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Hello and welcome to the April issue of Tomorrow’s Contract Floors
It’s that time of the year again when we can finally reveal the winners of the annual Tomorrow’s Contract Floors Awards. Turn to page 12 to find out which products and services made the Top Ten as voted by you our readers.
With the summer holidays just around the corner, architects and specifiers are getting ready for a busy period during the school shutdown period. Luckily, the days when flooring in the education sector meant drab are long gone. Now more than ever schools and colleges are looking towards incorporating sustainability as well as providing an inspiring learning environment. Our case studies from Interface, Altro and Polyflor demonstrate just how well this can be achieved.
As we all know, the foundation to any great flooring installation is a sound subfloor. With that in mind, Martin Cummins of Bostik discusses whether it’s always necessary to lay a damp-proof membrane to ensure longevity and performance. Also on the subject of achieving a first-rate flooring system,
F.ball offers expert guidance on how to avoid the common pitfalls when installing smoothing underlayments.
Elsewhere in the issue we have a section dedicated to Refurbishments as well as our ever-popular regular Makeover of the Month and Ten Questions features.
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