulls.co.uk Salesmark Ltd St Neots STS Flooring Distributors Cambridge Tel: 01954 781142 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.com
South East Acorn Carpet Accessories Bromley, Kent - see Floorwise p16 Ashmount Flooring Supplies Ltd Tottenham 0208 808 2158 sales@ashmountflooring.co.uk www.ashmountflooring.co.uk Beds Flooring Bedford 01234 341234 sales@bedsflooring.co.uk www.bedsflooring.co.uk Carpet & Flooring Bow 020 8525 5691 bow@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.carpetandflooring.co.uk Carpet & Flooring Camberley 01276 672100 camberley@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.carpetandflooring.co.uk
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The Stocklists Wholesale Distribution Directory Carpet & Flooring Colindale 020 7127 6770 colindale@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.carpetandflooring.co.uk
Potts & Ward, Woodcocks Ltd Brighton 01273 557211 pwwflooring@fastnet.co.uk www.pwwflooring.co.uk
Clifford Floors Strood 01634 285900 sales@clifford.uk.com
Rackhams London 020 8531 9225 sales@rackhamsltd.co.uk www.rackhamsltd.co.uk See page 27 for details
Culpeck Strood 01634 299000 sales@culpeck.uk.com
Salesmark Lancing - see Floorwise p16
Columbia Flooring Middlesex 020 8443 3322 sales@columbiaflooring.co.uk www.columbiaflooring.co.uk See page 23 for details
Solent Wholesale Carpet West Sussex 01243 774623 sales@solentwholesale.co.uk www.solentwholesale.co.uk See page 28 for details
DMS Flooring Supplies Hemel Hempstead 0845 643 5344 dmshemel@dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk
STS Flooring Distributors Orpington/Croydon 0845 434 1000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.com
DMS Flooring Supplies Milton Keynes 0845 643 5320 dmslaser@dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk Faithfulls Service Centre Kent 01322 285001 Faithfulls Service Centre Walthamstow 0208 498 3040 sales.walthamstow@faithfulls.co.uk Faithfull Floorcovering Suffolk 01473 822341 sales@faithfulls.co.uk www.faithfulls.co.uk Kent Flooring Supplies Ltd Chatham 01634 668668 sales@kentflooring.co.uk www.kentflooring.co.uk Littner Hampton London 020 8520 8474 littnerhampton@aol.com www.littnerhamptoncarpets.co.uk
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Trade Carpet London Wimbledon 0208 247 3891 sales@tradecarpet.com www.tradecarpet.com
South West BL Flooring Supplies Bristol - see Floorwise p16 BL Flooring Supplies Gloucester - see Floorwise p16 Carpet & Flooring Bristol 0117 316 0555 bristol@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.carpetandflooring.co.uk Fitwell Flooring Ltd Redruth - see Floorwise p16 Fitwell Flooring Ltd Newton Abott - see Floorwise p16 Solent Wholesale Carpet West Sussex 01243 774623 sales@solentwholesale.co.uk www.solentwholesale.co.uk See page 28 for details
STS Flooring Distributors Thame (Oxford) 01844 213555 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.com
Scotland Carpet & Flooring Aberden 01224 546730 aberdeen@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.carpetandflooring.co.uk Carpet & Flooring Glasgow 0141 427 8456 glasgow@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.carpetandflooring.co.uk MCD Scotland Uddingston Glasgow 01698 808000 mcdscotland@mcd.co.uk www.mcdscotland.co.uk Neil Smith Ltd Glasgow - see Floorwise p16
Wales Carpet & Flooring Cardiff 0117 316 0555 cardiff@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.carpetandflooring.co.uk Mattyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wholesale Carpets Birmingham 0121 359 2001 sales@mattys.co.uk See page 26 for details
Ireland Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Dublin - see Floorwise p16 Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Belfast - see Floorwise p16 Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Limerick - see Floorwise p16
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Flooring factsheet Wool fibre Benefits of Wool Carpet
SAFE
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.
DURABLE EASYCARE
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
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.
Safety
The Best Carpet Wool 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. 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.
100% wool or 80/20 – 80/10/10 wool rich
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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.
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. 17
Look for the Buttery
A Tweed worth waiting for We’ve taken our time over Stainaway Tweed! In a crowded market, Associated Weavers held back to develop a tweed that’s distinctively different - a smarter, more subtle finish that will appeal to the more discerning consumer. Stainaway Tweed is a 40 oz polypropylene twist pile in 12 new exciting colours which includes the latest fashionable silvers and greys. Stainaway Tweed is available in money saving multi-widths and will be sampled on our
well established and stylish Savile point of sale units and lecterns. Stainaway Tweed has been manufactured on new machinery purchased as part of our ongoing development programme. The range has a cleaner finish and a high performance level backed by a 20 year stainaway warranty and wear guarantee - making this a versatile carpet that’s set to become a best-seller in the sector.
The StainAway Collection goes from strength to strength
Associated Weavers Sales: 01422 431100 Email: salesuk@awe.be
The StainAway Collection is a major success story, with retailers really getting behind the ranges taking the advantage that consumer confidence is high. We’ve worked hard to make sure we deliver a full portfolio of options to cover every buying decision. This year we have not only introduced new colours to the established popular ranges Temptation, Monterey, Santorini and Everest but also introduced several new ranges to complete the Stainaway offer. In 2014, we’ve already lined up competitive newcomers Home Twist, Imperial Twist and Tuftex Boutique and in addition further strong contenders in Stainaway Ultra, Inspire, Distinction and now Stainaway Tweed.
Winning with British wool
The fashion for wool is expected to fare well this Autumn and our Calder Wool collection has it covered top to bottom including the smart sophistication of the well established Park Lane Collection, through to the delicate natural softness of Cashmere Berber and the affordable luxury of High Point Twist and Lonsdale Twist. Proven best selling colours, multi-width options and top quality performance characterise the quality of our wool collection. Get to know Associated Weavers’ wool a little better next time you meet your area sales manager.
StainAway Tweed
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innovation with style
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We don’t rush it, we get it right! Stainaway Tweed shows AW product development at
its best. Different and distinctive, we deliver strong sellers that retailers can trust.
David Funk Marketing Manager Associated Weavers
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YEARS BROCKWAY is celebrating 50 glorious years of designing and producing beautiful carpets. We’re immensely proud of our heritage of British craftsmanship, manufacturing premium quality carpets in our own factory in the traditional carpet town of Kidderminster. Since 1964, we’ve evolved to become the success story that Brockway is today. It’s what makes us proud to put our name to our products and what continues to inspire us. Our dedicated workforce harnesses the skills of generations of carpet makers passed down through the years. 8LI VIWYPX MW PSZMRKP] LERH ½RMWLIH GEVTIXW GVIEXIH [MXL XLI PEXIWX IRZMVSRQIRXEPP] E[EVI XIGLRSPSK] ERH XLI ½RIWX VE[ QEXIVMEPW 3YV ZEPYIW SJ UYEPMX] MRRSZEXMSR ERH GYWXSQIV WIVZMGI QIER [I´VI RS[ ½VQP] focused on the future, with exciting developments underway. We’d like to thank you for being part of our journey and supporting us through the decades.
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BEN THOMAS M: 07794 048809 MID & WEST WALES bthomas@furlongflooring.com
MARK DOWSON M: 07980 786264 MERSEYSIDE, WIRRAL & N. WALES m.dowson@furlongflooring.co.uk
PAUL LOVELL M: 07816 217549 NORFOLK, SUFFOLK & CAMBS
WESLEY GRAHAM M: 07968 324598 LEICESTER/WARWICKSHIRE
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STEWART WAITHMAN M: 07794 048413 DEVON & CORNWALL swaithman@furlongflooring.com
CRAIG MELLING M: 07970 269730 CUMBRIA, CHESHIRE & FYLDE COAST
IAN ROBERTSON M: 07816 217563 E & WEST SUSSEX
MIKE SHUTT M: 07970 158594 BIRMINGHAM/ STAFFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE
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SIMON BROWN M: 07816 217550 MIDDLESEX, W. LONDON, BERKSHIRE simonbrown@furlongflooringltd.co.uk
RAY ANDREW M: 07973 719801 EAST LANCS/W.YORKS
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John Lanham Watts Carpets Ltd Wool Loft House, Sandbeck Way, Wetherby. LS22 7DN Email: sales@jlwcarpets.com Web: www.jlwcarpets.com Tel: 01937 588511 Fax: 01937 588557
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We also stock a complete selection of underlays, accessories and entrance matting. We offer a Special Order Service on products from virtually every flooring manufacturer in existence! Express delivery service on Balterio and Krono laminate ranges.
The hottest news this month throughout the industry is the launch of ‘OAKEN OPTIONS’ a collection of engineered Rustic oaks stocked in depth at our London Headquarters. We have both narrow and wide board available in click and T&G, and naturally we offer Lacquered or Brushed & Oiled finishes. Area Sales Executives Michael Younger London North 07881-502506
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Peter Lawrence London SW Postals, Surrey (West of A24), Beds, Berks, Bucks, Herts (West of A1) 07881-502508
Paul Henson Essex (Outside M25) Cambs, Suffolk, Herts (East of A1) 07837-295379
Phil Wheeler London SE Postals, Kent, Surrey (East of A24) & Sussex 07881-502507
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Solent Wholesale Carpet Company Ltd CARPET, FLOORCOVERING & ACCESSORY WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS Telephone: 01243 774623 Fax: 01243 533636 E-mail: sales@solentwholesale.co.uk Website: www.solentwholesale.com Zola Park, Barnfield Drive, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6UX.
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Oxford, Berks, Bucks, Beds, Hants, Middlesex & Herts. . . . . Ian Cardrick, i.cardrick@solentwholesale.co.uk, Sussex E & W, Surrey, South London & Kent . . . . . . . . . . . . John Robson, j.robson@solentwholesale.co.uk, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Gloucs, & I.O.W. . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Ayling, a.ayling@solentwholesale.co.uk, Accessary Sales and IT Specialist (All Areas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke Crooks, luke@solentwholesale.co.uk, VICTORIA EasiCare - Full Collection EasiCare Morton EasiCare Heartland Imperial Velvet Natural Companions (Sisal Weave) Natural Style Collection Options 288 Royal Victoria Rustic Jewels Strathmore Collection LANO Campus X-treme Grandeur Heather Twist Elite Heather Twist Design Heather Twist Supreme Lano Heather Twist Elite Pembridge Twist Portman Star Twist Collection 30/40/50 BALTA Atlas Big Hit Casablanca Desert Twist Deluxe Luxury Heritage Heather Highland Tweed Gala Cord-all options in stock Gala Edition Marrakesh Melrose Moorland Twist More Noble Riva Twist Saxon King Sensit Saxony Shepherd Twist - 2013 Colours Stainsafe Fantasy Super Wiltax Techno LUSOTUFO Celtic Horizon Mandaly Safi Sintra Boucle Superb Twist Tangier Titan & Tital Diagonal Twist Berber Unique Valencia Venus Saxony
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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 July/August 2014. 30
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Tel: 01422 374417 or 01422 371226 Fax: 01422 377452 Email: sales@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk www.edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk Unit B7 Warhurst Road, Lowfields Business Park, Elland, W. Yorkshire HX5 9DF Harrow
UK stockholding – huge service enhancement After a successful trial this summer, Edel Telenzo have now moved all stock to the UK. With this, delivery times are amongst the most competitive.
