The Stocklists - January 2016

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7 January 2016

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Carpet&FlooringReview

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

Get set for a happy & prosperous New Year!

Furlong and Regency Carpets are all set for a stunning start to 2016 with the launch of several new ranges

Come and visit our stand at the NEC to sample the future best-sellers of 2016

www.regencycarefree.co.uk Be part of a brighter future at Furlong!

See our recruitment advert inside the back cover for details of our expansion throughout 2016.

BEST EVER MARGINS

Be Inspired by achieving your

on Carpets and Flooring

Visit us at the Furniture Show 2016 - HALL 4 Stand B20

TCS - THE NEW CARPET AND FLOORING SPECIALISTS

PLEASE CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Head Office: 01524 840177 email: info@tcsthecarpetspecialists.com web: www.tcsthecarpetspecialists.com

Unit 4, TCS Industrial Park, South Gate, White Lund Industrial Estate, Morecambe, LA3 3PB

The Complete Service

The Carpet Specialists

upholstery dining bedroom carpets

The Carpet Specialists T’s & C’s Apply

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ISSUE 490: 7 JANUARY 2016 Published by Mayville Publishing Co Ltd., 219 West Ella Road,West Ella, Hull HU10 7SD Tel: 01482 659396 Fax: 01482 659397 www.thestocklists.com Sales Director: Diane Martin. diane@mayvillepublishing.co.uk Publication Director: David Spragg Founded by Roy Spragg in 1973.

FIRST FOR FLOORING NEWS AND DATA

Wishing all our readers and advertisers a happy & prosperous New Year!

Advertisers Monthly ‘Stocklisters’ shown in BOLD

Carpet&FlooringReview starts on page 23

Index # ASSOCIATED WEAVERS # AXMINSTER # BALTA

January Flooring Show The NEC’s leading furniture event gets a new flooring show Preview - pages 40-42

# FELLS

FLOORING

CARPETS

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FLOORING

CARPETS

FURNITURE SHOW

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# KINGSMEAD I METRO

GROUP

60 Wholesaler Distribution Directory 64,65 Wool Fibre Page

Carpet trouble-shooter

62,63 Woolsafe: the carpet care guide

ISSN 2046-7338 © Mayville Publishing Co. Ltd. 2015. Every care is taken in compiling this magazine, but the proprietors assume no responsibility in the effects arising therefrom.

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00353 61 339287 020 85319225

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# VORWERK # WESTON

Carpet Company Directory

01706 213131

L RACKHAMS

# THOMAS

Buying Groups

07813 714498

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01204 393539

L TCS

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01772 696787

0115 958 3077

I STAIRRODS

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New! Now easier to find in a new section at the back of the book

01204 881234 01538 361633 01977 662211

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Carpet revival is front page news page 54

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07976 607657

I INTERFLOOR

Carrier closure hits carpet imports page 54

0208 443 3322

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# H&V

Dennis Flower on floor cleaning page 53

01457 861141

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‘Cosy carpet’ scoop

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Brit shipper fails

+32 56 62 2211 01562 745000

Domotex 2016

Clean bill of health

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01274 688 666

Heading for Hannover for the world’s top flooring show with 1,400 exhibitors Preview - pages 44-50

Keeping the faith

01297 33533

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New adhesives guide is largest ever F Ball congregates with contractors page 38 page 35

01942 825520

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BRITISH WOOL

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Balta boosts silky Santino page 24

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Classified advertising .............................. page 69-71 # carpets/rugs/tiles o woods/laminates/smooths I accessories/services/organisations fibres J underlay L wholesalers/distributors G adhesives

MERRYFIELD CARPET CUTTING MACHINERY British Manufactured Carpet Cutting Machines THE STOCKLISTS January 2016

Visit ‘Merryfield Carpet’ on YOUTUBE to see our full range of cutting machines or call 01422 373799 3

Look for the Buttery

Ring in the New Year with the new StainAway look It’s another new year for our long-standing bleach-cleanable StainAway brand. So in the spirit of Auld Lang Syne, we’re relaunching two of our favourite Scottish-inspired styles – Skye and Islay, part of the Island Weave collection.

Comprising a natural-look loop and rib construction in 100% polypropylene, they have been recoloured to meet 2016 trends. Island Weave is a multi-width carpet with a 10-year stain and wear warranty.

Gladiator is another tough brand that we’re turning into an even stronger proposition this

year. Also in hard-wearing bleach-cleanable 100% polypropylene, this now has a convenient 5m wide variant to meet customer demand.

Gladiator has a waterproof gel backing, suitable for heavy domestic and medium contract use.

Also recoloured for the new season, this is the perfect carpet for bathrooms, kitchens and utility rooms.

Island Weave and Gladiator are trusted friends that have been around for a long time. At competitive price points they should prove to stay popular with your customers through 2016.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot?

Associated Weavers Sales: 01422 431100 Email: salesuk@awe.be

StainAway has been a very successful brand for Associated Weavers across the years, but we never rest on our laurels.

Our relaunch of StainAway this year will see the introduction of more contemporary and eye-catching designs to keep it in the forefront of your store and uppermost in customers’ minds. It’ll join forces with our other popular brands such as iSense and Invictus to make 2016 an unforgettable year.

Affordable and versatile StainAway

The new StainAway brand has some important features. As well as being tough, durable and easy to clean, the styles are available in multi-width variants and come with 10-year, 15-year or 20-year warranties for both stain and wear. This pedigree makes it a family-friendly carpet for which demand will be high.

So, should auld acquaintance be forgot – just remember Associated Weavers in 2016.

Ask your sales manager to give you a full update as soon as possible on our exciting new collections.

Ready for kick-off

“

It’s midway through the football season.

Thank heavens for StainAway in our house.

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Gladiator

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Columbia

Flooring plc

The Leading Country Wide Carpet & Flooring Suppliers We can supply you with virtually any make of carpet and flooring at GUARANTEED maker’s list price.......

Delivered direct to business premises FREE OF CHARGE. For a Speedy and Efficient Service

Call US NOW!!!

020 8443 3322 sales@columbiaflooring.co.uk www.columbiaflooringplc.co.uk Opening Times: Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm Saturday 8.30am to 12 noon Tel: 0208 443 3322 Fax: 0208 805 2346 TRAFALGAR TRADING ESTATE, JEFFREYS ROAD, ENFIELD , MIDDLESEX, EN3 7TY.

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FlooringFactsheets

We’ve picked up our reference pages and moved them to the back of the book

Expertise and information, data and directories pages 55-68 ADHESIVES

CARPET TYPES

CARPET COMPANIES CARPET TROUBLE-SHOOTER

WHOLESALERS WOOL FIBRE WOOLSAFE CARE

BUYING GROUPS

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UNDERLAY

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EXCITING, BOLD AND UNQUE DISPLAYS FROM THE UK’s LARGEST PATTERNED CARPET STOCKIST See your local representative for more details

The people who care about your business NORTH WEST

SCOTLAND ALAN CAIRNIE EAST SCOTLAND

ALAN CHEETHAM GREATER MANCHESTER M: 07966 263571 acheetham@furlongflooring.com

M: 07976 311434 acairnie@furlongflooring.com

COLIN RICHFORD WEST SCOTLAND

MARK DOWSON MERSEYSIDE, WIRRAL & N. WALES M: 07980 786265 mdowson@furlongflooring.com

VACANCY CUMBRIA, CHESHIRE & FYLDE COAST

M: 07970 163372 crichford@furlongflooring.com

WALES & SOUTH WEST

APPLICATIONS INVITED See inside back cover for details TIM BAILEY S.E. WALES & HEREFORDSHIRE

M: 07794 048414 tbailey@furlongflooring.com

Be part of the future with Furlong!

See our recruitment advert inside the back cover

JASON BRIMBLE AVON & GLOUCESTERSHIRE M: 07794 041266 jbrimble@furlongflooring.com

BEN THOMAS MID & WEST WALES

M: 07794 048809 bthomas@furlongflooring.com

STEWART WAITHMAN DEVON & CORNWALL M: 07794 048413 swaithman@furlongflooring.com

Preston Sales tel: 01772 696787 fax: 01772 311921

Gloucester Sales tel: 0845 520 0800 fax: 01452 222515

London Sales tel: 01322 628707 fax: 01322 698733 enquiries@furlongflooring.co.uk 10

YORKSHIRE & NORTH EAST RAY ANDREW EAST LANCS, W.YORKS

M: 07973 719801 randrew@furlongflooring.com

DES BEST NORTH EAST, EAST COAST

M: 07968 828516 dbest@furlongflooring.com

MARTYN MORRIS SOUTH YORKSHIRE

M: 07973 403450 mmorris@furlongflooring.com

SOUTH EAST

MIDLANDS VACANCY NOTTS, DERBYSHIRE & LINCS APPLICATIONS INVITED See inside back cover for details

WESLEY GRAHAM LEICESTER, WARWICKSHIRE M: 07968 324598 wgraham@furlongflooring.com

MIKE SHUTT BIRMINGHAM/ STAFFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE M: 07970 158594 mshutt@furlongflooring.com

LONDON

TONY CONWAY BEDS, NORTHANTS, OXON & BUCKS

JOHN AKIEN S.W LONDON, SURREY (INS. M25)

M: 07791 891025 tonyconway@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

M: 07791 891024 johnakien@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

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

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

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

SIMON BROWN MIDDLESEX, W. LONDON, BERKSHIRE M: 07816 217550 simonbrown@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

RAYMOND SMITH ESSEX

M: 07816 217565 raymondsmith@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

DARREN SPENDIFF KENT

M: 07791 890861 darrenspendiff@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

DAREN STEDMAN N, N W & E LONDON, HERTFORDSHIRE M: 07816 217548 darenstedman@furlongflooringltd.co.uk

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12 on-trend HIGHLIGHT colours

4 & 5 metre widths

12 subtle PASTELLE colours

10 year wear & stain warranty

12 popular HEATHERS

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H & V Carpet Carpetss are a leading Belgium carpet manufacturer, supplying roll stock only, via retail oulets.

Our collection of over 20 ranges gives a wide and varied choice for every budget. We pride ourselves on providing on trend carpets,, at affordable prices.. Contact your local area rep to view the full collection and begin to enjoy prices and product that are second to none.

H&V Carpets BVBA,, Nijverheidsstraat 26,, 8760 Meulebeke, Belgium

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Kingsmead Carpets Relay Park, Relay Drive Tamworth, B77 5PR. UK

Incorporating

Register to use our new B2B online ordering www.kingsmead-sales.co.uk Follow us on Twitter @Kingsmeadcpts

NEW RANGES 11/11/2015 16:17 Page 1

Tel: +44 1827 831424 Fax: +44 1827 831425 info@kingsmead-sales.co.uk www.kingsmeadcarpets.co.uk

SALES EXECUTIVES AND CONTACT DETAILS Clint Carver - 07970 888 916 (Northern Sales Manager) clint.carver@kingsmead-sales.co.uk Adrian Garner - 07947 524 633 (DE NG LE CV ST) adrian.garner@kingsmead-sales.co.uk

PERTHSHIR E DUMFRIES

Wendy Hutcheson - 07980 7372788 (KW IV PH PA AB DD KY FK G ML KA) wendy.hutcheson@kingsmead-sales.co.uk

NEW RANGES

Joe Bradley - 07773 046 384 (HU YO HG TS DN DH LN) joe.bradley@kingsmead-sales.co.uk

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WOOL RICH

Hamish Maclean- 07968 563 016 (DL EH CA DG SR NE TD) Hamish.maclean@kingsmead-sales.co.uk Tom Mackie - 07980 737 283 (BD, LS, S, WF) tom.mackie@kingsmead-sales.co.uk Chris Sheldrake - 07980 761347 (HX, HD, M, SK, BL, OL) Chris.sheldrake@kingsmead-sales.co.uk Mick Garner - 07796 993 913 (CM WD AL SG LU MK NN) mick.garner@kingsmead-sales.co.uk Peter Thomas - 07779 017 950 (LL CH CW WA L WN PR FY BB LA) peter.thomas@kingsmead-sales.co.uk

Discontinued Ranges Cherwell

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Colin Arber - 07976 749552 (CO CB IP NR PE) colin.arber@kingsmead-sales.co.uk Ian Shopland - 07971 914 418 (Southern Sales Manager) ian.shopland@kingsmead-sales.co.uk Craig Brooks - 07971 916 719 (SY TF WS WV DY B WR) craig.brooks@kingsmead-sales.co.uk David Barton - 07977 112 095 (CT TN BN RH BR CR SM KT) david.barton@kingsmead-sales.co.uk David Guscott - 07773 048 574 (ME DA RM SS IG EN N E SE) david.guscott@kingsmead-sales.co.uk Glenn Baker - 07791 890 441 (TR PL TQ EX TA DT BA BS) glenn.baker@kingsmead-sales.co.uk Lee Card - 07538 836 273 (SA LD NP CF HR GL) lee.card@kingsmead-sales.co.uk Neal Ford - 07968 015 578 (HP OX SL HA UB TW W NW SW) neal.ford@kingsmead-sales.co.uk

Mineral Seascape THE STOCKLISTS January 2016

Steve Bates - 07971 968 517 (PO SO BH SP RG SN GU) steve.bates@kingsmead-sales.co.uk David Posnett - 07836 650 655 (Northern Ireland)

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With few truly independent distributors left in the market place, the customer’s choice becomes a little limited, but with Rackhams our traditional values still remain. Familiar faces, familiar voices on the phone, and a level of service that is second to none.

Simple reasons why we continue to thrive, and aim to carry on offering exactly what our customers want throughout 2016 and beyond!

