The Stocklists - January 2011

Stocklists The

3 JANUARY 2011

with

FlooringNews

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

Wishing you a

CAREFREE New Year!

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Stocklists The

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR ADVERTISERS & READERS Page No.

Index

Contact No.

Price List date

Monthly ‘Stocklisters’ shown in BOLD ACCU-CUT.............................................................................BC. ...................0800

862 0251 ...............— ...........................

ACG...........................................................................................—......................01942 AFS...........................................................................................17......................020 ASSOCIATED

271315.................— ...........................

8805 8620 ...............April 2009 .............

WEAVERS ..........................................—......................01422 431100.................— ...........................

BONDWORTH .................................................................18......................01562

745000.................1.9.2010...............

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FlooringNews starts on page 31 January is showtime... in Hannover & NEC See our previews for the two major shows that open 2011: DOMOTEX - January 15-18, Hannover pages 40 - 44 interiors - January 23-26, Birmingham pages 49 - 63

BRITISH WOOL .............................................................36......................01274 688 666 ...............— ...........................

BROCKWAY BRONTE

CARPENTER .....................................................................37......................01457 CAVALIER

FLOORING ............................................21......................0208 443 3322 ...............— ...........................

CONTEMPORARY

LIFE .......................................................38......................01254 296829.................— ...........................

DMS

FLOORING SUPPLIES ....................................—......................0845 643 5344 ...............— ...........................

DYNE

CARPET TILES ..........................................................35......................0161 877 8877 ...............— TELENZO...............................................................24......................01422 374417.................— ...........................

FITA ...........................................................................................58......................01159 FLOORTRAIN

FURLONG

032 3900 ...............— ...........................

HAMPTON..................................................—......................0208 520 8474 ...............— ...........................

CARPETS .................................................25......................01706 639 866 ...............— ..................................

MANX .......................................................................................—......................01827 MERRYFIELD METRO

958 3077 ...............— ...........................

PENTHOUSE .....................................................................—......................01706 RACKHAMS.......................................................................27......................020

341 231 ...............— ..................................

652 8811 ...............— ...........................

WHOLESALE CARPET .............................28......................01243 774623.................Jan/Feb 2011.............

STAIRRODS

UK LIMITED........................................34......................01207 591176.................— ...........................

FLOORING DISTRIBUTORS ........................29......................0845 341000 ...................July 2009.................

& E DISPLAY GROUP ...........................................IFC....................0121 585 7600 ...............— ...........................

TARKETT .................................................................................55......................—.......................................—

TAT CARPET ..........................................................................40......................+90 342 337 50 50........—

TRIPLE

KING ..........................................................................3........................01274 582056.................— ...........................

WESTON

HAMMER ....................................................30......................0845 644 9090 ...............— ...........................

WOOLSAFE ORGANISATION ..............................6,7.....................01943 850817.................— ...........................

WOOLS

Wool trends point positive British Wool review and prospects page 36

85319225.................Jan/Feb 2011...............

RYALUX ....................................................................................39......................0845

Voice: Steve Evans of Contemporary Life page 38

831434.................— ...........................

...........................................................................26......................01480 479830 ...............— ...........................

NICF........................................................................................58......................0115

SOLENT

Adversity will bring opportunity

GROUP...........................................................—......................01422 373799.................— ...........................

GROUP.....................................................................—......................01204 393539.................— ...........................

MOHAWK

T

213131 ...............— ...........................

2011 ...................................................................49......................0207 921 8498 ...............— ...........................

MAYFIELD

Company profile page 55

FLOORING ................................................22,23 ................01772 696787.................Nov 2010 .............

IVC .............................................................................................50,51 ................0800 LITTNER

Tarkett on target

......................................................................15......................01509 673974.................— ...........................

INTERFLOOR.........................................................................33......................01706 INTERIORS

506836.................— ...........................

........................................................................46,47 ................01709 780505.................— ...........................

FLOORWISE

STS

Flower on Flooring wool page 56

861141.................— ...........................

................................................................................—......................01254 268000.................— ...........................

COLUMBIA

EDEL

Oak rules OK

CARPETS LTD. ................................19......................01562 828200.................March 2010..........

..............................................................................20......................01282 862736.................— ...........................

OF NEW ZEALAND ..........................................45......................01943 603888.................— ...........................

carpets/rugs/tiles woods/laminates/smooths accessories/services/organisations fibres underlay wholesalers/distributors adhesives

Classified advertising ...........................................................................................page 59

FlooringFactsheets Adhesives............................................................................................................4 Buying Groups.................................................................................................10 Carpet Company Directory ..................................................................12-13 Carpet trouble-shooter.................................................................................8-9 Carpet types......................................................................................................— Pattern book page ...........................................................................................— Underlay............................................................................................................11 Wholesaler Distribution Directory .....................................................14-16 Wool fibre page.................................................................................................5 Woolsafe: the carpet care guide................................................................6-7 ISSN 0950-5024 © Mayville Publishing Co. Ltd. 2011 Issue: 430 Every care is taken in compiling this magazine, but the proprietors assume no responsibility in the effects arising therefrom.

The UK’s largest interiors and flooring trade gathering with hundreds of suppliers under one roof and unique inspiration.

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Flooring Factsheet Adhesives

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Flooring factsheet Wool fibre 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.

100% wool or 80/20 – 80/10/10 wool rich Wool has yet to be matched by any man-made fibre; it has superior strength and does not need other fibres to improve its performance. However manufacturers choose to use synthetic fibres within the yarn blend for a number of reasons. These include fibre flexibility, dyeing, heat setting, stain resistance, durability and cost. These wool rich compositions offer industry standard carpets which will perform well in the home.

THE BENEFITS OF WOOL CARPET Practical Strong and Resilient – Wool carpet will provide superior performance over many years as it can offer unique resilience and long lasting durability. The natural crimp of wool offers valuable ‘bounce-back’ so that pile compression is resisted and the effects of tracking and shading are reduced – maintaining good appearance over many years.

Easy care – Wool is a natural fibre that has an inbuilt resistance to soiling due to its natural oils and its outer surface of microscopic scales and as a result additional anti-soil treatments are not necessary. Simply vacuuming the carpet will keep it looking good and whilst wool initially repels spills, prompt and complete blotting with white paper towels or an absorbent cloth is advised and will address many household spillages.

SAFE

DURABLE

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 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.

EASY-CARE

COMFORT

British Wool The Planet Friendly Fibre for Carpet aboutwool.com THE STOCKLISTS January 2011

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Flooring factsheet Carpet care guide from WOOLSAFE Housekeeping Tips for Carpets and Rugs Entrance or walk-off mats The use of entrance mats at all outside entrances to the house is highly recommended, as they will significantly reduce the rate at which the carpet will soil. They should be of adequate size to allow street dirt to be removed from shoe soles and must be cleaned regularly themselves.

Services for Retailers Customer carpet care HELPLINE If you have trouble dealing with customer queries like “How do I get red wine stains out of my carpet?” Just give them our HELPLINE 01943 850 817 and we’ll give them the correct advice. Simple.

Certified Operator Network For experienced, specialist wool carpet cleaners you can trust visit: www.woolsafe.org/find/aregistered-carpet-cleaner.

WOOLSAFE Registered Inspectors Solve disputes with customers with our independent carpet complaint Investigators. Just visit: www.woolsafe.org/find/a-registered-carpetinspector and call your nearest inspector.

WOOLSAFE Approved Products Have confidence in the cleaning product you recommend, use the WOOLSAFE Approved Products Directory it contains only safe and effective carpet cleaning products. For spot removers visit: www.woolsafe.org/spotremovers Carpet Care Leaflets We offer to help you develop custom carpet care literature and we also offer generic carpet care leaflets designed to be given away with each cut of carpet. Correct carpet maintenance should start from day one.

Web pages and Links We offer to help you develop custom carpet care pages for your website or you can link to our website’s carpet care pages for up-to-date and accurate advice.

Contact us by email, telephone or post to: The WOOLSAFE Organisation 49 Boroughgate, Otley, LS29 8NR Tel: 01943 850817 E-mail: office@woolsafe.org or visit www.woolsafe.org The WOOLSAFE Organisation – promoting quality carpet and rug care since 1991.

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Regular Maintenance Regular cleaning will extend the life of a carpet and maintain its appearance. Vacuum clean regularly and thoroughly, which removes gritty dirt that can damage the fibres.

Deal with spillages as soon as possible, preferably the moment they occur.

Beware of products claiming to be safe on all fibres, including wool. It might be true, but if it does not have the WOOLSAFE Mark, it is not endorsed by most carpet manufacturers!

Never use any detergents such as dishwashing liquids, soaps or other cleaners recommended for general household use. Although they may clean the carpet satisfactorily they will almost certainly cause problems such as rapid re-soiling, colour bleeding or other damage to the pile or backing of the carpet.

Use only WOOLSAFE approved products WOOLSAFE-approved carpet care products have been independently and scientifically tested and are safe and effective for cleaning and maintaining all types of carpets and rugs.

The Green WOOLSAFE Mark identifies those products that not only are the most suitable for wool and other quality carpets, but also have the right environmental characteristics.

Periodic Cleaning When the carpet or rug reaches a stage where it could do with a really good clean, you can either do the job yourself, or you can call in a specialist carpet cleaning company.

If you are considering cleaning the carpet or rug yourself make sure to use only WOOLSAFE approved products. Look for the WOOLSAFE Mark on the bottle or package.

It is best to engage the services of a professional carpet & upholstery cleaning company. To get a really expert job done entrust the work to a WOOLSAFE accredited carpet cleaning company.

These companies are fully trained, have been in business for a considerable length of time, are members of one or more recognised professional trade associations related to the cleaning industry and have a reputation for top quality service. And they use only WOOLSAFE-approved cleaning agents on your wool carpets and rugs!

If you have a problem with a carpet or rug that requires an independent inspector, a network of carpet complaint investigators, trained and registered

by The WOOLSAFE Organisation is available throughout the UK and Ireland.

WOOLSAFE Registered Inspectors have extensive experience in investigating the causes for carpet complaints based on their practical involvement with carpets and rugs over many years.

They are fully qualified to investigate carpet and rug complaints on-site on behalf of carpet manufacturers, retailers, cleaning companies and carpet owners. They can carry out or commission tests where required, and will provide comprehensive reports.

To contact an inspector in your area call 01943 462127, email: inspector@woolsafe.org, or visit: www.woolsafe.org / Private Householder / Registered Inspectors

WOOLSAFE The Retailer's single source solution for carpet care advice and services.

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maintenance • cleaning • spot removal • protection • inspection

General Rules for Spot Removal

WOOLSAFE Approved Carpet Cleaning Products www.prochem.co.uk

Treatments 1.

Blot with white kitchen roll or paper tissues

2.

Vacuum clean

3.

Cold water

Home of the Legendary Cleaning Product - Carpet Power www.ozkleen.co.uk

• Soak up liquids with white kitchen roll, tissues, toilet roll or clean cloth

4.

Warm water

• Scoop up or scrape off solids

5.

• Try to identify unknown spots prior to treatment – if unsure, use solvent first

WOOLSAFE-approved carpet shampoo solution (diluted)

6.

WOOLSAFE-approved spot remover for water-based stains

7.

WOOLSAFE-approved spot remover for greasy/oily stains

• Always work from the edge of the spot inwards • BLOT, do NOT rub • Use small quantities of spot remover at a time, applied to a cloth, NOT directly to the spot; work into the spot with a small, soft brush or sponge • Take care with applying solvents to bitumen-backed carpet tiles

8.

Absorbent paper or paper tissue and hot iron

9.

Chewing gum remover (solvent or freeze type)

Life inspired cleaning innovations www.bissell.com

10. Nail varnish remover or acetone 11. White spirit or turpentine substitute 12. Surgical spirit (ethyl alcohol or ethanol)

• When using solvents always ensure there is plenty of fresh air ventilation

14. Rub gently with coarse sand paper

• Always thoroughly rinse out water-based spotters with clean water

15. WOOLSAFE-approved disinfectant or deodorizer

• Dry the spot, if possible, with a hair dryer

16. Rust remover

13. Rub with a coin

17. Carpet re-colouring kit

The Clean Carpet you Expect... the Service you Deserve www.servicemasterclean.co.uk

(Treatments used by professional carpet cleaners)

More Difficult Spots Spot or stain

Easy Spots

Try 1st Try 2nd Try 3rd

Artificially coloured drinks 3

6

Bleach

3

17

C/heating radiator fluid

5

6

Coffee

4

6

16

Spot or stain

Try 1st Try 2nd Try 3rd

Blood

5

6

Felt-tip pen

7 or 11 12

Burn/scorch marks

13

14

Furniture polish

7

Butter

7

5

Glue/adhesive (plastic base)10

11

Candle wax

8

7

6

5

Chewing gum

9

5

15

6

5 15

3

Ink (fountain)

3

Ink (ballpoint pen)

12

5

7

6

Lipstick

7

Cola

3

5

6

Milk

4

Cream

7

5

Nail varnish

10

Egg

5

6

Paint (oil)

11

Rust

16

Soot

2

Tar (asphalt)

7

Urine (fresh stain)

3

5

Urine (old stain)

6

15

7

5

Fruit juice

3

5

Gravy and sauces

5

6

Herbal tea

3

6

Metal polish

5

Mustard

5

6

Oil and grease

7

5

Paint (emulsion)

3

5

Shoe polish

7

5

Tea

3

5

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5

5

Chocolate/cocoa

Floor wax

Environmentally Aware for Superior Carpet Care www.envirodri.com

Vomit

5

6

Red wine

1

6

15

These may require repeated attempts with stronger spot removers. Some stains you may find impossible to remove completely in which case the assistance of a professional carpet cleaner is required.

Vacuum Cleaners the Choice of Cleaning Professionals www.sebo.co.uk

British Wool makes a Better Carpet... Naturally www.britishwool.org.uk

This information is provided with the support of WOOLSAFE members for the benefit of all carpet retailers and fitters.

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Flooring factsheet Carpet trouble-shooter COLOUR MATCHING

SPROUTING

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’.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SAMPLES 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.

SHEDDING The original carpet tile

All cut pile carpets will lose short fibre, which is created during production when spun yarn is cut for tuft formation. These fibres fall onto the surface of the pile and appear as ‘fluff’.

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

PULLED LOOPS

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

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• shedding • pulled loops

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.

SHADING

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.

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).

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• sprouting • shading • static • fading • pile reversal • shedding • flattening • soiling

PILE REVERSAL

FLATTENING

(SEE SHADING)

Flattening will occur as a result of traffic which eventually flattens the pile particularly in the main areas of use. All pile fabrics will flatten to greater or lesser degree dependant on the amount of traffic to which it is subjected and the construction (tuft density/pile fibre/height/weight) of the product concerned.

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.

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.

INDENTATIONS When a carpet is subjected to a heavy point load, such as under the legs of furniture, it is unreasonable to expect the carpet not to indent.

Usually, the longer the load is in place, the longer will be the time for the pile to recover. In the case of very heavy loads in place for a considerable time, the recovery time can be very considerable.

It must be remembered that it is not only the pile of the carpet that becomes indented. the underlay will also indent and the backing of the carpet may also distort into the indentation in the underlay.

Some underlay’s will recover well and some less well depending upon their composition, thickness, density etc.

The use of cups below furniture legs can spread the load and the net result is a larger area of less deeply indented carpet.

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

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.

SOILING Soiling is usually the result of some local condition to which the carpet has been subjected to, or maintenance, or lack of maintenance programme.