Per September 1st, Alliance (Kidderminster) are responsible for all aspects of stocking, cutting and logistics, for all ranges. Moving stock from the head office in the Netherlands to the UK is an important, strategic step, underlining the market’s importance to the company and allowing the company to be as competitive as anyone in the UK market place with regards to delivery. From September, Edel Telenzo will be able to deliver 2 days a week to all main conurbations; delivery to outlying regions will take between 3-5 days. Phil Hartley, CEO Edel Telenzo UK: “This is a very significant and positive strategic step for the company. It will allow us to be amongst the most competitive in terms of delivery in the UK, further enhancing the high service level that we already provide.”
OUR SALES TEAM Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Middlesex, East & West Sussex John A Constable T: 01622 685397 M: 07836 734322 E: john@jcagencies.co.uk Yorkshire & North Lincs John Alsop T: 01904 762471 M: 07860 572220 E: alsopagencies@yahoo.co.uk Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset Brendan Hart M: 07850 130221 E: a.b.hart@btinternet.com Lincs, Leics, Northants, Notts, Derbyshire, North East Jim Osborne M: 07738 642934 E: j.osborne@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire Niall Martin M: 07866 735772 E: niall.martin@me.com South Wales, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire Andrew Jefferies M: 07831 457102 E: adj.agencies@btinternet.com Lancashire, Cumbria & Isle of Man, Gtr Manchester, Cheshire, North Wales John Rostron M: 07973 733208 E: johnrostron@aol.com East Anglia, Bedfordshire, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Norfolk, Suffolk Jonathan Hart T: 01621 817992 M: 07889 264466 E: jonathanhart66@hotmail.co.uk West Midlands Paul Brewer T: 0121 4277117 M: 07798 745181 E: paulbrewer21@hotmail.com
New sampling Edel Telenzo at Harrogate Edel Telenzo are also present at this year’s Flooring Show. The latest wool ranges will be presented as well as some unique polyamides! Come and visit Edel Telenzo at stand C37.
Lesley Inman retiring After having been with the company for more than 30 years, Lesley Inman will be retiring at the end of this month. She will of course be greatly missed. In the next issue, more on her leaving; in the meantime, don’t miss your opportunity to say goodbye!
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Edel Telenzo are introducing new sampling material this summer. From now on, all new qualities are also available in beautifully styled, practical A4 folders. The new folders come in a manageable size and are thus easy to take along. It is a stylish presentation method featuring all colours in a clear overview and contemporary photography. The new folders are an addition to any sales presentation; the folders will be on display during The Flooring Show in Harrogate.
Scotland James Hall M: 07787 140136 F: 0131 343 3353 E: jameshall195@btinternet.com Channel Islands, Isle of Wight contact sales office T: 01422 374 417 Northern Ireland, Ulster & Leinster Gary O’Boyle M: 07831 220675 E: goboyle@ntlworld.com Republic of Ireland, Munster & Connaught Larry White M: 00353862594126 E: thelarwhite@hotmail.com
YOUR HEAD OFFICE TEAM CONTACTS Chief Executive Phil Hartley M: 07711 407820 E: p.hartley@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk Operations Manager Lesley Inman M: 07703 337989 E: l.inman@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk 31
trade counter carpets We can supply you with almost any make or range of carpet supplied and delivered direct to you!
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NATURAL WEAVE We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest 100% Wool range; NATURAL WEAVE. This high quality woven flatweave is available in 6 co-ordinating stripe and plain options in 5.00m wide. Please contact our sales office or your local Sales Agent if you would like to order samples.
Jacs Designer tonal loop pile in 100% Wool available in 4m and 5m widths. Natural Lines Super luxurious 100% Wool loop pile available in 4m and
Supreme Boucle Our best selling level loop 100% Wool product available in
5m widths.
Las Vegas A chunky luxurious loop pile in 100% Wool available in 4m and 5m
Natural Weave A unique 5m wide wool flatweave in a subtle herringbone
widths.
12 up to the minute colours in both 4m and 5m widths.
design with a stripe option.
Sisal Boucle and Sisal Berber Natural fibre textured loop pile ranges in
Denver A stylish heavy domestic tonal loop pile in 100% Wool, available in
two styles.
4m and 5m widths.
The Stone Fibre Collection Our unique flat woven quality in many
Oklahoma A heavy domestic berber loop pile in 100% Wool available in 4m and 5m widths.
Orlando A chunky loop quality with a thick latex backing for a luxurious feel.
fashion styles and colours available in 4m and 5m widths.
Supreme Stripe A heavy domestic tonal stripe in 100% Wool loop pile.
OUR UK SALES TEAM Ron Fewery Tel: 07976 244892 London, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Anglia, Northamptonshire.
Martin Lees Tel: 07522 740954 Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Tyneside.
Steve Acton Tel: 07957 836207 Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey, Dorset.
Lee Palmer Tel: 07774 101640 Channel Islands.
Derek Boyd Tel: 07940 320708 Scotland.
Mark Garbett Tel: 07840 664757 Bristol & the West Country.
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Keith Stevens Tel: 07710 160166 Midlands & South Wales.
Please visit our website at www.hammercarpets.com for online cutting requests and more information on our products, or telephone 0845 644 9090 (local rate) to speak to one of our telephone sales team
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It’s a Goal!
Europe’s largest carpet manufacturer is hitting hard with Goal from the Big Hit collection. A gorgeous chunky loop texture and five on-trend natural shades combine with better value for money and service levels, backed by one of the biggest names in the business, for a carpet that’s a real contender.
Dialling into the trend for rustic interior looks, Goal achieves the appearance of natural carpet with all the ease of living of Balta Broadloom’s StainSafe yarn, the perfect blend of style, quality and great value. “Chunky loop pile carpets give a really charming character to the floor, with the deep texture bringing a distinct appearance in any room,” explains Geert Vanden Bossche, marketing director, Balta Broadloom. “With Goal we’ve brought this look in a carpet that makes the most of the performance of modern generation stain resistant fibres and Balta Broadloom’s legendary value and service levels, some would say that this is the ideal combination.” As part of the Big Hit collection, Goal is not presented on a traditional tombola or wall display, but in a large folder that gives the range huge impact and makes its mark thanks to its graphic style. With Big Hit fully backed by Balta Broadloom’s renowned service levels, the collection promises to be a strong selection for retailers: “We are really confident that Big Hit provides a neatly packaged collection of textured and patterned carpet so felt that its point of sale could reflect this, remaining impressively flexible, portable and easy for retailers to pick up and sell from. It provides a really good talking point that allows people to get really close to the carpets and is sure to leave a great impression,” continues Geert. Available in a four-metre width and backed by a 10-year StainSafe warranty as well as a seven-year wear warranty, Goal features Balta Broadloom’s Texflor secondary felt backing for improved underfoot cushion and insulation, helping to create a quieter, warmer and more comfortable home. T +32 56 62 22 11
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Give it what four
The low maintenance, comfort and durability of commercial sheet vinyl makes it a natural choice for a huge range of environments, but with a common width of two-metres, its use in large open plan spaces has been restricted by too many unsightly joints. However, with Itec Contract Floors’ four-metre wide option, there is now a way to reduce the number of seams and minimise their appearance in large spaces.
Whether decorative sheet, acoustic or safety flooring, all Itec floors are available in super-wide four-metre, meaning less ugly seams and a more realistic look for multidirectional and natural designs. Along with Invisiweld technology that makes the join between sheets virtually impossible to spot, this super-wide option brings improved aesthetics to commercial vinyl flooring. There are practical advantages too, as a reduction in the number of seams means minimising potential weak spots in the floor. “We are currently the only vinyl manufacturer to provide our portfolio in a four-metre wide option,” explains David Bigland, sales director, Itec Contract Floors. “Specifiers and designers can now confidently recommend the use of our vinyl floorcoverings in large open plan spaces knowing that they will look great and provide a durable floor finish while retaining sheet vinyl’s reputation for great value.” Available from leading distributors across the UK, Itec Contract Floors can provide tailored solutions in a range of environments, whether healthcare, education, corporate or public spaces. With natural designs and surface textures that are incredibly realistic along with contemporary decors that explore the scope of vinyl flooring as a modern design material, Itec Contract Floors can meet the requirements of most design briefs. Along with Hyperguard+ to facilitate easier maintenance and better resistance to scuffs and stains, Itec Contract Floors are designed to withstand use in the busiest of commercial environments. T 00 32 5665 3211 www.itecfloors.co.uk from The Stocklists
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Palacial Packexe
Packexe has long been used in the renovating and decorating markets in homes and offices, but it’s not just for floors and windows recently it was used on a rather grander scale – at Exeter Cathedral. The Cathedral’s ‘West Wing of the Bishops Palace’ project cost £1.8m to bring together all the treasures of the Cathedral’s Library and Archives under one roof for the first time and to improve the facilities for the cathedral choirs and clergy.
Top marks at school
Forbo’s Back to the Floor take back scheme can collect waste flooring off-cuts from a wide range of refurbishment projects, including schools and hospitals, offering a convenient and cost-saving service for contractors.
The scheme can either collect directly from these types of projects or, if preferred, the contractor can take the material back to their premises to await collection. Marmoleum can also be dropped off free at Headlam Scotland and J De Bruyn depots. Back to the Floor Scheme Co-ordinator, Michelle Brewer said: “During the school summer holidays, it can be a busy time for contractors working on flooring refurbishment projects when educational buildings are empty. “We’re expecting our collections of Forbo installation off-cuts from school, university or college sites will prove popular with flooring companies, saving them time and money while also enabling them to prove their green credentials by recycling responsibly.” Marmoleum off-cuts from a current installation at New South Glasgow Hospital are being collected and sent for recycling into new Marmoleum flooring at Forbo’s plant in Kirkcaldy. The amount of Marmoleum collected for recycling in the first six months of 2014 has more than doubled since last year. A new lower collection threshold of just one bulk bag provides greater flexibility on collections of Forbo’s flooring off-cuts, especially for participants working on smaller projects. Around 70m² of Forbo flooring off-cuts is enough to fill each bag. This is equivalent to the fitting waste from a 700m² installation project. Each bag costs £15 when collected directly from site or £7.50 if collected from the flooring contractor’s premises. It’s a considerable cost-saving compared to sending the material to landfill. T 0161 925 8760
backtothefloor@forbo.com
The original plan was to move the library contents to protect them from dust from building works, but Packexe stepped in with an offer to use their protection films to avoid the need to move the priceless works. Packexe’s trusted film solutions meant that the project continued whilst the books remained in place, completely protected from dirt and dust. Commenting on Packexe’s support of the Library works, Canon Librarian Ann Barwood, who managed this project said: “Many of these books are priceless. Some are treasures of national and international significance such as the 10th Century Exeter Book of Anglo Saxon Poetry and the Exon Domesday Survey of 1086. Moving them presented significant challenges in both risk of damage and cost. We were delighted to be able to leave them undisturbed which not only kept them safe but saved tens of thousands of pounds which we were able to invest back into the project”. Packexe were able to supply an easy and cost effective solution. Using their hard floor and carpet protection films as appropriate, Packexe was able to mask over doors, flooring and fixed furniture to create a safe and effective barrier for the library against dust and other foreign matter. The Library books did not need to be moved and the original architectural features were left undisturbed. This meant that once the project was completed, all that was left to be done was to peel away the Packexe films and dispose of them, with very little cleaning required. T 01392 438191 www.packexe.co.uk
Focus on the floor
Market leading products from F. Ball and Co. Ltd. have been used in the refurbishment of the CooperVision contact lens manufacturing warehouse in Southampton. High performance Stopgap F77 waterproof surface membrane was used to cover the 2000m2 factory floor. Contractors from KC Carpets and Flooring then primed the area with Stopgap P131 and applied Stopgap 1200 Pro smoothing underlayment to prepare the subfloor to receive a new vinyl floorcovering.
