PRODUCTS & SERVICES MASTER INSTALLERS
IN DEMAND Throughout 2014 the Quick-Step website received 24,000 requests through its Find an Installer page, all of which go straight to Quick-Step Master Installers across the UK.
Qualified at the Academy for Excellence in Flooring, Quick-Step Master Installers are recognised by consumers as the best tradesmen to install their new Quick-Step floor, whether wood, laminate or LVT. Having undergone rigorous and intensive testing, Quick-Step Master Installers are perceived by the brand as highly skilled experts and so are given a manufacturer-backed two-year workmanship warranty. This major benefit appeals to consumers who are often investing thousands of pounds in their new floor.
“Quick-Step has grown on the back of its superb quality and this makes it a reassuring choice for a large number of consumers,” said Michelle Magill, marketing manager at the Academy for Excellence in Flooring. “It seems only sensible that the installation of
Quick-Step flooring enjoys the same quality reassurances and that’s why we launched the Master Installer scheme, so homeowners can select their installer with complete confidence in their workmanship.
“The growing response we have seen from homeowners across the country proves that we were right to introduce the scheme and with 24,000 enquiries from across the UK, Quick-Step Master Installers are really starting to enjoy the benefits of being associated with the brand and the natural draw that this has.”
The Master Installer scheme is open to all installers with previous experience of installing wood, laminate or LVT floors of any brand. In an intensive three-day pass or fail course, potential masters are tested for a wide range of skills and knowledge, the best being awarded the Master Installer badge. With great post qualification incentives, as well as being listed on the Find an Installer page of the Quick-Step website, Master Installers are in a unique position as some of the most publically celebrated flooring professionals in the country.
www.quick-step-academy.co.uk
BOSTIK LAUNCHES FLEXIBLE SELF- LEVELLING
COMPOUND Global adhesives specialist Bostik has launched Screedmaster Flex – a flexible and rapid setting self-levelling compound that is specifically designed to save flooring contractors valuable time and money.
Ideal for smoothing and levelling wooden floorboards, flooring grade plywood, P5 chipboard and mastic asphalt screeds, Screedmaster Flex can be laid over most common substrates and is also suitable for use with underfloor heating installations (provided a maximum surface temperature of 27oC is not exceeded) and under parquet and wood floors.
Katharine Egerton from Bostik, 54
commented: “Screedmaster Flex is an extremely versatile, flexible and rapid setting self levelling compound that is reinforced with glass fibre for maximum performance. Its flexibility makes it ideal for application including concrete, sand/cement screeds, stone, rigid metal and terrazzo and quarry tiles, along with asphalt and other strong subfloors.”
Screedmaster Flex can be applied between 3-30mm thickness in a single application and its low odour formulation makes it ideal for use in occupied buildings.
“The new flooring preparation solution comes in our new packaging design, which has been implemented across the complete range of Bostik products to create more on-shelf standout at point of purchase,” continued Katharine. “Featuring Bostik’s new gecko branding and Smart Adhesives strapline, the new packaging has
been developed to help our merchant customers drive sales, whilst also further improving brand recognition with our contractor customers by giving our solutions a fresh new look.”
Screedmaster Flex is available in 25kg bags and covers approx. 5.2m2
per
3mm layer.
www.bostik.co.uk
www.tomorrowsflooring.com
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