Alpha Vinyl's innovation on show

Quick-Step brings its innovation of Alpha Vinyl to deliver an updated collection which is now a premium vinyl floor with easy installation, better comfort and true to nature design.

The innovation starts beneath every Alpha Vinyl floor with the integrated underlay. Precision made for seamless fitting, the integrated underlay eliminates worries about gaps and brings stability and durability to the vinyl floor’s Uniclic fitting. Bringing easier installation, it also adds comfort and quiet, so that Alpha Vinyl is ready for everyday life.

In the Alpha Vinyl Ciro herringbone collection (pictured right), Quick-Step has innovated with Unizip. This system needs just one plank – say goodbye to A&B installations – allowing for a much faster and simpler installation. And because just a single plank is used, it also saves money and cuts down on waste. For Alpha Vinyl Bloom, Quick-Step has developed an innovative new surface texture that brings even more authenticity and lets you feel every knot, crack and grain as if it were wood.

Niall Cassidy, Sales Regions Manager UK & Ireland, Unilin Flooring: “Our design and development team in Belgium has really delivered something special for new Alpha Vinyl. We believe the collection has raised the bar in what a vinyl floor can achieve and just how Alpha Vinyl will make itself a benchmark in innovation within the premium vinyl market.” www.quick-step.co.uk Stand C29

Smooth launch for UFH

F. Ball and Co. Ltd. has launched Stopgap 1600, a new fast-drying, fibre-reinforced smoothing compound that is formulated especially for use over underfloor heating systems prior to the installation of floorcoverings.

Stopgap 1600 can be applied between 3–40mm thick to encapsulate electrical wired or water-fed underflooring heating and cooling systems installed over internal subfloors in both domestic and commercial environments.