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LAST YEAR WAS RECORD BREAKING TAKING A LOOK BACK
2012 with the infrastructure investments they have in place.”
Almost 6,000 tonnes of carpet waste was diverted from landfill by seven UK- based manufacturing members of Carpet Recycling UK during 2011; representing a diversion rate of 85% and a 50% increase on 2010.
Laurance Bird, Director of CRUK, said: “It’s a tremendous leap forward and a great achievement for the group. Several of these companies will achieve zero waste to landfill by the end of this year and all of them will reach that goal during
Managed by Axion Consulting, CRUK was set up by industry leaders to develop viable solutions to the nearly half a million tonnes of carpet waste landfilled in the UK each year. CRUK targets include 25% landfill diversion by 2015. Laurance also observed that UK landfill sites will feel the benefit of this diversion, and said: “Alternative sustainable developments in the reuse of this bulky waste now mean much less of it has to be disposed of in the ground. Recovery of fibres such as wool, polypropylene and nylon are creating new opportunities for their reuse in a wide range of end uses from equestrian surfaces to textile felts and plastics.”
www.carpetrecyclinguk.com TOP 100 TWO YEARS RUNNING
The end of 2011 saw UK Flooring Direct, once again, get featured in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100; a list compiled of Britain’s fastest growing private companies.
With sales growth of 50% a year, from £2.7m in 2008 to £9m in 2011, UK Flooring Direct maintained consistent growth through online sales
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of wood, laminate, bamboo and cork floors. Last year saw the highest growth levels in the company’s history and with plans for expansion of the retailing model into new sectors; UK Flooring Direct is establishing itself among the topflight of interiors-related retailers. Jason Ashby, Managing Director of UK
Flooring Direct, commented: “Despite very difficult trading conditions, which have seen overall flooring sales drop, we have increased our sales and continue to grow year on year. We are delighted once again to be joining some of the most recognised brands and some of the most innovative companies in the UK.”
The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, published annually since 1997, measures sales growth over three years and considers privately owned companies with sales in excess of £250,000 and employee numbers of 10 or more.
www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk
With a series of memorable events taking place and a high influx of new members, 2011 was a great year for The Tile Association (TTA). Les Rolt, PR & Marketing Coordinator for TTA, looks back at some of the highlights:
TTA Awards The annual TTA Awards took place in April celebrating all that is best in the wall and floor tile industry at the annual TTA Gala Dinner.
WorldSkills Over 200,000 visitors attended the event at London's ExCeL exhibition centre, where UK Wall and Floor Tiling competitor Ian McMahon finished a commendable 15th in the competition. There were also many opportunities to have a go at a trade, with TTA offering visitors the chance to experience tiling by setting out and fixing the Union Flag.
EUF Conference TTA hosted the European Union of Tiling Contractors Conference where senior tile industry individuals from European countries met in London to discuss key policy matters.
ISO Plenary Meeting In November, TTA came to the rescue of standards within the tiling industry by hosting the plenary meeting of the International Standards Organisation (ISO). It was at this gathering of delegates to a worldwide event that major technical issues and the maintaining and planning of standards were discussed.
www.tiles.org.uk www.tomorrowsflooring.com
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