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John Alcock on problems in older buildings DURING the past few months we have been getting more and more calls […]

Sid Bourne on wood flooring over an asphalt subfloors ONE of the most common complaints that I attend is failed

Underfloor heating is a growth area: Devi has extended the warranty on all cables and mats for electrical floor heating

Paul Rogers, technical specification manager at Forbo Flooring Systems, explains how to assess the slip resistance of flooring:  ONE slip

David Cockhead, quality and compliance advisor at Altro, explores the dangers of taking safety at face value:  DID you know

Safety flooring plays a key role in helping to prevent accidents: Altro floors and walls were specified for a new

Neil Sanders, technical manager at F Ball and Co, discusses specifying contact adhesives when working on the vertical application of

A bewildering array of flooring adhesives are available. Here we feature some: BAL says its new max-flex fibre is the

Creative Frenzy will feature its digitally manipulated marketing images for the flooring industry. Directors Stephen Bowden and Simon Tierney will

DOMOTEX, the world’s leading floorcoverings trade show, takes place from January 11-14 in Hannover, Germany. Some 1,400 companies from 60

Among the exhibitors at Domotex this year (January 11-14) are: Aboritec (Hall 7, Stand E22) will show its complete range

Chloe Taylor on what the new British Standard means for floorlayers THE new British Standard 9266:2013 ‘Design of accessible and

Jim Coulson on adhesives – Part 1 I HAVE spent a lot of time in CFJ telling you about the

Richard Harris on more efficient moisture measurement AS WE are now well into the winter, seeing wet days and dark

Sid Bourne on judging the ‘good’ and the ‘bad’ customers I WAS called out by a consumer who had a

Martin Cummins on moisture and DPMs ONE of the hardest parts of a technical service or site support role is

John Alcock on dispute over moisture levels I RECENTLY paid a visit to a higher education building in northern England,

Highlighting the latest trends Joe Sweeney, stone and wood buyer for Topps Tiles, advises professionals on how they can help

Floor preparation: Top tips on the selection of abrasives Geoff Hewett, of Bona technical sales, on some guiding principles about wood

Craig Pawson, Osmo UK’s wood and finishes specialist, discusses how contractors can turn a complaint into more business: WOODEN flooring