NATURAL EFFECT

TWISTS - STAIN RESIST

Blenheim Berber Cashmere 4&5M Cheltenham Gold Dedham Vale Gold Fields Ivory Coast 2015 London Life 4&5M Lothian Wool Berber + Stripes 4&5M Northern Lights 4 & 5m Promenade Rocca 2016 Sloane Square 4&5M Southern Chic 4&5M

Atmosphere Dalton Dublin Heather 2016 Dublin Twist 2015 Echo Twist 4&5M Fairfield Creations 2015 Fascination 4&5M Genius 4&5M Heathertwist Supreme 40 4&5M Heathertwist Elite 50 4&5M Imagination 4&5M Hoxton Heathers Paramount Twist 4&5M Peerless Twist Peerless Plain Peerless Ultra Pembridge 2013 4&5M Sensit Supreme 4&5M Salisbury Twist Shades of Harmony Sumptuous Style 4&5M Stainbeater Select Stainsafe Heritage Heathers Luxury Stainsafe Moorland Twist/Stripes Startwist Edition 30 4&5M Startwist Supreme 40 4&5M Startwist Elite 50 4&5M Super Peerless Twist X-tra Twist 4&5M

SAXONY / SHAG PILE American Trend Eastern Splendour 4&5M Granada 4&5M Grand Slam Peerless Peerless Heathers Salt n’ Pepper 2014 4&5M Saxon King 2015 Super Peerless Super Peerless Heathers Turkish Delight 4&5M

CORD, NEEDLEPUNCH & ENTRANCE MATTING Bedford Gel Big Hit Canterbury Gel Hippo Mat Gala 2013 Gala Stripes Magnum Mat Magnus Mat Scorpio 2013 Supacord

GRAPHICS / CONTRACT GELS Arena Endurance Marathon

VINYL / SMOOTH FLOORING Black Jack XL Eclipse 2012 - Part I Eclipse 2012 - Part II Eclipse 2016 - Elite Eclipse 2016 - Genesis Luxury Comfort Luxury Life Luxury Value Southern Comfort Starlight Techno-Safe Textile Vinyl

REVOLUTIONARY LVT FLOORING FROM EARTHWERKS® & CAVALIO Conceptline Jupiter Tempo Tempo Classic (Stock) Tempo Clic Projectline (Stock)

CARPET TILES Bedford Cord Canterbury Capital City Capital Plus Heuga 727

TWISTS - WOOL Discovery 4&5M Eden Twist 40/50 4&5M Iconic Twist 40/50 4&5M Inspire Twist 40 Palace Twist 50/60 4&5M Premium Deluxe 40 4&5M Premium Elite 50 4&5M Premium Finesse 60 4&4M The Berber Twist Collection 40/50 4&5M Ultimate Textures 4&5M Ultimate Berber Twist 4&5M Ultimate Twist 40/50 4&5M Ultimate Luxury 4&5M

New price list arriving Jan 2016!

We also stock a complete selection of underlays, accessories and entrance matting.

We offer a Special Order Service on products from virtually every flooring manufacturer in existence! Express delivery service on Balterio and Krono laminate ranges.

Ultra-Soft Feel material is all the rage, and here at Rackhams our ‘Senses’ are going WILD! Check out the Rackhams take on this buoyant part of the market with our new ‘Soft’ offering for 2016 ...More competitive, more colourful, more straightforward and naturally... MORE SOFTNESS!!

Bring on the Bling in 2016!!!!

Area Sales Executives Michael Younger London North 07881-502506

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Peter Lawrence London SW Postals, Surrey (West of A24), Beds, Berks, Bucks, Herts (West of A1) 07881-502508

Paul Henson Essex (Outside M25) Cambs, Suffolk, Herts (East of A1) 07837-295379

Phil Wheeler London SE Postals, Kent, Surrey (East of A24) & Sussex 07881-502507

Anthony Stapleton Sales Director 07881-502505 / 020-8498-2845 THE STOCKLISTS January 2016

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.com Zola Park, Barnfield Drive, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6UX.

CHECK STOCK, PLACE ORDERS AND MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT 24/7 ALL THROUGH OUR WEBSITE

Oxford, Berks, Bucks, Beds, Hants, Middlesex & Herts. . . . . Ian Cardrick, i.cardrick@solentwholesale.co.uk, Sussex E & W, Surrey, South London & Kent . . . . . . . . . . . . John Robson, j.robson@solentwholesale.co.uk, Hants, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Gloucs, & I.O.W. . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Ayling, a.ayling@solentwholesale.co.uk, Accessary Sales and IT Specialist (All Areas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke Crooks, luke@solentwholesale.co.uk, VICTORIA Atlas Aura Colonial EasiCare Morton EasiCare Heartland First Impressions Options 288 Royal Victoria Strathmore Collection Victoria Twist LANO & BAJONG Campus X-treme Forum Heather Twist Elite Heather Twist Supreme Jazz Montana Pembridge Twist Portman Star Twist Collection 30/40/50 BALTA Atlas Big Hit Lothian Wool Berber Luxury Heritage Heather Highland Tweed Gala Cord - all options in stock Melrose Moorland Twist More Noble Noble Heathers Paramount Riva Twist Saxon King Sensit Saxony Shepherd Twist Stainsafe Fantasy Techno - limited LUSOTUFO Celtic Horizon Mandaly Safi Sahara Sintra Boucle Superb Twist Tangier Titan & Tital Diagonal Twist Berber Unique Valencia Venus Saxony Wool Dream Wool Heaven DOMO Playground Scorpio

CORMAR Apollo Apollo Plus Home Counties Heathers Home Counties Plains Living Naturals Malabar Oaklands 32 Oaklands 42 Oaklands 50 Natural Berber Twist Primo Choice Super/Elite Primo Excellence Primo Plus Sensation Sensation Feeling Sensation Heathers Sensation Twist BROCKWAY Avanti Cavendish Collection Cresta 40/Cresta 50 Dimensions Jubilee Collection Orion/Orion Major IVC Atlas - New colours Classic Limestone Comfylux Extra Comfytex Expressions Fusion Isafe Apex Isafe One Isafe First Master Grip Planet Presto Rooms Supercomforts Tile Styles Titanium Ultimate Design Ultimate Oak Ultimate Minerals Ultimate Timber Victoria Woodmark MOHAWK CARPETS Century Collection - Century - Half Century Freedom Gel Limited Presidential Collection - Independence - Freedom (4&5M) - Splendour - Super Freedom (4&5M)

mobile: 07973 406329 mobile: 07973 898453 mobile: 07973 406799 mobile: 07966 664379

IDEAL carpets Ascot/Aintree Country Heather Supreme Dublin Dublin Heathers Endurance Grass Collection Mars Motor Car Pronto vinyls Athena Celtic Stone - New Colours Comfort Grip Flexifloor Hermes Jazz Magnum Orion Sherwood Oak Studio entrance matting Alicante Heavy Tread Orotex - Ceylon Orotex - Magnum Orotex - Matrix MISCELLANEOUS BEST WOOL CARPETS Globe CAVALIER Celebrations Country Collection Hamlet Parish and Village CLASSIS CARPETS Toros Exclusive LEIGH SPINNERS Atlas Velour MILLENNIUM WEAVERS Desire Ultra Twist THOMAS WITTER Innovations 50oz & 60oz PARAGON Toccarre Carpet Tiles

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 January/February 2016.

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COME VISIT US! “After a busy holiday season we start 2016 with two large trade shows: DOMOTEX in Hanover, Germany and the January Furniture Show in Birmingham. We are very much looking forward to meeting our customers there as we have some exciting new developments to show,” says Phil Hartley, MD Edel Telenzo. The popular Barbican collection – formerly consisting of six two-tones and two complementary stripes – will be extended to include four more stripes, making it an ideal family-home product which allows for beautiful interior combinations. Additional new developments include a revised 50/50 offer and of course, the new best-sellers Diversity and its sister-product, Liberty (pictured here) will be on display. “So a lot to see! We look forward to welcoming you to our stands,” concludes Hartley.

At DOMOTEX, you will find Edel Telenzo in Hall 5, stand C16. During the January Furniture Show, Edel Telenzo are in Hall 2, stand FS 14.

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News

Innovation

Thomas Witter Carpets is one of the founder Members of WCFG and is delighted to announce an upsurge in Wool Ranges this year...

It’s cool to buy wool!

Welcome to the World of Thomas Witter Carpets

Ask your Thomas Witter Sales Manager about our award winning 100% Wool loop plains and stripes.

Urban Collection along with Decadence are at the cutting edge of contemporary design.

Stripes in 1m Widths for Stairs...

Thomas Witter UK Sales Force Head Office: View Logistics Park View Road East Hartlepool TS25 1HT

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AgENTS gary Kendall - London North/Home Counties - 07802 661 944 gary Foster - London North/Home Counties -07515 283 872 Edwin Cooper - East Anglia - 07738 385 150 Mike O'Brien - Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire - 07881 451 682 Steve Fletcher - Yorkshire - 07831 818 989 Steve Furniss - East Midlands - 07773 384 787 Dean Stanley - West Midlands, South Wales - 07572 758 010 AgENTS REQUIRED FOR gLOUCESTERSHIRE, WILTSHIRE, DORSET, ISLE OF WHITE, SOMERSET, DEVON, CORNWALL AgENT REQUIRED FOR LONDON SOUTH/HOME COUNTIES Product Code Species grading Finish Knightsbridge Multilayer European Oak T&g Collection R02 OAK RUSTIC STAINED WHITE UV OIL R05 OAK RUSTIC SMOKED BRUSHED DK BROWN STAIN R08 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED WHITE UV OIL LT GREY STAIN R46 OAK RUSTIC UV CLEAR OIL R47 OAK RUSTIC UV WHITE OIL STAIN D152401 OAK RUSTIC SMOKED BRUSHED UV CLEAR OIL R60 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED BLACK STAIN GREY UV OIL Kensington Uniclic Click Collection R01 OAK RUSTIC SMOKED BRUSHED UV GREY/BROWN OIL STAIN R03 OAK RUSTIC SMOKED BRUSHED LT BROWN STAIN R06 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED UV CLEAR OIL R09 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED SMOKED GREY UV OIL STAIN R10 OAK RUSTIC UV CLEAR OIL R39 OAK AB UV CLEAR LACQUER R40 OAK RUSTIC UV CLEAR LACQUER R11 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED SMOKED WHITE UV OIL R12 OAK RUSTIC UV CLEAR OIL R13 OAK AB UV CLEAR LACQUER R14 OAK AB UV CLEAR OIL R15 OAK RUSTIC SMOKED BRUSHED UV CLEAR OIL R16 OAK RUSTIC UV CLEAR LACQUER R17 OAK RUSTIC UV WHITE OIL STAIN R18 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED GREY UV OIL STAIN R42 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED HONEY ROSE UV OIL STAIN Belgravia Herringbone European Oak (T&g Left & Right) Collection R19 OAK RUSTIC UV WHITE OIL STAIN R20 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED GREY UV OIL STAIN R21 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED FRENCH GREY UV OIL STAIN Richmond Engineered T&g Collection R22 OAK RUSTIC UV CLEAR OIL R23 OAK RUSTIC UV CLEAR LACQUER D14013 OAK RUSTIC UV TITANIUM GREY OIL STAIN R24 OAK RUSTIC UV CLEAR LACQUER Mayfair Multilayer Collection R27 OAK RUSTIC DEEP BRUSHED HANDSCRAPED UV DK STAIN OIL R28 OAK RUSTIC SMOKED DEEP BRUSHED UV CLEAR OIL R29 OAK RUSTIC SMOKED DEEP BRUSHED, HANDSCRAPED UV OIL R33 OAK RUSTIC SMOKED DEEP BRUSHED UV CLEAR OIL R52 OAK RUSTIC SMOKED DEEP BRUSHED WHITE UV OIL STAIN R53 OAK RUSTIC SMOKED BRUSHED UV CLEAR OIL R61 OAK RUSTIC DEEP BRUSHED BLACK STAIN GREY UV OIL R62 OAK RUSTIC DEEP BRUSHED WHITE UV OIL STAIN Hampstead 5gc Click Collection R30 WALNUT RUSTIC UV CLEAR OIL R41 WALNUT RUSTIC UV CLEAR OIL R41L WALNUT RUSTIC UV CLEAR OIL R57 WALNUT RUSTIC UV CLEAR LACQUER R57L WALNUT RUSTIC UV CLEAR LACQUER R58 WALNUT RUSTIC UV CLEAR LACQUER R58L WALNUT RUSTIC UV CLEAR LACQUER R59 WALNUT RUSTIC UV CLEAR OIL R59L WALNUT RUSTIC UV CLEAR OIL Westminster Random Lengths Multilayer T&g Colletcion R55 OAK RUSTIC UV CLEAR LACQUER Chelsea 5gC Click Collection R07 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED LIGHT GREY UV OIL STAIN R25 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED COFFEE MATT LACQUERED STAIN R31 OAK RUSTIC EARTH NATURAL LOOK UV OIL STAIN R38 OAK RUSTIC GOLDEN NATURAL LOOK UV OIL STAIN R43 OAK RUSTIC LIGHT COFFEE MATT LACQUERED STAIN R44 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED GREY MATT LACQUERED STAIN City 2g Click Collection R49 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED MATT LACQUERED SOFT GREY STAIN R50 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED MATT LACQUERED GRAPHITE GREY STAIN R51 OAK RUSTIC BRUSHED MATT LACQUERED NATURAL WHITE STAIN R56 OAK RUSTIC UV CLEAR SATIN LACQUER Urban Laminate 2g Click Collection AVENEL OAK N/A MATTLOOK SCOTTSDALE OAK N/A MATTLOOK CARNOUSTIE OAK N/A MATTLOOK SUGARLOAF OAK N/A MATTLOOK CONGRESSIONAL OAK N/A MATTLOOK OLYMPIC OAK N/A MATTLOOK HAZELTINE OAK N/A MATTLOOK KAPALUA OAK N/A MATTLOOK DIAMOND CREEK OAK N/A MATTLOOK Dynamic Vinyl 2g Click Collection VLVT6001 OAK N/A SHADOW CREEK VLVT6003 OAK N/A KIAWAH SMOKED VLVT6013 WALNUT N/A AUGUSTA DARK VLVT6022 OAK N/A MEDIHAH GREY VLVT6031 OAK N/A SAWGRASS LIMED VLVT6033 WALNUT N/A RIVIERA LIGHT VLVT6045 OAK N/A CYPRESS VLVT6046 OAK N/A MUIRFIELD VLVT6051 OAK N/A VALHALLA GREY VLVT6072 OAK N/A HARBOUR TOWN

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Carpet&FlooringReview Makeover by mouse The new Polyflor at Home website, www.polyflorathome.com, has been relaunched to help make choosing a luxury vinyl floorcovering for the home as simple as possible.

