UNDERLAY
Time frame Next day delivery and pre-tackifying are speeding up fitting
Aimed at bringing Axminster quality from the floor up, Axfelt from Axminster Carpets is part of the widening demand by customers for a more sumptuous feeling to their carpets, says Hilary Clements, Axminster Carpets marketing manager. ‘Underlay is an essential but often not understood part of the customers’ purchase of carpet. A good underlay can make a significant difference to the finished room and life of the carpet. It not only helps to reduce wear and tear but keep the carpet looking better for longer,’ says Clements. Axfelt is now available for palletised next day delivery if ordered by noon. ‘By using our own yarn and wool in manufacturing Axfelt, we not only reduce our environmental impact but can ensure our customers have unrivalled performance for wear, sound, less noise underfoot and insulationgiving quality foundations under the carpet of their choice,’ says Says Simon Wright, Axminster Carpets technical director. Axfelt Triple Layered Underlay comprises a hard wearing top layer, made from 100% waste wool, a middle layer from waste wool, nylon carpet and edge trimmings, and a base layer, manufactured using rubber granules from recycled car tyres. The finished underlay provides a tog rating of 2.2. QA Flooring Solutions’ WorkForce Rapid underlay is designed to make
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installation quicker and easier thanks to its pre-tackified backing allowing it to stick to the subfloor without wet adhesive, saving a lot of fitting time on double-stick installations. WorkForce Rapid is a heavy traffic
Left: QA Flooring Solutions’ WorkForce Rapid Below: Underlay is an essential purchase for carpets, such as Axminster’s Dartmoor
underlay, suitable for heavy domestic and commercial installations – in particular for areas of high wheelchair traffic. Visit: www.axminster-carpets.co.uk Visit: www.qaflooringsolutions.com Something for everyone: Novostrat aims to offer an underlay for every room and every application. Sonic Gold Excel (pictured centre) offers up to 22dB noise penetration resistance; Sonic Classic can be used with underfloor heating; Graphite is an economy underlay; Comfort comes in three qualities and Combat two. Email: Tony.taibi@ novostrat.com