Four days were allotted to complete the flooring installation to lay vinyl flooring over the original concrete subfloor, in order to make better use of the warehouse space - meaning that KC Carpets and Flooring had to work to tight deadlines. Moisture measurement tests detected the presence of moisture within the subfloor, necessitating the use of a waterproof surface membrane to protect the lifespan of the new flooring installation. Stopgap F77, F. Ball's ultimate single-coat epoxy resin moisture protection system, which is effective up to relative humidity levels as high as 98%, was applied to the concrete subfloor, creating a barrier against moisture. Pigmented metallic black to aid coverage uniformity, Stopgap F77 has a working time of 30 minutes and cured at the CooperVision site in approximately three hours. Stopgap P131 general purpose primer was used over the waterproof surface membrane to prepare the area before application of Stopgap 1200 Pro, the minimum preparation, maximum performance smoothing underlayment. Chosen for its time-saving qualities, Stopgap 1200 Pro has a working time of 20 minutes, a walk-on time of 60 minutes, and was ready to receive new floorcoverings at the CooperVision site after four hours. Gary Collins, Director of KC Carpets and Flooring, said: “One of the reasons that I use F. Ball products so regularly is the support that the company offers.They give great backup, particularly when it comes to moisture testing, which makes it much easier for us to do the work quickly and efficiently.” T 01538 361 633 36 September 2014
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SmartStrand makes a stand
As one of the most versatile carpet suppliers for independent flooring outlets across the UK, Lano Carpets is striving to develop its retail package so that stores can benefit from innovation, quality and value. The Belgium-based brand is one of the most respected names in the carpet industry, with a reputation for manufacturing excellence dating back to the 1970’s. Providing the domestic and commercial sectors with high quality carpet, and one of Europe’s key suppliers of artificial grass, Lano Carpets is an ever-present force in the UK residential carpet industry.
Now as the exclusive UK and European distributor of Mohawk’s environmental fibre ranges, Lano Carpets has introduced the SmartStrand Revelations stand that presents carpets made from the SmartStrand fibre. Communicating the fibre’s excellent durability, stain-resistance and softness, along with its renewable content, the striking stand provides a focus for retailers looking to capture a rapidly growing group of consumers concerned with the environmental impact of their purchases. The hugely popular Heathertwist collection has been given a fresh point-of-sale identity and new on-trend shades for 2014. In both new 40oz Supreme and 50oz Elite qualities, Heathertwist is part of the Easy Care Premium collection that brings the performance of 100% Lanoset two-ply yarn to provide better appearance retention and stain resistance. Bleach cleanable and with a 10-year stain warranty, Heathertwist is available in 14 multi-tonal natural shades that have been tweaked in line with the latest trends and in both four and five-metre widths. T 00800 5266 5266
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Gadgets or golf
Members of the Crown Floors Loyalty Club are enjoying the possibility of redeeming their points on a whole range of fabulous new gadgets, gifts and rewards as the website has recently been updated with the latest in hot technology and more.
Wonder of willow
With points available right across the Crown Floors collection, retailers can rapidly build up a healthy total to cash in on a range of great new products and with double points on selected Crown Floors carpets, it is even easier to make the most of the scheme. By encouraging consumers to select carpets from Crown Floors, it is not only possible to reward yourself with happy customers, but also a great range of free gifts too. For retailers missing out on the advantages of Crown Floors, becoming a part of the scheme is really simple. By contacting Crown Floors and becoming an appointed dealer, you will be given a unique username and access to the www.crownfloorsloyaltyclub.co.uk website. Once registered, points are automatically administered, meaning the scheme is a joy to use and can be a great way to incentivise sales staff. With a unique log-in it is easy to visit the website to keep an eye on your points tally and to see just how many points you need to get the gadget or gift of your dreams. “The numbers of retailers signing up to the Crown Floors Loyalty Club has increased every year and we are now seeing individuals with some very healthy point totals,” says James Caldwell, sales coordinator, Crown Floors. “With so much on offer the scheme really does hold something for everyone, whether you’re a gadget lover or golfer, and it really is incredibly easy to set-up and start using. You’ll be amazed at just how quickly points build up.” T 0800 0773301 www.crownfloors.co.uk
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Alive with textural detail and featuring in the impressive Louis de Poortere suitcase,Willow stands out from the crowd. Mimicking the over and under style of handcrafted willow baskets from which it draws inspiration, this woven wilton gives a stunning silken take on loop pile carpet, undoubtedly appealing to those with a keen eye for detail and individuality. Once, manmade fibres could only achieve the silk-like look of Willow, but thanks to innovation in yarns Louis de Poortere has achieved the same effect in wool and mercerised cotton for a natural carpet that is also eminently affordable. Mercerised cotton has a high lustre, strength and affinity to dye and gives Willow a sheen and softness, while remaining durable and easy to maintain. Combined with pure new wool, the result is beautifully soft, inviting and with unmistakable quality. Willow is available in three colours that take subtle inspiration from the popularity of grey and respect the pureness of its natural fibre construction. “We are exceptionally proud of Willow,” explains Alan Russell, sales manager, Louis de Poortere. “We believe it captures the essence and detail of well-designed carpet. A striking weave-like texture, innovative fibre mix and gorgeous subtle on-trend shades make this a truly beautiful carpet. It is also readily accessible, sensibly priced and comes in a practical four-metre width.” Just one of 15 beautiful broadloom carpets found within the Louis de Poortere suitcase, including the famed velour of Richelieu and 100% biodegradable Eco Dream Duluxe, Willow demonstrates the capability and Louis de Poortere’s attention to detail. T +32 5639 3386 www.louisdepoortere.com
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Setting the shaggy standard
For those looking to create a sense of luxury but without the price tag, Crown Floors introduce the returning trend of shag pile in their Portland Bay Collection. These carpets are the epitome of texture and design working in tandem, Portland Bay bringing satin softness to homes everywhere. The Portland Bay Collection creates a real boutique feel of warmth and comfort, perfect for when the nights draw in. And this comfort has never been available in such a range of designs, from lively Blossom to subtle Willow Tree, the clean finish of White Queen to After Dark black. This is shag pile carpet at its best, and coming with Easy Clean and a 7-year wear warranty, the Portland Bay Collection is far from a case of style over substance. This is set to be the latest success story for Crown Floors. T 0800 0773301
www.crownfloors.co.uk
WOW World Cup winners
Earlier in the year SMG teamed up with WOW supporting suppliers Gaskell, Mr Tomkinson and Manx to bring the Members a World Cup offer not to forget! For the months of April, May and June every registration for the Wool Owners Warranty made by an SMG Member would enter them into a draw to win a TV... All in time for the World Cup!
The first winner was Michael Storf from South West Carpets in Newquay, and the latest was Tom Cook Carpets who can be seen here with Mike Dobson (left) of Gaskell and Mr Tomkinson. The Wool Owners Warranty (WOW), is a completely free service for new carpet owners. Fully backed by The British Wool Marketing Board and Wools of New Zealand, WOW provides an independent care warranty using Registered Carpet Care Advisors as the driving force in ensuring carpets remain stain free and are maintained properly and with sufficient regularity. Customers are initially treated to a free bottle of WoolSafe approved spot cleaner and some great advice on their free-of-charge consultation with their WOW Carpet Care Advisor. As a registrant of WOW they are also entitled to free emergency professional stain removal should a stain be proving too tough for DIY methods. Providing they arrange for the carpet to be professionally cleaned once a year, WOW can be extended for the life of the carpet. “The WOW initiative is fantastic, it helps to sell the benefits of wool and give an alternative to manmade stain resistant products” commented Tom Cook. Thanks to a wide range of WoolSafe Approved treatments, the indispensable Carpet Stain Cleaning Guide smart phone app and a UK-wide network of approved carpet cleaning professionals, you can provide your customers with great after-sales care in complete confidence. And for those stocking any of eight of the UK’s best known carpet brands, the WOW initiative offers a new level of service that is setting the industry benchmark. T 0118 932 3832 www.wowwarranty.com
Flanders floral tribute
IVC Group is honoured to be supporting the Flanders Field 1914-2014 Memorial Garden, part of the events marking the Centenary of World War One.
Designed by internationally acclaimed Belgian landscape architect Piet Blanckaert, the Flanders Field Memorial Garden, has been carefully considered so that it will become a special memorial to all those who fought on the battlefields of Flanders. The garden is located at Wellington Barracks alongside the Guards Chapel, adjacent to Buckingham Palace, and is to thank the British people for their sacrifice in liberating Belgium. A ceremonial handover of 70 bags of soil taken from the battlefields took place on 30th November 2013, where it was laid into the circular bed of the newly constructed garden. The ceremony involved Belgian and English dignitaries, soldiers of the Household Division and schoolchildren from both countries. Due to open on Thursday 6th November 2014 during a very special ceremony that will be attended by members of both countries’ Royal Families, the garden will provide a place of contemplation and remembrance for all those that visit. “We are both honoured and delighted to be supporting this poignant and beautiful garden,” says Francis Debrabandere, commercial director, IVC Group. “It is thanks to our status as a leading Belgian manufacturer that we are able to contribute to a very worthwhile project that will continue to serve as a mark of respect to all the British soldiers that gallantly and bravely took part in World War One and the liberation of Belgium.” The Flemish Government, the House of Lords, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the British Army, the City of Westminster, English Heritage and the Belgian-Luxemborg Chamber of Commerce support the memorial garden. T 0800 032 3970 40 September 2014
www.ivcgroup.com
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Heavenly twins
Recofloor rewards
As the colour names, taken from famous twins in Greek mythology suggest ‘Gemini’ is an inseparable match of tone & texture, flair & quality. Being previewed at The Flooring Show Harrogate as part of Cavalier Carpets ‘Couture Collection’, Gemini uses the finest wool blend yarns in a unique synthesis of velvet and twist, which work in harmony to create a carpet that is far from plain. A dozen carefully selected, subtle hue combinations will offer something uniquely different to the discerning homemaker with an eye for style. Hall C Stand 5 • T 01254 268 000 www.cavaliercarpets.co.uk
Recofloor members celebrated their considerable vinyl flooring recycling achievements at the scheme’s third annual 2014 Awards event. Flooring companies, contractors and distributors, who have collected nearly 1,700 tonnes of vinyl flooring since the UK take-back scheme’s inception in 2009, received their trophies and certificates from guest host and BBC Sport’s football pundit Mark Lawrenson. Held at Aston Villa Football Club in Birmingham, the event rewards members' commitment and is highly valued by the flooring supply chain. 2014 saw competition more intense than ever before! Recofloor is the UK’s award-winning national vinyl flooring recycling scheme, founded by leading flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor, to divert vinyl flooring waste from landfill. Material is collected, irrespective of who manufactured it, which benefits the environment and significantly reduces collectors’ waste disposal costs. Smooth and safety flooring off-cuts are recycled back into new products, such as flooring, with smooth uplifted flooring being recycled back into traffic calming products such as cones and sign bases. Both directors, John Patsavellas of Altro and John Whitesmith of Polyflor, praised the continued efforts of the scheme’s 525-plus collectors, saying: “The quality of the nominees was outstanding and testament to the success of the scheme. Everyone can be proud of what they have achieved.” Based mainly on last year’s achievements, the Recofloor Awards also recognise those collectors who have made significant contributions to the scheme in various ways. Hull Flooring took Construction Project of the Year for integrating Recofloor into its working practices at a number of retail projects. Distributor of the Year and a Gold Award went to Cardiff-based 3D Flooring Supplies for strongly promoting the scheme to local contractors and ensuring returned material meets the Recofloor specification. Progressive Floors of Camberley took the Drop-off Site User of the Year award for frequently using its local C&F drop-off point with material collected mainly from Health sector projects. Carpet & Flooring, Manchester scooped the Greatest Improver prize, which celebrates the biggest year-on-year increase weighted by the size of the company concerned. It also won a Gold Award. North West-based Lee Floorstok Ltd collected the Outstanding Achievement award which recognised their efforts in putting sustainable practices at the heart of their operations. Birch Distribution clinched the Long-Standing Service Award for its ‘vital support to both the industry and Recofloor’s outstanding success’.