The new look website features the five Polyflor at Home brands - Camaro and Colonia luxury vinyl tiles, Camaro Loc interlocking vinyl tiles and luxury vinyl sheet flooring from the Designatex and Secura collections. Customers can easily browse through the collections across multiple devices, making it easier than ever to choose the perfect product, order free brochures and product samples.

New features on the updated Polyflor at Home website include the Design Floors section which offers inspirational ideas for creative flooring options in the home, and the ‘View by Shade’ function which allows customers to browse through the huge variety of designs available, searching by colour and product type.

To take a look at the new and improved Polyflor at Home website and find out more about the collections visit www.polyflorathome.com.

T 0161 767 1111 www.polyflor.com

Fabulous fibres Thanks to powerful in-house manufacturing capability F&X Carpets can provide retailers with a mix of different fibre types across a broad spectrum of great value carpets for the home.

From the stain-resistant Suretex polypropylene to Aevita PET (100% recycled plastic) and Himalaya wool and wool-rich styles, the F&X name is fast becoming synonymous with the ideal combination of style, quality and value at every price point.

“Homeowner wants and needs vary dramatically and so we believe it is far better not to restrict ourselves to a particular fibre type or carpet style instead offering a rounded collection of carpets. We can meet almost every need or want without forgetting the value that is at the cornerstone of every carpet bearing the F&X name,” comments Gordon Hugo, sales manager.

Thanks to impressive manufacturing capabilities, F&X Carpets tufts all carpets in-house and will soon provide complete vertical integration through its polypropylene supply chain through its own extrusion facility. The manufacturer is already recycling and extruding plastic bottles into its Aevita yarn.

T 07976 607657

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NEWS Watch out for Wineo Watch this space for Wineo Purline as something important looks like it’s about to happen to the UK LVT market.

Wineo is part of giant German flooring company Windmöller and Purline is their organic resilient flooring product – organic meaning that it’s made from rapeseed or castor oil rather than petrochemicals and comes free from chlorine, solvents and platicisers. It can be disposed off in conventional landfill.

Glenn Watts (picured below) is distributing Wineo Purline in the UK and commented: “This is the resilient flooring product for the modern market. We have had great success with this in Europe and now we want the UK to take it to heart. This is the friendliest resilient flooring on the planet.”

The UK range starts with 26 timber plank options alongside 14 stone, tile and marble decors and a warehouse in Sheffield will be stocking up to meet demand.

T +49 5237 6090 www.wineo.com

Sublime saxonies With the luxurious softness of Imprel yarn, Satino carpets bring exquisite carpet to the home with two brand new additions in Satino Romantica and Satino Royale from Balta Broadloom.

Enjoying the elegant silk-like look of bounceback 100% Imprel Finesse, both carpets offer incredible comfort underfoot with a wonderfully soft feel that is sure to leave a lasting impression. In a two-ply yarn that brings added strength and recovery, Imprel Finesse bounceback fibre is joined by Twinback, a combination woven and needle felt backing. Providing even more comfort and resilience underfoot, this unique backing also makes Satino Royale and Satino Romantica wonderfully warm and easy to install.

Satino Romantica brings a saxony style in a deep 9mm pile height and 1,650g/m2 pile weight, while the even more luxurious Satino Royale presents a plush and dense 12mm saxony pile and exceptional 2,500g/m2 pile weight for a carpet of undoubted quality.

“Satino carpets offer exceptional comfort and will bring unmistakable luxury to any home,” comments Geert Vanden Bossche, marketing director. “Both Romantica and Royale bring this sense in two different specifications for versatility and to ensure that almost everyone can enjoy the very best in contemporary style.”

Sharing a palette of 12 sophisticated neutral colours, including the now essential spectrum of greys, Satino Romantica is awarded with a 15-year wear warranty, while Satino Royale enjoys a 20-year warranty, demonstrating the enduring quality of Imprel Finesse.

T +32 56 62 22 11

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KARNDEAN DESIGNFLOORING AP05 & RL05 V

In 1973, we started life as a family business. Now, we are one of the world’s most renowned and respected luxury flooring companies.

To this day we remain family owned – allowing us to stay true to our roots and completely focused on our customers.

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Point of Sale Our showrooms are designed to help you sell to the consumer with ease. We offer a modular system which can be configured to work within your store.

We offer pre-set product boards and display floors to help inspire your customers and show them a wide selection of the designs that are available.

Products Our product designers travel the world to gather inspiration. Through meticulous attention to detail and careful selection of the most inspiring natural wood and stones, we offer a stylish yet practical alternative to natural wood and stone products which are highly durable and easy to maintain.

Supporting our retailers We work hard to ensure our customers feel like part of the Karndean family by offering; • Dedicated Account Managers • Structured annual business planning • Online ordering • Scheduled delivery service • POS rebates • Find a retailer look up on Karndean.com • Access to marketing materials

Fitting Courses Split into Basic and Advanced level, we offer three-day courses focusing on designflooring techniques, sub-floor preparation and adhesives. Courses run all year round and cater for all levels of experience.

For more information please contact our sales team on 01386 820200 from The Stocklists

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Join us at Wool Floor Show London At Chelsea Football Club Stamford Bridge

Design.

Commercial.

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FREE ADMISSION

23rd and 24th March 2016 10.00am – 5.00pm AXMINSTER BALL AND YOUNG BRINTONS BRITISH WOOL MARKETING BOARD BROCKWAY BRONTE CAVALIER CORMAR CRUCIAL TRADING GASKELL WOOL RICH JACARANDA KINGSMEAD MANX MR TOMKINSON ROGER OATES DESIGN RUCKSTUHL AND MID SEBO STEVENS & GRAHAM ULSTER WESTEX WOOLSAFE 26 January 2016

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This exciting new event for wool flooring provides a retail trade, design and contract showcase in central London.

Supported by some of the wool carpet industry’s most respected manufacturer brands, it will host trade stands and inspirational design and trend showcases as well as new promotional and educational programmes to support the carpet and flooring sector. Put it on your diary now and make this the ‘Must See’ event for your business!

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Understanding Wool Fibre for Carpets We launched our new WooliBook at Harrogate this year and we want to share it with you - it’s free and full of all the incredible benefits and science of real wool for carpet. Register for this fantastic retail asset at Wool Floor Show London!

NEW Our exciting new website for wool carpet retailers and consumers will offer everything your store needs to create a top class retail experience and be the new website for promoting real wool to consumers. Come along, find out all about it and sign up!

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SEE THE WINNERS OF THE NEW INTERNATIONAL WOOL CARPET & RUG AWARDS!

Pre-register at WFSL@campaignforwool.org www.woolfloorshow.co.uk #WoolFSL

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NEWS Blade runner One of Europe’s premier synthetic grass manufacturers, Lano is making a green lawn easy all year round with the Star Lawn and Easy Lawn collections for residential and commercial use.

Using the experience and technical innovation developed in high-tech sports surfaces, Star Lawn and Easy Lawn bring incredibly realistic grass looks, excellent value for money and all-year round durability. Constructed from advanced high-tech yarns that are UV-resistant and can be simply maintained, Star Lawn and Easy Lawn are becoming an increasingly popular choice in gardens across the UK. “Our Easy Lawn collection has enjoyed quite remarkable growth over the last couple of years as more homeowners and business owners realise the benefits that synthetic grass can bring,” comments Birger Karlsson, UK sales director. “Of course, a fabulously lush looking lawn all-year round with minimal fuss is a great incentive, but the sheer variety and incredible realism on offer also helps to make our collections a great choice for anyone looking for synthetic grass.”

The budget-conscious Star Lawn collection features three different looks, all with a three-year warranty, but it is the depth of Easy Lawn that truly impresses. With nine different looks there is an Easy Lawn for any application, each bringing a realistic look that reflects the subtle nuances found in real grass. With a nine-year warranty, the Easy Lawn collection is a great way to introduce homeowners to the benefits of synthetic grass.

T 00800 5266 5266 www.lano.com

Faster access for recycling Recofloor’s re-designed website offers significantly-improved functionality and new features, providing all the information that flooring companies need to recycle their waste vinyl flooring.

Easier to navigate and more user-friendly, the comprehensive site www.recofloor.org has direct links to the websites of Altro and Polyflor, founders of the UK’s national vinyl flooring recycling scheme.

Familiar features remain, such as the map showing all the 64 Recofloor drop-off sites across the UK and Ireland and a cost calculator to work out how much money you can save by using the Take Back scheme.

Key new additions include dedicated pages for contractors and distributors where they can access useful data such as online forms to request collections and bags, leaflets, case studies and an easy step-bystep guide on how to use the scheme. Information on waste carriers licences and waste exemptions has also been added. Look out too for the live Twitter feed.

Collectors can download leaflets and case studies, plus a training presentation for staff, from a new resource area. An Events page will keep members updated on future Bacon Butty events and trade shows attended by Recofloor, plus of course, the annual Recofloor Awards.

Members can enter the Recofloor Awards 2016 for free via the website. Taking a football theme, the Awards ceremony will be held on March 3 at Old Trafford, the Home of Manchester United. Deadline for entries is January 13 2016.

Latest announcements will be posted on the Home Page ‘slider’ section, highlighting topics such as upcoming events, seasonal collections or member news.

T 0161 355 7618 www.recofloor.org

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NEWS Playtime for Polyflor Polyflor’s recently relaunched Polysafe Wood fx PUR vinyl safety flooring was chosen to help create a safe, child-friendly environment at the Paper Moon Day Nursery in Woodbeck, Nottinghamshire.

The grey toned Silver Oak design from the Polysafe Wood fx PUR collection of sheet vinyl flooring was installed by Clinton Carpets flooring contractors of Retford in the playroom areas of the new nursery. The popular Polysafe Wood fx range now features six new on-trend designs, giving a more contemporary feel to the collection.

Caring in Croydon Polyflor’s wood effect Forest fx PUR vinyl flooring was chosen by Croydon Health Services NHS Trust to create a welcoming dementia-friendly care zone in two reconfigured wards at Croydon University Hospital.

Designed by IBI Group, the refurbishment of Croydon University Hospital’s wards involved creating a new environment specifically suited to patients who are admitted to hospital and living with dementia. Installed within a new dementia hub, the subtlety and high clarity replication of timber in the American Oak design helped to create a relaxed ambience.

The mid-tone wood flooring design from the Forest fx collection was chosen to contrast appropriately with furniture and wall surfaces, creating a refreshed look that could contribute to less stress and agitation for patients on the ward. The flooring was also installed within ward and circulation areas, activity zones, a quiet room and a sensory zone.

Alison Hill from Paper Moon Day Nursery commented, “We chose Polysafe Wood fx as we needed a practical, hard wearing and slip resistant floorcovering that also looked attractive to help us create a safe environment that the children will enjoy playing and learning in. The fact that it is easy to clean is also a massive bonus for us in terms of the everyday running of the nursery. This flooring has also been installed in a number of our other Paper Moon nurseries across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.”

Polysafe Wood fx is a decorative safety floorcovering available in twelve authentic wood effect designs with in-built sustainable wet slip resistance to reduce the risk of slipping in commercial or residential areas. The vinyl includes virtually invisible aggregates through the performance layer which provide traction and ensure underfoot safety without compromising the high clarity look of the floor.

T 0161 767 1111 www.polyflor.com

Polyflor Forest fx is a highly sophisticated and realistic wood effect sheet vinyl flooring which has been specifically developed for use in heavy commercial environments such as hospitals and other specialist care facilities. Available in 14 authentic shades, Forest fx also features a cross-linked and UV cured polyurethane reinforcement (PUR) to provide a low cost, polish-free maintenance regime for the lifetime of the flooring. Quick and easy to install, Polyflor’s vinyl flooring can also be welded at the seams to provide a hygienic surface, offering no sanctuary to dirt and bacteria.

Polyflor’s Forest fx flooring contains recycled material and is 100% recyclable via the Recofloor scheme, thereby ensuring the product meets key environmental and sustainability credentials. As a manufacturer of dementiafriendly flooring, Polyflor is a member of local Dementia Action Alliances who are committed to transforming the lives of the 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK. Polyflor is also a longstanding partner of the International Dementia Design Network at the University of Salford.

T 0161 767 1111 www.polyflor.com

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More vibrant colours

Stronger backing with bolder branding

Brighter & stronger packaging

At Interfloor we work continuously to deliver better products, better service and greater levels of customer satisfaction. We invest in improving desirability to increase sellability.

As such we have now upgraded our Textron backed underlay range which includes Sensation, Dreamwalk, Softwalk, Cosywalk, Ambience and Revive.

Tredaire by Interfloor – the underlay experts.

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A thought provoking look at trends, issues and happenings in the industry with a subtle wool twist of course!

This is a true first for the wool carpet industry. You will not find this quantity or quality of wool companies exhibiting in one location at other international shows.

Wool Floor Show London is a sell out!

British Wool Carpet of the Month

The first Wool Floor Show London is a complete sell out!

The show (23rd and 24th March) dedicated to the wool flooring sector intends to promote the superior benefits of quality wool for the floor and has the support of all major leading wool brands.