There is nothing we as manufacturers can do to prevent soiling in use. There are several types of soiling which are quite common:

Spillages - Liquids such as soft drinks, cordials or

any drink which contains sugar, particularly hot drinks, is likely to leave a stain. In such instances, professional help should be sought.

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.

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

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

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Flooring factsheet Buying Groups Why join?

Associated Carpet Group www.smartercarpets.co.uk Contact: Richard Moore Tel: 01942 271315 rjmoore65@googlemail.com moore@smartercarpets.com

www.beautifulflooring.co.uk Contact: Paul Phillips Tel: 01892 549050 paul@atbrm.com

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.

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.

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...

www.flooringone.co.uk Contact: Glenn Harding Tel: 0121 683 1426 glenn.harding@flooringone.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.

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 point-of-sale, merchandising and displays. Central stockholding may also be on offer.

Access professional services

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

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

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

Metro Group www.carpet1st.co.uk Contact: David Kipping Tel: 01204 393539 dek@carpet1st.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

• Review all the extra benefits and services to see what you would actually use

www.smg-group.co.uk Contact: David Lewis Tel: 0118 932 3832 info@smg-group.co.uk

• 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

• Business services • 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.

Network with other independents

• Members-only exhibitions with preferred manufacturers

• Regular meetings • Regional workshops • Supplier presentations • 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.

flexibility to run your business the way you want

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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.

www.floorwise.co.uk

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

Benefits

Types

Good underlay will...

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

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 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.

Sponge rubber

Crumb

Combination

PU foam

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www.carpenter.limited.uk

www.interfloor.com

www.interfloor.com

Specialists in pre-tacked underlays, soft fibre boards & Roberts Tools. www.estillon.co.uk

www.underlay.com

www.texfelt.co.uk

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The Stocklists Carpet Company Directory Abingdon Flooring Adam Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W Ww

01562 829966

Associated Weavers Tw Tu

01422 431100

Avena Carpets Ltd Tu Ww

01422 330261

Axwoven Carpets Ltd Ax Be

0121 550 5788

Axminster Carpets Ltd Ax Be Tw

01297 32244

Bajong Carpets NV Tu Tw W

+32 56783250

Balta Industries NV Tu Tw W Ww

+32 56 62 2211

Beaulieu International Group Be Pr Tu Tw +32 56 67 66 11 Betap Tufting BV Tu Tw W

+31 383 861 060

BIC Carpets Be Tw W

01924 488882

Blenheim Carpets Ax Be Tw W Ww

020 7823 3040

BMK

0113 380 5333

Bond Worth Ltd Ax

01562 745000

Brintons Ax Tu Tw W Ww

0800 505055

Brockway Carpets Ltd

Edel Telenzo’s Rembrandt

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Bronte Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W office@brontecarpets.co.uk www.brontecarpets.co.uk

01282 862 736

+32 56 35 4444

Custom Carpet Company Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww

01737 830301

Dan-Floor UK W

01454 858014

Burmatex Tu

01924 262525

Domo International Be Pr Tu Tw W

Cadogan Carpet Co W

01562 733610

Drury Lane Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W

01254 296829

Cavalier Carpets Ltd Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww

01254 268000

E & WE Carpets W

01562 825952

Christy Carpets Tu Clarendon Carpets Tw Classis Carpets Tu W Ww Condor Carpets BV Tu

+32 92 41 4511

019078 308777

Edel Telenzo Carpets Ltd 01675 433066 0870 020 1725 +31 38 4778911

Tu Tw W sales@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk www.edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk Enterprise Weaving Co Be Ww

01422 374 417

01562 745030

+32 56 23 54 10

Bizspoke Custom Carpets Be Tw W

Tw W sales@brockway.co.uk

Creatuft Carpets Tu W

01274 655694

01562 828200 www.brockway.co.uk

Contemporary Life & Textiles Be Tw sales@contemporarylife.co.uk www.contemporarylife.co.uk

01254 296829

Ww cummings@btinternet.com www.fellscarpets.co.uk Fetcham Furnishings Ltd Tw

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

01204 881 234

Couristan Carpets Ax Tu W Ww

800 223 6186

Craigie Carpets Be

01294 558400

Creative Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W

Mohawk’s Cherbourg Check

Fells Carpets

0116 284 1455

Fletco Taepper A/S Tu W

01977 662211

020 8944 6220 +45 96 60 3000

Furlong Flooring Tw W enquiries@furlongcentral.co.uk www.furlongflooring.co.uk

01772 696 787

Brockway’s Vogue

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KEY TO CODES: Be: Bespoke • Pr: Printed • Tu: Tufted • Tw: Twist • W: Wool • Ww: Woven Wilton

Gaskell Tu Tw W

01827 831525

Manx Carpets Tw W

01827 831 434

The Sultana Carpet Co Ax

01299 822300

Gaskell Mackay Carpets Ltd Ax Tu Tw W

01429 892525

Mayfield Carpets W

01706 639 866

The Wilton Carpet Co Ax W Ww

0845 296 8850

Georgian Carpets Tu Tw W

01827 831430

MID NL Be

Thomas Witter UK Ltd Tu Tw

0870 1128318

Godfrey Hirst (GB) Ltd Tu Halbmond Teppichwerke Be Pr Tu Heckmondwike FB ITC Be Pr Tw

Joseph Hamilton & Seaton W Kingsmead Carpets Tu Tw W

Timzo Tufting Industry BV Tu +31 38 385 4477

0800 526696 +49 037 421 420 01924 410544 0032 51 424 411

John Lanham Watts Carpets Ax Tw Ww 01937 588511 John Evans Ltd Ax Tu Tw W

+31 38 851 8700

0161 368 2563 01827 831400 01827 831 424

Mohawk Europe marinagooch@mohawkeurope.com www.mohawkinternational.com Mr Tomkinson Tw Ww

01827 831 450

Ossfloor UK

01675 433031

Penthouse Carpets Tu Tw W

01706 341231

Phoenox Textiles Pr Tu Pownall Carpets Tw W Roger Vanden Berghe.NV Tu Ww

Lano NV Ax Pr Tu Tw W Ww marketing@lano.be www.lano.com Le Tissage d'Arcade Ax Ww Lecaflor Ltd Ax Be Pr Tu Tw W Ww Leigh Spinners Ltd Tw Louis de Poortere W Lusotufo Tu

+32 56 65 4300

01480 479830 01480 471304

01709 732 666

Vorwerk

08700 104484

01484 863227

Westex Carpets Tu

01274 861334

0845 6528811

Weston Hammer W

+32 56 73 57 11

Ryalux Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W

0845 652 8811

Sans Frontieres Ltd Be Pr Tu Tw W Ww

0844 5611977

0800 78 33 712

Tapibel NV Pr Tu Tw

01623 481 221

01942 673232

Tasibel NV Tw

+32 52 499600

01388 664101

United Carpets & Beds Tw W Ww

02838 334433

01562 749300

01675 433 501

+32 56 393 386

Ulster Carpets Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww

+41 71 791 0111

Victoria Carpets Tu Tw W Ww

Shaw Home Foundations Tu

+32 05685 4747

Tisca Tiara Tu Ww

The Alternative Flooring Co

01264 335111

The Grosvenor Wilton Co W Ww

01562 701456

Whitestone Weavers Ltd Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww Wilkies Carpets Tw Woodward Grosvenor Ax Tu Tw W Ww Wool Classics Tu Ww

0845 644 9090 01429 892555 0113 307 9955 0800 526696 0207 349 1560

Tollgate stand

Bronte’s stand

Cormar’s Berwick

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Are you a Wholesaler?

If you’re not listed here, please call Diane Martin on 01482 659396.

The Stocklists Wholesale Distribution Directory National Fells Carpets Goole 01977 662211 sales@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk

North East

D. M. Miller Ltd Manchester 0161 205 9949 dm.miller@btconnect.com www.dmmillerltd.spaces.lives.com John Evans Ltd Manchester 0161 368 2563 Fax: 0161 368 3039 Mobile: 07850 935301

Carpet & Flooring Gateshead Gateshead Kellars Ltd 0844 824 3121 Stockport gateshead@carpetandflooring.co.uk 0161 443 0970 www.cfgateshead.co.uk sales@kellars.co.uk Fells Carpets Goole

01977 662211

Lee Floorstok Ltd Liverpool - see Floorwise p17

sales@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk

Lee Floorstok Ltd Manchester - see Floorwise p17

Floorwise (North East) Ltd Birtley - see Floorwise p17

MCA Floorwise Ltd Morecambe - see Floorwise p17

Vanguard Carpets Redditch 0845 601 1189 customerservices.redditch@ carpetandflooring.co.uk www.vanguardcarpets.co.uk

Mytton Flooring Norwich - see Floorwise p17

Wood Floor Sales Redditch 01527 511888 help.redditch@ carpetandflooring.co.uk www.woodfloorsales.com

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

01977 662211 sales@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk

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Millbrook Carpets Darwen 01254 703999 millbrookcarpets@live.co.uk Supertex Furnishings Lancashire 01772 457070 sales@supertexfurnishing.co.uk www.supertexfurnishing.co.uk Vanguard Carpets Redditch 0845 601 1189 customerservices.redditch@ carpetandflooring.co.uk www.vanguardcarpets.co.uk Walkwell Flooring Supplies Manchester 0161 786 6800 manchester@ carpetandflooring.co.uk www.walkwell-flooring.co.uk

Wood Floor Sales Redditch 01527 511888 help.redditch@ carpetandflooring.co.uk www.woodfloorsales.com

Wood Floor Sales Redditch 01527 511888 help.redditch@ carpetandflooring.co.uk www.woodfloorsales.com

Midlands

Woodall Brothers Ltd Shrewsbury - see Floorwise p17

Carpet & Flooring Birmingham Birmingham 0121 421 9131 birmingham@ carpetandflooring.co.uk www.cfbirmingham.co.uk DMS Flooring Supplies Northampton 0845 643 5601 dmsnorthampton@ dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk Floorwise D & J Ltd Southam- see Floorwise p17 J J Wholesale & Distribution Ltd Birmingham 0121 765 4994 jjwholesale@gmx.com RPS Flooring Mansfield Woodhouse - see Floorwise p17 STS Flooring Distributors Watford 08454 342000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.com see page 32 for details

Supertex Furnishings Leyland Tel: 01772 457070 sales@supertexfurnishing.co.uk www.supertexfurnishing.co.uk

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 STS Flooring Distributors Ltd Cambridge Tel: 01954 781142 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.com See page 32 for details Vanguard Carpets Redditch 0845 601 1189 customerservices.redditch@ carpetandflooring.co.uk www.vanguardcarpets.co.uk Wood Floor Sales Redditch 01527 511888 help.redditch@ carpetandflooring.co.uk www.woodfloorsales.co

Vanguard Carpets Redditch 0845 601 1189 customerservices.redditch@ carpetandflooring.co.uk www.vanguardcarpets.co.uk

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If you’re not listed here, please call Diane Martin on 01482 659396.

The Stocklists Wholesale Distribution Directory South East Acorn Carpet Accessories Bromley, Kent - see Floorwise p17

Faithfulls Service Centre Walthamstow 0208 498 3040 sales.walthamstow@faithfulls.co.uk

AFS Middlesex 020 8805 8620 info@afsenfield.co.uk See page 20 for details

Faithfull Floorcovering Suffolk 01473 822341 sales@faithfulls.co.uk www.faithfulls.co.uk

Ashmount Flooring Supplies Ltd Tottenham 0208 808 2158 sales@ashmountflooring.co.uk www.ashmountflooring.co.uk

Kent Flooring Supplies Ltd Chatham 01634 668668 sales@kentflooring.co.uk www.kentflooring.co.uk

Beds Flooring Bedford 01234 341234 sales@bedsflooring.co.uk www.bedsflooring.co.uk Belvedere Carpets London 020 8800 0740 sales@belvederecarpets.co.uk www.belvederecarpets.co.uk Carpet & Flooring London Camberley 01276 672100 camberley@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.cflondon.co.uk Columbia Flooring Middlesex 020 8443 3322 sales@columbiaflooring.co.uk www.columbiaflooring.co.uk See page 24 for details

Littner Hampton London 020 8520 8474 littnerhampton@aol.com www.littnerhamptoncarpets.co.uk Potts & Ward, Woodcocks Ltd Brighton 01273 557211 pwwflooring@fastnet.co.uk www.pwwflooring.co.uk Rackhams London 020 8531 9225 sales@rackhamsltd.co.uk www.rackhamsltd.co.uk See page 30 for details Salesmark Lancing, - see Floorwise p17

Solent Wholesale Carpet West Sussex DMS Flooring Supplies 01243 774623 Hemel Hempstead sales@solentwholesale.co.uk 0845 643 5344 www.solentwholesale.co.uk dmshemel@dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk See page 31 for details DMS Flooring Supplies Milton Keynes 0845 643 5320 dmslaser@dmsflooringsupplies.co.u Faithfulls Service Centre Kent 01322 285001

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STS Flooring Distributors Orpington/Croydon 0845 434 1000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.com see page 32 for details

Vanguard Carpets Redditch 0845 601 1189 customerservices.redditch@carpet andflooring.co.uk www.vanguardcarpets.co.uk Wessex Flooring Amesbury - see Floorwise p17 Wood Floor Sales Redditch 01527 511888 help.redditch@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.woodfloorsales.com

Scotland C. K. Davie Ltd Aberdeen - see Floorwise p17 C. K. Davie Ltd Dundee - see Floorwise p17 Headlam Scotland North Lanarkshire 01698 831 000 sales@headlamscotland.co.uk www.headlamscotland.co.uk Neil Smith Ltd Glasgow - see Floorwise p17

South West

Wales

Carpet & Flooring Bristol Bristol 0117 966 798l bristol@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.cfbristol.co.uk

Carpet & Flooring Bristol Bristol 0117 966 798l bristol@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.cfbristol.co.uk

Fitwell Flooring Ltd Redruth - see Floorwise p17

Roma Flooring Neath - see Floorwise p17

Fitwell Flooring Ltd Newton Abott - see Floorwise p17

Vanguard Carpets Redditch 0845 601 1189 customerservices.redditch@carpet andflooring.co.uk www.vanguardcarpets.co.uk

Solent Wholesale Carpet West Sussex 01243 774623 sales@solentwholesale.co.uk www.solentwholesale.co.uk See page 31 for details STS Flooring Distributors Thame (Oxford) 01844 213555 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.com see page 32 for details Vanguard Carpets Redditch 0845 601 1189 customerservices.redditch@carpet andflooring.co.uk www.vanguardcarpets.co.uk Wood Floor Sales Redditch 01527 511888 help.redditch@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.woodfloorsales.com

Wood Floor Sales Redditch 01527 511888 help.redditch@carpetandflooring.co.uk www.woodfloorsales.com

Ireland Floorwise Ltd Dublin - see Floorwise p17 Floorwise Ltd N. Ireland - see Floorwise p17

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floorwise National Network of Floorwise Distributors Acorn Carpet Accessories 16 Bromley, Kent Tel: 020 8462 0422 Fax: 020 8462 0927

Neil Smith Ltd 3 Glasgow Tel: 0141 552 1141 Fax: 0141 552 0623

C. K. Davie Ltd 1 Aberdeen Tel: 01224 820077 Fax: 01224 822344

Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd 4 Belfast, Northern Ireland Tel: 028 9075 3202 Fax: 028 9075 3901