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Mercado, Leeds received Best Newcomer for support in extending the scheme to its seven branches across the UK since joining Recofloor in June 2013. T 0161 355 7618 recofloor@axionconsulting.co.uk
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The THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE AND FLOORPLAN FOR THE FLOORING SHOW, SEPTEMBER 21-23, THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE AND FLOORPLAN FOR THE 2014 FLOORING SHOW, HARROGATE, 2012
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Going for growth in Harrogate
The biggest Harrogate show for years is going for growth with presentations and activities that are designed to boost business for retailers and maximise the opportunity of an economic upturn. “We hope that the strong growth we have seen in support for this year’s show is a mark of better business confidence in the sector,” says organiser Paul Stott. “The objective of the event is to pass that effect on to retailers so that they can secure opportunities to grow their own businesses and increase profits. “We have three days of intense activities - seminars, demonstrations, exhibitor presentations and networking that are all focussed on making a real difference to your bottom line.” The organisers commitment to building a better, smarter show over the last three years have been rewarded in 2014 with the return of most of the big brands to Harrogate. Over 140 companies are exhibiting - most noticeably, nearly all the flagship carpet manufacturers are back at the event. The leading line up in carpet now includes: Abingdon, Adam, Axminster, Beaulieu, Brintons, Brockway, Bronte, Cavalier, Condor, Cormar, Crown, Edel Telenzo, F&X, Furlong, H&V, Kingsmead, Lano, Manx, Ulster, Victoria and Westex. See the full exhibitor list on page 46. The activities in the four halls of Harrogate are all completely free of charge to trade participants. Free parking at the venue’s underground car park is open to all visitors for all three days on a first come first served basis, and there will be free internet access throughout. The Flooring Show, Harrogate opens on Sunday, September 21 until September 23. See pages 44 -75 for information and previews from leading exhibitors.
Exhibitor list ........................................ page 46 Demonstrations schedule ................ page 74 Seminar programme ........................ page 74 Hall plans .................................... pages 66-72
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What not to miss at the Flooring Show 2014 Harrogate has a lot of highlights this year so plan your trip carefully to make the most of the opportunities to increase the potential of your business - and to have fun in the buzz of the industry’s big gathering... Wool trends centre In a celebration of natural fibre, the Campaign for Wool and the British Wool Marketing Board have a special pavilion in Hall C supported by the top carpet brands. The wool brands will all surround a stunning Homes & Gardens ‘Wool Inspirations’ room-set styled area that will be a major focus for the Show. The Trends Hub A focal point of the Show, the Trends Hub in 2014 is described as ‘Lounge of Inspiration’ by the organisers and will push the boundaries in terms of how exciting interiors and flooring can be. On display will be inspirational examples of cutting edge flooring materials and designs from around the world. Designer presentations will give a flavour of the next-generation trends in the sector. The Business Enrichment Theatre The Theatre aims to do what it says on the tin - deliver insights into making more profits for flooring retailers. A diverse and fascinating programme of seminars run across the three days of the show covering such topics as: collaborating with manufacturers, motivating your sales staff, understanding customer psychology, internet and social media promotion and key residential design trends. See the full schedule on page 74. The Demo Zones This year there will be two Demo Zones to allow an even greater range of installation issues to be covered. The comprehensive three day programme is spearheaded as always by the CFA, FITA and NICF. Zone 1 will focus on sub-floors and tools while Zone 2 concentrates on floor finishes. See the full schedule on page 74. The Networking Evening Part of the attraction of large trade shows is the opportunity to mingle with fellow industry professionals, meeting old friends and colleagues, making new contacts, and staying in touch over a handshake and drink rather than through a computer screen. A key event is the networking evening on Sunday, September 21 from 5.00pm. The Wool Story The Flooring Show will feature a special presentation this year, provided by Curtis Wool Direct Ltd., and detailing the story of wool from fleece to floor and some of the science behind wool’s performance. Its centrepiece will be an installation created by internationally renowned artist Angela Wright consisting of two huge hanks of wool suspended above the stand, each with a different character reflecting wool’s natural landscape.
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HarrogateGuide exhibitors list Abingdon Flooring
A15
CS Floors
ACG
C32
Curtis Wool Direct
Acvila Group
M28
Cybergold
A4
Jiangsu Kentier Wood Co Ltd
Adam Carpets
C39
Darekaou Decorative Materials
M8
Ambassador Antalis Packaging
C47
Distinctive Flooring
A15
Jiangsu Ougang Changsheng Decorative Materials
M32
Anbo International
B21
Dunhua Shengda Ind.
M38
Karndean
C28
Karpet King
B13
Kenburn Waste Management
M12
Kersaint Cobb
A13
Kervanci Iplik
M5
Anji YIKE Decoration Material Technology Co
B18
Ardex UK
A9
AT Industries
B48
Axminster Carpets
C15
Ball & Young
M20/24
Barnscroft of Devon
C19
Beaulieu International St George Hotel Bembe
C31
Betap Tufting
Holiday Inn
BGP Trading
B45
BMK
M23
Brintons Carpets
C25
British Ceramic Tile
B24
British Wool Marketing Board Brockway Carpets
C40 C3
Bronte Carpets
C23
Callavi
M14
Canadia Wood
B20
Carpet 1st
M34
Carpet Gripper Direct
B8
Carpet Recycling UK
M35
Cavalier Carpets
C5
Central Flooring
A7
Classis Carpets & Rugs
Holiday Inn
Computers for Flooring Condor Carpets
A25
St George Hotel
Contract Flooring Association
B10
Contract Flooring Journal
B10
Coralie Flooring
A30
Cormar Carpets
A17/18
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B15 A1
Duolaiyun Carpet Company
M32 Hall C
A5
Earthwerks / Swiff-Train
B22
Edel Telenzo Carpets Ltd
C37
Elegant Plastics
B12
ETC Rugs
M39
F Ball & Co
B1
F&X Carpets
A2
Fair Packaging
B23
Fells
M26
Festool
B27
Flooring Industry Training Association Demo Area Hall B & Hall M Floorskills Training Centre
M31
Floor Train
B31
Foshan Nanhai
A27
FOXI
M17
Furlong Flooring
A14/20
Gaskell Wool Rich
A28
Gekko Industries
B41
General Finishes Graboplast Green Tree Distribution H&V Carpets Hadfields
B40 B22a A26 M1 A32
Haldon Thompson
A30
Halls Flooring
M25
Hanson Plywood Huzhou Xinfeng Wood Plastic Composite
M7 C21
Interface (Trends Hub floor supplier) Trends Hub - Hall C
Jewel Blade
B14
Primatech
B29
Jiangsu Beier
M37
QA Flooring
B17
Kingsmead KJC Flooring
A6
C13/27 A8
Lano
M19
Leica Geosystems
B25
Lifestyle Floors
A11/22
Manx Carpets
C10
Master Weaver
C1
Masterpiece Systems Maxzara (UK) Mayne Computer Technology Measure By RFMS
C51 B7 C12 M29a
Mercado
M21
Merryfield
C7/9
Metro Group
M34
Millennium Weavers Europe St George Hotel Mohawk Flooring
M19
Mr Tomkinson
A29
MX Display
B8a
National Institute of Carpet and Floorlayers Demo Area Hall B & M Nonwoven Novostrat
M41 B4
Oriental Weavers
M22
Ornate Carpets
A10
Packexe
B3
Personna
B11
Interfloor
B16
Plantation Rugs
M13
Interiors Monthly
C20
Plastic Extruders
B36
Rama Carpets
C41/44
Rawson
C14
RFMS Inc. dba RFMS
M29
Rylands Flooring Distributors
B47
Sebo
C2
Serdim Hali
A23
Shanghai Fuyu Woven Fabric Co. C33 Smart Grass
M10
SMG Group
M3
Spotnails
B33
Stairrods (UK)
B26
Stroolmount
M9
The Stocklists
A3
Tomorrow's Flooring
B43
Tramex
B6
Tupler OY
B19
Ulster Carpets
C17
Unifloor
B9
Unilin Distribution
B44
Viligno
B34
Victoria
C28A
Vizifloor - flooring visualisation Wellspun Syntex
A3 C11
Westex
C29A
Wharncliffe
C22
Wilkies Carpets
M30
WoolSafe
A33
WTC Workwear
B38
Xi'an Xiangsen Carpet Material Co M4 XPS Foam
B44a
YTD
B5
Zhangjiagang Yihua Plastic Co., Ltd. M42 Zhengzhou Jinpeng Underlay Manufacture Co., Ltd
C29
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HarrogateGuide 2014 Adam Carpets back with a bang
Adam Carpets are returning to the Flooring Show with a bang this year as they will be launching two new ranges and exciting new colours for their iconic Fine Worcester Twist range. These new colours are expected to be the talk of the show after it was announced earlier in the year that they would be shown for the first time at Harrogate. Expectation is high amongst retailers as they look forward to seeing what trends Adam Carpets will be developing. Two new ranges will also be previewed including ‘Close Companions’, a ‘fabric to floor’ design initiative. Two stunning patterns in ‘Houndstooth’ and ‘Herringbone’ will offer a real interior design feel to any room. ‘Revelation’ will also be on show, Adam Carpets latest trailblazer. This coordinating range of plains, heathers, stripes and tonals has already been hailed as a success. Find out why at the Adam Carpets stand. Hall C Stand 39 • T 01562 822247 www.adamcarpets.com
Curtis Wool multi talented fibre
Many customers asked Curtis why there was so little being done to promote wool. These customers came from all sectors of the wool industry and it was always difficult to give a proper answer. Since the International Wool Secretariat disintegrated there hasn’t been a single body responsible for promoting wool as a generic fibre. That has now changed and with the priceless support of His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, who created the Campaign for Wool (CfW) we are starting to see results. HRH galvanised wool interests in the major wool growing countries of the world. These include the United Kingdom, Australia, Norway, New Zealand, South Africa, the USA and the Shetland Islands among others. The aim was to raise the awareness of wool as a valuable raw material and a “multi talented fibre”. Many of us were brought up with a knowledge of wool that went into making a whole range of products, especially carpets and rugs. In modern times we saw the influx of cheap synthetics, wool became the forgotten fibre and its value dropped considerably. The CfW set about changing all that and it has done a brilliant job. Nevertheless, at a meeting held at Highgrove, HRH made it clear that he also expected us all to do our bit! So, the people at Curtis Wool Direct and Haworth Scouring have decided to do just that. They are simply going to show people why wool is such a great fibre and why it makes a better carpet. Curtis experts will not be discussing room sets or interior design but they probably know more about which wool makes the best carpets than anyone else in the world! Hall C Feature Stand • T +44 (0)1274 563444
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Mayne Computer Tecnology appy time saver
Mayne Computer Technology will be demonstrating the latest release of their cloud-based Mosaic Point of Sale System for retailers. Their POS Module and the full Mosaic system is now available to run cloud-based and covers all the daily functions such as checking stock, raising orders, printing quotes and invoices, processing payments and arranging measures and fitting. The Customer Relations Management module allows management of the customer interface from initial contact through to fitting. Other Modules available include : Sales order processing, stock management, sales and purchase ledger, complaints, fitter’s diary, management information, samples, electronic data interchange, warehouse automation, product catalogue, online sales and touchscreen order entry. Full support is included. Mayne are also agents for Measure Square Estimating Software, the new way to measure, plan, estimate and quote flooring in the customer’s home or in your store without pencils, tape measures, scaled rulers or scaled paper! The approach can reduce the time to plan measure, estimate and quote by as much as 70 %, There’s a free app on Apple iTunes app store (search ‘Measure Square’) for a thirty day free trial. Hall C Stand 12 • www.maynetechnology.co.uk www.measuresquare.co.uk
