All Flooring articles – Page 4
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FeaturesTiled floors
The £3.7m renovation of the Marianne North Gallery at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew has included the recreation of a Victorian geometric tiled floor, complete with intricate border, by Craven Dunnill Jackfield
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Modular PVC flooring
Gerflor has launched Saga, a modular PVC floor tile that is an alternative to carpet tiles
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Sports flooring system
An innovative high-performance sports floor system, developed through a partnership between Gerflor and InstaCoustic, has been installed for the first time in the UK at the Moat House leisure and neighbourhood centre in Coventry
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FeaturesHeated floor module
Underfloor heating specialist Timoleon has launched the Toron flooring system, which combines a floor deck with an underfloor heating system in a single, structural unit
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Textured floor covers
Altro has provided a complete floors and walls package for the Ennerdale leisure centre in Hull
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What it costs: Flooring
Level access showers can improve quality of life for disabled users. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance looks at the design options and lifecycle costs for retrofitting them into existing floors
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FeaturesHandmade tiles
Specialist tile maker Craven Dunnill Jackfield has played a key role in the restoration of the tiled hall floor at Keble college, Oxford.
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FeaturesOn repeat: standardised flooring
What if all aspects of flooring were as standardised as linoleum? Chloe Stothart reports on a drive to create a general specification for floor cassettes that could have consequences for all off-site modules
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FeaturesSlip-resistant decking
Finnforest has launched WalkSure, a slip-resistant deck board that provides a colourful alternative to traditional timber decking, suitable for use in external commercial, leisure and communal settings.
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Clean floors
Addagrip is supplying flooring systems that incorporate Biocote silver ion antimicrobial technology, which gives its epoxy floor coatings, decorative finishes and self-smoothing screeds protection against the growth of bacteria, fungi and mould.
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Carpets for schools
Heckmondwike FB has supplied carpets to the new All Saints Church of England primary school in Bradford.
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FeaturesNylon carpets
Burmatex has launched Surface, a textured nylon loop carpet tile created with the cost-effective refurbishment of offices in mind.
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Pre-installed floors
Yorkon Off-site Building Systems has launched a high-performance floor for high traffic areas and heavy, variable loads
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FeaturesParquet-effect floors
The grade I-listed Stowe House, home to Stowe School, has refurbished its period Garter Room, which included laying a porcelain parquet-effect floor
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FeaturesSprung sports hall flooring
St Joseph’s College in Ipswich has fitted Altro Mondoflex sprung sports flooring in its new sports hall.
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Linoleum flooring
Forbo Flooring Systems has launched the Touch range of linoleum floor coverings. The renewable coverings are made from a blend of linoleum and cork and are claimed to have good acoustic properties.
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White rubber flooring
The Rubber Flooring Company has launched the Grid flooring range designed by Wayne and Geraldine Hemingway.
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What it costs: Synthetic resin floors
These hardwearing floors come in a baffling array of types, but fear not: Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans is here to simplify matters
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