C. K. Davie Ltd 2 Dundee Tel: 01382 226533 Fax: 01382 226544 Fitwell Flooring Ltd 20 Redruth, Cornwall Tel: 01209 214344 Fax: 01209 21162 Fitwell Flooring Ltd 19 Newton Abbot, Devon Tel: 01626 835935 Fax: 01626 834334 Floorwise D & J Ltd 13 Southam, Warks Tel: 01926 814922 Fax: 01926 817899 Floorwise (North East) 5 Ltd Birtley, County Durham Tel: 0191 410 7070 Fax: 0191 410 6116 Lee Floorstok Ltd 8 Liverpool Tel: 0151 708 7420 Fax: 0151 708 7241 Lee Floorstok Ltd 7 Manchester Tel: 0161 231 8080 Fax: 0161 231 8787 MCA Floorwise Ltd 6 Morecambe, Lancashire Tel: 01524 33517 Fax: 01524 381852 Mytton Flooring 14 Norwich, Norfolk Tel: 01603 624387 Fax: 01603 612888

Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd 9 Dublin 12, ROI Tel: 00353 (0)1 626 3913 Fax: 00353 (0)1 626 3960 LoCall: 1850 445 746 (ROI)

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Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd 10 Limerick Tel: 00353 (0)61 227 100 Fax: 00353 (0)61 227 000 LoCall: 1850 445 745 (ROI) Roma Flooring 15 Neath, West Glamorgan Tel: 01639 633001 Fax: 01639 646116 RPS Flooring 11 Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire Tel: 01623 624198 Fax: 01623 620931

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HEAD OFFICE Floorwise Group Limited, Floorwise House, 22 High Street, Kegworth, Derby DE74 2DA, UK. Tel: 0044 (0)1509 673974 Fax: 0044 (0)1509 674841

Award-Winning Flooring Accessories

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UNDERLAYS

CARPETS NATURAL/LOOPS HIGH FLYER MARRAKESH NOMAD

Tex Loop Natural 50/50 Nat Loop

SAXONY FIVE STAR STAINFREE ROMANCE SEDUCTION NOBLE SAXONY ROYAL TOUCH STAINFREE FLAIR SENSATIONAL

32oz PP Saxony 35oz PP Saxony 37oz PP Saxony 40oz Saxony 45oz Nylon Saxony 50oz PP Saxony 58oz Saxony

80/20 WOOL TWIST BELMONT TWIST WESSEX TWIST NEW ASPEN TWIST BELMONT SUPREME ARRAN TWIST HARRISON TWIST (Victoria)

80/20 40oz 80/20 40oz 80/20 40oz 80/20 50oz 80/20 50oz 80/20 60oz

PP TWIST VIVA TWIST SALT N PEPPER CABARET ELITE TWIST SHEPHERDS TWIST

PP Twist PP Twist PP Twist PP Twist PP Twist

LOOP PILE AND CORD PINCH FELT PINCH FOAM ROCKY HB ROCKY FB DIMENSIONS TITAN CORD GALA CORD FB GALA CORD HB

Needle Punch Cord Needle Punch Loop Pile Cord Loop Pile Cord Loop Pile Stripe/Wave Loop Pile Gel Back Loop Pile Cord Loop Pile Cord

AFS WOOL COLLECTION 100% WOOL LOOP WELLFIELD IMRA 100% Wool 2 Ply Yarn WELLFIELD KAMRA 100% Wool 2 Ply Yarn CORMAR STOCKED APOLLO BERWICK 40 BERWICK 50 BUCHANAN HIGHLANDER HOME COUNTIES HOME COUNTIES MALABAR NATURAL BERBER SUPER NATURAL BERBER ELITE NATURAL BERBER DELUXE NEW OAKLANDS NEW OAKLANDS NEW OAKLANDS PRIMO PLUS PRIMO ULTRA PRIMO TWEED PRIMO SAXONY

Excellon Twist 80/10/10 40 oz Twist 80/10/10 50 oz Twist 80/10/10 40 oz Twist 80/10/10 50 oz Twist 42 oz Twist 50 oz Twist 100% Natural 80/10/10 35 oz Twist 80/10/10 45 oz Twist 80/10/10 55 oz Twist 80/10/10 32 oz Twist 80/10/10 42 oz Twist 80/10/10 50 oz Twist Excellon Twist Excellon Twist Excellon Twist Excellon Saxony

CORMAR CARPETS AVEBURY LINDISFARNE TOWN AND COUNTRY

3/5 DAYS DELIVERY 100% Pure New Wool 100% Pure New Wool 80/10/10 60 oz Twist

Roll Size Full Roll EQ* Description BRANDED TOP END RUBBER SPONGE RANGE ELITE 11 m2 129lb Textured Rubber Underlay Waffle Rubber Underlay MAJESTIC 11 m2 135lb COLOURS RED 11 m2 135lb Waffle Rubber Underlay WILLOW GREEN 15 m2 90lb Waffle Rubber Underlay CRUSADER SUPREME 15 m2 100lb Waffle Rubber Underlay SUPREME LIGHT 11 m2 101lb Waffle Rubber Underlay UNBRANDED TREDAIRE SPONGE RUBBER AFS CLASSIC GOLD 15 m2 95 lb Rubber Underlay AFS SUPER GOLD 15 m2 80lb Rubber Underlay AFS STANDARD GOLD 15 m2 60lb Rubber Underlay Light Weight PE GRAPHITE 15 m2 WOOD FLOOR UNDERLAYS BOARDWALK (Timbermate) 15 m2 3.75mm ALL IN ONE 10 m2 3mm COMFORT SILVER 15 m2 2.5mm

23dB Moisture Barrier 20dB Self Adhesive Strip 18dB PE Foam + Foil

TREDAIRE PU UNDERLAYS ALPHA 15 m2 OMEGA 15 m2 BRIO 15 m2 ZEST 15 m2 SOFTWALK 15 m2 DREAMWALK 15 m2 CONTRACT 9 15 m2

Tredaire PU Tredaire PU Tredaire PU Tredaire PU Tredaire PU Tredaire PU Contract PU

8mm 10mm 8mm 10mm 9 mm 11 mm 9 mm

DURALAY CONTRACT UNDERLAYS TREADMORE 11 m2 8.0mm SYSTEM 10 11 m2 10mm DURAFIT 650 15 m2 6.5mm DURAFIT 500 15 m2 5.0mm DEFENDER 15 m2 100lb HEATFLOW CARPET 15 m2 6.0mm HEATFLOW WOOD 15 m2 2.75mm TECHNICS 5 15 m2 5.0mm

Crumb Crumb single stick under 40m2 Double stick crumb Double stick crumb Flat sponge 0.80 TOG 0.75 TOG sponge carpet 0.35 TOG sponge laminate U/L Double stick sponge

CARPENTERS PU UNDERLAYS GREENSTEP 15 m2 SUPER GREEN STEP 15 m2 RICHSTEP 15 m2 DEEPSTEP 15 m2

PU Underlay PU Underlay PU Underlay PU Underlay

8mm 10mm 9mm 11mm

CARPENTERS CONTRACT UNDERLAYS FIRMSTEP 15 m2 7mm POWERSTEP 15 m2 9mm MARINESTEP 15 m2 7mm

Contract PU Contract PU Contract PU IMO Rated

FELT UNDERLAYS FELT 28 FELT 42 KENSINGTON DELUXE

Wool/jute felt 8mm Contract wool/jute felt 11mm Felt crumb rubber

15 m2 28oz 15 m2 42oz 11 m2 74oz

AFS Unit 4 Baird Road, Enfield, Middlesex EN1 1SJ Tel: 020 8805 8620 Fax: 020 8805 6840 Email: info@afsenfield.co.uk

PLUS A VAST RANGE OF ACCESSORIES AND TOOLS FOR CARPETS AND LAMINATES Contact our sales office or your area representative for prices on any of the above ranges.

We also offer a fast service on non stock items. Phone our showroom manager for prices and samples. Our latest price list is dated July 2010.

REP DETAILS: Ashley Best Nick Hart Karl Goult

Tel: 07976 916752 Tel: 07771 967609 Tel: 07957 685428

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Berkeley Axminster 80% Wool / 20% Nylon available 3.66m & 4.57m Range comprises 8 Designs Stocked items Delivery 14 Days from Order 4.57m wide Firenza 3-9080 Early February 4.57m wide Tashkent 4-9076 Mid March

Variations Axminster 80% Wool / 20% Nylon available 3.66m Range comprises 12 Designs Stocked items Delivery 14 Days from Order Jade Mirage 1-9077 End January Aztec 2-9090 Early February Mikado 4-9079 Early Feb

Precious Gems Axminster 80% Wool / 20% Nylon available 3.66m

• Buy one Axminster cut at your standard terms, when you place another within 8 weeks we give you an EXTRA 10% off!

• We guarantee our delivery dates. If we miss it by 7 days then you get 5% off the invoice value of the order!

• Access to the Managing Director and Sales Director 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

• Have a complaint? We guarantee to contact your customer with 24 hours.We will inspect all complaints regardless of age.

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Cornell & Stanford Axminster 80% Wool / 20% Nylon available 4.00m Range comprises 5 Colourways in 2 Designs Stocked items Delivery 14 Days from Order

New Afghan Axminster 80% Wool / 20% Nylon available 3.66m Range comprises 5 Designs - All Stock Stocked items Delivery 14 Days from Order No Stock Sultan 2-3100 Early February No Stock Pathan 4-3103 End January

Romanesque Berber Axminster 80% Wool / 20% Nylon available 4.00m Range comprises 3 Designs - All Stock Stocked items Delivery 14 Days from Order Acanthus Plum 4-5002 Low Stock - Now Discontinued 18

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Tel:01282 862736 Fax:01282 868307 Email: office@brontecarpets.co.uk Web: www.brontecarpets.co.uk

Bankfield Mill Greenfield Rd, Colne Lancs. BB8 9PD

28 years of custom made carpets 100% Wool Saxonies

All available in any colour, any width up to 12m Boulsworth Moorland Lowood Pendle Ferndene

1/8 th gauge 1/8 th gauge 1/8 th gauge 1/10 th gauge 1/8 th gauge

42 45 55 60 68

oz oz oz oz oz

Super Ferndene Patrick Emily Charlotte

1/8 th gauge 1/10 th gauge 1/10 th gauge 1/10 th gauge

78 70 85 96

oz oz oz oz

100% Wool Shag Pile

All available in any colour, any width up to 12m Haworth Thornton

1/4 gauge 1/4 gauge

58 oz 62 oz

Wycoller Withens

1/4 gauge 1/4 gauge

96 oz 120 oz

80% Wool / 20% Nylon Classic Twist Available in any colour, any width up to 12m

Standard 1400 Contract 1700

1/8 th gauge 1/10 th gauge

41 oz 50 oz

Super 2000 Deluxe 2400

1/10 th gauge 1/10 th gauge

59 oz 70 oz

Sales and bespoke enquiries: 01282 862736

any colour, any width

Sales Agents James Hall Area: Scotland.

Mobile: 07787 140136, Fax: 0131 343 3353 E-mail: jameshall195@btinternet.com

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Keith Leslie Area: Northern & Southern Ireland Mobile: 07860 873838, Fax: 02894 468005 Aldo Berettoni Area: Yorkshire/North East/Humberside Mobile: 07971 173560, Fax: 01484 666703 E-mail: aldo@berettoni.freeserve.co.uk

John Rostron Area: North West/Cumbria/North Wales Mobile: 07973 733208, Fax: 01254 876548 E-mail: johnrostron@aol.com

Ian Millward Area: East Midlands/Notts/Staffs/Lincs/Derbyshire/Cambs/ Norfolk/Suffolk Mobile: 07939 319385, Fax: 0121 430 3682 E-mail: ian.millward2@virginmedia.com

Mark Garbett Area: South West England Mobile: 07840 664757, Tel: 01752 696377 E-mail: mgarbett11@aol.com

Steve Acton Area: South East/South London Mobile: 07957 836207, Fax: 01323 872415 E-mail: actonsta@aol.com

Niall Martin Area: Central London/Oxon/Berks/Bucks/Essex Mobile: 07866 735772, Fax: 01628 541497 E-mail: niallmartin@msn.com

James Thomas Area: West Midlands (west of M1) & South Wales Mobile 07932 458032, Tel/Fax: 01656 784514 E-mail: juncture2002@aol.com

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CAREFREE - the stunning new collection Contact your local representative

Best-selling products at every price point As a UK manufacturer and distributor, Furlong’s objective is simply to offer its customers the best of all worlds in terms of price, service and quality - a partnership that retailers can rely on and a comprehensive product range that consumers will respond to.

Furlong’s wholly-owned manufacturing company, Regency Carpets, is one of the UK’s top three tufters with a modern plant located in Bangor, Northern Ireland.

A long-term programme of substantial investment has created a major production facility for both 4m and 5m wide carpet and the new backing plant commissioned last year is now fully on line.

As a result, the company can produce hundreds of thousands of square metres of carpet every week, covering all the key sectors – stain resistant polypropylene, wool twist, wool natural and many others.

Being in control of its manufacturing means Furlong can control the cost base and the quality to provide a range of products that is competitive at each of the price points. Manufacturing also means they can manage stock more closely and respond to changes in demand so that the right carpet is always ready for dispatch.

Furlong’s nationwide distribution network operates across three depots – London, Preston and Newport – using a dedicated fleet to carry rolls and cut lengths to our customers usually within 24 hours.

Furlong’s product development team has created a portfolio of products matched to the diverse needs of different customer groups, rooms styles and performance requirements. Regency’s stain-resistant ranges use their own ‘Carefree’ fibre which is bleach cleanable and offered with a warranty for absolute confidence. New ranges are introduced several times a year to keep the offering fresh and interesting and respond to consumer trends and colour shifts.

the aim is simply to offer customers the best of all worlds in terms of price, service and quality Furlong have paid particular attention to the presentation of their product range to consumers with market-leading point-of-sale systems incorporating the latest video technology.

Furlong believes in working in partnership with their customers to provide products and services that ticks all the boxes.

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Effective service systems

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All the products shown are available in the CAREFREE Collection Here are the people who try harder London & Home Counties JOHN AKIEN M: 07791 891024 S.W LONDON, SURREY (INS. M25) jonakien@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

GEOFF ABERNETHY M: 07970 229717 CUMBRIA, POTTERIES, CHESHIRE & FYLDE COAST geoff.abernethy@furlongflooring.co.uk

IAN COLLACOTT M: 07816 217550 MIDDLESEX, W. LONDON, BERKSHIRE iancollacott@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

ALAN CHEETHAM M: 07966 263571 GREATER MANCHESTER alan.cheetham@furlongflooring.co.uk

DARREN SPENDIFF M: 07791 890861 KENT darrenspendiff@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

BOB CHRISTIE M: 07980 786264 MERSEYSIDE, WIRRAL & N. WALES bob.christie@furlongflooring.co.uk

RAYMOND SMITH M: 07816 217565 ESSEX raymondsmith@furlongflooringltd.co.uk REG HOWSON M: 07816 217548 N, N W & E LONDON, HERTFORDSHIRE reghowson@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

South East

Seeing is believing Customers can buy with confidence when they see the Carefree cleanability in action with the new video units for your existing Regency POS systems.