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HarrogateGuide 2014 Quick-Step Academy making a name
The Quick-Step Academy for Excellence in Flooring will be using the Flooring Show to lift the lid on a brand new identity, as it changes its name to the Academy for Excellence in Flooring Powered by Quick-Step and Pergo. The new look is more than just a change of name and logo, with major developments behind the scenes too as it looks to cater for the needs of professionals working in both the contract and retail sectors. From now on, courses for the contract sector will be under the guise of Pergo, while those for the domestic installations will run under the household Quick-Step brand. Under this structure the academy will provide tailored content for installers, with the ultimate goal of becoming either a Pergo Master Pro Installer with the specialist skills required for the contract market, or a QuickStep Master Installer best skilled to deliver outstanding quality in residential environments. With the Quick-Step Master Installer scheme remaining unchanged, The Pergo Master Pro Installer course focuses on training experienced installers with a minimum two-years’ experience who have good technical knowledge. The Academy will use this experience as a foundation, while sharpening the unique skills and knowledge required to carry out wood and laminate flooring installation in pressured commercial environments. Topics include product knowledge and site conditions, as well as interpretation of plans, evaluation of environmental restrictions, standards and legislations, custom installations and replacement of damaged panels. In short, everything an experienced flooring installer may encounter in a contract environment. Hall B Stand 44
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CRUK recycling in circles
Latest information on how retailers can benefit from recycling carpets and carpet off-cuts will be a key focus in a Carpet Recycling UK seminar on Monday September 22 at the Harrogate Flooring Show.
Taking the theme of ‘Carpets – resources for the Circular Economy’, the seminar from 10.45 to 11.30am aims to build awareness of the opportunities for flooring suppliers to recycle carpet waste and how this sustainable approach can enhance their businesses. CRUK will provide an overview of the latest developments in carpet recycling, including the growth of Take Back programmes across the country. This will be followed by a presentation from Designer Contracts, a leading contractor and CRUK member, on their experience and success with recycling carpet off-cuts. CRUK Director Laurance Bird commented: “We have made terrific progress since 2008 in reusing and recycling all types of carpet; yet there is still much that can and has to be done. Having set a new target of diverting 60% carpet waste from landfill by 2020, it is vital that we engage with and encourage as many flooring suppliers as possible to come on board.” CRUK, the industry’s association for recycling and reusing carpet, will be exhibiting at stand M35 during the three-day show, and welcomes enquiries from all types of organisations interested in recycling waste carpet. Hall M Stand 35 • T 0161 440 8325
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Kenburn green gains
Are you still spending a fortune sending your waste carpet to landfill? Over the past seven years, landfill tax has risen by £8 per tonne per year. This continual rise has of course had a knock on effect with skip costs which have risen by a staggering 200% since 2007! In the majority of cases it now costs less to recycle new and post-consumer carpet than it does to send it to landfill. Kenburn has recently become a member of Carpet Recycling UK and will make their debut at the Harrogate Flooring Show in September promoting the financial and environmental benefits of recycling waste carpet. Kenburn also visit contactors and retailers of all sizes throughout the UK offering free impartial advice on how best to reduce a cost that only ever seems to go one way. Visit their stand M12 or alternatively contact them to arrange a free of charge waste survey to determine what savings you can make by “going green”. Hall M Stand 12 • T 01727 844988 www.kenburn.co.uk
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SEBO showcases extensive range of vacuum cleaners at The Flooring Show. SEBO will be welcoming retailers, floorcovering manufacturers and the flooring industry in general to its stand at The Flooring Show in Harrogate. This year, the company’s versatile commercial and domestic ranges of vacuum cleaners will be on display. Unbeatable at keeping carpets, hard floors, fabrics and upholstery in tip-top condition, SEBO’s vacuum cleaners offer powerful performance, S-Class filtration and a wide range of accessories that make cleaning easy and fatigue-free. Both the commercial and domestic vacuum cleaners offer outstanding reliability and are easy to manoeuvre and maintain. To find out more, please visit SEBO on stand C2 at The Flooring show. Alternatively, call 01494 465 533 or visit www.sebo.co.uk. Hall C Stand 2 • T 01494 465 533
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Stairrods UK chocks away! Stairrods UK will preview their new Easy Chocks and Easy Wedges at the Harrogate show this year. John Raine Director of Stairrods has yet again invented a simple yet effective product that overcomes problems when fitting Singles and DoubleZ that come across thicker underlays. At the moment there is an unavailability of raised base for thicker underlays (accept in aluminium and brass) for Singles and DoubleZ which is a problem…… Chocks and Wedges can raise the base by 3mm or double up to 6mm for those 11m underlays. All you need is a bucket of raised base! The Chocks and Wedges will be free when ordering our Premier Trims for a limited period only. Thereafter they will be available by the bucket for pennies. Ultimately eliminating the need to stock raised base profiles. “As our trims are solid brass you won’t require as many Wedges or Chocks as you would need for inferior aluminium products, they require double the quantity!” says John. Hall B Stand 26 • T 01207 591176 www.stairrods.co.uk
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The British Wool column Wool promotions at The Flooring Show! British Wool at the Hub of Education The benefits of wool and its remarkable performance attributes are at the centre of the British Wool Marketing Board’s activities within Wool Trends at The Flooring Show this year. The unique wool industry organisation, which is owned by approximately 50,000 UK sheep farmers, will introduce two new brochures - ‘WOOL: Sheep to Store’ and ‘WOOL: Store to Floor’ as part of their ongoing campaign to build better understanding of wool and its multiple assets in carpet and the home. Sheep to Store will look at wool on the sheep through early processing to manufacturing and in to different types of flooring product. In Store to Floor - wool and its many benefits will be highlighted with a useful focus on care and cleaning advice for consumers. The brochures will have a strong consumer style but the Sheep to Store brochure is a perfect tool for the retailer as it will look at the way wool is taken through different stages to create carpet. Both will be very user-friendly, offering a useful and informative snapshot rather than too much heavy detail. Tips and advice on how wool can be cared for and used to best advantage in the home will be really beneficial to the consumer too and a great tool for the retail store. “I hope retailers will call by our stand in Hall C and register for the brochures and new POS materials,” Tim Booth of the BWMB said.
ONEWOOL - launch of the world’s biggest wool gallery The website ONEWOOL.com - the exciting next stage of a nomination-led promotion that started last year, will see its trade launch at The Flooring Show, Harrogate. An inspirational on-line Gallery format, ONEWOOL - will display interior items made using wool including carpet, rugs, fabric, furnishings and art. Carpet from British Wool manufacturers in the UK and across the world will be displayed on individual brand pages that will link directly to their own websites making it easy for people to contact wool manufacturers. In celebration, wool carpet products from wool carpet manufacturers at The Flooring Show will be displayed on easels all over the event to highlight the wool industry’s major initiative to create a global store window for wool. “ONEWOOL is a very strong move forward for wool interiors promotions as it offers a one-stop shop for wool using a central platform. With easy registration through an account mechanism, partners can sign up, update and manage their gallery page themselves,” Bridgette Kelly of the Campaign for Wool said.
A wool welcome to you! Wool will welcome you to The Flooring Show this year - which is shaping up to be a truly fabulous event! A smart enclosure of Dalesbred and Roughfell sheep will be situated by the Harrogate based event’s front entrance on Sunday and Monday to clearly show how the wool grows! This special feature brought by British Wool Marketing Board and the National Sheep Association highlights the natural sustainability of home grown British wool as a perfect fibre for flooring. There are over sixty different pure breeds of British sheep in the UK - and the wool is largely classified as strong wool and perfect for carpets and rugs due to its inherent ability to withstand continuous footfall. British wool has always excelled in woven and tufted carpet - it is robust and resilient, strong enough to take the long manufacturing process and the wear and tear of family life. “Nothing really beats good quality real wool for carpet - great appearance retention lies in the quality of the wool used and as our sheep will show you - the wool grown in the UK is some of the best in the world!” Tim Booth of the BWMB said.
Homes & Gardens celebrates wool carpet British Wool and The Campaign for Wool are delighted that wool carpet will be promoted in a special supplement in the October issue of Homes & Gardens magazine on sale in September. Free to every visitor at The Flooring Show! Also we are thrilled to welcome Giles Kime - Editor-in-Chief - to our Wool Seminar programme on Monday. Come along and learn about the latest Wool Trends from the style bible itself!
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Feature: Furlong Flooring
Furlong moves ahead New capacity makes more room for growth Furlong’s move into major new warehousing near the M5 this month puts down a new marker to those who have watched the company’s relentless rise to prominence in the flooring trade. The extra capacity at Stonehouse near Stroud adds more than a third to Furlong’s existing storage capacity and gives an indicator of their ambitions for growth. Combined with the increasing investment in sophisticated technology, this also shows how serious they are about service. Advanced computer systems are also being rolled out across the Furlong network, developing a real-time ‘knowledge base’ for the business to plan sales and service more accurately. Online ordering will be available for retailers who want it and delivery tracking will be introduced soon.