Whitestone Weavers have developed ten stunning tartans for their new Tartanesque quality using 80% British wool and 20% polyamide and also 100% undyed pure new wool. The range has been developed to enhance the new contemporary styles that can now be seen in a lot of interiors here in the U.K, in Europe and also in the U.S.A. Over the last 6 years the growth in tartans and plaids for Whitestone Weavers has been quite considerable and they now stock over 50 stock tartans with Tartanesque being their newest addition. They also manufacture bespoke tartan orders for many of their clients using their Fast Track system in various different qualities and pile heights. Samples of Tartanesque have only recently been put on show but so far sales are extremely encouraging so the beautiful blend of British wool and 100% pure new wool seems to be the way forward.

More than twenty wool carpet manufacturers will exhibit including Brintons, Axminster and Ulster Carpets on the woven side. Tufted manufacturers - Kingsmead, Mr Tomkinson, Cormar, Brockway, Manx and Westex are also on the list as are Crucial Trading, Bronte Carpets, Roger Oates and Jacaranda - just a snapshot of those exhibiting.

Chelsea Football Club’s Stamford Bridge is the central London venue and whilst better known for football, it also hosts many top trade events. Its Great Hall has the advantage of having its own entrance and some car parking is available just outside!

A key feature will be inspirational wool show case installations - similar to the one displayed at The Flooring Show in Harrogate where the Campaign for Wool has hosted Wool Trends for the last two years. It is the growing interest in the way that this more stylish approach has appealed to retailers and designers that instigated this event. It is intended to create a really vibrant and stylish showcase that empowers the story of wool for the floor.

This is a true first for the wool carpet industry, as in one space, the visitor to this event will find the very best offer of wool flooring available - not just in the UK but internationally. You will not find this quantity or quality of wool companies exhibiting in one location at other international shows.

The visitor to Wool Floor Show London can really focus their attention on what they need from the wool sector without having to walk around a vast trade event that will not have the level of choice available here.

Additional benefits to the visitor - are a seminar programme with the modern carpet business in mind. A designer programme will interest those working with the design community and the launch of the new WoolRetailer.com website which will introduce a fundamental strategy of support for quality retailers and connect those stores with consumers.

Wool Floor Show London is undoubtedly a new approach to marketing wool carpet - mirroring the way buyers in fashion like the more intimate approach of dealing with smaller, seasonal shows/collections.

This is a trend that is growing in the USA within the flooring sector and it is our belief that this approach will appeal to those retailers and designers focused on quality and good service.

Visit woolfloorshowlondon.co.uk for more information and to pre-register.

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What a grand name - Tartanesque - it emits something quite fashionista or maybe it sounds like a new emotional mood and as its the fall-out period of Christmas and New Year - we could all feel a tad ‘Tartanesque‘! But joking aside,Whitestone Weavers have created a modern range that tones down or tones up the powerful style of tartan plaid in carpet almost like a volume control. The customer can go bespoke or select from a stunning selection that will fit the contemporary space and undoubtedly be the star attraction. Whitestone Weavers has instigated a new era for tartan - Well done!

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NEWS Hue go, they follow!

Trend setting Adam Carpets have achieved endorsement for their fashion statement colours with the announcement of the ‘Colours of 2016’ by international experts at the Pantone Color Institute.

‘Wonder of nature’ Fresh from their success at Harrogate, the Wool Carpet Focus Group is busy banging the drum for their campaign with a new POS leaflet and website.

Promoting the key theme of “bouncebackability” and “cleanability”, the wool people have produced 10,000 copies of the “It’s cool to buy wool #naturally” leaflet for distribution to consumers via retailers.

As well as selling benefits, the leaflet and the website are keen to set out the science that underpins the unique properties of natural fibre for carpet making and describes how wool is “a complex wonder of nature.”

The colour gurus picked pale pink and baby blue as their top choices – or as they put it “a warmer, embracing rose tone and the cooler tranquil blue” and noted a “nod to gender equality” in the choice.

All this reflects well on the eye-catching launch of the new colours in Adam’s Fine Worcester Twist range last year which the company characterised with their Hugo and Ella personalities that reflected the two different tonal approaches to colour.

“It was fantastic to see colour experts and trend predictors 'Pantone' launching their new colours for 2016 with just a hint of Hugo and Ella about them, “ says Eamonn Prescott of Adam Carpets.

“This is the first time that Pantone has announced two colours of the year, once again reflecting the 'his and hers' that we demonstrated with Hugo and Ella.”

T 01562 829966 www.adamcarpets.co.uk

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Open for business Demand for Ulster Carpets' Open Spaces Collection continues to grow with consumers responding enthusiastically to its contemporary look and the inherent warmth and durability of a 100% wool carpet.

The Collection now comprises eight stunning ranges, each with their own unique colour bank and style. The Dubai range has been updated for 2016 with the addition of six new colours including cool urban greys and artic neutral tones, which boast a versatility indicative of this loop pile range.

These liveable colours of 'Echo', 'Glaze', 'Polar', 'Cane', 'Alpine' and 'Tor', provide effortless sophistication and sit perfectly within any interior space.

T 02838 334433 www.ulsterscarpets.com

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The Wool Carpet Focus Group (WFCG) was founded last Summer by the Curtis Wool Direct Company with key manufacturers including Kingsmead and Whitestone Weavers and now works will all the major wool houses in the UK and with the British Wool Marketing Board.

“The show at Harrogate was a major success for us and we have had a great reaction to the campaign,” says Martin Curtis of the WCFG. “The science of wool leaflet has gone down very well and we have found that a simple, clear and unambiguous message hits home with salespeople and the consumer.”

At the core of the campaign is that wool is as cleanable as polypropylene in many cases and out-performs in key areas such as comfort, sustainability, inflammability and appearance retention.

The Group is meeting with its sponsors to plan the campaign for 2016 so stand by for more sheep wearing shades! www.woolcarpetsnaturally.org

Altro acquires Altro has announced the acquisition of Debolon, manufacturer of premium vinyl flooring based in Germany.

Richard Kahn, Chief Executive of Altro, commented: “This acquisition is fully aligned to our company purpose, our core values and fully supports our company vision and strategy.

“Sustainability, innovation, quality and customer relationships are central ideals in both businesses. Coming together in Germany will mean that we can offer an even wider product portfolio and choices to our customers, incorporating higher design flooring and hygienic walling systems.

With increased levels of support and wider availability of local stock, we believe this will provide an enhanced customer experience,” he said.

Altro is a UK-based famility business that dates back to 1919 selling premium flooring and hygienic walling systems for the construction and transport markets globally.

T 01462 489516 www.altro.com

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NEWS Keeping faith with contractors A range of high performance floor preparation products from F. Ball and Co. Ltd. have been used to create a stunning new floor at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Pyrford, Surrey. Contractors initially used Stopgap F77 waterproof surface membrane to impede the passage of rising moisture from the ground, before applying Stopgap 600 Base and Stopgap 1200 Pro smoothing underlayments to raise and level the surface. New linoleum tiles were then installed using Styccobond F54 emulsion adhesive.

Contractors from Progressive Flooring were first called to the Church of the Good Shepherd as the existing asphalt flooring, which ran throughout the church’s ground floor, was beginning to crumble through years of wear and tear.

After taking up the existing floorcoverings and removing the asphalt subfloor, the contractors conducted relative humidity tests and found that a waterproof surface membrane was required to protect the new installation from moisture damage. They applied a single coat of F. Ball’s Stopgap F77 high performance waterproof surface membrane, effectively guarding against moisture damage up to relative humidity values of 98%. The substrate was then primed using F. Ball’s Stopgap P131 general purpose primer, ensuring a good bond with the subsequent application of a smoothing underlayment.

In order to raise the floor levels, contractors applied 15mm of Stopgap 600 Base. This specialist deep section compound from F. Ball has been specifically designed for when floor levels need to be raised quickly and economically in light to heavy-duty applications. It can be installed in thicknesses from 5-50mm in a single application, and can be ready to receive floor smoothing compounds from just 90 minutes.

In order to create a perfectly smooth surface for the new floorcoverings, Stopgap 1200 Pro smoothing underlayment was then applied directly onto the newly raised subfloor. Stopgap 1200 Pro is a high performance, rapid setting, protein-free smoothing underlayment designed for use over a wide range of subfloor types. It can be applied in thicknesses from 2-10mm, and is ready to receive new floorcoverings from as little as four hours.

Finally, contractors used F. Balls Styccobond F54 linoleum adhesive to install the new modular linoleum tiles which, when completed, formed an image of the cross on the floor of the church. F54 is a solvent-free emulsion adhesive designed to provide a high initial grab. It is protected against biodegradation, and can be used for securing a wide range of linoleum floorcoverings.

T 01538 361 633

www.f-ball.co.uk

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NEWS India calls on WoolSafe The WoolSafe Organisation has been entrusted by The Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) to develop and deliver a comprehensive training course in wool carpet maintenance.

IICT, based in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, right in the heart of India’s carpet belt, provides graduate courses in carpet manufacture, fibre and carpet technology, and testing. Realising the importance of correct maintenance, the Institute wanted to provide its students with the best available knowledge on the subject, and hence called in the services of The WoolSafe Academy to provide just that.

The education and training branch of the internationally respected WoolSafe Organisation, The WoolSafe Academy, has been proud to promote high quality wool carpet cleaning practice across the UK for some time; and with courses being extended to foreign shores such as the United States, Europe, Australia and now India.

IICT was impressed with the WoolSafe Academy’s online offering, and having secured funding from the Indian Ministry for Handicraft, a seven-day comprehensive training course was offered to their 25 best students as well as local businessmen, carpet manufacturers and suppliers. The course itself was a huge success, delivered by Dr Agnes Zsednai, WoolSafe MD, and Adam Jankowski, WoolSafe Certified Tutor; it covered all aspects of carpet maintenance from basic planning and soiling prevention through the principles of cleaning to spot removal and to different cleaning methods.

T 01943 850 817 www.woolsafe.org

Safe and sound Whether delivering confidence underfoot with safety flooring, a quieter environment with acoustic flooring or a great value floor with decorative vinyl, Itec Contract Floors can provide a tailored solution for any requirement.

With fast nationwide delivery and stocked in depth across the UK, these safety, acoustic and decorative solutions are all equipped with Hyperguard+ PUR. Ensuring that specialised localised maintenance because of different floor types is eliminated, Hyperguard+ gives universal performance no matter what the underfoot requirement.

Aesthetic requirements are well looked after too with safety, acoustic and decorative options available in the latest on-trend looks and timeless classic styles. From architectural minerals and uni-directional decors to wood and stone, Itec Contract Floors can provide great looks as well as unbeatable performance.

The aesthetic qualities of Itec floors can be enhanced even further regardless of safety, acoustic or decorative applications thanks to all options available in a four-metre width. Favoured by specifiers for a better finished look, four-metre widths can also reduce the number of potential failure spots.

“Here at Itec we are committed to providing contractors with a single point of reference for all their commercial vinyl needs,” comments David Bigland, managing director for the UK. “From our high-performance safety flooring collections to the exceptional value of our decorative options, we’ve all the vinyl flooring a contractor is likely to ever need and it comes backed with the support of one of Europe’s biggest manufacturers.”

T 0800 032 3970 www.itecfloors.co.uk

F Ball’s biggest book F. Ball releases the biggest ever version of its comprehensive Recommended Adhesives Guide (RAG) this month featuring over 6,000 up-to-date adhesive recommendations for floorcoverings, and endorsed by over 200 leading international manufacturers - the RAG is the flooring industry’s most trusted guide to adhesives and floorcovering compatibility.

F. Ball Loyalty Card holders will receive a complimentary copy of the RAG and contractors who do not have the Card can request a free copy of the A5 book via phone, email, or social media. The RAG is also available as an interactive, searchable version on the F. Ball website, and as a free app via the Apple and Google app stores, enabling contractors to search the RAG even when out on site.

Commenting on the new RAG, F. Ball’s Marketing Manager, Richard Harris, said: “Time is money for modern flooring contractors. Using the wrong flooring adhesive can often result in costly and time consuming remedial work. In worst-case scenarios, using an adhesive that is not compatible with a floorcovering type could result in total floor failure. The RAG allows contractors to specify the best adhesive for each setting and floorcovering from the outset.”

T 01538 361633 www.f-ball.co.uk 38 January 2016

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Happy New Show for flooring at the NEC

The January Furniture Show will increase by 25% in size in 2016 including the addition of specialist areas for fabrics and flooring, with some of the UK and Europe’s best known flooring brands exhibiting at the show.

Over 450 exhibitors in five halls of the NEC await visitors with a wonderful array of colours, textures, innovations and new designs, in the most comprehensive furniture and furnishings event of the year.

Flooring exhibitors include Abingdon, Axminster, Brockway, Cavalier, Cloud 9, Crown, Edel Telenzo, Flair Rugs, Furlong, Hugh Mackay, Interfloor, Louis de Poortere, SMG, Westex, Whitestone Weavers and Victoria.

For a full exhibitor list, more information and to register your attendance, go to: www.januaryfurnitureshow.com

Mad Men Louis de Poortere

Louis de Poortere debuts its latest portfolio with the brand’s latest Mad Men and Mosaiq rug collections starring alongside a series of new broadloom offerings.

Mad Men, launched at the recent Domotex in Hannover, holds designs inspired by the golden boys of the 60s who are responsible for some of America’s most iconic brand images. With Mad Men, visitors will get an opportunity to view a new contemporary era at Louis de Poortere, with designs that dare to explore the left field with unconventional pattern and colour way combinations that are set to make an impression.

A collection created from high gloss polyester and cotton chenille, Mad Men is woven on Jacquard Wilton looms for the recognisable premium de Poortere touch.

An eclectic mix of straight and broken lines, dull and shiny yarns, and smooth and rugged pencil strokes, Mad Men brings inspiration aplenty with Skyscraper, Jacob’s Ladder and Griff designs, all worked into the exciting hues of Empire Red, Broadway Glitter, Brooklyn Blue and Columbus Gold.

T 01505 615663

www.louisdepoortere.com

Hall 2, Stand F61

Satino stars Crown Floors Just two of the stars of the Crown Floors stand are sure to be the brand new and luxurious Satino Opulence and Satino Finesse ranges, featuring the super-soft Satino fibre for a truly glamorous look that is also wonderfully soft to the touch. Dense and plush velvet piles, these new collections capture the growing trend for a luxurious silk-like look to carpet in the home, offering excellent longevity and practicality.