IAN ROBERTSON M: 07816 217563 E & WEST SUSSEX ianrobertson@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

REG SYKES M: 07973 403450 SOUTH YORKSHIRE reg.sykes@furlongflooring.co.uk

TONY CONWAY M: 07791 891025 BEDS, NORTHANTS, OXON & BUCKS tonyconway@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

Wales & South West

PETER FLETCHER M: 07816 217561 HAMPSHIRE, DORSET & SURREY (OUTSIDE M25) peterfletcher@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

BEN THOMAS M: 07794 048809 S./MID & W. WALES bthomas@furlongflooring.com

Midlands

JASON BRIMBLE M: 07794 041266 AVON & GLOUCESTERSHIRE jbrimble@furlongflooring.com TIM BAILEY M: 07794 048414 S.E. WALES & HEREFORDSHIRE tbailey@furlongflooring.com STEWART WAITHMAN M: 07794 048413 DEVON & CORNWALL swaithman@furlongflooring.com

MARTYN REA M: 07968 324598 LEICESTER/WARWICKSHIRE/LINCS martyn.rea@furlongflooring.co.uk

Wood Floor Specialists

Scotland

JOHN POWERS M: 07792 477312 SALES MANAGER BEDS, NORTHANTS, OXON, BUCKS, MIDDLESEX, W&S LONDON, BERKS, SURRY johnpowers@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

GEORGE WISELY M: 07967 148665 SCOTTISH SALES george.wisely@furlongflooring.co.uk COLIN RICHFORD M: 07970 163372 WEST SCOTLAND colin.richford@furlongflooring.co.uk

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DES BEST M: 07968 828516 NORTH EAST des.best@furlongflooring.co.uk RAY ANDREW M: 07973 719801 EAST LANCS/W.YORKS ray.andrew@furlongflooring.co.uk

MIKE SHUTT M: 07970 158594 BIRMINGHAM/ STAFFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE mike.shutt@furlongflooring.co.uk

quality choice availability service price

Yorkshire & North East

PAUL LOVELL M: 07816 217549 NORFOLK, SUFFOLK & CAMBS paullovell@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

PAUL HARRIS M: 07980 786265 NOTTS & DERBYSHIRE paul.harris@furlongflooring.co.uk

The Regency range of stain-resistant carpets ticks all the boxes:

North West

ALAN CAIRNIE M: 07976 311434 EAST SCOTLAND alan.cairnie@furlongflooring.co.uk

London Sales tel: 01322 628707 fax: 01322 698733

RICHARD RICHMAN M: 07791 891044 AREA SALES MANAGER NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, CAMBS, N&E LONDON, ESSEX, KENT, SUSSEX & HERTS richardrichman@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

Preston Sales tel: 01772 696787 fax: 01772 311921

Newport Sales tel: 01633 283959 fax: 01633 275454

Email: enquiries@furlongflooring.co.uk

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CHELSEA’S GOT THE V FACTOR! We’re certain that the, super smart Chelsea is going to be a big hit in 2011. Why? It’s Versatile, Value for money and Very good quality – which means we think your customers will Vote with their wallets and deliver retailers some real Volume on this one!

Chelsea is a dense, textured low level loop, three ply 100% wool carpet, available in 4 and 5 metre width. It comes in eight totally on trend earthy neutrals: Sea Salt, Driftwood, Ash, Graphite, Cream, Sand, Mud and Cork. And with full Scotchgarding and a host of certificates to prove its above par credentials for being insect and rot proof and light, wet and shampoo fast.

Samples will be with our sales team and coming our customers’ way before the end of January.

COMING SOON We are about to unveil a new design to join our Hudson and Lawrence roll only programme.

Full details soon.

Plus - great news - we’ll be dispatching patterns cards on Greenwich and Windsor (pictured below) to all our reps at the end of January, to be added to your tombolas (so sorry, though, if you haven’t got a tombola already we are currently out of stock – we’ll let you know if and when we get some more!)

EMAIL YOUR EMAIL

SEE YOU IN HANNOVER!

Thank you to everyone who has so far provided us with an email address – they have been coming in thick and fast. If you haven’t already done so, please make sure you email Lesley on l.inman@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk soon – as our email communication campaign will be getting going in earnest very soon.

Don’t forget to come and see us if you are coming to Domotex (January 15-18). You’ll find us as always in Hall 6 stand E42 and it’s a great opportunity to see what’s in the pipeline, to talk to our design and marketing teams from Holland and generally tell us what you’d like from us in 2011.

OUR SALES TEAM Greater London as far as N. Circular on north side of Thames and as far as M25 on south side, Surrey, Middlesex, Sussex, Kent 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 Jim Osborne M: 07738 642934 E: jim.osborne@sky.com Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire Niall Martin M: 07866 735772 E: niallmartin@msn.com South Wales, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire Andrew Jefferies M: 07831 457102 E: adj.agencies@btinternet.com Lancashire, Cumbria & Isle of Man John Rostron M: 07973 733208 E: johnrostron@aol.com

YOUR HEAD OFFICE TEAM CONTACTS Operations Manager: Lesley Inman M: 07703 337989 E: l.inman@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk

Our New Year’s resolution is to stay focussed, keep positive and continue to do our best to deliver good customer service and saleable products.

East Anglia, Bedfordshire, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Norfolk, Suffolk Jonathan Hart T: 01621 817992 M: 07889 264466 E: jonathanhart66@hotmail.co.uk West Midlands, South Wales (Wholesalers) Paul Brewer T: 0121 4277117 M: 07798 745181 E: paulbrewer@fsmail.net Greater Manchester, Cheshire, North Wales Philip Hambleton T: 01925 740050 M: 07966 397676 E: carpetphil@aol.com

North East Rebecca Gibbons M: 07970 491215 E: rebann2@btinternet.com Scotland Tim Tindal T: 01436 671421 M: 07836 705620 E: ttcarpetagencies@aol.com Channel Islands, Isle of Wight John Eastlake T: 01323 896141 M: 07885 398858 E: john-eastlake@hotmail.co.uk Northern Ireland Gary O’Boyle M: 07831 220675 E: goboyle@ntlworld.com

Tel: 01422 374417 or 01422 371226 Fax: 01422 377452 Email: sales@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk Edel Telenzo Carpets, 2- 4 Southgate, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 0BW.

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Telephone 01706 639866 www.mayfieldcarpets.co.uk “Creators of the Finest Carpets”

MAYFIELD QUARTZ Quite simply the best value 80% British wool twist available in the UK today.

50, 40 and 30oz pile weights backed using 100% natural jute giving flexibility for easy fitting.

GREAT CUT LENGTH PRICE • STUNNING ROLL DEALS • SEE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

Stratford Style Construction Pile Fibre Widths Pile Weights

Forester

Twist Pile Tufted 80% Wool, 10% Nylon, 10% Polyester Melt Fibre 4.00M & 5.00M 50oz per Square Yard, 1696 grams per Square M

Super Maxim Style Construction Pile Fibre Widths Pile Weights

Style Construction Pile Fibre Widths Pile Weights

Quartz

Chunky Berber Twist Tufted 80% Wool, 10% Nylon, 10% Polyester Melt Fibre 4.00M & 5.00M 60oz & 50oz per Square Yard, 2035 grams & 1696 grams per Square Metre

Style Construction Pile Fibre Widths Pile Weights

Arcadia

Twist Pile Tufted 80% Wool, 10% Nylon, 10% Polyester Melt Fibre 4.00M & 5.00M 50oz & 40oz per Square Yard 1696 grams & 1356 grams per Square Metre

Style Construction Pile Fibre Widths Pile Weights

Twist Pile Tufted 80% Wool 4.00M & 5.00M 50oz, 40oz & 30oz per Square Yard, 1696 grams, 1356 grams & 1070 grams per Square Metre

Country Garden

Twist Pile Tufted 80% Wool, 10% Nylon, 10% Polyester Melt Fibre 4.00M & 5.00M 50oz per Square Yard, 1696 grams per Square M

Style Construction Pile Fibre Widths Pile Weights

Twist Pile Tufted 80% Wool, 10% Nylon, 10% Polyester Melt Fibre 4.00M & 5.00M 50oz & 40oz per Square Yard, 1696 grams & 1356 grams per Square Metre

Representatives Robin Leiper (Area Manager) SOUTH EAST M: 07801 357601 Chris Twinn (Area Manager) CAMBS, ESSEX, BEDS, HERTS M: 07711 353982 Andrew Westwell (Representative) NORTH WEST M: 07974 141919 Chris Davis (Representative) W. MIDS, HEREFORD, GLOS, AVON, WORC. & SHROPSHIRE M: 07753 983714

Andrew Davys (Representative) S. YORKSHIRE, STAFFS, DERBYSHIRE, NOTTS. & LINCS M: 07801 357622 Simon Beeby (Representative) LEIC’S, NORTHANTS, OXON, WARKS, BUCKS. & BERKS M: 07775 913380 Mark Fletcher (Representative) N. LONDON, ESSEX & HOME COUNTIES M: 07801 538763

Stephen Cawley (Representative) SCOTLAND M: 07718 762236 David Bell (Representative) YORKSHIRE & N. EAST M: 07939 051608 Mike Williams SOUTH WALES M: 07919 047930 Darren Jackson DEVON, CORNWALL & SOMERSET M: 07825 171482

Nigel Woollard DORSET, HANTS, BERKS. & WILTSHIRE M: 07767 213236

AGENT: Peter Steel NORTH WALES M: 07710 443589 Liam Smith NORTHERN IRELAND M: 07719 934019

Mayfield Mayfield House, House, Stonie Stonie Heys Heys Avenue, Avenue, Rochdale, Rochdale, Lancashire.

Lancashire. OL12 OL12 9XA 9XA

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“Our Winter Price guide is about to hit the streets! It’s all about solidarity, and hard work! You’ll be amazed by our new products, and thrilled by our regular features! And more importantly you will learn more about the enigma that is ‘Ralph the Rackhams Ram!’”

CUT & LOOP PILE

CORD & NEEDLEPUNCH

Revival Kreta Everglades

Gala Rackcord Scorpio Supacord

GRAPHICS / CONTRACT GELS Arena Sapphire Scala Senator Sentinel Statesman

NATURAL EFFECT Agadir Ancona Autumn Sunset Country Treasure 4&5M Challenger Berber Craftwork Berber 4&5M Delft 4&5M Harvester Hopscotch Ivory Coast London Life 4&5M Marrakesh Natures Writing Ohio Rustic Treasure San Salvador 4&5M Town & Country Tweed Woolweave 4&5M

SAXONY / SHAG PILE Big Softie Chamonix Cleopatra Eminence Half Century New Century Nobility Splendour Supreme Elegance Tennessee

TWISTS - STAINFREE Balmoral Chislehurst Clyde Easy Heathers Easy Twist Fairfield Supreme 4&5M Heathertwist / Heathertwist Supreme Mystery Twist Pembridge Twist Portman Rhapsody Stainfree Salt ‘n’ Pepa Stainsafe Touch 4&5M Startwist/Startwist Supreme (2010 colours) 4&5M Stanford Summer Skies

VINYL / SMOOTH FLOORING Arte Della Ceramica Blackjack Casino Royale Chequers Eclipse Medley Mojo Suregrip XL Thunderball

CARPET TILES Capital Plus Electron Magnesium Neutron Oxygen Positron Proton Quark Titanium

TWISTS - WOOL Eden Twist 30/40/50 4&5M Iconic Twist 40/50 4&5M Paramount 30/40 4&5M Super Sixty 4&5M The Berber Twist Collection 40/50 4&5M Ultimate Textures 4&5M Ultimate Berber Twist 4&5M Ultimate Twist 40/50 4&5M Ultimate Tweed Ultimate Luxury 4&5M

VELOUR / VELVET

CALL NOW TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE LATEST PRICE GUIDE!

Designers Dream Le Touquet 4&5M Urban Life

WILTON The Arabica & Ceylon Wilton Collection 4&5M Parallel Lines Renaissance Ultimate Wilton Oakland

We also stock Ball & Young Underlays, Accessories, Entrance Matting and offer a Special Order Service on products from virtually every flooring manufacturer in existence! 48 hour Delivery Service on all Balterio Laminate Ranges.

Stop preSS...2011 will be the year of quality, with austerity still the keyword, and trading conditions still tough, so ‘value’ will be the name of the game! We are launching a comprehensive collection of high quality products in wool and wool mixtures, taking the quality of our products to new heights, whilst offering the very best in prices, and marketing support. Beautiful floorcoverings, beautiful samples, beautiful salespeople and beautiful publications! Bring it on!!!....Stop preSS

Area Sales Executives Ian Pullinger London N, EC & E postals, Essex & Middx (within M25) 07881-502506 Simon Brenner London SE & SW postals, Kent, Surrey & Sussex 07881-502507

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Mark Euesden London W & NW postals, South Middx, Western Surrey, Berks & Bucks 07875-714269 James White Herts, Beds, Essex (west of M11) & North West Middx 07881-502508

Paul Henson Essex (Outside M25), Cambs & Suffolk 07837-295379 Antony Stapleton Sales Director 07881-502505/020-8498-2845

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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.co.uk Zola Park, Barnfield Drive, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6UX. Oxford, Berks, Bucks, Beds, Hants, Middlesex & Herts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Cardrick Tel: 01235 535070, mobile 07973 406329 Sussex E & W, Surrey, South London & Kent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Robson Tel: 01323 504798, mobile: 07973 898453 Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Gloucs, & I.O.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Ayling Tel: 01202 683257, mobile 07973 406799 Accessary Sales and IT Specialist (All Areas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke Crooks luke@solentwholesale.co.uk, mobile 07966 664379 VICTORIA Baronet Berber Stripe Castillion Celtic Heathers Crown Twist Duchess Elite EasiCare (Twist, Tweed + Saxony) Gaelic Heathers Imperial Velvet Kelso Natural Accents Natural Companions (Sisal, Chenille, Ridge) Regal Twist Rustic Jewels Tudor Twist Coll Tudor Manor LANO Bolero Campus X-treme Chiselhurst Havana Heathertwist Coll Inspiration 40/50oz Pembridge Twist - new colours Rustic Berber Rustic Sensations Scala Scala Tonals Sentinel Startwist Coll Twilight Coll Wilton Naturals Xtra Twist BALTA Berga Cobblestone Colorado Springs Desert Twist Diva Fiesta Fusion Happy Days High Flyers Gala Cord-all options in stock Rustic Twist Supreme Shepherd Twist Stainsafe Comfort Stainsafe Favourite Stainsafe Olympic Super Wiltax Techno Twisty LUSOTUFO Celtic Horizon Mandaly Tangier Titan Diagonal Unique

CORMAR Apollo Berwick 40/50 Buchanan Home Counties 42/50 Malabar Oaklands 32 Oaklands 42 Oaklands 50 Primo Plus West Country BROCKWAY Amore Cavendish Craftsman Elite Cresta 40/Cresta 50 Montrose Orion/Orion Major DOMO Absolut Luxury Alpina Auvergne Merino Metropolitan Mountain Peaks Legacy Ocean Breeze Orlando Planet Playground Portofino Scorpio Traditionals Weavers Twist ITC Belgravia Check Checkmate Concerto Consul Heritage Collection Jaguar - new colours Kreta Palace Stainblock Berber Stainblock Heathers Stainblock Tweed

QUICKSTEP Solent Wholesale - now a Quickstep stockist.

We now have in stock the Quickstep 700 range and can order all other ranges with a very short lead time.