The Stonehouse distribution centre adds 165,000 sq ft of capacity for 19,000 rolls of carpet to the existing depots at Preston and Dartford – increasing overall capacity by about a third.
It is clear that the business has graduated from its emergent status of maybe 10 years or so ago to elite ranking towards the top of the leading players in today’s flooring industry. Hard evidence of this progress towards premier position comes from the recent award of Best UK Flooring Manufacturer by Interiors Monthly to the Furlong Group.
Winning ways
“We are pushing forward on all fronts and have been steadily climbing the ladder,” says group managing director Malcolm Gibson. “Now we are competing at the top of the table and winning.” “All fronts” has been evident across the business. Not only has Furlong been meticulous in covering all the price points across the carpet range, including a move into more 5m widths and upper-mid range polypropylenes, it has just stepped up its non-textile offer. Earlier this year, the quality hardwood range under the Natural Solutions brand was extended from the South into a national offering and a whole new business in smooths, the Design Elements cushionfloor collection, is being launched this month. All this needs space to hold sufficient stock for a fast delivery service. But carpet remains king at the company under their Regency brand and Furlong’s 22 tufting machines in Northern Ireland make it a leading UK manufacturer. An additional two new tufting machines will be installed early in 2015 to provide additional manufacturing capacity. continued overleaf ...
“We are pushing forward on all fronts and have been steadily climbing the ladder Now we are competing at the top of the table and winning.” Malcolm Gibson group managing director from The Stocklists
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Feature: Furlong continued from the previous page... “Our business is about getting the balance right between flexible, efficient manufacturing resources and well-organised stockholding and distribution,” says Malcolm. Sales director Neil Valentine added: “It helps to be selling products that people really like and that retailers can sell and our strategy has never changed – we aim to tick all the boxes so that everyone gets what they want, when they want it.”
Furlong Flooring have gone full ahead to tick all the boxes across the widest range of product ranges, adding cushionfloor and a national wood offer to their established strength in carpets.
“As a result, we have a sales team that is genuinely excited about what we’re doing and fired up in a way you don’t see too much elsewhere in the industry - and right across the business, our people have a real passion about what we’re doing,” he says. But competitors will not take comfort from Malcolm’s final comments: “We don’t expect to fill the new warehouse right away even though we have seen excellent growth in market share and are surfing along the top of the wave right now. To launch the next ten ranges we need capacity. So we’re planning to be busy. You ain’t seen nothing yet!” T 01772 696787 www.furlongflooring.co.uk
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Feature: Brockway
Let’s twist and shout, it’s Brockway’s 50th It was the year when Beatlemania went into overdrive, the average house price was £3,360 and The Carpetbaggers was one of the biggest movies.
Many say 1964 was greatest time of the last century for music, and equally it was when Brockway’s golden story began as the company celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.
Brockway - the early days of Harrogate
Fifty years ago, Roy Annable and Skene Walley took over A G Brockway, a small Axminster and Wilton carpet manufacturer in Kidderminster which had been going since the 1930s. They were exciting and challenging times for the innovative duo, who established the foundations of Brockway’s success. Defining moments were many, the first came in 1975 with the purchase of a tufting machine in what proved to be a rapidly expanding market. Then they bought a finishing line, and introduced a 5m facility. It was another enterprising move, as the only manufacturer capable of producing a 5m product for a major retailer. The milestones continued in 1990, with the major acquisition of a sales, warehouse and distribution unit on Spennells Valley Road, on the other side of the viaduct from its Hoobrook factory. What followed was a major industry first. Brockway pioneered an innovative, environmentally beneficial carpet-backing technique called Envirobac. It’s a lighter weight backing with numerous advantages, being very flexible, super-strong and stable. The way it’s made is energy-efficient, effluent and emission-free and it can be recycled at the end of its useful life. Indeed, innovation, quality, integrity and customer service are all core values which remain right at the heart of Brockway’s business ethos today. The progressive, family run business is now headed up by managing director Charles Annable – Roy’s son who joined the business in 1994. His vision has helped the firm evolve from the production of traditional woven carpets to high quality cutting-edge contemporary floor coverings for domestic and commercial markets. He said: “We believe strongly in British craftsmanship and are proud to manufacture beautiful, high quality products in our own factory in the traditional market town of Kidderminster.
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Roy Annable and Skene Walley
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anniversary “We actively support the work of traditional sheep farmers and our Lakeland Herdwick range of contemporary carpets has not only contributed to the survival of a rare and protected British breed, but has also helped Herdwick farmers in a candidate World Heritage site to achieve a more sustainable future.” Equally, Brockway uses Laneve wool from Wools of New Zealand – which is fully traceable back to identifiable farmers who meet environmental, social responsibility and animal welfare standards. Known for its innovation, Brockway has introduced its custom colour matching service to specific ranges. Charles added: “This is a major development for Brockway. We are able to match to virtually any colour reference provided by the customer for minimum orders of just 25 sq m. This means we can cater for most rooms, whether it’s a living room or whole house.
Brockway at Harrogate 1978
“We are positioning ourselves as the UK’s premier manufacturer of high quality wool-rich carpets, and this comes through in the quality of fine materials we use and in our custom colour offer. “We’ve built up a great wealth of expertise in the development of innovative tufted carpet and our highly skilled local workforce gives us a huge advantage over some of our overseas competitors. “All our staff take an immense pride in the role they play in creating a Brockway carpet, which is hand finished once it leaves the machine.” Brockway continues to expand its portfolio of high quality tufted and loop carpet, working with the best yarn suppliers and leading designers to develop exciting new products, principally in the 100 per cent wool and wool-rich arena. Charles continued: “Our award-winning wool-rich carpets offer great value for money and we pride ourselves on catering for everyone – whatever their budget or taste.
“Consumers buying a Brockway carpet can rest assured that it’s been made with the finest raw materials and with great care and attention by skilled craftsmen and women in the company’s Kidderminster factory.”
“We believe strongly in British craftsmanship and are proud to manufacture beautiful, high quality products in the traditional market town of Kidderminster”
Today, the company employs around 100 people, and over 60 per cent of the staff have been with the firm for more than 20 years. Embedded in the workforce is the experience of generations of carpet makers, many of whom are sons and daughters of previous staff whose knowledge and skills have passed down through the years.
“Like any responsible business, sustainability is vitally important to us and we’re lucky to work with wool, one of the world’s most sustainable resources.
As well as designing and manufacturing 20 different ranges, Brockway’s carpets come in hundreds of different colour choices across plain, heather and berber flecked styles.
“We’re committed to reducing our overall environmental impact and we continuously assess our manufacturing techniques to ensure we’re working not only smarter, but greener.
Today, Brockway carpets are sold throughout the UK and overseas, through an extensive network of major international retailers and the best independents.
Major developments for Brockway include the launch of environmentallyfriendly, fully traceable 100 per cent wool carpets, and a custom colour match service.
T 01562 828200 www.brockway.co.uk
Brockway’s Jubilee in Sweetplum Charles Annable
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ACG the group for growth
Manx sumptious style
The Associated Carpet Group is the fastest carpet and flooring buying group in the UK with over 260 fiercely independent retailers as members. Keeping it simple at ACG is the key. If you buy from their list of preferred suppliers they guarantee you will attract additional trading benefits. On their stand, ACG will be delighted to present the business case for joining the Group as retailers have nothing lose but a real opportunity to build up their profits.
Manx has a variety of new and exciting products to suit any room setting, including their new Natural Shades Plain Twist a luxurious twist pile offering a rewarding underfoot experience. There are 13 contemporary colours to work with and while the carpet is sumptuous when laid purely on its own, there is a potential to mix and match with the popular Natural Shades loop pile range to create an area of interest. Also on show will be the trendy new stripe range Carnaby.
Hall C Stand 32 • T 01942 825520 www.smartercarpets.com
NICF fit with purpose
Hall C Stand 10 • T 01827 831434 www.manxcarpets.co.uk
The NICF will have an increased presence at The Flooring Show this year with Ian James (NICF President) conducting fitting demonstrations on behalf of FITA in the FITA demo zones, along with other NICF Master Fitters Steve Ramsden, Tim Nicholas and Scott Carter-Dowding. There are demos taking place over all three days of the show in Hall B and Hall M.The NICF stand will be in its usual location, next to the demo zone in Hall B. NICF - Zone 1 – Hall B - Subfloor / Tool Demos T 0115 9583077
Lano Carpets
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Within a powerful array of carpets ranging from great value tufted polypropylene through to beautiful woven wool, Lano Carpets’s launches at the Show will include a strong, durable and exceptionally luxurious 75oz quality, the new Divine Twist, and bringing a beautiful assortment of grey and beige shades to the Easy Care collection. The range joins the impervious 30oz Forum IB and 30oz Xtra Twist as new launches for this year’s show.
The Cavalier stand will feature their distinctive point of sale collection with the addition of a new ‘Slim Line - Design a Drum’ tombola unit. New products on show will include ‘Gemini’, the latest addition to the ‘Couture Collection’. There is an addition to their successful ‘Stainless’ range of easy care stain resistant polypropylene carpets with ‘Distinctions’ taking pride of place.
Hall M Stand 19 • T 00800 5266 5266 www.lano.com
Hall C Stand 5 • T 01254 268 000 www.cavaliercarpets.co.uk
MasterPiece smart affordability The MasterPiece Base version is a highly affordable and simple to use measuring, planning and quantification system. Margins are improved by tighter plans and an accurate figure for underlay. For additional time saving, you can draw straight onto a tablet as you walk from room to room. A retailer with more than one site can arrange that files are automatically synchronized to give access to all jobs from all MasterPiece installations. Hall C Stand 51 • T 01737 355831 www.masterpiece-system.com
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Come and visit our Stand C13/27 at The Flooring Show to see the latest Wool and Clean Easy Offers as well as the 'Cave' offering discounts off regular and discontinued roll ends.
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Interfloor hard sell
H&V Carpets on a roll
Interfloor will be presenting their new range of Meister hard flooring at the Flooring Show in Harrogate. Their range of Laminate and Nadura flooring was launched through John Lewis in February and is now available to independent retailers and contractors. With 42 decors across seven products the Meister range, from one of Germany’s leading hard flooring manufacturers, offers innovative designs, unique products and outstanding marketing support.
