All Building articles in Specifier 25 January 2008
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FeaturesWhite flooring
A former luggage shop in St Peter Port, Guernsey, has been transformed into a dazzling white, minimalist hairdressing salon with the help of Flowcrete.
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FeaturesRubber flooring
Artigo has launched its latest rubber floor covering collection, designed in conjunction with architect Sottsass Associati.
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Hard wearing flooring
Addagrip is launching Deco, a decorative floor finish aimed at schools, offices and retail outlets. The company says the floor, made of a mix of coloured quartz, is seamless and hardwearing.
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Light steel frame flooring
Light Steel Frame Solutions has developed Strucmet, an engineering system that includes lightweight steel infill panels for internal and external walls, steel floor joists, structural lattice systems, factory-fitted pods and cladding systems.
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Safety flooring
Safetred Dimension Wood PU is the latest development in safety flooring from Tarkett.
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FeaturesEco-friendly flooring: Down to earth
What you see before you is not a luscious field but an eco-friendly carpet. And judging by the way the industry is heading, very soon all your flooring could be as green as grass.
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FeaturesCMS Vibration Solutions: Quiet, please
CMS Vibration Solutions, part of the £15m-turnover CMS Group, was set up just two years ago and specialises in anti-vibration and structural isolation for all types of developments. With 16 employees across its offices in Warrington and Colchester, the company has been involved in projects ranging from the nanoscience laboratory ...
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New carpets designs
Milliken Carpet Europe has launched a collection called Line Up, featuring four designs.
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Loop carpet tiles
Desso has introduced Freestyle, a loop pile carpet tile, which it says can be laid in a random format.
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Tread carefully
It’s an extraordinary statistic but the Health and Safety Executive estimates that one serious slip accident occurs every three minutes in the UK.
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FeaturesBison: Set to succeed
Established in 1919, Bison specialises in the design and manufacture of structural precast concrete products. Precast flooring accounts for about 80% of its products and includes hollow, core, solid and composite floors. The company has a turnover of about £100m a year and has four factories across the UK, including ...
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A-rated carpets
Carpet manufacturer Burmatex has launched a range aimed at the education, leisure, commercial, healthcare and public sectors.
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Anti-slip decking
JB Antislip Plus decking now has coloured, resin-based aggregate inserts that are injected into the grooves of the deckboard to provide better grip and safety.