TAPIBEL Cachet Melody Nevada Reeds Sysoltex Homested/Aran/Crofter Toscana BEAULIEU INTERNATIONAL Adventure Twist Arte Del Ceramic Athena Celtic Stone Vinyl Comfort Grip Vinyl Dublin Durham Twist Fashion/Gallery Grass Collection Heavy Tread I-Twist Isis/Mentu Natural Life Pronto Selections Sherwood Oak Vinyl Studio Vinyl Sonata Vinyl Sweet Homes Texalino Sup Vinyl Urban Vinyl laminates Essentials (previously Casa) Cottage - new range BAJONG Home Twist Supreme Montana Montana Twist Sahara MISCELLANEOUS IVC Expressions Fantasy Fusion Master Grip Planet Presto Victoria CAVALIER Country Collection Hamlet Parish and Village LEIGH SPINNERS Atlas Velour THOMAS WITTER Innovations C&H - Now in Stock Homestyle LVT - planks and tiles PARAGON Toccarre Carpet Tiles MOHAWK CARPETS Century Half Century BIG Flair Vinyl

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 Jan/Feb 2011.

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DID YOU KNOW? STS Flooring Distributors Ltd stock a large range of carpets and carpet tiles via our 5 depots ORPINGTON • CROYDON • WATFORD • CAMBRIDGE • OXFORD (THAME) 08454 341000 08454 342000 01954 781142 01844 213555

NEXT DAY DELIVERY STS GOLDLINE STOCK CARPETS Abbey Twist 30/40 Aston Twist Bernwood Twist Bernwood Supreme Bernwood Forest Bernwood Heather Bernwood Heather Supreme Blenheim Twist 40 Blenheim Twist 50 Cherwell Cord Chislehurst Fairfield Supreme Gladiator Supreme Harrier Felt Harrier Gel Heathdale Magnum Gel Medicare Multicare Classic New Valley Twist Orinoco Opus Twist Ravensbury Twist 32/40/50 Ruskin Twist Scala Supersava Elite BALTA STOCK CARPETS New Shepherd Twist

PRICE LIST DATE JULY 2010 LANO STOCK CARPETS Bolero Chislehurst Fairfield Supreme Havanna Heather Twist Heather Twist Supreme Pembridge Twist Rustic Berber Sapphire Scala Startwist Startwist Supreme CORMAR STOCK CARPETS Apollo Berwick 40/50 Malabar Textures Natural Berber Twist New Oaklands 32/42/50 Primo Plus Primo Tweeds Primo Ultra Town & Country BEAULIEU INTERNATIONAL Bellini Dublin Elite Mercator EDEL TELENZO Fleur Hercules Orinoco Puma Amazone

CARPET STOCK TILES Ascot Beckenham Cheltenham Clipper Croydon Croydon Stripe Keston Latour Saturn Selsdon STOCK UNDERLAYS Goldtred Collection Cirrus Cumulus Nimbus Silver Lining Cloud Nine Contract Cloud Nine Super Contract Durafit 500 Durafit 650 Cosi 8mm & 10mm Heatflow Collection Roma Blue Heaven Willow Green Tredaire Elite Treadmore

STS Area Managers Regional Manager Rachel Sherwood 07801 762724 Sales Merchandiser Dave Lowman 07500 847758 North/East London, Berkshire, Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middlesex, Northants, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire

Steve Osman 07919 128401

Sales Area Managers Dana Baldock 07801 762725

Essex, Cambs, Suffolk, Norfolk

South/East London, Kent, E Sussex, Part Essex

Paul Jones 07801 762719 South/East London, Kent, E Sussex

Paul Jeffery 07717 218024 Wiltshire, Gloucestershire & Bristol

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Mirka Mihulcova 07500 847566 South/West London, W Sussex, Berks, Hants, Surrey

Vicky Langley 07962 646847 Surrey, W Sussex, Hants, Berks, South/West London

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Weston Hammer UK 16/17 Byford Court Hadleigh IP7 6RD Tel: +44 (0)845 644 9090 Fax:+44 (0)845 644 9191 info@westonhammer.com www.weston-carpets.co.uk

We are pleased to announce the launch of two new prestige ranges along with a revamp of our highly successful STONE FIBRE COLLECTION. NATURAL LINES : a heavy wool loop pile with an ultra luxurious feel.

JACS : a re-colour of this popular designer tonal range to be available in 4m and 5m wide.

STONE FIBRE COLLECTION IN 5m WIDE : This very successful designer flatweave collection is being updated and is available in 4m and 5m.

Tunis A heavy domestic berber loop pile in 100% Wool available in 4m and 5m widths.

Queen Tweed A fine heavy domestic berber loop pile in 100% Wool available in 4m and 5m widths.

Denver A stylish heavy domestic tonal loop pile in 100% Wool, available in 4m and 5m widths.

Oklahoma A heavy domestic berber loop pile in 100% Wool available in 4m and 5m widths.

Supreme Stripe A heavy domestic tonal stripe in 100% Wool loop pile.

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

Imperial Boucle A heavy domestic loop pile in 100% Wool available in 4m and 5m widths.

Royal Design A unique two colour 100% Wool loop pile.

Las Vegas A chunky luxurious loop pile in 100% Wool available in 4m and 5m widths.

Royal Velour A luxurious velour in 80% Wool/20% Nylon in 5m wide.

Sisal Boucle and Sisal Berber Natural fibre textured loop pile ranges in two styles.

The Stone Fibre Collection Our unique flat woven quality in many fashion styles and colours.

Orlando A chunky loop quality with a thick latex backing for a luxurious feel.

This prestigious installation at the entrance to the Chelsea Harbour Design Centre in London shows two colours from our Stone Fibre Collection .

If you would like to offer your customers the very latest and best in carpet design at a very affordable price please call our Sales Team.

OUR UK SALES TEAM Mr Ron Fewery Tel: 07976 244892 London, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire.

Mr Steve Acton Tel: 07957 836207 Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey, Dorset.

Mrs Jac Hayman Tel: 07815 785801 Contract Sales East Anglia.

Mr Gary Foster Tel: 07515 283872 East Anglia, Northamptonshire.

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Mr Steve Green Tel: 07590 369522 North Wales, Cumbria, Manchester, Liverpool.

Mr Derek Boyd Tel: 07940 320708 Scotland.

Mr Lee Palmer Tel: 07774 101640 Channel Islands.

Mr Jonathan Gorman Tel: 07815 121660 Northern Ireland.

Mr Mark Garbett Tel: 07840 664757 Bristol & the West Country.

Mr Steve Fletcher Tel: 07831 818989 Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Tyneside.

Mr Keith Stevens Tel: 07710 160166 Midlands & South Wales.

Please visit our website at www.weston-carpets.co.uk 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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FlooringNews Oil's well with artwood Artwood’s stunning Design Oil collection really separates itself from the pack, offering retailers an ideal opportunity to provide a unique range of wood flooring without the hefty cost of onsite finishing.

Dialling into the British homeowner’s desire for oiled finishes; the Design Oil collection adds a twist, with special techniques used to create Aged, Purist, Dual, Fired and Modern textural and tonal variations. The result is a collection that exploits the natural beauty of wood and that really stands out of the crowd.

“Artwood is about being unique and responding to the homeowner’s desire for wood flooring that considers its looks a bit more carefully,” says Louay Azoo, co-founder. “With the Design Oil collection retailers can respond to the growing interest in the floor as a key design element and also tap into the thirst for oiled wood flooring.”

The Design Oil collection includes styles such as Polar and Earthland as well as Lava, Grey Goose and Coco and is available in either 14mm floating or 21mm structural engineered oak.

Finish-matched accessories are also available. Retailers can choose samples from any Artwood collection to be presented in beautiful leather display boxes, or can take advantage of a full bespoke display service.

T 0845 519 2726 www.artwood-floors.com

Rod renovation Kirstie Allsop, the TV home-decorating guru, is back on our TV screens this autumn, with a new series of the popular Kirstie’s Homemade Home and turned her attention to the transformation of a shabby Victorian hallway and staircase in a recent programme.

Crusader of items which are hand-crafted or second hand, she worked wonders with solid brass Hanover stair rods from Stairrods (UK), which she contrasted with a chic, bordered runner from Crucial Trading.

The programme featured Victorian town-house owners, Shaun and Gemma, who were completely overwhelmed at the thought of sorting out the hall and staircase of their three-storey home. In stepped Kirstie, with her practical no-nonsense approach to decorating, who immediately spotted the beauty of a stained glass window halfway up the stairs, and chose runner and rods to accentuate it, in so doing creating a classic look, which reflected the period feel of the house and yet appealed to its young owners.

For anyone looking for inspiration the programme is proving hugely popular, and with over 2.25 million viewers the trade can hope for a rush on runners and stair rods this winter. For anyone wanting to replicate the look: Stairrods (UK) supplied solid brass, Hanover rods in polished brass.

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www.stairrods.co.uk

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Water works for Axminster Axminster Carpets has been announced as a runner-up in the ‘Cleaner Water’ category at the inaugural Environment Agency Awards. The ‘Cleaner Water’ award recognises companies that have achieved outstanding results in preventing pollution or improving water quality in rivers, seas or lakes.

Ray Snell, Head of Residential Design for Ulster (left) receiving the Gold Award for Best Wool Product from John Thorley of House Beautiful.

The awards were judged by a panel of environmental professionals led by the Environment Agency’s Director of Environment and Business Ed Mitchell. Among the judges were Nicci Russell, Policy Director at Waterwise, Dax Lovegrove, Head of Business & Industry Relations at WWF and David Acres, Policy & Environment Manager at EDF.

Ulster’s woolly award

In late 2009, Axminster Carpets officially unveiled a revolutionary Water Recycling Plant after an investment of some £2 million. The plant converts waste water back to a level where it can be completely reused: 95% of Axminster Carpets’ waste water, over 2 million litres per week, is piped back into the plant processes without entering the eco-system after having all the contaminants removed. The residual waste is being converted to bio-fuel with the long-term plan to use this to power the company’s lorry fleet and the manufacturing plant.

“The commissioning of our water recycling plant was an ongoing part of our strategy to minimise the environmental impact of our yarn spinning and carpet manufacturing processes,” comments Josh Dutfield, Group Managing Director. “It has helped us to radically reduce our output of water with contaminants and has allowed our water use to become much more efficient, as recognised by our position as Runner Up in the Cleaner Water category.”

The awards were presented at the Environment Agency’s annual conference, Environment10, where Energy Secretary Chris Huhne MP, praised the calibre of entries.

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Ulster Carpets have scooped the Gold Award for the Best Wool Product at the House Beautiful Awards 2010, which were recently held in the prestigious surroundings of the Royal Opera House, London.

The Best Wool Product was a new category to this years awards and Ulster’s new eco range Natural Choice came out on top with the impressive panel of high profile home interest celebrities who joined forces with House Beautiful Editor Julia Goodwin to select the winners.

Julia said: “The House Beautiful Awards is the red carpet event of the homes industry - honouring the best of the best. This year we received a record number of entries and the standard has been higher than ever. From storage and wallpaper to sofas and kitchens, the buys you make for your home will be with you for years. This is why the House Beautiful Awards recognise only excellence across the board.”

Ulster’s Natural Choice range is made from 100% natural undyed wool and comprises a variety of textured designs inspired by nature that are complimented with a range of plains.

The yarn for Natural Choice, like all of Ulster’s yarn, is manufactured at their spinning mill in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, ensuring total control over quality and long term security of supply.

Composed from natural, renewable elements Natural Choice is completely recyclable and biodegradable, therefore strengthening Ulster’s commitment to environmental sustainability.

www.axminstercarpets.co.uk

Fast track for e-commerce

T 0 28 3839 5215

www.ulstercarpets.com

Internet flooring retailer, UK Flooring Direct has been listed in The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, published Sunday 5th December 2010, as one of the UK’s fastest growing private companies.

Ranking at 24, Warwickshire-based UK Flooring Direct has been cited by The Sunday Times as having an annual sales growth of 101.06%, making it on a par with other online-based companies in the 100 fastestgrowing UK private companies list.

The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 league table is produced by Fast Track, a leading networking company focusing on top-performing private companies and entrepreneurs. The list is a well-recognised marker of the UK’s most successful companies over the course of the last year. UK Flooring Direct joins 25 retailers on the table and is among 11 that achieve most of their sales online.

The Sunday Times states that “initiatives have helped sales grow to 101% a year, from £735,000 in 2007 to £6m in 2010”, founder and ex-floor fitter Jason Ashby, explains: “I founded UK Flooring Direct in 2004 as I believed there was a clear gap in the market for a high quality online flooring retailer. We have shown steady growth over the years, but the decision to provide free sampling, a more user-friendly website and heavy SEO investment have seen us enter this prestigious listing.

“I’m delighted to be with in the top 25% of the list and our entry goes to prove that despite the tough trading conditions within the flooring sector, the right approach can still reap success. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff at UK Flooring Direct who’s hard work and dedication is responsible in no small part for our position as one of the brightest private companies in the country.”

T 0845 287 5623 32 January 2011

www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk

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Don't mix with Tremco Now available from Tremco illbruck, Tremco SF520 is a high strength, flexible, single component advanced polymer adhesive for the surface bonding of wood flooring. No mixing is required – a big labour saving feature.

This innovative adhesive is suitable for bonding most types of wood flooring including wood blocks and wood mosaic panels, plus engineered, laminated and solid wood plank/strip flooring. It can be used over most common substrates - sand/cement screeds, concrete calcium sulphate screeds, stone, metal, timber and epoxy membranes.

Solvent free SF520 is compatible with most underfloor heating systems.

Polyflor A-list stars

Tremco SF520 is available in 10 litre metal pails (containing 17 kg of material) or 5 kg foil pouches packed in boxes of 3 x 5 kg and is complemented by Tremco SF550 Gun Grade Flexible Wood Adhesive available in 600 ml foil sausages.

“Brands often flaunt the generic BRE ratings of their type of product but we can provide customers with a more accurate reflection of a particular product’s green credentials”

Tremco illbruck has a team of experienced technical sales representatives who provide assistance in the selection and specification of products.

T 01942 251400

www.tremco-illbruck.co.uk

Polyflor continues to lead the way in environmental progress after all five of its Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) ranges received a positive assessment from the Building Research Establishment (BRE).

Expona Design, Kudos, Bevel Line and the Camaro Flooring Collection all received BRE A+ Global certification (ENP 429) for major use areas while the Colonia Homeline range achieved an A rating for domestic use.

These ratings are significant for the vinyl flooring market because it is the first time that specific LVT product ranges have been individually assessed

by BRE Global.

“Brands often flaunt the generic BRE ratings of their type of product but we can provide customers with a more accurate reflection of a particular product’s green credentials,” explains Simon James, Polyflor’s marketing manager.

“Our LVT ranges have always been popular because of their aesthetic quality, durability and best value prices. Now they are backed by the most highly recognised environmental accreditation in the UK, so customers don’t need to compromise and are getting the complete package.”

Polyflor LVT products can be recycled through the Recofloor Vinyl TakeBack Scheme, of which Polyflor is one of two founder members, to further reduce the carbon footprint of a project. Through the scheme vinyl off-cuts are recycled back into new flooring while uplifted, or end-oflife material, is used in the manufacture of traffic calming products such as traffic cones.

T 0161 767 1192

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www.polyflor.com

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The British Wool column Looking back...looking forward The launch of the biggest cross-industry promotional effort to raise the profile of wool in all its shapes and forms made 2010 a great year for wool. The Campaign for Wool (CfW) with its Royal Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales, certainly caught the attention of the media. Home interest magazines and national press put their forceful might behind the key messages and published many large product features over those key textile buying months of September, October and November. Editors responded with personal gravitas to make the wool message strong and stylish. These magazines had beautiful and inspirational room set images that were intended to motivate and set a wool trend.