In a range of contemporary on-trend hues, Satino Opulence comes with an exceptional 20-year wear warranty, while Satino Finesse comes with a 15-year wear warranty. These long guarantees bring complete peace of mind to homeowners looking for a long-term carpet investment.

Introducing the brand new Burlington, Chatsworth and Ascot cut-length ranges all under the Easy Care banner, Crown Floors will also use the January Furniture Show to launch four roll lines in Newmarket, Epsom, Canterbury and Elveden. These product launches come alongside a range of new display options including a striking Easy Clean tombola that holds six ranges across 74 different options.

T0800 0773301 www.crownfloors.co.uk

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Seventh Heaven Interfloor Interfloor will be presenting its best-selling Tredaire and Duralay branded underlays and the biggest success story is the flagship “Seventh Heaven” range of premium PU underlays which includes Tredaire Softwalk, Dreamwalk and Sensation.

The range was re-launched in 2014 with improved branding, brighter colours, stronger packaging and better point of sale. Steve Woodhead, Interfloor marketing director, says, “The reaction from customers has been great and this year we’re seeing strong double digit growth in demand.” Top selling Duralay underlays will also be on show including System Ten and Treadmore, both manufactured from the crumb rubber produced from recycled car tyres, which are unique in offering 100% recovery from pressure marks. In addition Interfloor will be presenting their market leading underlays for hard flooring (Duralay Timbermate Excel and Silentfloor Gold) and Heatflow for underfloor heating. A full range of Gripperrods and Stikatak accessories, including gripper, floor edgings, tapes, tools and adhesives completes the Interfloor range.

T 01706 238 810

www.interfloor.com

Hall 2, Stand FS13

On trend Flair Rugs Among the first to react to emerging trends, Flair Rugs is using the Furniture Show to demonstrate it has the ability to bring retailers the very latest in interior style.

From the fashion of living outdoors found in the brand new Decks to on-trend supersize additions and the stunning watercolour floral effect of Sommer, the stand will show how Flair Rugs is at the forefront of style-led rugs for the home.

In the new Decks collection, retailers at the show will be able to find beautiful vintage and heritage tile inspired creations made from hardwearing polypropylene, which can be used both indoors and out and each design is available in three practical sizes that work well in outdoor seating areas as well as living spaces.

T 01457 850660

www.flairrugs.com

Hall 4, Stand E55

Royal credentials Axminster Carpets Royal Warrant holders Axminster Carpets, will be on stand FS15 showcasing the finest in woven and tufted carpet. Famous for producing luxury carpets since 1755, the 2016 collection brings together the best materials and British manufacturing in a range of carpets proud to be British.

Showcasing at the January Flooring Show will be the Royal Borough FloatWeave now available to sample. Developed on Wilton looms this collection uses a blend of natural undyed yarn to create a unique crochet effect. Coupled with a contemporary palette of background shades and level-loop weaving, this collection is a simply sensational centrepiece.

T 01297 32244 www.axminster-carpets.co.uk Hall 2, Stand FS15

Premium pride Westex Carpets Westex Carpets are UK manufacturers of premium carpet for over 35 years. Through a combination of excellence in innovation, performance and design to create luxurious, durable and resilient 80/20 wool nylon and 100% wool carpets.

Located at the core of England's wool textile industry in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, Westex controls the entire process of creating the carpet, right from design concept to delivery. Priding themselves on the colour range and hallmark special dye service across both contract and residential markets, this is why a Westex Carpet is a popular choice.

T 01274 861334 www.westexcarpets.co.uk Hall 2, Stand FS3 from The Stocklists

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Showing stripes Edel Telenzo Busy times for Edel Telenzo in January as they are exhibiting at Domotex and less than a week later, you will have the chance to visit them during the January Furniture Show.

As a beautiful wool carpet is the perfect basis for any interior, it is only natural that Edel Telenzo are present at the JFS. During the show, all ranges will be on display as well as exciting new developments, such as new colours in Barbican Stripe and a revised 50/50 offer. Naturally, the latest successful additions to the portfolio – Diversity and Liberty – will also be shown.

T 01422 374417

www.edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk

Hall 2, Stand FS14

Flying high Furlong Flooring Furlong Flooring are set to fly into 2016 with a portfolio of new products coming to market, presented on new and dynamic point-of-sale with the kind of innovation for which the company has become famous.

“We have moved into position as a top UK manufacturer and distributor to the floorcovering trade with a complete offer across carpet, cushion flooring, wood and laminate,” says Furlong’s Neil Valentine. “But our main business is keeping our customers happy and by working closely with them we aim to continuously satisfy their demands.”

T 01772 696787 www.regencycarefree.co.uk Hall 2, Stand D40

Show debut Hugh Mackay Hugh Mackay and Whitestone are showing at the January Furniture Show for the first time.

They will be featuring, amongst other things, their recently re-launched Durham Twist Collection. This range now has 60 shades with 10 co-ordinating stripes.

It is available in 3 weights and 3 widths and represents excellent value for money. Sales Director Vince Holden says, “We do a great deal of business with furniture/carpet retailers so it seemed crazy that we do not exhibit at their premier show. We look forward to showing our products to customers old and new and viewing the upcoming trends in furniture for 2016, particularly when it comes to colour,” he said.

T 01429 892518

www.whitestone.co.uk

Hall 2, Stand FS-16

Classic style Cavalier Carpets Cavalier will showcase their latest retail developments in their classic wool based ranges, from luxurious sheer velvets to rugged heather twists, in the most up to date colour palettes.

Plus there is assured practicality in the form of their ‘Stain-less’ qualities in 100% bleach cleanable polypropylene. For the more discerning customer, you can preview the exciting new products which will be part of their 'Couture Collection' for 2016.

Visitors with contract interiors in mind will see Cavalier’s extensive range of ‘off the peg’ stock products, most of which are on the shelf and ready to despatch the same day, or discuss the options for bespoke woven or printed carpets.

T 01254 268000

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www.cavaliercarpets.co.uk

Hall 2, Stand FS-2

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READERS’ SURVEY

Retailers are going for growth in 2016

86%

The ‘feel-good’ factor returns with increased trade

83%

Retailers reported a strong performance at the end of 2015 and most are looking forward to a happy new year in our annual survey of business prospects.

A reassuring 86% of respondents said 2015 outperformed the previous year with 29% adding that it was much better. Asked if their last quarter’s trading had met expectations, about a third said it had but a further 41% said it had exceeded their budgets for the busy pre-Christmas trading period.

Looking for that happy new year, a healthy 83% are reckoning on sales increases with nearly a third saying they are hoping for growth in excess of 10%.

Breaking down the details for the 2015 end-of-year report, only 11% said they thought consumer confidence was still fragile. 52% described the mood as cautious optimism and a further 37% were seeing a more positive feeling.

“There is much more of a feel-good factor,” said a North East retailer. “We saw this at Harrogate and it transferred immediately to the marketplace.”

An interesting feature of the survey results was that while more than half of retailers said they had not increased prices in 2015, an encouraging 62% said that they have enjoyed more opportunities to trade up customers to better products.

Wool seems to have been the beneficiary of the improving picture with 52% of retailers reporting the fibre as their biggest growing sector. Wood and laminate sales appeared to have been relatively flat while good growth was reported in the LVT sector.

We asked about trends generally that people said were strong and among the predictable demand for grey colours and wool loop, an interesting increase in the issue of recycling was also apparent.

We all know that there is no easy business out there. More than 40% of our sample said they were under growing pressure to discount. “Customers are still expecting us to do un-do-able deals.They read in the media a few years ago that retailers were desperate for their custom, and still think we will jump through hoops to get any business,” said a London reader.

“Customers want to pay internet prices but demand a retail service,” said a Hampshire retailer.

An increase in the “compensation culture” with an increasing number of frivolous claims was also noted by several respondents.

But given the optimism for 2016, 38% of our retailers said they’d be putting up prices this year a little and a further 11% plan to increase prices by more than 5%. However, their expectation is that manufacturers will help them – 81% expected no major increases from suppliers in 2016.

In the comments left by our respondents though, retailers are looking for greater support from manufacturers. “Suppliers are opening more and more accounts on the same high street with no consideration for retailers who have supported them over the years,” said one. “Suppliers it seems don't have to invest time and effort in traders anymore and give accounts to anybody,” said another and a Derbyshire retailer condemned suppliers who sold to “Facebook fitters.”

Finally, a word of advice from a retailer on the South Coast: “If competitors want to learn more about the industry they claim to be specialists in, they just need to talk to my know-all customers who spend five minutes on the net and become instant experts.” Ouch!

Positive on UK prospects Geert Vanden Bossche, Marketing Director of Balta Group, is an expert commentator on the UK market from his vantage point in Europe: “We enter 2016 with a real sense of optimism as the outlook for the global economy appears to be increasingly positive. The UK consumer continues to display all the hallmarks of growing confidence, and with an improving housing market, all the key signs are there for a successful 2016.

“Next year will be an exciting time for Balta Broadloom as the recently introduced Satino Collection makes its mark on the High Street. Towards the second half of 2015 we saw a shift in consumer demand for soft and shiny products, and with it a revival in soft nylon carpets.

“This improved confidence can also be seen across other collections. For example, we have noticed an increase in demand for better quality products from our Stainsafe bleach cleanable polypropylene collections. We can therefore conclude that homeowners, while still looking for great value, appear to be more willing to spend a little more for that improvement in quality which can only be good news for coming 12 months.”

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The Stocklists polled 1,340 retailers throughout the UK during December 2015. Replies and comments are recorded anonymously.

Many thanks to all those who took part.

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Hannover powers ahead Our guide to some of the highlights at Domotex

The Domotex 2016 exhibiiton in Hannover is to enjoy a particularly strong and international industry turnout. “The response from the market has been extremely positive,” commented Dr. Jochen Köckler, of Domotex. “The show is fully booked.” In terms of numbers, Domotex 2016, which runs from 16 to 19 January, will feature some 1,400 exhibitors from more than 60 countries.

Domotex will get the year off to a strong start with a shot of new ideas and business leads and provide an exciting, vibrant overview of all the new season’s carpet and flooring trends and innovations. World-leading providers of floor coverings will use the show as a springboard for their new products and collections. “About 85% of the show’s exhibitors will be from outside Germany. They are taking part in Domotex 2016 in order to tap into new export markets,” Köckler said. After Germany, the biggest exhibiting nations in terms of leased space are Turkey, India, Belgium, China, the Netherlands and Iran.

The show’s product lineup encompasses textile and resilient floor coverings for the residential and contract furnishing sectors, machine-woven and hand-made carpets and rugs, parquet and laminate flooring and outdoor flooring solutions.

The power of the new is writ large at Domotex, thanks to Innovations@DOMOTEX, a special showcase that gives visitors a quick, concentrated overview of the best and most exciting innovations and trends in flooring.

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Meet the UK teams from: Avenue Balta Ball & Young F Ball Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Bonar Yarns & Fabrics Brockway Carpets Carpenter Cavalier Carpets Chromatone Cormar Carpets Earthwerks Edel Telenzo Interfloor Kuberit Lano Leoline Packexe Rama Carpets Tapibel Tisca Tiara Wools of New Zealand (UK) Vorwerk YTD

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DOMOTEX 2016 Ultimate Avenue Floors Featuring the hottest wood and tile looks, the launch of Ultimate Style by Avenue is packed full of on-trend decors and includes 12 brand new designs with fabulous style as well as great comfort and durability..

The hexagon tile of James is one of the coolest looks of the moment captured in two saturated greys that bring undeniable contemporary elegance, while the herringbone tile of Bilbao follows similar form in four sophisticated tones. Rounding out tile decors comes Impala, its slate look warmed through brown and mid-grey overtones. From a wood perspective, the weathered chalet-style of Verbier brings ski-resort lux, while Sorbonne presents a timeless grey-infused classic in two shades. Finally, Nomad brings a rich rustic grain.

“We’re really excited about this new collection and can’t wait to show if off at Domotex,” comments Victoria Hemelaer, product manager, Avenue Floors. “Joining our existing collections, Ultimate Style brings fresh new looks and in an enduring Powerback quality that sees it bestowed with a 10-year guarantee, giving everyone the confidence that it will perform just as good as it looks.”

T 0800 032 3970

www.avenuefloors.co.uk

Hall 6, Stand C30

International Interfloor Domotex 2016 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 markets 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, and product 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. Our dedicated international team has extensive experience in supplying a diverse range of major contracts including hotels, conference centres, airports, cruise ships and mosques,” said export director Tony Capon.

Interfloor, based in the UK and British-owned, is the leading underlay and flooring accessories manufacturer in the UK and Europe. The business provides a unique “one-stop shop” for products across its four brands – Duralay, Tredaire, Gripperrods and Stikatak.

T 01706 213131 www.interfloor.com Hall 7, Stand D22

Cushion flooring Leoline The popularity of architectural looks in the home has inspired Leoline to rework the Quartz Pro collection for 2016, bringing a glittering mineral look in Silver Chips and the truly stunning Prisma Chips with vivid sparkles of multi-colour that glisten and change at every angle.

Featuring on new Arena and Bilbao tiles as well as the endless Sand, these effects break fresh ground for residential cushion flooring, a thoroughly modern look inspired by the latest trends in wall and surface tiles.

In two, three and four-metre widths, Quartz Pro comes equipped with Superguard for easy daily maintenance and protection from scuffs and marks, while a Powerback backing provides excellent durability. With a 15-year guarantee, the refined Quartz Pro collection is ideal for any homeowner looking for exceptional design and firstrate quality.

The existing Stonemark collection is given new lease of life for the future with 10 new decors that capture the latest trends in stone looks for the home. The stunning contemporary herringbone stone of Bilbao brings a sleek look that is perfect for modern interiors, presenting four colourways that dial into popular warm terracotta brown and trend-driven greys.

