QUICK-STEP’S WALKING ON MEMPHIS
As part of Quick-Step’s continued focus on the latest interior looks and trends, the flooring manufacturer explores Memphis and its abstract patterns, geometric motifs, bright colours and contrasting combinations.
Quick-Step always has its finger on the pulse when it comes to underfoot inspiration, introducing the latest for retailers and consumers alike to enjoy.
The 80s are back with a vengeance and so is Memphis, including in your home! Yes, the Memphis style never fails to add a bold, audacious twist, and can be replicated in furniture, decoration, fabrics and even our choice of flooring.
If you want to incorporate Memphis, then start with a stripped-down basic structure. The right floor is vital
as it is the first element that helps provide the strong foundation for this exuberant style.
Choose a white or grey, in everyone’s favourite, wood, or why not go for stone or concrete. Begin to combine these clean finishes with brightly coloured accents and punchy prints, and the look begins to come alive.
What is the objective of Memphis? A conversation! Of course, functionality is important in our homeware but this is not the priority; with Memphis, it is all about shapes and looks, creating something individual that won’t be found elsewhere. Memphis is most definitely back, packed full of vivid colour.
www.quick-step.co.uk
FLOWCRETE’S NEW FLOORING SYSTEMS COULD ANSWER ALL
YOUR APPLICATION PROBLEMS Flowcrete UK has launched a series of flooring solutions designed to create high-performance, easy-to-install floors despite difficult installation conditions.
The new systems that have been added to Flowcrete UK’s flooring collection are Flowfresh HF LT, Isocrete Screedfast Flex, Aqualock One Coat and Flowflex Joint Sealant.
Flowfresh HF LT has an increased fluidity at lower temperatures, which makes it easier to spread and finish on construction sites that fall below 15°C. It is produced without pine oil to minimise odour during the floor’s installation and its highly effective resistance to watermarking helps to ensure a high-quality finish.
The one-part, non-sagging Flowflex Joint Sealant provides contractors with a hybrid-polymer based elastic sealant that maintains a high mechanical strength and permanent elasticity. The fast-curing system is ideal for floor joints in both indoor and outdoor applications, such as pedestrian walkways, warehouses and parking areas. Its strong resistance to weathering, ageing and UV exposure means that it won’t deteriorate when faced with the practicalities of everyday use.
The recently launched Isocrete Screedfast Flex, a polymer- modified cement, has been specially formulated to deliver a high-strength screed within a very fast curing time. At 20°C this Category A screed is able to dry to 75% relative humidity (RH) in only 24 hours.
The solvent and water-free, epoxy resin, damp-proof membrane, Aqualock OneCoat, allows for the immediate installation of moisture sensitive floor finishes onto damp concrete and cementitious screeds with a moisture content of up to 97%. Not only has this system been tested to protect against damage from moisture vapour in accordance with
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the BS 8293 standard, but it can also be combined with underfloor heating to create an energy efficient floor build-up.
Flowcrete UK’s Managing Director, Kevin Potter, said: “Our new systems have been formulated to overcome commonplace but difficult problems that contractors frequently have to deal with, such as low ambient temperatures, water marking, slow curing speeds and damp substrates – all of which can make a flooring project difficult or can lead to an early floor failure.
“Flowfresh HF LT, for example, is ideal for creating a robust, seamless and highly effective floor when the temperature falls below the optimum range for resin coatings to cure.”
All of Flowcrete UK’s new solutions were presented to contractors during a special launch event at the resin flooring manufacturer’s headquarters at the Flooring Technology Centre in Sandbach, Cheshire.
Expert applicators from across the UK came to the event to find out about these latest flooring innovations and to observe demonstrations on how the new systems are installed.
www.flowcrete.co.uk www.tomorrowscontractfloors.com
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