RECOFLOOR: RECYCLING VINYL FLOORING
SAVES MONEY Flooring companies that recycle their waste vinyl flooring through Recofloor can save up to 70% on disposal costs when compared to sending offcuts or uplifted material to landfill.
Since Polyflor and Altro founded their national waste vinyl flooring recycling scheme in 2009, more than 700 collectors across the UK and Ireland are now benefiting from this sustainable alternative disposal route. More than 60 drop-off sites also accept waste vinyl flooring.
BAL EXPAND SPECIFICATION TEAM WITH NEW
APPOINTMENT BAL, UK manufacturer of full tiling solutions, has appointed Paul Telfer as specification sales manager for London and the South East.
Paul will work with architects, designers, specifiers and contractors supporting them on M40/M20 specifications, providing project support and delivering RIBA-accredited CPDs.
With more than 15 years’ experience working with building products manufacturers, Paul has a track record of helping architects and contractors to deliver high profile and high value specifications across the UK.
Paul joins BAL from the Stansons Group where he worked with architects, specifiers and contractors on exclusive projects such as the Clarges office and apartment development in Piccadilly, Townlands Hospital in Henley on Thames and student accommodation at Lewisham and Southwark College (LeSoSo Campus).
Matthew Leaver, head of specification at BAL said: “I’m delighted to welcome Paul to the team as part of our continued development and investment in the specification sector to support all parties in delivering long-lasting and high-quality tiling projects across the whole of the UK.”
BAL has a number of free tools available to architects and specifiers to assist them from project start to completion
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From April 2017, landfill tax rises to £86.10 per tonne, plus £19 per tonne as the median gate fee, according to WRAP’s latest Material’s Pricing Report. In contrast, a Recofloor collection of either four bags or two bins from a member’s premises costs just £30.
Carla Eslava, Recofloor project Co-ordinator conmmented: “With the ever-increasing cost of waste disposal, it makes economic, and of course, environmental sense to recycle wherever possible. Recofloor’s
cost-effective and flexible take-back scheme helps firms of all sizes to return waste material for recycling.”
A handy Cost Calculator on Recofloor’s website shows how much contractors and fitters can save by using Recofloor compared to the cost of landfilling or skipping their waste vinyl. Waste vinyl can be collected from a contractor’s premises or job site – a helpful service, particularly for larger projects.
Recofloor accepts smooth and safety vinyl offcuts and roll ends, uplifted smooth vinyl and luxury vinyl tiles (LVT), which are recycled back into new products, including flooring. The scheme’s Specification Guidelines provide information on identifying the different types of vinyl, what can and can’t be recycled and collection/ storage methods.
Carla added: “Keeping materials clean and dry prior to collection is important, as is minimising contamination such as blades or knives, wood and plastic for safety reasons and to reduce hazards. The higher the quality of material collected for recycled, the more of it can be returned to new products.”
www.recofloor.org
including the company’s industry- renowned free and dedicated Technical Advisory and Specification Service (TAS) for technical queries and Sample Testing Service to ensure the correct selection of tiles and fixing products during the specification process.
Specifiers and architects can also take advantage of BAL’s comprehensive online tools and support including BIM library, fast track project advice, grout selector, industry news, technical tips and more.
www.bal-adhesives.com/specifiers www.tomorrowscontractfloors.com
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