Belgium carpet manufacturer H&V Carpets will launch several new ranges to complement their existing product portfolio. The range includes polypropylene saxonies, structured loops and twists. H&V supply a full roll-only, carpet service across the U.K. with delivery within five working days from receipt of order. Hall M Stand 1 • T 07813 714498
Hall B Stand 16 • T 01706 213131 www.interfloor.com
Barnscroft hide and seek Barnscroft of Devon, the trade supplier of Sheepskin and Cowhide products set up by Steve Upperton, former Sales Director of Axminster Carpets, has responded to the industry's demand for sheepskin and cowhide products by sourcing and stocking the widest range of quality animal skin products in the market. Hall C Stand 19 • T 01404 851152 www.barnscroft.com
Stairrods easy does it Stairrods UK will preview their new Easy Chocks and Easy Wedges at the Harrogate show this year. John Raine, Director of Stairrods has yet again invented a simple but effective product that will ultimately save time when fitting Singles or DoubleZ and fitters come across problems with thicker underlays. Hall B Stand 26 • T 01207 591176 www.stairrods.co.uk
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Crown Floors royal jewels With several introductions for 2014, the Crown Floors portfolio is the strongest it has ever been and offers retailers an excellent group; ranging from wool loops, through to coordinated stripe and plain colours, shag piles and a purposeful range of easy care twists. The lecterns are available on all new 2014 collections – Parkland, Wilton House, Sheringham - and the existing Roseland, Penrose and Alderley Edge ranges. Hall A Stand 1 • 0800 0773301 www.crownfloors.co.uk
F. Ball and Co. Ltd., will be shining a spotlight on its range of high performance flooring products at the 2014 Harrogate Flooring Show, including the awardwinning Stopgap 1200 Pro. NEW! Legendary England goalkeeper Gordon Banks will be visiting the stand on Monday between 10.00am and 3.00pm. Hall B Stand 1 • T 01538 361 633 www.f-ball.co.uk
Cormar Carpets building on success Cormar will be showcasing its latest 100% polypropylene range - Apollo Plus – a sister collection to Apollo with a finer, denser pile, an increased pile weight and an extended stain warranty from five to 10 years. Hall A Stand 17/18 • T 01204 881234 www.cormarcarpets.co.uk
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Woolsafe shaking it up Following on from last year’s buzz about the acclaimed Carpet Stain Cleaning Guide smartphone app, WoolSafe will be demonstrating their new website and also revealing details of an exciting new green initiative and a cleaning product testing programme - CleanSeal. Hall A Stand 33 • T 01943 850 817 www.woolsafe.org
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Feature: Balta
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Balta’s Sint-Baafs-Vijve production site is one of 10 across the world
Balta turns 50 this year and as the largest carpet manufacturer in Europe celebrates this milestone, it takes a look back at its history, chronicling how it has grown from a small family-owned carpet producer into one of the leading brands in Europe. Balta NV was Founded on 29th April 1964 and started with just five employees as Paul Balcaen looked to the new possibilities of the textile market after the family flax business suffered in the collapse of the sector. However, its history dates back to 1959 when, with his training as a textile engineer, Paul Balcaen realised that the future was in a higher-value textile product, specifically area rugs aimed at professionals such as doctors and lawyers, rather than the family’s initial venture into flatweave textiles. Buying three second-hand looms, Paul used his expertise to focus on the weaving face-toface woven carpets and took the decision to form the public limited company Balta NV with the vision to move to ‘home’ weavers and piece workers, because of a lack of sufficient capital to provide a fully-fledged response to rapidly growing market demand. Balta provided the raw materials and assignment and the ‘home’ weaver with the investment in its own loom, was paid for every square metre produced. By 1971, Balta was already employing eight home weavers, with the peak reaching 25 in the 1980s. Thanks to making use of these home weaver partners, Balta was able to achieve rapid growth without the need to invest in larger machinery and permanent staff to completely keep up with demand. It could count on highly motivated and highly experienced home weavers to achieve added value. Through the use of external production capacity, Balta was better able to plan for the peaks and troughs of the market, simply continuing in-house production in the background. Without utilising home weavers in this way, Balta would simply not have been able to achieve such growth in the early years. With the introduction of a new generation of modern looms in the late 1980s, it was no longer cost effective to work with a small number of looms, so like any successful company, Balta adapted its model and in 1988 it set about creating and expanding Balta Weaving. 64 September 2014
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Production capacity has expanded greatly since the company’s found ation in 1964
Balta introduced polypropylene extrusion in 1980 and has become a world leader in PP carpets
With 24 electronic looms at is disposal at a much-increased 30hectare site – the largest in the world - yield was dramatically increased and with it the phasing out of the home weaver and piece working model that had led to the company’s success was realised. However, this was only made possible as Balta had been strategically investing in production, creating a tufting division (ITC) in 1973, a latex backing plant in 1975 and a berber spinning mill in 1976. By 1985 Balta had 600 employees and a turnover of €100million. Yet through this impressive business growth, Paul Balcaen remained a technical innovator at heart and realised the shortcomings of pricecompetitive cotton and jute pile yarns, which quickly flattened and suffered from not being colourfast. So in 1973, Balta began the world’s first production of polypropylene yarns. Paul Balcaen first came into the properties of bulk continuous filament polypropylene some years earlier, though its producer, the Italian Neofil company, had not yet realised its potential in area rugs. Agreeing a 10-year exclusivity for the use of Merkalon, the trading name for the yarn, Balta began production. Selling these products under the Samira brand, Balta became the largest producer in the world and to this day, there is still no brand that has sold more polypropylene carpet than Samira.
Balta has returned to what it’s best at. Since 2013 the manufacturer has been solely involved in textile floorcoverings.
After the handover from Paul to his son Filip Balcaen in 1990, dominance continued with the first major event occurring in 1992, when the carpet division of Balta was divided into two parts. Cheaper polypropylene carpets were produced in two existing sites at Waregem and Sint-BaafsVijve, while a new factory was built in Avelgem for the production of wool and heatset carpets, with the later being the higher value end of the polypropylene carpet sector. Continuing the now well-established path of product innovation, in 1998, as it looked to capitalise on the popularity of sisal-look carpets, Balta developed a three-colour PP tone in a single thread, introducing a similar look without the manufacturing difficulties of sisal, selling these carpets under the Natura brand. Then in 2003, it produced the first carpets with a soft tufted loop pile and tufted cut pile. More recently, 2005 saw the development of heatset polypropylene yarns for shaggy rugs and long pile carpets and most recently, the Kelim innovation has been able to create the look of hand-knotted carpets using modern manufacturing and PP fibres. from The Stocklists
Tufting began in 1973
Completely integrated in all aspects of carpet production since 1969 and throughout all this technical innovation in textile flooring, Balta has gone through several business iterations with wallpaper, laminate flooring and vinyl flooring divisions all playing a hand in its growth. However, after this diversification, the sale of these divisions has released valuable capital gains and Balta has returned to what its best at. Since 2013 the manufacturer has been solely involved in textile floorcoverings. Surprisingly, for such a large manufacturer, the Balta name has never really been associated with consumer brands, with the company instead using brands such as StainSafe, Imprel and most recently Crown Floors to deliver its innovation to homes across Europe. Its strength has not been in brands, but in innovation and people, affectionately known as ‘Batezers’. Now in its 50th year, with a turnover of €600million, Balta has the venture capital fund Doughty Hanson as its majority shareholder and the Balcaen family remaining very much at its heart with a 20% stake. Under the watch of the highly experienced Hendrik Deruyck, Balta is truly a world force in carpet production. The group has 10 manufacturing plants worldwide, is a world-leader in machine woven rugs and broadloom carpets, is one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of tufted polyamide carpet, offers bespoke broadloom solutions for commercial environments and is quickly establishing the modulyss carpet tile brand as one of the most innovative in the sector. There is no doubt that Balta is a true great in the carpet sector and one of the industry’s biggest success stories. Here’s to another 50 years! T +32 56 62 22 11 www.baltagroup.com September 2014 65
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Novostrat Packexe Personna Plastic Extruders Primatech QA Flooring Rylands Flooring Distributors Spotnails Stairrods (UK) Tomorrow's Flooring Tramex Tupler OY Unifloor
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Business Enrichment Seminars
Zone 1, Hall B and Zone 2, Hall M
Sunday 21st
This year there will be two Demo zones! Don't miss the comprehensive three day programme, spearheaded as always by the CFA / FITA / NICF. Please scroll down to see the daily schedules. Various exhibiting companies will also have demos on their own stands.
Zone 1, Hall B: Subfloor / tool Demos Time
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DPMs and fast track DPMs
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Moisture measurement and equipment Repair mortars
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Plywood templating
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Smoothing compounds - core products
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Plywood joints and other repairs Specialist subfloor preparation Tools for the floor layer
Adhesive application
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Carpet stretch-fit installation
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Staff Engagement - The route to higher sales Speaker: Mr David Newton-Dines, Challenge Paradigms Ltd
11.30 – 12.15
Taking your retail business online Speaker: David Abbott, MD, IBP; E-commerce Entrepreneur & Consultant
12.15 – 13.00
11 top tips for promoting your service, your product, or yourself Speaker: Mr Carl Hopkins, Faith PR
14.00 – 14.45
10 top tips for retailers to reduce energy consumption
15.00 – 15.45
16.00 – 16.45
Carpet joins
Installation of domestic vinyl flooring
Commercial resilient flooring installation (flat area) Cap and cove including welding Luxury vinyl tile insulation Lino installation
Laminate and floating wood installation Carpet tile installation
Key residential design trends for 2015 Speaker: Phil Pond, Scarlet Opus
Monday 22nd 10.00 – 10.45
Increasing sales by working together online How suppliers can help retailers increase sales Speaker: Mr Dan Evers, Zen Web Solutions
10.45 – 11.30
How retailers can benefit from carpet recycling Chairperson: Jane Gardner, Project Manager, Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK) Speaker: Ms Louise Abbott, Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK)
11.30 – 12.15
Converting strangers into clients or contacts Speaker: Pete Thornton-Smith
12.15 – 13.00
Campaign for wool: Interior trends & wool
Underlay installation
Carpet installation - stairs and bullnose
Campaign for wool: Cleaning & care of wool
14.00 – 14.45
The science and style of BioPhilic Design Speaker: Oliver Heath, Heath Design
15.00 – 15.45
“How to create super hero profits in your flooring business” Speaker: Stuart Ramsey, Accountancy Extra
16.00 – 16.45
Big data & indie retail Speaker: Mr PK Vaish, Livelink
Tuesday 23rd Note - the Demos will probably cease in the early afternoon on Tuesday 23rd, depending on visitor numbers.
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10.45 – 11.30
Campaign for Wool: Selling the benefits of wool Speaker: Rita Bancroft, Bancmarketing
11.30 – 12.15
Blogging for retailers - the REAL value Speaker: Mr Jonny Ross, Jonny Ross Consultancy Ltd
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Wool Trends at The Flooring Show by The Campaign for Wool and British Wool A stunning new showcase of wool at The Flooring Show will bring together the industry’s leading wool carpet brands around an inspirational wool centrepiece designed in association with Homes & Gardens magazine.
Wool Trends with leading Wool Carpet Brands Axminster Carpets The Royal Borough Wilton range from Axminster Carpets™, showcases innovation in design and striking patterned carpet. Made from 100% British wool, each design is named after areas of London, including Kensington and Chelsea. Cubic, trellis and bold geometric patterns add definition and contemporary style to any room. Ulster Carpet The vintage inspired designs of Boho Collection are an ode to all things retro, reworked to create contemporary, practical axminster for the 21st century home. Each of the five designs, such as Boho Hemingway (pictured), offer their own quirky personality, brought together by the soft pastel shades of the “heritage” colour palette to create a unique and stunning collection.