T 0800 032 3970 www.leoline.co.uk

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Shining Satino Balta Broadloom The Satino collection will shine brightly at Januaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Domotex event as Balta Broadloom presents the latest in super-soft carpet with exclusive styles and the launch of the stunning matt-effect Imprel Opal yarn.

Made by Balta, the super-fine filaments of Satino carpets bring exceptional softness underfoot to provides a sense of complete luxury while offering the peace of mind of longevity.

Presenting existing heavyweight Satino qualities, Balta will also introduce Satino Imprel Opal for the first time making it available in a variety of exquisite high-quality styles.

Thanks to manufacturing innovation, Balta Broadloom has been able to retain the super-soft qualities of Imprel Finesse used in Satino carpets, but with a sophisticated semi-matt effect that gives the carpet a more natural look, perfect for the UK market. In a range of on-trend natural tones through a rich palette of grey and neutrals, Satino Imprel Opal is set to become a defining offering for Balta Broadloom.

T +32 56 62 22 11

www.baltagroup.com

Hall 6, Stand A30

Couture Cavalier Carpets Cavalier Carpets return to Domotex, Hannover in 2016 with a new stand as part of the Wools of New Zealand pavilion. They will be highlighting the companies involvement in both the contract and retail sectors.

Custom graphics tufting will be a major feature of the contract side of the stand, demonstrating the capabilities of one of Europe's most extensive bespoke tufting facilities; cut pile, loop pile, multi gauge up to 5 metre widths and full finishing line including twin head shearing.

The retail area will showcase the latest developments in point of sale equipment displaying part of their classic wool based ranges alongside exciting new products which will be part of the new 'Couture Collection' for 2016.

Cavalier are also using their presence at the show to actively recruit new agents to represent the company on the continent and elsewhere in the world as part of their expanding export division.

T 01254 268 000 www.cavaliercarpets.co.uk Hall 5, Stand F5-2

Sensual studio Vorwerk Vorwerk celebrates timeless classics and innovative products that look towards the future with the unveiling of the fully updated bestseller collection entitled Fascination. The Vorwerk Studio has drawn up a sensual design concept together with Giulio Ridolfo, an Italian expert on colours.

An interplay with the senses using modern, vibrant hues, the perfect match to each carpet article. In the course of an intricately complex process, Giulio Ridolfo and the Vorwerk Studio have created a fascinatingly contemporary spectrum of colours. Fresh, modern and crystal-clear, it draws its inspiration from landscapes and lighting scenarios found in nature, from architecture and art, from contexts with urban roots.

The up-to-date worlds of colour revealed in Fascination delight the eye with colourings individually coordinated in alignment with each carpet product. Customised colour schemes enable the truly sensual to be experienced via the remarkably special character exhibited by each of these 17 carpets oriented to a structure and tactile feel in the respective line.

T +49 (0) 5151 103-0 www.vorwerk-carpets.com

Hall 6, Stand E20

Light touch Tisca Tiara Tisca Scalino is a novel floor covering which integrates various weave-bonding in one and the same carpet The carpet is a challenge for the technology of weave art, yet offers the designer and end consumer extraordinary design possibilities for an integral interior dĂŠcor. The use of 3D-effects results in variable light refractions and thus opens up unexpected possibilities for an accentuated floor covering design.

Tisca Scalino is made from high quality polyamide 6.6. staple fiber which guarantees beauty and durability and the colour palette is based on the Tisca-Color range of 36 colors, offering the ultimate in versatility with unique combination options sure to complement any decor.

T +41 (0)71 791 01 11 www.tiscatiara.com Hall 6, Stand E12

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DOMOTEX 2016 Fast track tools F.Ball The F. Ball stand will feature the company’s fast-track solutions range of products, its fastest floor preparation range to date. New Stycco Flex rapid curing adhesive, part of the recently updated range of ‘tube products’, will also be on show at the exhibition.

In addition, F. Ball will launch the 2016 version of the company’s Recommended Adhesives Guide (RAG), featuring over 5,500 up-to-date adhesive recommendations for floorcoverings, endorsed by over 200 leading international manufacturers, accessible online and as an app.

The nature of the fast-track products means that, for example, an entire resilient floorcovering installation can be completed in just a few hours from start to finish, thus minimising downtime of an area and saving time and money for flooring contractors.

The new Stycco Flex rapid curing adhesive is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use and has a rapid build up of bond strength. It can be used for bonding stair nosings, without the need for mechanical fixings, as well as with carpet gripper, PVC cladding and skirting boards.

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Richard Harris, Marketing Manager at F. Ball commented: “We’re always researching and developing new products based on the needs of flooring contractors, and I’m confident we have the tools to be able to complete jobs more quickly and efficiently than before.”

T 01538 361 633 www.f-ball.co.uk Hall 7, Stand B45

Domotex is the centerpiece of marketing activity for Wools of New Zealand and this year they promise a real ‘tour de force’ with their biggest ever presence at the show.

Floor styling is their chosen theme and their stand will feature new carpets and new rugs. As usual, their stand will feature co-exhibitor areas as an added attraction for visitors.

Monochrome is the colour theme. A perennial favourite, black and white is sophisticated, classic, contemporary and bold in equal measure and the showcase carpet on the floor is the Laneve branded Biscayne range from Crucial Trading in Raven and Mascarpone.

To highlight the purity and whiteness of their wool, a three and a half metre high yarn sculpture will be the focal point at the front of the stand.

The stand is complimented by eight co-exhibitor areas including: Brockway Carpets, who are positioning themselves as "The Home of Wool Carpets", will be displaying all their recent product introductions, including Dimensions Plain, Minerals, Solar and the Cavendish Collection. Also on show will be Rare Breeds and Beachcomber, two ranges that use undyed wool.

Last, but by no means least, they will be launching Dimensions Heathers, an extension of their successful Jubilee range with a heather look.

Cavalier Carpets will be highlighting their involvement in both the contract and retail sectors – and looking for new agents. Custom graphics tufting will be a major feature of the contract side of the stand and the retail area will showcase the latest developments in point of sale equipment displaying part of their classic wool based ranges alongside exciting new products which will be part of a new ‘Couture Collection’ for 2016.

Cormar Carpets will showcase a selection of its wool ranges, including the popular Wools of New Zealand Home Counties Plains collection and the new Bouclé Neutrals range. Manufactured from 80% pure new wool, Home Counties Plains is a premium quality carpet in two pile weights, making it ideal for high traffic areas.

Bouclé Neutrals is a wool rich loop pile carpet blended with 50% New Zealand wool available in three distinctive designs and six contemporary neutral shades.

Martinelli who are renowned ‘innovators’, will be showing a range of woolen carpet yarns, in 100% wool, 80% wool/20% nylon and 80% wool/10% polyester/10% nylon.

Modra, who will have a machine ‘up and running’ at the back of the stand, will be showcasing new developments on their Hollow Needle Mtuft. Being a strong believer in ‘partnership’, Danspin sees Domotex as a good opportunity to meet partners, existing and new, to discuss new arrangements and follow up ongoing developments.

Grentex and first time participants, Dome, complete the co-exhibitors.

T 01943 603888 www.woolsnz.com Hall 5, Stand B12

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Joanna Ramsden, Wools of New Zealand’s creative manager and the mastermind of the stand, said: “This is an important show for us. It is our flag bearing marketing activity and the ideal opportunity for us to show the world how active we are, in conjunction with our partners, in developing a wide range of yarn and product styling concepts.

“It is also the ideal platform to remind visitors how clean and white our wool is, and perfectly suited to today’s neutral colour palettes. We are really looking forward to a good show and seeing as many people as possible.”

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Leading luxury Lano A highlight of Lano Carpet Solutions at Domotex is sure to be the Taste of Luxury Collection of premium residential carpets, including wool, SmartStrand Silk, bamboo and polyamide styles.

Presenting two displays that stand out in-store thanks to a striking black finish and stunning imagery to reflect the high-end positioning of styles within the collection, Taste of Luxury is set to be a starring feature in retailers across the UK. Lano Carpets will introduce three new SmartStrand products for 2016 as it looks to provide retailers with an assortment of textures and looks with the environmental, longevity and easy maintenance advantages of this innovative fibre.

These three brand new carpets will join 2016 colour updates of existing ranges including Beauty, Freedom and Super Freedom, Velvet Dream and Vision.

Previewed at September’s Flooring Show, the Touchdown collection will also come to Domotex with Lano dedicating stand-space to the impressive new brand of super-soft 100% Eccelena carpets including existing Fascination, Genius and Imagination styles and the brand new Oblique range.

T 00800 5266 5266 www.lano.com

Hall 5, Stand B16

Counties set Cormar Carpets At this year’s Domotex, Cormar Carpets will showcase a selection of its wool ranges, including the popular Wools of New Zealand Home Counties Plains collection and the new Bouclé Neutrals range.

Manufactured from 80% pure new wool, 10% tuftbond and 10% polypropylene, Home Counties Plains is a premier quality tenth gauge carpet in two pile weights (42oz and 50oz), making it ideal for high traffic areas such as stairways and hallways.

Bouclé Neutrals is a wool rich loop pile carpet blended with 50% New Zealand wool available in three distinctive designs and six contemporary neutral shades.

All Cormar’s range of wool and polypropylene carpets are produced on site at its mills in the North of England and distributed in the UK and Eire via its own delivery fleet.

T 01204 881234 www.cormarcarpets.co.uk Hall 5, Stand B12

Zany style Louis de Poortere Taking a modern turn for Domotex 2016, Louis de Poortere showcases its exciting new rug collections Mad Men and Mosaiq, premium woven beauty featuring stunning hues and zany design inspiration.

Mad Men holds designs inspired by the golden boys of the 60s who are responsible for some of America’s most iconic brand images; a bold de Poortere move, this collection is already stirring interest in some reputable interior circles. Featured alongside is sister collection Mosaiq, with extra texture and vibrancy promoting a healthy blend of delicate flower motives and geometric tribal elements. Mosaiq offers a welcome nod to the past despite its new-found contemporary edge, a worthy partner to Mad Men at this year’s Domotex.

A series of on-trend looks for the daring individual, Louis de Poortere explores the left field with Mad Men, a collection created from high gloss polyester and cotton chenille and woven onto Jacquard Wilton looms. An eclectic mix of straight and broken lines, dull and shiny yarns, and smooth and rugged pencil strokes, Mad Men is unique even by the brand’s own standards and will be a natural match for any stunning interior.

T 01505 615663 www.louisdepoortere.com Hall 6, Stand G11 from The Stocklists

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DOMOTEX 2016 Innovative Telenzo Be sure to visit Edel Telenzo at Domotex this year! With a continued focus on high quality, service and a distinctive product portfolio, Edel Telenzo have some exciting new developments to show.

New colours have for instance been added to popular ranges such as the Barbican.

Furthermore, a revised 50/50 offer will be introduced during the show as well. Living up to their reputation as being innovative, two developments have been selected by the jury of Innovations@DOMOTEX. These products will also be on display in the special Innovations section in Hall 6.

T 01422 374417 www.edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk Hall 5, Stand C16

Corner the market Kuberit One of the highlights of the Kuberit stand will be the new, patented corners with rounded edges for resilient floor coverings of 2.5, 3, 4 and 5 mm thickness.

With these ready-made corners, the flooring fitter will save the time of making time-consuming miter cuts and will be able to install the stair nosing types 870, 871, 872 and 873 properly. Open staircases, as often seen in commercially used swimming pools or sauna areas, can be safely used without shoes.

The profile systems PPS-Champion Star for LVT floorings (4 – 9.5 mm) and high-class carpets (5 – 12 mm) has been successfully introduced and a new wider base profile will be added to the range. The base profile with its 47 mm width offers a larger application area for the adhesive. Alternatively, the base track can be much better fastened with screws at a longer distance of the fragile edges of the flooring pavement.

Further novelties are corner protection angles of stainless steel with beveled edges, a stair nosing of stainless steel with a non-slip surface (R12) and 2 maintenance-free, mechanical expansion-joint profiles for floorings of 4.5 and 6 mm thickness.

T +492351/ 9507-110 www.kueberit.com

Hall 7, Stand A14

The ‘it’ people Earthwerks Earthwerks say they are ‘it’ when it comes to LVT with three decades of experience providing style, service and availability. Now showing at Domotex for the first time, they are have ‘it’ all to talk about!

Styl’iT herringbone is derived from the most decorative options in their Combo and Canto collections and is designed to compliment, enhance, and truly differentiate the workplace or home. Mix´IT is ‘the’ new Design Kit by EarthWerks, and their motto, “Design, Create and Love your floor” truly exemplifies this exciting, contemporary collection, and which is based on coloured strips covering a veritable rainbow of choices.

Earthwerks will also be showing Combo, offering a smart and durable choice to suit all colour schemes and inspirations, and compiles an exhilarating collection of 47 wood and 16 tile décors. Canto is the perfect answer for residential applications or light commercial use, and comprises 20 wood décors and 8 stone finishes.

T 0800 6891657 www.earthwerks.co.uk Hall 6, Stand F41

Tekkie tufting Tapibel Building on the success of their established contract qualities and the widely acclaimed Incati tile program Tapibel are delighted to announce their investment in a state of the art Cobble ‘Myriad’ individual pile delivery tufting machine. Tapibel will use the Domotex Hannover exhibition to launch a number of exciting new products in tile and broadloom using the huge capabilities of the new technology.

Tapibel will also be launching a new range of needlefelt qualities specified to the highest performance standards in 80%pp/20%nylon.

In addition they will be seeking reaction and feedback on a range of qualities and ideas from their future product development program.

To meet the increasing emphasis on environmental considerations particularly from the new build contract sector, Tapibel are continuing their extensive testing program to ensure their products meet the highest UK and European environmental impact regulations.

T +33 11 80 48 50 50 January 2016

www.tapibel.be

Hall 6, Stand F20

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NEWS Silence is golden The sound deadening performance and premium cushioned support of floorwise acoustica gold is a top choice for wood and laminate flooring.