“But what is most heartening, is that they liked the story of wool and its natural beginnings. The farmer and his sheep appeals to them and their readers too,” Bridgette Kelly at the British Wool Marketing Board says. “So you had sheep peering out from the pages of Country Living, Country Homes and Interiors, Ideal Homes, House Beautiful,Your Home and many others, all bringing this unique product story to life.”

On the high street and in the store, there was an amazing surge of support from all types of retailer and brands - big and small and high end to artisan and niche. Stopping the traffic on Savile Row and letting the flock of Exmoor Horn bring a sedate, somewhat surreal atmosphere to central London was a stunt that received much media attention too.

And yet in reality, it was the many and varied smaller gestures that made Wool Week the event that pushed wool up the agenda. The POS branding on wool carpet in carpet stores all over the UK with the Carpet Foundation’s ‘Wool Rich’ campaign was a simple but strong effort to highlight wool in-store.

Schools, craft groups and museums held events and there was a whole week of events held in the Shetland Islands focusing on their historic connection with knitting and textiles. It was clear that whilst support for wool had perhaps been a little sleepy and quiet, in 2010 it found its voice.

British Wool showcased in the Country Homes and Interiors Calendar. Carpet by Cormar.

British Wool range from Penthouse Carpets

Naturally Green is the message that makes wool superior for carpets.

Taking wool opportunity forward...

The price of success

The opportunity for 2011 is still in the process of being unpacked, it is the Christmas gift that has not quite made it out of the box! “But what is important, is that we build on the success of the last year,” Bridgette Kelly at the BWMB said.

Importantly, the trends that are set by the interior publications must be taken advantage of and carpet retailers should watch for new colours and designs and see how they can offer their customers this within their store. Several large trade exhibitions have made it clear to British Wool that they see wool carpet enjoying a genuine revival.

“I talk to people from a broad cross-section of industry and within the media and there is a consensus from those that take the lead on directing the trends that the combination of wool as a natural fibre and carpet as a design feature is growing.

“But the multi-capable message of wool as the carpet fibre that offers more than any other is something we need to promote as well. Trends are the perfect opportunity to sell but explaining the added-value can ensure that the customer learns and returns to buy wool carpets and rugs for their floor next time,” added Bridgette.

Higher wool prices at auction do not always go down well with industry. Success for one side often results in profit hits for another.

But the reality is that higher wool prices based on demand have pushed wool yarn and wool manufactured product prices up.

Securing the supply from original source – the sheep farmer and looking after our UK textile industry is vital to the prospects of the whole wool industry. Viable returns are based on wool prices going up but undoubtedly the speed of price increases over the last twelve months has posed difficulties for many,” Ian Hartley acknowledged.

“These raw wool prices are governed by the market itself, which responds to demand and of course, currency fluctuations. Wool is a superior fibre with a long segregated production process and ultimately, it has to be positioned by all as something worth paying for – an investment in quality. This secures the sheep farmer and the UK textile industry which we must preserve.”

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Voice of the trade Steve Evans Contemporary Life

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How bad do you think the coming year will be for floor retailing?

I think it will be very tough, especially for those manufacturers and retailers with business infrastructures heavily geared towards a cost leadership / volume based business model.

However none of us should forget that for many, adversity will also bring opportunity.

Has the recession been healthy for the industry to force improvements in its effectiveness?

Going back to adversity and opportunity then for some it will be a fruitful time and for others a constructive period in the reforming of their business structures / policies. However I can’t subscribe to the view that a recession can ever be healthy.

Do you think there will be more casualties in the manufacturing sector this year? Are there too many people making carpet?

Critical mass is everything and without doubt supply, home grown and imports, still exceeds demand. We are all looking to juggle offering the optimum in service and quality whilst still maintaining a firm hold on the solid business principles of lean manufacturing and unfortunately many of us are still failing.

Possibly this is due to the age old battle of stock commitments versus service expectations, demands versus sales profile.

Rather than casualties I think there is a strong possibility that strategic partnerships could be struck to take advantage of product cross platform and multi brand selling opportunities as per Headlam who are past masters in operating in this type of business.

When do you expect consumers to regain their confidence?

I am not personally convinced that consumers have lost their confidence rather that they are brow beaten and dispirited by the constant flow of bad news from the media and in my opinion this could reverse quickly with the first sign of positive coverage. The problem is that without doubt ‘bad news sells best, because good news is no news’ – Kirk Douglas ‘Ace in the Hole’ 1951.

“The purchase experience for the consumer can be pretty poor in comparison to other big ticket items” January 2011

Is the VAT rise going to make that much difference?

Not in my opinion, + or - 2.5% or £25 in a £1,000 is not going to influence purchase that much and if it were to become an issue then I cannot imagine a retailer sacrificing a potential sale for this percentage of discount.

What could make a difference is A) the loss of jobs in the public sector (our typical customer so to speak) as there is no doubt that the private sector is not yet strong enough to compensate and 2) the fuel duty / VAT impact on transport which is inflationary across all demographic profiles and business sectors.

Is price winning over design/quality?

Price is more influential now in all areas of purchase, whether the buyer is on a budget or not. However for those that want differentiation and /or ‘the best’ and can afford it, then price is still secondary to the demand.

How big a problem is the price of wool at the moment?

In considering the pressure of price inflation and the need for critical mass this is a big problem at the moment and potentially an issue that we will need to get used to.

The strain on natural resource commodities such as cotton and wool is immense at the moment in both availability of raw material and price control, especially with home grown demand from fast emerging markets such as the Middle East, China and India being so strong.

There is no doubt that this trend could leave a long lasting impact on how carpet is priced and sold and the features and benefits promoted when defining the sale.

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Was 2010 better than you thought?

Yes it was. In difficult times we have managed to continue our growth pattern, consolidate our trading partnerships and enhance our brand offer with our Drury Lane acquisition.

What do manufacturers need to do better in 2011?

Remain innovative and creative, manage stocks effectively, improve service, realise synergistic partnerships, gain better control of selling vehicles and above all ‘retain cash’!

What do retailers need to do better in 2011?

More of the same, plus considering how to continually improve the purchase experience for the consumer which at the moment is pretty poor in comparison to other big ticket items.

What’s the smartest change you’ve made to the business in the last couple of years?

Listening to the consumer first, considering fashion trends other than those dictated by textiles when being creative and reforming strong partnerships with industry specialists like Wools of New Zealand.

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The V&A Twist Collection from Ryalux offers a sumptuous, elegant palette of 70 colours, inspired by the Victoria and Albert Museum’s magnificent jewellery collection.

Available in any width up to 5 metres in two superb qualities and made from the finest New Zealand wools.

For more information, please go to www.ryalux.com from The Stocklists

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DOMOTEX 2010 FLOORING’S FESTIVAL OF DESIGN Lasting four days, embracing 13 halls and boasting some 1,400 exhibitors from across the world, Domotex will once again be Europe’s biggest event in the business year in 2011 – and a major driver of sales growth, say organisers.

The halls in Hannover open January 15 to 18 under the banner ‘The Magic of Flooring’ and are set to deliver a showcase of trend, fashion and design across all categories in floorcovering.

Key players include leading names in the UK industry such Associated Weavers, Edel Telenzo, Mohawk, Carpenter, F Ball, Ball & Young, Balta, Lano, IVC, Balterio, Interfloor, Tapibel, Wools of New Zealand and SuperClick.

“No other show will give you such a comprehensive overview of the market or so many opportunities to extend your range of contacts and cultivate existing connections,” says organiser Stephan Ph. Kühne of Deutsche Messe AG. “Whether you are looking for new suppliers, searching for specific products or hoping to learn more about your special area of expertise at the many themed presentations, the world's leading trade fair for floor coverings is an absolute “must” for your diary,” he said.

Last year, more than 38,000 flooring people made the visit to Hannover and surveys after the event reported that 96% rate the show as good or better.

Domotex represents the global business platform for the international floor covering industry. 82 percent of exhibitors and 56 percent of visitors come from outside Germany. The strong business focus in Hannover is underscored by the high percentage of decision-makers among visitors. Some 71 percent of all visitors come from top management echelons and 89 percent are involved in purchasing decisions at their companies.

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The Wool Pavilion Hall 5, Stand B12 Joanna Ramsden +44 7908 224011

Highlights of Domotex 2011 Floorforum (Hall 3): Arranged in the display categories – Nature, Classic, Techno and Opulence - and staged by over 20 exhibitors, the presentation will offer fascinating insights into trend-setting colours materials and patterns.

Souk deluxe (Hall 20): The new trend display for handcrafted rugs, Souk Deluxe, is a real eye-catcher in Hall 20.

This special display presented a broad spectrum of handmade rugs for the benefit of visiting professionals.

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Events program: ‘A forum for dialogue between professionals’ - a broad range of special events, trade association meetings and conferences offers you the chance to learn more about the key issues affecting the industry today.

Here you can compare notes, benefit from expert knowhow and strengthen your position in your everyday business dealings. www.domotex.de

DOMOTEX 2010 Balta sets trends The Balta Group, a global market leader in floor coverings, will show exciting and new innovative collections across all its product categories. Thanks to the acquisition of Domo Floorcoverings, the Balta product portfolio has been extended with needlefelt, fungrass, carpet tiles (modulyss®), PP fibres and yarns (Exelto) and technical textiles (Captiqs).

Domo Floorcoverings and Modulyss will be added to the main Balta stand A30 in Hall 6 as separate business units with their own product offering. Balta will put focus on the continuity of its three wall-to-wall business units Balta Broadloom, Domo and ITC, who will be showing their products next to the area rug division Balta Rugs. Balta's laminate division Balterio will be present in Hall 7 Stand C28 with a wide offer of sustainable laminate flooring.

Balta Broadloom Wool and PP are still setting trends. Two of the highlights on the Balta Broadloom stand will certainly be 'Heartbreaker', a more trendy Stainsafe® PP/PES shaggy with a refined texture and 'Sandringham Wilton' a brand new traditionally woven Wilton.

Impressio, the new collection from Balterio, capitalises on the trend for wider planks. On a royal plank format of 1261 x 244 mm, this collection features six contemporary designs finished with a V-groove on the long side. The new Stretto collection offers just the opposite, through 12 designs on a narrow plank format of 1263 x 134 mm. The subtle foursided micro V-groove confers a chic and authentic look onto the narrow plank. The successful Magnitude collection with the original ChromeZone technology and slightly shining wood grain, is expanded with four pretty and modern designs, bringing the total number of designs for Magnitude to 12.

Stand A30 in Hall 6, Balterio Stand C28 in Hall 7

T +32 56 622 316

www.baltagroup.com

IVC innovation in store

Balterio Impressio 693 Weathered Pine

Vorwerk projects itself Vorwerk Carpets’ attendance at Domotex will reveal a new look to its contract portfolio, with the introduction of several new products for 2011 in the Projection collection.

The Projection collection presents four ‘universes’ which can be explored at will, taking you on a voyage of contract carpet including both broadloom and tile creations in a variety of constructions and textures.

The IVC Group is bringing its leading cushion vinyl flooring brand portfolio to the halls of Domotex as it previews some major developments within Leoline, as well as introductions to its design-led Avenue brand.

Rolling out to retailers throughout the course of 2011, Domotex will be the first chance to witness some brand new on-trend collections as well as updates to designs and colours within existing ranges for Leoline.

For the cutting edge Avenue collections, 2011 will see the introduction of several new ranges such as Precious Metals and Pure as well as the Touch of Woods – Ultimate Oak collection, that promises to capture the heritage and majesty of our most treasured native timber.

“Domotex 2011 is the perfect opportunity to present our innovations and developments for 2011,” explains Caroline Wille, residential product manager. “With such a diverse collection on offer, in order to ensure that we can cater for every taste, we have to roll products out gradually, but for retailers keen to see just what 2011 holds in store for Leoline and Avenue then Domotex is the ideal starting point.”

Stand E14 in Hall 4 42 January 2011

T +32 5665 3211

www.ivcgroup.com

The Styling, Working, Creating and Comfort worlds include popular existing ranges such as the updated Forma and Nandou collections, as well as the newly created Levia, Brasca and Contura SL carpets. Each universe captures an essence of interior space, presenting structured designs for Working spaces, more fluid and relaxed creations for Comfort, designs that push boundaries in Styling and ontrend carpets perfect for unusual spaces in Creating.

“Projection has been overhauled to bring a more symbiotic approach to specifying carpet,” explains Ian Hammond, sales director UK. “Grouping such different constructions, formats and textures, as well as colours and textures into ‘mood’ groups helps the specifier to really explore carpet as a design medium and presents the Projection collection as one of the most forward thinking contract collections around.”

The Projection collection also includes stunning carpets from the likes of Zaha Hadid, Sam Francis, Roy Lichtenstein and David Hockney the originally appeared in the Dialog Art Collection.

Stand E14 in Hall 4 T 020 7096 5090

www.vorwerkcarpets.co.uk

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Edel Telenzo showing off!

International Interfloor Domotex 2011 looks set to be successful for Interfloor as it establishes new partnerships to expand into high-growth markets around the world.

The company already has customers in more than 70 countries worldwide including China and South East Asia, and has been particularly successful this year in the Middle East. “Our international success has been based on the enduring strength of our brands, product quality, customer service and growing range. Major customers around the world know that they can rely on Interfloor to provide the optimum solution for underlay and flooring accessories wherever they do business,” said export director Tony Capon.

Interfloor is the largest British-owned underlay manufacturer but which also provides a complete one-stop shop of underlay and accessory products with a portfolio of more than 800 flooring accessory products including carpet gripper, profiles, adhesives, tapes and fitting tools, in addition to its highly successful underlay business.

Interfloor is the only manufacturer of carpet gripper in Europe, through its Gripperrods product. The company has recently improved the product’s appearance and quality to maintain its position as the leading carpet gripper in the UK. It is the only manufacturer to use Russian birch – the most superior type of plywood for gripper because of its strength and consistency.

Interfloor will be exhibiting the extended range of Stikatak adhesives at Domotex, along with its market-leading brands of Tredaire and Duralay underlays.

All of Edel Telenzo’s current commercial and domestic ranges will be available for viewing at Domotex, along with some exciting new developments, still under wraps, which the company is describing as “very different; very exciting!”

Edel Telenzo Carpets is in an enviable position, offering as it does comprehensive programmes of wool, wool mix and synthetic ranges for domestic and contract markets.

Quality and value are equally at the heart of its ongoing commitment to new product development - designed to help retailers obtain business on all fronts, at all times.

The latest 100% wool carpet to go into production is Chelsea, a tough, Scotchgarded 3-ply level loop in 4 and 5 metre width and nine earthy colours, ranging from cream to graphite. It joins popular recent additions such as the multi-stripe Bakerloo with naturals, plus plum and mulberry; the luxuriously thick Alpine Collection in deep cut pile and bouclé options, representing amazing value for money in the luxury sector; and the new, very affordably priced, roll only wool options, textured Hudson and plain Lawrence.

Two new synthetic carpets in hard wearing but luscious, high quality polyamide 6.6 yarn are Verdi and Wild Romance. Verdi is a luxurious 3/8th gauge twist, with a 36mm pile height and a lustrous shine in 12 rich colours; Wild Romance is a versatile 1/10th gauge option with a 14mm pile height, in 15 colours.

