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CUSHION backing donated by MILLIKEN helped to create a giant water slide as part of a charity event in Wigan […]

THE construction industry will grow about 10% and contribute nearly £11bn to the UK economy over the next two years,

AMONG the speakers confirmed so far for the FSP conference are: l Baroness Sal Brinton of Kenardington, a senior Liberal

Health & Safety Executive advice on dealing with STRESS! PRESSURE on staff to achieve more and to perform better at

Disagreements can be fatal for a family firm OVER 172,000 of the UK’s 3 million family-run businesses are expected to

Paul Pearce on carpet cleaning: Commercial vs domestic THE first thing to consider when cleaning commercial carpets is the amount

Leo Aspden asks if USP is dead and differentiation buried? HAVING browsed through advertisements in a number of respected trade

Do safety signs protect companies from legal action? UNTIL now you have relied on safety signs to warn employees and

Phil Crosbie on corporate manslaughter prosecutions – Part 1 IT is widely accepted that an increasing number of corporate manslaughter

John McDonald on handling the worker shortage WITH both the Bank of England and the government pushing for greater housing

Martin Cummins on the technical needs of adhesives LAST month I discussed why manufacturers offer ranges rather than just a

Jim Coulson on the second year of the EUTR IT is now over a year since the European Union Timber

Terry Guilford on repairing wood floors A subject that I am getting asked about on an increasingly regular basis is

Sid Bourne on recoating pre-finished wood floors I HAVE received many calls over the years from wood flooring contractors asking

WITH the retail sector remaining highly competitive and customers having instant access to products online, the physical shopping experience needs

SINCE the creation of online shopping, the modern shopper now expects more from their experience within physical stores. Retail designers

Flooring plays an important role in shopping and retail locations: Coba Flooring has introduced a collection of ‘new generation’ luxury

Carpets continue to be extensively used in certain contract locations: Adam Carpets worked with contractor, Hearnshaws of Walsall, to carpet

Screed underlayments are frequently used as a cost-effective way to pre-level existing substrates before applying resin flooring systems. These screeds

Good preparation of subfloors and screeds is vital if installations are to be successful: BAL states that its levelling compounds