NEWSFLASH
RECOFLOOR’S ANNUAL AWARDS EVENT TAKES A RUGBY THEME
FOR 2015 Recofloor members who have tackled their vinyl flooring recycling and pushed forward their achievements over the past year will be recognised at the fourth annual Recofloor Awards Event to be held at Leicester Tigers Rugby Club on Tuesday March 17th 2015.
Founded by Altro and Polyflor, Recofloor, the UK’s award-winning vinyl
SIKA INVESTMENT RECEIVES ROYAL
SEAL OF APPROVAL Sika’s new £2.5million research and development centre in Preston, UK, was opened on 26 November, 2014 by HRH Duke of Kent in an official ceremony to mark the occasion.
Following the acquisition of Liquid Plastics and Incorez in 2009, Sika has continued to invest in this area of its business to support the development of technologically advanced liquid roofing membranes and new developments in its product technologies - such as the low solvent iCure range. From its Preston site in the North West of England, Sika exports these products all over the
DESIGNER CONTRACTS
STRENGTHENS TEAM Designer Contracts has announced a raft of promotions and new appointments to support its continued success.
Jason Doyle, who has worked for the company for eight years, takes on the role of area manager covering the North East, following his success as senior contracts manager.
Before joining Designer Contracts, Jason ran a successful carpet fitting business, and worked with high profile clients including the MoD.
twitter.com/TomoFlooring Other appointments include:
Daniel Clegg – senior contracts manager (North East), Antony Partridge – contracts manager (Wales & West), Corinne Burrows – contracts manager (Thames Valley), Daniel Footman – contracts manager (West Midlands),
flooring recycling scheme, has taken a rugby theme for this year’s event to mark the Rugby World Cup being held on home turf in the coming autumn.
Guest host, England rugby legend and former British Lions captain, Bill Beaumont, will be presenting trophies and certificates to Recofloor members
world and is leading the field in liquid roof waterproofing.
“Our aim is to develop a Centre of Excellence in liquid roofing at our new R&D Center in the UK,” comments Jan Jenisch, Sika CEO. “We recognise the expertise we have in this area and we are excited to develop and nurture that talent to the benefit of our Sika subsidiaries and customers across the globe.”
During the official opening, Sika was privileged to be joined by HRH Duke of Kent and the Mayor and Mayoress of Preston. His Royal Highness was given a guided tour of the facility where he could see the Sika chemists in action and learn more about the pioneering work that takes place in Preston.
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Barry Norton – sales manager (North East) and Leigh Hancock – sales manager (Thames Valley).
Designer Contracts MD, Peter Kelsey said: “We are lucky to have an incredibly loyal and skilled workforce and it’s a pleasure to be able to promote from within the business as well as take on new staff.”
The company has fully staffed offices and warehousing in 12 regions across the UK. As well as flooring, the company supplies curtain, blind, furniture and lighting packs and has a full show home interior design service.
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who have excelled across eight award categories and helped to divert increasing volumes of vinyl flooring waste from landfill.
Once again, competition for the awards is intense and a new interactive entry system introduced for this year has been designed to make it easier than ever for more members to participate. Members can submit details online of why their company should be nominated for an award in four categories.
Members can register for the event, which is free of charge and includes lunch and refreshments, via the Recofloor website.
www.recofloor.org
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