Stand A45 in Hall 7

Stand E42 in Hall 6

T 01706 213131

T 01422 374417

www.interfloor.com

www.edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk

Ball's digital demo The UK’s leading manufacturer of flooring adhesives and subfloor preparation products, F. Ball and Co. Ltd., has revealed its plans for Domotex 2011.The company, which is celebrating its 125th year in business, will demonstrate how it is embracing the latest digital technologies to provide flooring contractors, specifiers, and distributors with instant and easy access to the most up-to-date product information and specification advice.

F. Ball will use Domotex to launch the 2011, multi-format, edition of its comprehensive Recommended Adhesives Guide (RAG). Containing 5,500 adhesive recommendations for floorcoverings from over 200 leading international manufacturers, the F. Ball RAG is the industry’s most authoritative guide to adhesive and floorcovering compatibility. The F. Ball website at www.f-ball.co.uk offers two electronic versions, including a live database which is updated throughout the year, and a downloadable and fully interactive PDF which enables users to search the live database as well as link to supporting specification material. F. Ball is also exploring the addition of smart phone applications, which will make it easier than ever for users to access the RAG whilst on the move.

In addition, the F. Ball team will demonstrate the latest features of the company’s website, which is now available in a choice of languages.

Visitors to the stand will also be able to explore F. Ball’s recently launched specifier support website, www.f-ballspecifier.co.uk, which contains specialist advice on dealing with common flooring problems such as how to ensure a perfect finish when concrete is still damp, coping with contamination in old floors, how to cover flexible substrates such as wood or steel, and how to achieve fast track results.

Stand B45 in Hall 7 T 01538 361 633

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Harrogate consolidates its position “With the Industry now having only one show in the Autumn, we have a great opportunity to consolidate on last year’s strengths” While the winter exhibition season opens with events in Hannover and Birmingham, Harrogate organisers are already looking forward to another successful flooring show in September.

The 2010 event re-launched under new ownership as the Harrogate Flooring Show and was heralded as an excellent occasion by exhibitors and visitors alike – attendance even increased compared to previous years.

Lano will use Domotex 2011 as a launch pad for major developments in the forthcoming year, with the rollout of several new products designed to strengthen its residential and contract portfolio and cement its position as the single source for all soft flooring requirements.

As well as new colours on the popular Heather Twist Supreme range, Lano will pilot the Twilight collection, a new collection designed to boost the strength of its Easy Care collection with a performance polypropylene/polyester blend. The striking shaggy texture Supreme Elegance will also be on show in 14 on-trend shades. Bringing luxury and extraordinary value, Easy Care carpets are backed by Lano’s famed 10year stain resistant warranty.

Stand E18 in Hall 05, will also show developments in the high-end residential Ultimo collection, with the re-launch of an improved 100% wool Oasis and new colours for the Mayfair Velvet collection. With a refreshed colour palette, improved product diversity and plans afoot for a striking new point of sale unit, retailers will soon discover that the Ultimo collection offers the perfect solution to high-end carpet styles.

Within the Wilton collection, Domotex will see the latest developments in the Venice Wilton range. In 2011 Lano Carpets will roll out not only a new Venice Wilton residential collection, but also one targeted at the contract sector, with each using the company’s state of the art weaving looms to produce some of the finest wilton constructions on the market.

Lano will also show the production version of Bolero, previewed at September’s Harrogate Flooring Show, from its Technic collection: “Domotex 2011 presents the ideal platform for us to introduce our developments for the forthcoming year to an international audience,” explains Birger Karlsson, UK and Ireland Sales Manager. “With so much going on in 2011, including several new product launches, updates to colour palettes and the re-alignment of products into the Easy Care, Wilton, Ultimo and Technic collections; visitors to this year’s exhibition will be able to glimpse first hand our excellent product mix that helps to meet virtually any carpet requirement.”

Stand E18 in Hall 5 T 00800 5266 5266

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“With the Industry now having only one show in the Autumn we have a great opportunity to consolidate on last year’s strengths,” says show organizer David Wildman.

“I’m pleased to report that we have already contracted over 75% of the total space booked last year and with over 80 companies already on our lists we are very confident that we will stage another busy show,” he said.

The Harrogate Flooring Show is ready to welcome back top companies including Associated Weavers, Abingdon, Ardex, Cormar, Lano, Ball and Young, F. Ball, Carpenter, Rama, OCR, Mastercraft Rugs, Furlong, Mercado and many more.

New exhibitors announced so far will include IVC Moduleo, a top quality LVT product and Mapei. a major international company who will bring even more strength to the show’s growing contract flooring section.

A key vote of confidence in the event has come from those companies who have asked to increased their floor space.

Karndean, Mohawk and Lifestyle Floors are among those exhibitors planning much bigger stands for 2011.

The demonstration and seminars at the Harrogate Show proved a great attraction and organisers aim to expand these activites in September. “Everyone seemed absolutely delighted with all of the demos carried out by the CFA/ FITA/NICF and we are pleased to confirm that we will build again the special demo zone structure and look forward to running more educational demonstrations,” said David Wildman.

“The seminars did so well that we will look to expand this added extra attraction for the event by using the Sunday as well to host more seminars,” he said.

T 07768 397890

www.harrogateflooringshow.net

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The Wool Benefits Series from Wools of New Zealand

Natural Colour Natural Beauty, a key benefit of New Zealand wool, underlines why the natural whiteness of the wool makes it the natural choice for dyeing all shades in the colour spectrum, perfect for the most stylish and fashionable interiors.

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Shades of purple are THE LOOK for winter – from damson, grape and fig to eclectic lavenders, the key influence being the greyed-off dusty depth of hue often associated with the skin of the fruit or seed.

Colours should be rich and deep or slightly sludgy, but not regal. This purple colourbank works beautifully with the ‘greige’ tones providing you work with the right degree of tonality – containing the same requisite tones of grey or pink.

Celadon green, denim blues and teal are other fashionable colours which harmonise beautifully with the purples and grey tones.

Viewing the floor as a canvas is a great way to inject individual creativity into the home, and carpets can make as much of an impact as any other decorating medium – not only embellishing a room but also making a focal statement.

With winter well and truly here, cocooning and warmth are foremost considerations for the home. The revival of interest in Arts and Crafts and the UK’s wool heritage underlines the key role carpet can play in our homes – not only creatively but in an insulating and comforting way.

Colour plays a significant role in our subconscious and particularly in the winter months. The association of colour with warmth and comfort, ie. hot coffee, chocolate, home-made jam, mulled wine and milk puddings creates a sense of cosiness and well-being.

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Shades of white from the cooler grey tones to the warmer creamier hues work particularly well when combined with shades of black – ink, damson, claret, evergreen, mahogany and blackberry to make a monochromatic yet smart and chic statement.

Shades of grey and shades of beige are a natural option.

However, the combined shade of ‘greige’ is definitely the NEW neutral shade. A leaning towards the warm or cool tonality depends on the influence of grey or pink in the dye. ‘Greige’ lends itself perfectly to texture – deep pile and chunky ribs – just the thing for the winter months. Carpets identify perfectly with this trend – creating interesting and lush floorcoverings to sink into.

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For further information refer to www.woolsnz.com or contact Joanna Ramsden on 01943 603888.

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53% less landfill Efforts by Carpet Recycling UK to divert carpet waste from landfill have shown dramatic success over the past three years with more than half of the industry’s total waste tonnage recycled in 2009.

UK-based carpet manufacturing members of CRUK diverted 2,760 tonnes of the 5,197 total waste tonnages from landfill – a 53% diversion rate. This is far higher than the average carpet industry landfill diversion rate of just 6% in 2009. Estimates for 2010 indicate an increase in landfill diversion to more than 4,000 tonnes. This represents an increase in the diversion rate to 64% from a total carpet waste figure of 6,265.

Managed by Axion Consulting, Carpet Recycling UK is an industry-backed association for the research and development of new methods for recycling and reusing carpet. Axion’s CRUK Co-ordinator Jane Gardner comments: “These figures are a tremendous achievement, showing that UK carpet manufacturers who are CRUK members greatly surpassed the sector’s average landfill diversion rate of 6% in 2009.” Landfill diversion opportunities created by Carpet Recycling UK for its overall 47-strong membership include outlets ranging across fibre recovery for felts, equestrian surface mixtures, plastic compounding and energy recovery.

Two top performing CRUK members are Penthouse Carpets and Brockway Carpets who estimate diversion rates of 83% for 2010, up from zero and 17% respectively in 2008.

T 0161 426 7731

www.axionconsulting.co.uk

Recofloor wins on waste Recofloor’s unique, innovative and sustainable approach to the collection and recycling of waste vinyl flooring triumphed at the 2010 Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) Awards for Environmental Excellence.

The UK’s first vinyl flooring recycling scheme won the highly-contested Innovative Practice in Waste Management and Resource Recovery (SME) category, just two months after celebrating the first anniversary of its nationwide launch in September. Recofloor was founded by leading flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor to tackle growing volumes of waste vinyl sent to landfill.

Matthew Charlton, of resource recovery specialist Axion Consulting that manages Recofloor, accepted the trophy from journalist and newsreader Kate Silverton and David Thomas, Business Development Manager at BAM Nuttall

The award coincided with November’s record-breaking month of 20.25 tonnes collected in the first three weeks alone. Local authorities, distributors and contractors all benefit in terms of saving valuable landfill space, reduced disposal costs and accentuating ‘green’ credentials.

Recofloor’s Project Manager, Jane Gardner said: “It’s a fantastic honour for Recofloor to be recognised in an extremely-competitive category which attracted a large number of quality entries. Naturally we are absolutely delighted that the hard work of everyone involved in this successful scheme has been rewarded with this prestigious award.”

The Recofloor scheme is a unique example of two major competitors working collaboratively to promote the sustainability of their product - a major achievement and an important step for the vinyl flooring sector as a whole. Vinyl flooring waste is diverted from landfill and recycled back into new flooring products as well as traffic management equipment such as cones and sign bases. Around 175 tonnes is projected for the coming year, representing a 15% increase year on year.

T 0161 355 7618

www.axionrecycling.com

Obituary - Brian Shatford Brian Shatford, who passed away on 26 November, aged 60, was a well loved character in the carpet trade.

After many years in the army and several sales roles outside the industry, Brian joined Tomkinson’s Carpets as Sales Manager where he worked for 15 years and had dealings with buying groups such as Metro and AIS. He then set up his own merchandising company, B.S.D Displays, working with several key carpet manufacturers including Ryalux to distribute point of sale to retailers all over the country.

Brian joined Ryalux in Spring 2008 as Samples & Merchandising Manager, working alongside the Sales & Marketing teams to launch many key product ranges to market and notably, to successfully manage logistics for a series of national roadshows in 2009.

Brian joined the sales team as North West Sales Representative in late 2009, and in that short time, had already demonstrated a great rapport with his customers.

Brian will be sadly missed by his wife, son and grandchildren, as well as friends, colleagues and customers, and will always be remembered for his dedication and enthusiasm.

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Flooring at the heart of furnishing The National Exhibition Centre puts flooring at the heart of the interiors industry between January 23 to 26 with the launch of an event that promises a new audience for the business.

Highlights of interiors 2011 New Design Britain awards including the Barjis Rug Design. A week long trip to Bejing, China and an open paid internship with Barjis are the main prizes awarded to the creator of a winning 100% wool, hand-tufted rug design.

Interiors 2011 is the UK’s top event for furnishing with an established track record of attracting 25,000 visitors to the Birmingham venue and this year is a first for flooring with a section of Hall 2 allocated to the industry.

Trend forecasting in partnership with the Birmingham City University’s Trend Project engages with the Institute of Art & Design students with associated academics and indusutry experts. The result is an exhibition featuring 4 pavilions which interpret the trends and provides new inspiration for interior, product and textile design.

The event already encompasses five halls split by furniture, soft furnishing, bedding, upholstery, traditional and modern interiors and lighting so the involvement of floorcovering is a logical extension to the portfolio.

More than fifty floorcovering companies are exhibiting. In the carpet sector, this includes Furlong Flooring, Blenheim Carpets, Brockway, Bond Worth, Crucial Trading, KJC, MCD and Mercado.

There is strong representation for rugs with exhibitors including: Alpaca, Mastercraft, Oriental and Plantation. In the non textile area, there is Novostrat Underlay, V4 woodflooring, Millennium Hardwoods and C&H Distribution.

Seminar programme includes sessions on e-commerce, the ‘future of shopping’, colour trends, ‘eco-chic’, store presentation and interior design.

“We have had good support for the event and it is an exciting opportunity for us and the industry,” says Andrew Vaughan, director of organisers UBM. “Visitors will be able to cross the halls to visit the flooring section and there is excellent potential for crossover within the interiors industry.”

Flooring reception to welcome the new flooring section to interiors 2011 – the show organisers and flooring exhibitors will put on complimentary drinks from 4-5pm on Monday 24th January in Hall 2. Refreshments will be available to flooring companies and clients.

The event promises a new audience on two fronts. Geographically, the Birmingham venue should attract visitors who are prepared to travel further North to the Harrogate Flooring Show. But more interesting for exhibitiors is the large number of interiors specialists, designers, architects and specifiers that the event attracts.

Flooring retailers who visit will get the chance to look across a broad spectrum on interiors businesses to identify trends and ideas in flooringcovering and beyond.

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Lighting

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Show venue NEC, Birmingham, England Opening hours 23 - 25 9am to 6pm 26 - 9am to 5pm

Furniture, Accessories & Soft Furnishings

Modern Sky Walk

Piazza High end Traditional

Upholstery/Cabinet/ Beds & Bedding

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IVC Moduleo debut The IVC Group will use the Interiors Birmingham event to launch the stunning Moduleo Design Floors brand of luxury vinyl tiles, reinforcing its position as a market leader in residential vinyl floors.

With the successful Avenue and Leoline cushion vinyl brands, Moduleo joins an already strong portfolio of residential and commercial vinyl and IVC Group will be presenting the collection on the largest stand of any LVT exhibitor at the event.

Introducing the Moduleo brand image, products and store concepts to retailers, the Interiors Birmingham show represents the start of a major launch for IVC Group as it looks to introduce the Moduleo concept to its existing and new retailers.

The Global and Spirit collections include stunning wood and stone designs that have been developed to appeal to consumers looking for style and performance, with that unique feel only possessed by the very best LVT products. Captured in a new shop-in-shop concept and with supporting materials, including a handsome brochure, Moduleo brings added value to the IVC portfolio: “The Moduleo Design Floors brand provides retailers with a strong in-store presence to really help drive the advantages and appeal of LVT to consumers,” explains Francis Debrabandere, commercial director, IVC Group. “What’s more Moduleo retains the essence of our cushion vinyl brands, combining style, ease of living and long term performance with excellent value. This is a combination that is sure to appeal to retailer and consumer alike.”

Stand E20 in Hall 2 T +32 5665 3211

www.ivcgroup.com

Seek out Hide Hide was first launched by The Unnatural Flooring Company, the specialist in woven and textured vinyls, at Decorex in September.

Hide is a new generation of flooring that combines the aesthetics of a textured flooring with the performance and simple maintenance of a vinyl.

Inspired by the texture and colour palette of animal skin, Hide brings rich colours and texture to the coal face of practicality. Hide expands the innovative Unnatural Flooring Range to a new level in terms of cleanliness and wear ability. Offering; a 15 year domestic guarantee, waterproof, easy to clean, adding increased confidence in durability to the category of textured and woven vinyl’s.

“Hide is a perfect addition to our portfolio,” explains Tasha Bradley of Unnatural Flooring. “It has the style to stand the test of time and is backed with durability and low maintenance.

Hide is the perfect floor for now and into the future, and we look forward to introducing this latest range to visitors to Interiors in January where we are confident it will be as well received as it was by those who attended Decorex in September.”