With a built-in moisture barrier for added protection, acoustica gold is excellent and combatting airborne and impact sound, two of the biggest problems when installing engineered wood or laminate flooring.

“Combatting sound with laminate and engineered wood flooring is not a luxury, it is a necessity, particularly in flats and apartments where building regulations demand a minimum reduction in impact sound,” explains Richard Bailey, managing director, floorwise. “With our acoutisca gold underlay that’s been specially designed for just such situations, installers and DIYers can benefit from great acoustic performance as well as a whole host of their performance advantages and all with the great value for which floorwise is known for.”

Delivering 20dB of impact sound reduction while taking out minor subfloor imperfections, providing support and delivering increased underfloor comfort, acoustica gold is a significant performer and comes in a roll weight that makes handling and transportation easy. Safe for use with underfloor heating, there are few wood and laminate underlays that can offer as much performance as acoustica gold.

T 01509 673974 www.floorwise.co.uk

Knowledge base While powered by Quick-Step and Pergo, the skills and knowledge gained at the Academy for Excellence in Flooring are eminently adaptable and can be employed when installing any wood, laminate or LVT floor.

Learning from some of the most experienced hands in the industry, installers qualified through the Master Installer programme are not only able to provide a two-year workmanship warranty for all Quick-Step installations, but are gifted the knowledge and expertise that will stand them in good stead for any flooring types covered in course content.

“Here at the Academy, we do not hide the fact we are supported by two of the most prestigious flooring brands as this gives us a significant advantage,” comments Lee Thompson, technical manager. “Yet as with any other training course, the knowledge learnt can be applied to any flooring of the same type, meaning that our Master Installers are some of the most highly skilled around”.

With a range of courses covering the installation of laminate, engineered wood and LVT flooring, the Academy for Excellence in Flooring is considered as one of the UK’s foremost training facilities for the flooring industry. Equipped with 10 large training bays that simulate a variety of real-world installation scenarios, the 6,500ft2 facility also houses a classroom and breakout areas.

2016 course dates are already filling fast with no availability in January or February. The Academy runs Level 1 (beginner) and Master Installer courses, as well as separate dedicated Measuring & Quoting and Wood Sanding & Finishing courses. moving forward on a stronger, more www.quick-step-academy.co.uk

Cup vinyl!

Recofloor will be recognising its members’ achievements at the fifth annual awards event to be held on March 3rd 2016 at Old Trafford, the Home of Manchester United.

The event will be hosted by Matt Le Tissier, the former Southampton and England footballer who is now the star of Sky Sports’ ‘Gillette Soccer Saturday’ and a columnist for skysports.com.

Matt will kick off proceedings with anecdotes from his sporting career before introducing key speakers from the flooring industry. Delegates will hear how the scheme, founded in 2009 by leading flooring manufacturers Polyflor and Altro, works with the supply chain to divert vinyl flooring waste from landfill – more than 2,700 tonnes to date.

Material collected by Recofloor’s 650-plus membership is recycled back into products, including new flooring, which benefits the environment and can reduce collectors’ waste disposal costs by up to 70%.

Matt will present trophies and certificates to Recofloor members who have excelled across eight award categories and contributed to increasing volumes of vinyl flooring waste being diverted from landfill.

Members can enter any of the following categories; Contractor of the Year, Distributor of the Year, Construction Project of the Year, Recofloor Champion and Drop-Off Site User of the Year. The deadline for entries is Wednesday January 13th 2016.

T 0161 355 7618 www.recofloor.org 52 January 2016

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by Dennis Flower

Clean bill of health for flooring With the recent extreme weather conditions in Scotland and Northern England and ongoing clean-up operation likely to continue for some time, flooring retailers have been reminded of the assistance they can provide in times of need.

While flood-damaged flooring can only be thrown away, providing retailers with the opportunity to offer their main service in the supply of suitable replacements, every flooring option needs to be kept clean to keep it looking its best and allows the retail sector to assist, while benefiting from valuable add-on sales.

Bearing this in mind, Sebo has launched its E range of five cylinder vacuum cleaners, available in a selection of colours, which it describes as "exceptionally quiet", due to extremely smooth internal air ways, with "excellent suction power".

Features include a retractable cable that winds in at the touch of a button, an airbelt bumper to protect walls and furniture, plus an intelligent motor that senses overheating and turns the motor down accordingly.

All models have easy-glide castors and a selection of on-board tools, while S-Class filtration keeps dust and particles locked inside. With a generous 3.5ltr bag and 10.8m cleaning range, the E series also includes a model for lifting pet hair more efficiently. Prices start from £199.95 for the entry-level model.

Intec describes its carpet and fabric protector as a topical application to prevent carpets and furnishing fabrics from staining, while making them easier to clean. It is a water-based, environmentally friendly product that dries in 30 minutes.

It needs to be applied just once and its proven efficiency remains even after repeated cleaning of the carpet, the company states. "Suitable for all carpet types, particularly natural floorings, Intec is the perfect add on sale,

“The most important issue for carpet owners is how the carpet will respond to what modern living will throw at it.

Will it keep looking good, or will its appearance deteriorate?” once the customer has decided to purchase a new carpet," the statement continues. Customers can protect their investment with a product that will prolong the enjoyment of the item.

"The wholesaler or retailer has little extra work to apply or have Intec applied. A short sales interaction with the existent client will give him a very interesting profit margin for this easy add on sale," the company concludes.

Woolsafe discusses whether wool or synthetic carpet is easier to clean, a continuing long-running debate. Marketing manager Steve Bakker says polypropylene and nylon with polypropylene are most favoured for use in domestic installations.

Explaining the difference between maintenance and spot removal, comparing these with natural wool, he also considers different carpet fibres appearance retention over its lifecycle.

"The most important issue for carpet owners is how the carpet will respond to what modern living will throw at it. Will it keep looking good, or will its appearance deteriorate?" he asks.

While polypropylene is almost impossible to stain with water-based staining materials, because it does not absorb water, it does not resist oily or greasy stains very well.

Polypropylene also lacks the resilience of wool and the carpet tends to flatten relatively quickly, Mr Bakker continues, and the shiny lustre of synthetic carpet soon dulls due to the abrading and scratching of the fibre when exposed to regular wear and tear.

"Wool carpets are well-known for their long-lasting good appearance, based on their excellent 'bouncebackability', great response to cleaning – both dry and wet – and resistance to soiling and therefore retention of colour," he continues.

While staining can be an issue when stains are left to soak in, spills attended to promptly – and expertly – seldom lead to problems.

"Wool carpets just have that great reputation for longevity that other fibres seem to lack," says Mr Bakker.

Synthetic fibres, while initially responding well to cleaning, over time seem to clean less easily. The reason is that as the fibres get damaged the little cracks and fissures that develop can trap dirt and spillages which then become "almost impossible" to get out.

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For more information: Sebo T 01494 465533

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NEWS Amtico excels Amtico, the luxury vinyl tile manufacturer, is delighted to announce its Group Finance Director, Andrew Elsby-Smith, has been named as one of the Top 100 Manufacturing Leaders in the UK by The Manufacturer Magazine.

The Manufacturer Top 100 is a list of the UK’s most inspiring individuals in manufacturing and is compiled by readers of the publication, wider industrial community and the public.

Andrew Elsby-Smith was honoured at the award ceremony which was held last night (25th November) at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

Andrew comments: “I am delighted - and a little shocked - to be announced as one of The Manufacturer Magazine's Top 100 2015. It is testament to all my Amtico colleagues who make our company a terrific example of great British manufacturing".

As the UK’s market leader in the manufacture and design of LVT (luxury vinyl tiles) Amtico has an unrivalled reputation for innovation and design. Established over 50 years ago the Coventry-based brand is now part of the US family-run Mannington Group.

Amtico strives to differentiate through commitment to quality, customer service and innovative product design.

T 01215 146 558 www.amtico.com

Brit shipper shuts down The closure of carpet operations at key UK carpet shipper Brit European Transport was bad tidings for pre-Christmas trading and the company blamed manufacturers for “pushing too hard” on prices as a factor which forced the company’s decision.

‘Cosy carpet’ scoop!

‘Top of the pile’ was the headline over an image of Brockway’s Beachcomber making front page news in the Home section of the Sunday Times in a remarkable coup for the carpet industry just before Christmas.

“Draughty wooden floors are losing ground to cosy carpets,” said journalist Katrina Burroughs. “If you have moved house in the past 20 years, you have probably been living with horrible acoustics, draughty ankles and dust.

“Natural wood has been the aspirational floor covering of choice for a generation but an increasing number of homeowners are saying enough is enough – and carpet is gaining much of the territory previously assigned to timber,” she said.

To illustrate the point, roomsets were showcased from suppliers including Brockway, Alternative Flooring, Cormar, Crucial Trading, Brintons, Flock and Ulster Carpets.

The report said “carpet love has skipped a generation” and suggested newcomers to home design should check out the Carpet Foundation website for information and recommended Foundation retailers as the people to buy carpet from.

Rupert Anton of the Foundation, said: “The article was quite a result for us and for carpet. Such high profile and ‘on message’ editorial exposure for carpet in a national newspaper is unprecedented. It was the perfect way to sign off for 2015.”

The journalist told readers that carpet could be laid in almost any room in the house and suggested they waited until after the hectic Christmas sales season to get the best deal from carpet stores in the new year. So stand by for a rush of Sunday Times readers!

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Brit European’s carpet distribution division delivered to around half the independent flooring retailers and wholesalers across the UK, as well as major groups including Carpetright. Its 8,000m² warehouse in Zeebrugge had capacity for up to 5000 rolls of carpet and 1500 pallets.

The company pulled out of carpets in November at the height of the busiest sales season citing “unsustainable” delivery rates, high employment costs, foreign exchange pressures and European red tape.

Brit European Transport took over carpet distribution from its struggling Belgian sister company, Brit European Transport NV, in 2014.

Managing Director Graham Lackey told Motor transport magazine that the company had struggled for four years, adding that market pressures including falling volumes, low delivery rates, high employment costs in Belgium, the cost of cabbotage and a weak euro had “led to crunch customer discussions as costs continued to increase against static market rate”.

Mr Lackey added: “It is a disappointing and sad outcome but one which highlights the challenges of operating across borders with differing interpretation of what is in theory common European legislation. It also highlights the dangers of manufacturers pushing rates for specialist transport providers too hard.”

The company warned in its recent annual results for 2014 that although it was trying to turn the business around, it was struggling to reduce overheads in staff and management because European employment law made it “a very slow and costly process.”

Crewe-based Brit European Transport’s mainstream business is in automotive, construction equipment, bulk chemicals and fuels and these activities are unaffected by the closure of the Belgium business.

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Crushing costs Dave Hudspeth Carpets based in Leyburn North Yorkshire are one of the latest flooring companies to take delivery of a Kenburn “carpet crusher” for recycling their carpet and underlay waste.

For over forty years Dave Hudspeth Carpets has been renowned for providing exceptional personal service to both their retail and commercial customers.

Dave Hudspeth’s director Emma Hudspeth comments, “due to the large volumes of flooring we install it’s inevitable that our fitters will uplift hundreds of square metres of post-consumer carpet and underlay waste every week.”

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“Reducing our waste management costs by recycling old carpet and underlay waste was of course a bonus but our decision to install a “carpet crusher” was primarily to enable us to have a zero waste to landfill policy and diverting hundreds of tonnes a year of recyclable carpet and underlay waste from landfill makes environmental sense.

It’s also an interesting topic of discussion with our customers explaining how we now recycle their old carpet and underlay using it as a fuel for “waste to energy” and with recycling waste carpet costing considerably less than landfill it makes financial sense as well.”

When what you really really want is a strong selling good all-round domestic underlay which delivers a healthy margin Graphite is the way to go!.

Graphite is a fine, robust, utility underlay representing superb value for money and which is already a firm favourite with many Retailers and Distributors throughout UK and Ireland.

T 01727 844988 sales@kenburn.co.uk

Inspirational Wool Carpet Trade Showcase 23rd & 24th March 2016 at Chelsea Football Club

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FULLY RECYCLABLE SIMPLE, QUICK AND EASY TO LAY DESIGNED FOR GENERAL DOMESTIC USE EXCELLENT SOUND REDUCTION PERFORMANCE LIGHTWEIGHT ROLLS EXCEED H&S EXPECTATIONS IDEAL FOR USE WITH UNDERFLOOR HEATING SYSTEMS

Graphite is part of the Novostrat range of polyethylene foam based underlays for wood, laminate and carpeted floors.

Underlays for every application - from the highest performance to utility – and to suit every budget.

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Flooring Factsheet Adhesives

Flooring factsheet Wool fibre Benefits of Wool Carpet

SAFE

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.

DURABLE EASYCARE

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.

Comfort

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

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.

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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.

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

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

Why join?

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.

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

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.

• Review all the extra benefits and services to see

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...

flexibility to run your business the way you want

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

what you would actually use

• 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

Metro Group www.carpet1st.co.uk Contact: Jill Coward Tel: 01204 393539 jillcoward@carpet1st.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.

Access professional services • Business and 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.

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

Network with other independents

• Members-only exhibitions with preferred manufacturers • Regular meetings and supplier presentations • Regional workshops • 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.

www.smg-group.co.uk Contact: Mike Symonds Tel: 0118 932 3832 info@smg-group.co.uk

Associated Carpet Group www.smartercarpets.co.uk Contact: Richard Moore Tel: 01942 825520 rjmoore65@googlemail.com rmoore@smartercarpets.com

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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.

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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.

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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 densities – 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

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PU foam

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Flooring factsheet Carpet trouble-shooter

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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).

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:

Colour matching 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’.

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.

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.

Sprouting 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.

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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.

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.

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

Flattening

Shedding

Flattening will occur as a result of traffic which eventually flattens the pile particularly in the main areas of use.

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’.

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.

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.

Shading

Indentations

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.

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.

Pile Reversal 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.