Axminster Carpets
Available in colour matching multi widths 4m, 3m, 2m, 1m. Hardwearing 80% wool, 20% nylon. Bronte Carpets All Bronte carpets are custom made to any size from a stair runner up to an incredible 12m wide with no joins or waste which means you only buy the quantity of carpet you need and save on waste. Bronte can even make to plan - such as “T” shapes and “L” shapes to further reduce waste. A custom dye service to ensure the carpet matches any colour scheme or decor is available.
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Ulster Carpets
What to See... in Hall C British Wool will host the Wool Education Hub - so that visitors can collect the latest wool brochures for retailers and consumers and register for new POS. Expert advice from the organisation owned by the UK’s sheep farmers and selling British Wool to the textile industry all over the world.
The wool story starts at the front entrance with a flock of sheep showing the wool as it grows! Top British carpet breeds - Dalesbred and Roughfell make their appearance alongside the Campaign for Wool’s popular and very vivid, neon sheep!
Wool Seminars Sunday Wool Clean - Wool carpet care and cleaning advice Monday Wool Trends by Editor-in-Chief, Giles Kime of Homes & Gardens Tuesday Wool - Selling the Benefits by Rita Bancroft bringing expert consumer communication to the showroom
Campaign for Wool present ‘Wool Inspirations’ - a vision of wool carpet trends and introduces ONEWOOL - the world’s largest online gallery of wool product.
Brockway Carpets Brockway Carpets Brockway continue to innovate and improve their range offer with 4 stripes added to Jubilee Stripe. These will further compliment Jubilee Diamond, a collection of 33 Heathers with matching stripes. Also, an additional 5 colours are being added to the Lakeland Herdwick range, now available in 1m, 4m and 5m widths. Adam Carpets Adam Carpets ‘Revelation’ range is proving to be just that. Only months after it was launched it is already being hailed as a success. This coordination range of plains, heathers, stripes and tonals is unlike anything else on the market. Made with top quality 80/20 wool yarns, this range is as durable as it is beautiful. Adam Carpets
Cavalier Carpets Cavalier will be featuring several products which utilise all that is best about British Wool on their stand at Harrogate. Criterion Twist has recently been re-coloured to suit the latest furnishing trends. Available in 2 widths, 4 weights and 24 colours gives 192 options to suit any budget. Also on show will be Country Collection, a rustic, yet sophisticated twist with fabulous underfoot comfort. Choose from three qualities. Now in 14 earthy colourways to create the perfect ‘homespun’ ambience. Brintons Brintons launch their brand new Padstow carpet collection for summer 2014. Fresh, modern and flexible, with patterns inspired by pop art in polka dots and geometrics and a palette influenced by the seaside, in soft ice-cream shades of blue, pink and spearmint, balanced by subtle greys. These chic playful patterns create an uplifting mood and the variety of colours allow the designs to work in any room of the house, from living rooms to a child’s bedroom.
Cavalier Carpets Brintons
Live Naturally... Choose Wool www.britishwool.org.uk www.campaignforwool.org #ChooseWool
Flower on Flooring
by Dennis Flower
New feel for fibre The diversity of the flooring sector is further emphasised by The Stocklists’ latest feature, which explores the increasing opportunities provided by non-wool carpet.
Bamboo Luxe from the Ultimo Collection by Lano Carpets
Balta marketing director Geert Vanden Bossche, says UK homeowners have always loved wool carpets, but a new generation of purchasers now realise that other carpet fibres can offer a serious alternative and are often easier to live with, while bringing a new aesthetic quality to their home. “Our Sensit carpets typify the style that these homeowners are looking for: soft to the touch, long-lasting and easy to look after with a feel of quality that is comparable to that of wool, but a look that is silken and indulgent,” says Geert. A feeling of value is the main aim of the range for those who appreciate quality and style, but do not want to pay excessively for this. With two-ply yarn and with 200% more filaments than other stain resist fibres, Sensit carpets are soft, inviting and durable, states Balta, while remaining competitively priced against wool-rich carpets.
director Tom Matthys says the Bamboo collection uses this rapidly renewable natural resource to give the carpet a silk-like quality and soft touch, while its inherent properties enhance the home.
Cormar Carpets marketing director David Cormack agrees that consumers increasingly look for hardwearing, well priced and lower maintenance carpets, resulting in polypropylene carpets becoming more popular due to their bleach cleanable, stain resistant properties.
“Bamboo is a natural humidity regulator, air filter and has natural anti-bacterial properties. With such great positive benefits, bamboo is winning favour among homeowners that want a fresh, modern and luxurious look to carpet, but who also still want to use natural products,” he says.
“One of the leading ranges in Cormar’s Easy Clean polypropylene collection is Sensation. It has been hugely successful due to its soft lustre and handle,” he says.
Bamboo is a prime example of natural materials that are impossible to replicate, he continues. “In the Bamboo collection, we¹ve combined the very best of bamboo with the qualities of polyamide and it is recyclable, easy to look after, resilient and comfortable underfoot.”
Made from a 100% Luxelle PP, it has been engineered to feel softer and more luxurious but with the practical qualities of polypropylene, including a 10 year stain warranty. “In light of its popularity, we have developed a Sensation family of ranges, including a lower weight version of Sensation called New Feeling, as well as a Sensation Heathers and Sensation Twist option,” says Mr Cormar. The company has also updated its Sensation Original and New Feeling ranges with six new shades including Atlantic Seal, Icing Sugar, Moccasin, Rydal Stone, Tuscan Clay and Ventura Opal. With the Eccelena yarn now featuring in the Fascination collection, a key launch for 2014, Lano Carpets has pioneered the use of bamboo in non-wool carpets. UK and Ireland sales Balta’s Sensit Twist
Mayfield Carpets tells Stocklists readers that its premium Alchemy Collection consists of seven distinctive ranges, carefully formulated to offer an extensive choice of styles and colours. These range from the company¹s 40oz Bronze, a versatile twist pile carpet, up to its sumptuous 100oz Mercury Saxony. Other ranges in the Mayfield collection include Titanium and Platinum, luxurious heavy weight saxonies available in 4m width, Pewter and Gold mid weight saxonies, which are available in 4m and 5m width. Further choice is offered by Silver, the company¹s attractive premium twist, which is available in widths of 4m and 5m. All are manufactured to the highest standard using top quality easy maintenance polypropylene yarns, and are a stylish addition to any home, offering an affordable touch of luxury, the company states. Kingsmead has developed a strong non-wool offering in recent years under its Clean Easy Branding. Three launches at The Flooring Show will display how far these have come, the company explains. Distinction is the first range in the new Wolltec Gen2 fibre, following on from the success of its original Wolltec three years ago. The fibre has been designed to look like wool but has a lifetime stain warranty. Grandeur is the first three ply polypropylene product in the company’s range and blends three mono colours together in a contrasting effect. Dignity recognises the move in the market towards soft fibres and is made using the new Everlon Super Soft fibre. Brilliant,Virtue and Inspiration make up the rest of Kingsmead¹s latest non-wool launches. continued overleaf...
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continued from previous page... Manx Carpets is launching its Texan Twist & Supreme at The Flooring Show, a stain resistant carpet made from 100% Smartec fibre to ensure its clean easy properties. As with the existing Easy Living Collection, Texan uses the popular two-fold yarn and is available in four and five metre widths. It comes in a choice of 10 best selling ‘salt & pepper’ shades. The twist option is also available on felt, offering value for money, stain resistance and appeal for the new home market, especially as a bedroom carpet. In line with other Easy Living products in its portfolio,Texan is a bleach cleanable and stain resistant carpet with a free 10 year stain and wear warranty.Texan will be available for distribution to carpet shops throughout Britain and Ireland via the company’s own delivery fleet. Mercado will launch three exclusive ranges on its stand in Hall M of The Flooring Show, including Trouble Free Twist Heathers, featuring nine contemporary shades in a hard wearing, three colour, two ply 100% PP yarn, available on both secondary and felt back. It is designed for use anywhere in the house and carries a no quibble, 15 year wear warranty and ‘Lifetime stain’ warranty. Trouble Free Tri Star is a heavy domestic 100% PP three ply yarn Saxony in nine heather shades, also suitable for all domestic applications and with 15 year wear and lifetime stain warranty. Completing the trio, Leyla is a super soft touch 100% PP Saxony incorporating 280 filaments to give super soft luxury feel without compromising wearability, with 10 contemporary shades and 15 year heavy wear lifetime stain warranties.
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For more information: Balta T 0032 5662 2211 Cormar T 01204 881234 Lano T 00800 5266 5266
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Brockwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shaun Lewis (front left) receives keys to Brockwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new sales fleet. Brockway Carpets is investing in greener fleet cars for its salesforce, and reducing its carbon emissions. The Kidderminster manufacturer has taken delivery of six low emission Ford Mondeo 1.6 TDCi 115 Eco Zetec cars from Worcestershireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PJ Nicholls, under plans to upgrade Brockwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entire sales fleet of 12 cars by next year. Sales director Shaun Lewis said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our 12-strong sales team is highly valued and an incredibly important to the future of the business. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re delighted to make this investment in them and Brockwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continued success.â&#x20AC;? Brockway has been designing and producing premium quality carpets in Kidderminster since 1964. As a family-run business, Brockwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100strong skilled workforce combines real craftsmanship with the latest environmentally-aware technology and the finest raw materials to create innovative, luxurious carpets for domestic and commercial markets in the UK and overseas. T 01562 828200 www.brockway.co.uk from The Stocklists
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Innovative expansion
Representing a £900,000 investment, Cormar Carpets has expanded its Ramsbottom-based Holme Mill site in a move to further improve stock availability and service to customers.
A small opening ceremony was held on the 11th July attended by Cormar’s Holme Mill staff and the construction team. A ribbon was cut by Mrs Cormack after which the first roll was loaded into a decker.
The new warehousing space which was commenced earlier this year, was opened by Cormar’s chairman Betty Cormack, increasing the storage area for un-backed carpet. The new warehouse features cutting edge construction technology with state-of-the-art electrics and fittings and gives 41,744 sq ft of new floor space with racking for up to 791 unbacked rolls (or 300,000 sq m of carpet). There is also the option to double stockholding capacity in the future. Said Paul Murphy, Cormar Carpet’s production manager: “The extension is another significant step in future proofing our operations, ensuring we continue to efficiently handle the high volume growth levels we’ve enjoyed in the last few years. It puts us in a better position to drive improvements in service to our customers.” All Cormar ranges are manufactured in the UK on site at its Lancashire mills and distributed throughout Britain and Ireland via its own delivery fleet. T 01204 881234
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Furniture is star of summer retail sales
Furniture and flooring were described as having a ‘stellar’ performance on the high street this summer.
Latest reports from the British Retail Consortium said total retail spending was 1.3 percent higher in July compared with the same month a year ago as growth picked up from June's comparatively weak rate of 0.6 percent. The increase was driven by an upturn in furniture spending and other non-food purchases said the BRC. Furniture sales rose at the fastest pace since January, excluding distortions from the Easter holidays. Sales were up 3.4 per cent in the quarter to the end of July and in line with the average for the year of 3.8 per cent for the year. Spending on food declined again, marking its deepest three-month average fall since records started in December 2008. “Non-food retailers had a stellar month, surpassing even last year's record sales performance, but the grocers saw sales tumble in value as their competitive pricing continued," said David McCorquodale, head of retail at KPMG, which sponsors the survey.
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