The collection will initially be available in 10 natural shades from “Cobra” to “Elk” - colours to create impact whether installed in a head office or home office. Hide achieves a Class 33 heavy commercial rating and is constructed with a 100% recyclable PVC backing.

Brockway by design A stunning collection of high quality, designer-inspired carpets will be on show in January at Interiors 2011.

The Designer Collection from Brockway Carpets builds on the company's established reputation as a manufacturer of quality carpets and offers nine dazzling new ranges Carnaby, Cadogan, Portobello, Savile Row, Aurora, Vogue, Regatta, Gelato and Concerto inspired by nature, culture, fashion and architecture.

An exclusive collection of contemporary styles marries the best of traditional British craftsmanship with striking colours and textures, resulting in a selection of carpets that stand out for all the right reasons.

Also on stand E7 will be carpets from Brockway's established ranges - now rebranded the 'Classic Collection' and combining the highest quality with good value and versatility. Carpets on show include the popular Shetland and Lakeland Herdwick ranges.

Stand E7 in Hall 2 T 01562 824737

www.brockway.co.uk

Stand E13 in Hall 2 T 0844 4142166

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Cavalio take centre stage Cavalio’s Artigo and Clic ranges will take centre stage on the Cavalio stand (F15) at the forthcoming Interiors show complementing the brand’s original line up of Vittara, Terreni and Ceramica.

Italian manufactured Artigo, is fast becoming highly desirable as a residential flooring option due to its trend setting designs, vivid selection of colours and the many benefits it can offer.

It also gives home owners the preferred ecological choice. Made of both natural and synthetic rubber, the reinforcing mineral charges and natural colour pigments are selected from substances that remain environment-friendly during the floor’s production and lifecycle.

Lightweight, warm to the touch with fast installation and easy maintenance, Artigo has the possibility of covering pre-existing floors with little preparation making rubber an excellent product for renovating existing buildings along with new modern homes.

Clic brings together the advantages of two distinct types of floor covering to form a stunning – and extremely durable – floating floor. Featuring sound-absorbing cork underlay, Uniclic glue-less assembly system and eye-catching PVC surface finishes, Clic effortlessly combines functionality and design to beautiful effect.

The large variety of finishes, including many wood grains as well as marble and slate effects, make Clic suitable for use in most areas around the home, especially those that get heavy traffic and wear. The construction of its 305mm x 915mm planks and cork underlay make for very effective sound insulation in direct comparison with a wooden floor.

Stand F15 in Hall 2 T 01782 569840

www.cavaliofloors.com

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Kingsmead appoints Kingsmead Carpets have announced the appointment of two new territory managers.

Adrian Garner will cover the newly created East Midlands territory.

Adrian has a long history of service to the carpet trade for many years with Stoddard International and more recently with Fells Carpets.

Ken Matthew formerly with MCD Wales will now look after the South Wales territory as an agent.

Polyprop price hike

Banks shy of flooring risk

Polypropylene carpet prices are set to rise by up to 7% as raw material prices go through the roof, says the UK’s biggest retailer Carpetright.

The floorcoverings industry is bemoaning the scarcity of bank lending to businesses but market analysts Plimsoll argue that the banks are right – many companies in the market are just not worth the risk.

The rise, expected in the first quarter of 2011, reflects a cost increase in polypropylene to approximately £1,200 per ton from £740 per ton in 2009, says the company.

“Everyone has got inflation going on,” said Lord Harris in a report on half year performance last month. “I think that carpets will be up 6 to 7 % in February, March and April. That will not be because of VAT, it will be because of the increase in raw materials.”

Carpetright, who run over 700 stores in the UK and Europe, were reporting a 28% fall in half-year underlying profits to £10m on sales which were 4% down to £248m.

Commenting on the prospects for 2011, Lord Harris added: “I think it is going to be a difficult year. The housing market is not going great and we also have the public sector cuts.”

Add to increased wool prices, carpet inflation is set to out-perform the retail average.

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Recent high profile failures in other sectors such as the travel and construction sectors show the danger of operating on micro profit margins and the same thing could be heading to the floor coverings industry in 2011. 657 companies in the market exist on low profit margins of less than 1.5% with 457 of these making a loss. Any bump in the road will be enough to see them fail because they cannot rely on cheap credit to see them through anymore, says Plimsoll.

Of course, there are some perfectly good companies being turned down and it is essential that banks should play their part in getting business moving again. However, nobody should blame them for refusing credit to companies that might not be able to pay it back. It also seems that debt levels have little to do with the ability to secure funding. Even companies with minimal or no debt are struggling to get credit if they have thin margins. There is simply deemed to be too much risk attached.

T 01642 626400

www.plimsoll.co.uk.

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Profile: Tarkett

Understanding Tarkett Timeline of innovaTion 1942: Introduction of 3-layer

hardwood flooring, minimising hardwood use to protect forests

1952: First vinyl flooring

offering durability and a wider choice for interior decoration

1957: Recycling of vinyl tile to reduce waste to landfills

1966: Development of vinyl wall coverings for improved interior hygiene

1975: Launch of PUR surface treatment, minimising water and detergent usage to reduce maintenance costs

1978: First loose lay flooring

eliminating adhesives to improve indoor air quality

With over 120 years of experience in creating safe, sustainable and inspiring flooring and sports surface solutions, the history of Tarkett merges with the history of the flooring industry. Many of the performance characteristics of modern flooring that we take for granted today are the result of pioneering research and development by the Tarkett Group.

Global presence, local focus

Through strategic global acquisitions and constant innovation, the Tarkett Group has grown to become a true leader in its field. Today the Group operates 29 manufacturing plants across the world, producing and selling around 1 million square metres of flooring every day. Employing in excess of 8000 people, Tarkett has sales in more than 100 countries.

Tarkett’s diverse product portfolio includes vinyl, rubber, linoleum, laminate, wood, carpet tiles, accessories and all kinds of indoor and outdoor sports surfaces. Available in hundreds of alternative colours and shades, patterns and designs, quality standards and price points, Tarkett offers truly integrated solutions for every market.

The Solution Provider

Flooring needs can vary dramatically depending on the use of the building.

By looking at every aspect of a new build or renovation project, and understanding their unique requirements, Tarkett can offer fully integrated flooring and sports surface solutions.

1980: Product life cycle cost

For housing, Tarkett works with architects and interior designers to create good design and clever functionality that allows customers to truly personalise their space, with solutions in engineered wood and vinyl.

1994: Launch of artificial turf

Through consultation with teachers, students and facilities managers in the education sector Tarkett understands the complex and often conflicting demands of these high-use areas. Affordable, yet long-lasting; safe yet inviting; Tarkett solutions are functional, inspiring, durable and hygienic.

1996: Rubber products made from recycled tyres

Healthcare flooring must meet stringent performance criteria such as hygiene, heavy traffic, static control, water and chemical resistance, and impact sound reduction. But Tarkett recognises that the sensory aspect is equally important and has developed its healthcare flooring solutions in a variety of colours and patterns designed to aid healing and recovery.

assessments to gauge their overall economic impact to reduce injuries to athletes, and water and pesticide use in upkeep

2003: Post-installation recycling in North America to reduce landfill waste

2006: New surface treatment for linoleum to minimise water and detergent consumption

2009: iQ Natural, the first

homogeneous vinyl flooring made with 75% natural, renewable raw materials

Offices, retail outlets and restaurants have yet another unique set of requirements, whether it’s to motivate, inspire or entice. Tarkett’s solutions in engineered wood, laminate and vinyl can help create contemporary, fashionable interiors.

With over 5000 sports installations world-wide, Tarkett is the largest provider of sports surfaces, including running tracks, artificial turf and indoor sports flooring. Tarkett sports surfaces are designed to meet the needs of sportsmen and women at every level, from grassroots to Olympic athletes.

a Sustainable future

Tarkett pioneered floor recycling back in the 1950’s and continues to lead the field, diverting over 77,000 tonnes of waste from landfill in 2009. Six recycling centres are at the heart of the Tarkett ReUse programme. ReUse is our terminology for recycling, where post-installation vinyl waste is reformulated and then manufactured back into new flooring. ReUse means just that, without any ambiguity regarding what actually happens to recyclates.

New product development promotes the use of natural, renewable materials including sustainably sourced wooden floors; linoleum made from sawdust, linseed oil and jute; and the latest innovation, iQ Natural, which is made from 75% natural or renewable raw materials. Tarkett’s PUR treatments are also constantly being enhanced to minimise the use of energy, water and detergents needed for cleaning.

Tarkett products also meet the generic requirements for the highest BRE ratings for environmental performance in major use areas within the healthcare and education sectors.

For a vast product range and an unrivalled depth of knowledge and experience, choose Tarkett for the Ultimate Flooring Experience. www.tarkett.com from The Stocklists

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All about oak Lamin8 Vintage Oak from Kenton Floors

Although advances in technology has vastly increased the choice of finishes available for laminate flooring, the UK's favourite remains that of oak. This is not as mundane as it seems, however, as suppliers have introduced a number of effects to give their product increased competitive edge.

Oak Bretagne from Faus is one example of this, incorporating marquetry design within its Wideplank system that allows the floor to be laid using the 'plank within a plank' concept (120cm x 140cm), eliminating visual linear joint patterns and allowing a more efficient installation.

The 8mm thick flooring is designed to give additional floor stability and, when combined with high durability of the product, allows the company to provide a 25 year guarantee. The patented Faus embossing technique has also been developed to create the Realfeel visual and tactile effect. Further authenticity is also provided by the patented Microbevel, giving additional emphasis to the plank strips.

Another option is Lamin8 from Kenton Floors, which includes Vintage Oak among its choice of designs.The company has developed its Woodpecker range of flooring, which incorporates Lamin8, to provide an alternative choice Oak Bretagne from Faus

from the leading brands.This provides retailers with the option of improved margin, says Kenton Floors, when compared to brands that have reached the point of saturation coverage.

Lamin8 includes a wide range of colours in 7, 8 and 12mm thickness in a variety of widths and styles, produced to AC5 heavy commercial rating. The company states consumers like the heavier feel of the product when comparing it to real wood alternatives.

Parquet Palazzo from Quick-Step recently impressed the judges in the House Beautiful Awards, where it won the Gold award in the Best Flooring category. The judging panel included Jeff Banks, Kelly Hopen and House Beautiful editor Julia Goodwin, who chose the product over nominations from other leading brands.

Quick-Step international communications and sponsorship manager, Philiep Caryn attended the ceremony: 'The House Beautiful Awards are always hotly contested and they are regarded as some of the finest in the home interest market. It is an absolute delight to be on the same plane as Gold winners such as well known international brand names Sandersons, Bosch, NEFF, The Conran Shop.'

The ceremony attracted more than 300 guests and saw on stage appearances from Jeff Banks, Oliver Heath, Sophie Conran and Tommy Walsh and was held at London's Royal Opera House.

Pergo has produced luxury laminate flooring for more than 30 years and states that natural oak has been one of its most popular designs.

It offers over 90 oak designs varying from light to dark. The popularity of oak is due to its aspirational, clean, fuss-free aesthetic, allowing the wood to complement and blend with a multitude of interior designs, says the company.

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ws by Dennis Flower Survey It has taken oak to a new dimension by using a variety of stain and polish effects, as well as a distressed look. Bevelled edges also emphasise each plank. The company has recently introduced Pergo Vinyl, which contains 12 designs inspired by oak.

Egger has launched its Emotion laminate range for 2011, which comes with a new brochure and collection case. The new range includes numerous decors designed to allow fabricators to exploit their skills. Having identified the value that customers place on the skills and experience of professionals, it decided to redesign the consulting tools available for fabricators. 'We got our distributor and fabricator partners intensively involved in the further development of the Emotion collection in the course of this project, to meet their needs and requirements even better than before,' said Michael Gerbl, Egger's director of marketing and product management. 'In addition to professional installation, the key service offered by interior decorators and flooring installers is expert advice, which harbours tremendous advantages for the customer.'

Parquet Palazzo from Quick-Step

Get smart?

Is our industry under-skilled and under-trained?

This month we look at whether the flooring industry has a good enough set of skills to cope with changes in retailing and installation.

• Does the trade have enough well-trained installers or are too many fitters busking it?

• Is the training that is available any good – and is there enough of it about?

• On the retail side, could training make you a better salesman?

• Is it enough to DIY your sales teams development – or would external help make more difference?

• What type of training is relevant?

• And how much are you prepared to invest in getting smarter?

The online survey takes less than four minutes and it’s anonymous and doesn’t need any form filling.

Please help us inform the industry.

Visit www.thestocklists.com and click on the survey banner to take part.

Flooring Forum Join our panel The Forum is the platform for retailers to respond to trade issues and inform the industry about the problems and opportunities they face on the High Street.

For more information about featured products: Faus • www.fausinc.com • 1.888.231.3287 Kenton Floors • www.woodpeckerflooring.co.uk • 02920 888223 Quick-Step • www.quick-step.com • 1.888.387.9882

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You can join our online survey panel and you’ll be invited every two months to contribute your views - it’s anonymous so you can say exactly what you think.

To join the panel, visit www.thestocklists.com and click on the Online sign-up button.

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Sharpen up your fitting skills with fita Are you working in the flooring industry but need further skills to widen your client base? Or perhaps you are a new beginner in flooring and need training to go one step further?

If so, then why not contact FITA, the Flooring Industry Training Association.

Co-founded by the Contract Flooring Association (CFA) and the National Institute of Carpet and Floorlayers (NICF), FITA has courses to suit not only real beginners just getting started in the industry but upskilling courses aimed towards seasoned professionals too!

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FITA has a fully equipped training centre at Loughborough in Leicestershire. Our wide range of courses are presented by experienced instructors with specialist knowledge of the flooring industry. All course content can be used as evidence towards an NVQ in Floorcoverings.

Visit www.fita.co.uk for details of all FITA training courses available along with our booking form which is available for download.

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Stand out from the crowd and have a say in the future of your industry

www.nicfltd.org.uk

The NICF covers all types of flooring including carpet, laminate, luxury vinyl tile, timber and sheet vinyl fitting, and are the driving force behind raising standards of floor covering installation.

By supporting the NICF and becoming an active member you can have a voice in the future of your chosen industry along with all the other benefits you see listed below:

• Enhance your company image • Free listing on the NICF website and broaden your opportunities for work • Free business support helpline with Croner Consulting • Technical advice line • Great discounts on FITA training courses • Discounts on quality workwear and tools • Keep up to date with industry news with Free subscriptions to Stocklists and the Contract Flooring Journal • Free newsletter

NICF 4c St. Mary’s Place, The Lace Market, Nottingham NG1 1PH Tel: 0115 958 3077 Fax: 0115 941 2238 Email: info@nicfltd.org.uk

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New and reconditioned carpet/rug whipping, fringing and taping machines available for immediate delivery.

For further details contact

DAVID ALMOND LTD. davidalmondltd@btconnect.com Union Works, Bacup Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale, Lancs. BB4 7LN Tel. 01706 214817 Fax. 01706 214819

Floorsites

Flooring stores don’t generally need elaborate websites – most of the time, visitors are just trying to find out your phone number, your opening hours or where they can park! Or they’re just checking you out to see how professional you look. Here’s the quick fix! Check out our dummy site at www.thestocklists.com/floorsites

Plug-in an ‘instant’ flooring industry website branded for your store or business for just £390 set-up + £90 per year

Advertise here!

Call Diane Martin on 01482 659396

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