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.

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.

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.

Pulling Loops

Samples

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.

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.

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Installation 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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The Stocklists Carpet Company Directory Abingdon Flooring Adam Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W Ww Alternative Flooring Associated Weavers Tw Tu Avena Carpets Ltd Tu Ww Axwoven Carpets Ltd Ax Be Axminster Carpets Ltd Ax Be Tw Bajong Carpets NV Tu Tw W Balta Industries Tu Tw W Ww

01274 655694 01562 829966 01264 335111

Bizspoke Custom Carpets Be Tw W

0121 550 5788 01297 32244 +32 56783250

Be Tu Tw W office@brontecarpets.co.uk www.brontecarpets.co.uk

01562 825952

Burmatex Tu Cavalier Carpets Ltd Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww

Edel Telenzo Carpets Ltd Tu Tw W sales@edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk www.edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk

01422 374 417

01924 262525 Enterprise Weaving Co Be Ww

01562 745030

01254 268000

+32 56 62 2211

020 8800 0740

Christy Carpets Tu

019078 308777

Fells Carpets

Clarendon Carpets Tw

01827 831480

Classis Carpets Tu W Ww

0870 020 1725

Condor Carpets BV Tu

Ww cummings@btinternet.com www.fellscarpets.co.uk Fletco Taepper A/S Tu W

01977 662211

+45 96 60 3000

+31 38 4778911

+31 383 861 060

Flock-living Limited

Cormar Carpets Ltd +32 56 23 54 10

Tu Tw W info@cormarcarpets.co.uk www.cormarcarpets.co.uk

01204 881 234

01924 488882 Couristan Carpets Ax Tu W Ww

800 223 6186

BMK

0113 380 5333

Craigie Carpets Be

01294 558400

Bond Worth Ltd Ax

01562 745000

Creative Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W

0116 284 1455

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01282 862 736

020 7823 3040

Edel Telenzo’s Bakerloo

Domo Floorcovering Pr Tu Tw

Bronte Carpets Ltd

Blenheim Carpets Ax Be Tw W Ww

Brintons Ax Tu Tw W Ww

0844 9151000

01422 330261

Belvedere Carpets

BIC Carpets Be Tw W

01562 828200 www.brockway.co.uk

Dan-Floor UK W

E & WE Carpets W

Belvedere Carpets

Betap Tufting BV Tu Tw W

Tw W sales@brockway.co.uk

01737 830301

01422 431100

Beaulieu International Group Be Pr Tu Tw +32 56 67 66 11

Tu W sales@belvederecarpets.co.uk www.belvederecarpets.co.uk

Brockway Carpets Ltd

Custom Carpet Company Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww

0800 505055

Creatuft Carpets Tu W

Mohawk’s Cherbourg Check

+32 56 35 4444

Tu Wa info@flock-living.com www.flock-living.com

+44 (0)20 8440 8777

Firth Carpets & Flooring Be Pr Tu Tw W Ww

01484 721529

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 • Wa: Woven Axminster

Gaskell Wool Rich Tu Tw W

01827 831525

Master Weaver W Ww

01562 754 382

The Grosvenor Wilton Co W Ww

01562 701456

Gaskell Mackay Carpets Ltd Ax Tu Tw W

01429 892525

Mayfield Carpets Tu Tw W

01706 639 866

The Sultana Carpet Co Ax

01299 822300

Georgian Carpets Tu Tw W

01827 831430

MID NL Be

Wilton Carpet Commercial Ax Tu Tw Ww W Be

01722 746000

Thomas Witter UK Ltd Tu Tw

0870 1128318

Godfrey Hirst (GB) Ltd Tu

0800 526696

Halbmond Teppichwerke Be Pr Tu Heckmondwike FB

+31 38 851 8700

Modulyss Be Tu Tw Pr

+32 52 457211

Timzo Tufting Industry BV Tu

+49 037 421 420 01924 410544

ITC Be Pr Tw Tu

0032 51 424 411

Lano NV

00 800 5266 5266

+31 38 385 4477

Tisca Tiara Tu Ww

07860 911748

Mr Tomkinson Tw Ww

01827 831 450

Trendy Tuft Designs Be Tu Tw W

01274 855080

07850 935301

Penthouse Carpets Tu Tw W

01706 341231

Ulster Carpets Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww

02838 334433

Joseph Hamilton & Seaton W

01827 831400

Phoenox Textiles Pr Tu

01484 863227

United Carpets & Beds Tw W Ww

01709 732 666

Kingsmead Carpets Tu Tw W

01827 831 424

Pownall Carpets Tw W

0845 6528811

Victoria Carpets Tu Tw W Ww

01562 749300

Vorwerk Flooring

01282 332025

Westex Carpets Tu

01274 861334

Weston Hammer W

0845 644 9090

Whitestone Weavers Ltd Ax Be Tu Tw W Ww

01429 892555

Wilkies Carpets Tw

0113 307 9955

John Lanham Watts Carpets Ax Tw Ww

01937 588511

John Evans Ltd Ax Tu Tw W

Roger Vanden Berghe.NV Tu Ww

Lano NV Ax Pr Tu Tw W Ww marketing@lano.be www.lano.com

+32 56 65 4300

Le Tissage d'Arcade Ax Ww

+32 05685 4747

Lecaflor Ltd Ax Be Pr Tu Tw W Ww

0800 78 33 712

Leigh Spinners Ltd Tw

Manx Carpets Tw W

0844 5611977

Shaw Home Foundations Tu

01675 433 501

TAT Carpet

07976 607657

Woodward Grosvenor Ax Tu Tw W Ww

+35 12 56 750 500

Tapibel NV Pr Tu Tw

01623 481 221

Wool Classics Tu Ww

01827 831 434

Tasibel NV Tw

+32 52 499600

Woven Carpets of Kidderminster W 01299 827477

Bronte’s Cream Shagpile

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Sans Frontieres Ltd Be Pr Tu Tw W Ww

01422 845075

+32 56 393 386

Lusotufo Tu

0845 652 8811

Signature Carpets Be Tu W

01942 673232

Louis de Poortere W

Ryalux Carpets Ltd Be Tu Tw W

+32 56 73 57 11

Cormar’s Sensation Twist

0800 526696

0207 349 1560

Wellington Stripe from Ulster

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Fells Carpets

Birch Distribution Sheffield - see Floorwise p68 Birch Distribution Leeds - see Floorwise p68 Birch Distribution Hull - see Floorwise p68 Cornerstone Flooring Doncaster - see Floorwise p68 DMS Flooring Supplies Northampton 0845 643 5601 dmsnorthampton@dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk Floorwise D & J Ltd Southam - see Floorwise p68 J J Wholesale & Distribution Ltd Birmingham 0121 765 4994 jjwholesale@gmx.com Matty’s Wholesale Carpets Birmingham 01675 433072 sales@mattys.co.uk STS Flooring Distributors Watford 08454 342000 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.com Trade Counter Carpets Leicester 0845 604 3055 tradecountercarpets@gmail.com Woodall Brothers Ltd Shrewsbury - see Floorwise p68

Leeds 0113 3071908 carl.cummings@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk Mercado Leeds 0113 3802900 sales@mercado.co.uk www.mercado.co.uk Xylo Wood Flooring London 020 8368 8122 infouk@xyloflooring.com www.xyloflooring.com

North East Fells Carpets Leeds 0113 3071908 carl.cummings@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk Floorwise (North East) Ltd Birtley - see Floorwise p68

North West A&A Carpets Manchester 01204 701188 sales@aandacarpets.co.uk www.aandacarpets.co.uk D. M. Miller Ltd Manchester 0161 205 9949 dm.miller@btconnect.com www.dmmillerltd.spaces.lives.com Fells Carpets Goole 01977 662211 sales@fellscarpets.co.uk www.fellscarpets.co.uk Lee Floorstok Ltd Liverpool - see Floorwise p68 Lee Floorstok Ltd Manchester - see Floorwise p68 MCA Floorwise Ltd Morecambe see Floorwise p68 Millbrook Carpets Darwen 01254 703999 millbrookcarpets@live.co.uk TCS “The Carpet Specialists” Morecambe 01524 840177 info@tcsthecarpetspecialists.com www.tcsthecarpetspecialists.com

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East Beds Flooring Bedford 01234 341234 sales@bedsflooring.co.uk www.bedsflooring.co.uk Salesmark Ltd St Neots - see Floorwise p68 STS Flooring Distributors Cambridge Tel: 01954 781142 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.com

South West BL Flooring Supplies Bristol - see Floorwise p68 BL Flooring Supplies Gloucester - see Floorwise p68 Fitwell Flooring Ltd Redruth - see Floorwise p68 Fitwell Flooring Ltd Newton Abott - see Floorwise p68

Flooring Supplies (Wessex) Amesbury 01980 625888 orders@flooringsupplieswessex.co.uk Solent Wholesale Carpet West Sussex 01243 774623 sales@solentwholesale.co.uk www.solentwholesale.co.uk See page 15 for details STS Flooring Distributors Thame (Oxford) 01844 213555 sales@stsflooring.co.uk www.stsflooring.com

South East Acorn Carpet Accessories Bromley, Kent - see Floorwise p68 Ashmount Flooring Supplies Ltd Tottenham 0208 808 2158 sales@ashmountflooring.co.uk www.ashmountflooring.co.uk Beds Flooring Bedford 01234 341234 sales@bedsflooring.co.uk www.bedsflooring.co.uk Clifford Floors Strood 01634 285900 sales@clifford.uk.com Culpeck Strood 01634 299000 sales@culpeck.uk.com Columbia Flooring Middlesex 020 8443 3322 sales@columbiaflooring.co.uk www.columbiaflooring.co.uk See page 7 for details DMS Flooring Supplies Hemel Hempstead 0845 643 5344 dmshemel@dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk DMS Flooring Supplies Milton Keynes 0845 643 5320 dmslaser@dmsflooringsupplies.co.uk Kent Flooring Supplies Ltd Chatham 01634 668668 sales@kentflooring.co.uk www.kentflooring.co.uk Littner Hampton London 020 8520 8474 littnerhampton@aol.com www.littnerhamptoncarpets.co.uk THE STOCKLISTS January 2016

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Wales

Ireland

Matty’s Wholesale Carpets Birmingham 01675 433072 sales@mattys.co.uk

Flanagan Flooring Distributors Belfast & Saintfield Co. Down Northern Ireland Tel: 028 9751 0932 sales@flanagan-flooring.com www.flanagan-flooring.com

Scotland Flanagan Flooring Distributors Glasgow Business Park Baillieston Tel: 0141 773 1122 sales@flanagan-flooring.com www.flanagan-flooring.com MCD Scotland Uddingston Glasgow 01698 808000 mcdscotland@mcd.co.uk www.mcdscotland.co.uk Neil Smith Ltd Glasgow - see Floorwise p68

Flanagan Flooring Distributors Willow Business Park Dublin Tel: (01) 429 7800 sales@flanagan-flooring.com www.flanagan-flooring.com Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Dublin - see Floorwise p68 Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Belfast - see Floorwise p68 Provincial Floorcoverings Ltd Limerick - see Floorwise p68 TCS “The Carpet Specialists” Co. Louth 00353 879 464 563 00353 429 351 351 info@tcsthecarpetspecialists.com www.tcsthecarpetspecialists.com

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AGENT REQUIRED FOR THE SOUTH LONDON POST CODE & HOME COUNTIES AREA TO WORK ALONGSIDE ONE OF THE UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LEADING WOOD FLOORING SUPPLIERS. THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY AS THIS AREA HAS JUST BECOME VACANT. XYLO Flooring is a dynamic organisation distributing its own flooring & accessories nationally, on a next day delivery service.

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A rare opportunity to join in the CLOUD 9 success story Ball & Young Limited A Vita Group Company

We are Looking to Recruit an

Area Manager (West Midlands), Gloucestershire, Hereford & Worcester, Northamptonshire, Oxford and Warwickshire)

A leading manufacturer of a wide range of carpet and wood floor underlays and accessories, including CLOUD 9, the Brand Leader.

As an ambitious professional, you will welcome this outstanding opportunity to further your career with a high profile company.

Experience in the Floorcovering Trade is preferable.

This challenging position offers a good basic salary, commission, company car and a range of other benefits.

If you feel you have the accomplished skills necessary in selling, with attention to detail in all aspects of managing this area please write in the first instance, enclosed a full C.V. a resume of your sales experience to: Ann Shaw, Sales & Marketing Director, Ball & Young Limited, Causeway Road, Earlstrees, CORBY, Northants, NN17 4DU. Closing Date for Applications is 16th February 2016

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Possess a friendly outgoing personality Be computer literate

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Please ask for a job description and application form By email to keith@khcf.co.uk or by post to:937 Brighton Road, Purley, Surrey CR8 2BP

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It’s personal!

Flooring is a people business. We’re the company that understands and respects its customers and sales team as individuals.

Furlong Flooring is the UK’s leading manufacturing distributor to the floorcovering industry with state-ofthe-art manufacturing and logistics facilities in the UK and with three operational centres in London, Preston and Gloucester. After a period of sustained, successful growth, we are looking to expand further in 2016.

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The opportunities Regency Carpets - Sales Representatives x 3 Our Preston operations centre is looking for three high performing sales representatives to develop business for our best-selling Regency Carpets ranges in cut-lengths and rolls. The territories are:

• Fylde Coast, Cumbria, Dumfries & Galloway • Lancashire and Cheshire • Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire Natural Solutions - Sales Representatives x 2 We need two experienced sales people for our wood and laminates - a fast growing part of the portfolio under our Natural Solutions brand. The territories are:

• Scotland • North East, Yorkshire and East Midlands

The offer Attractive salary + commission Full benefits package including fully financed car Pension scheme Please write or email now with your CV, including details of your current remuneration, to: Wendy Hamilton, Personnel Manager at whamilton@furlongflooring.com Furlong Flooring (Central) Ltd, Unit 283 Carnfield Place, Walton Summit, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 8AN

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