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SETCRETE PROVIDES PERFECT FINISH FOR
ICONIC EDINBURGH PUB Setcrete High Performance levelling compound and wearing surface has been used in the refurbishment of the renowned Frankenstein pub & restaurant in Edinburgh. Contractors used the professional floor-levelling compound to create a sound, level surface for the installation of floorcoverings in the pub’s newly created Bier Keller area.
Commenting on the use of Setcrete products at the iconic Edinburgh pub, John McDonald, Owner of Kenmure Flooring Ltd., said: “This is the first time I’ve used Setcrete, and everything worked exactly as it said it would. The levelling compound was perfect for this job, as we were working over plywood, and it didn’t need too much trowelling. Our clients will definitely be happy with the end result.”
Contractors from Kenmure Flooring Ltd. were called to Frankenstein pub to help create a brand new Bier
WESTERN BUSINESS EXHIBITIONS HAVE BOUGHT MAINTEC & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
EVENTS Easyfairs UK & Global, part of the Artexis Easyfairs group, have announced the sale of two of its exhibitions in the UK: Maintec, for the maintenance engineering & asset management community; and Facilities Management, dedicated to facilities professionals in all sectors. Western Business Exhibitions, publishers of Industrial Plant & Equipment (IP&E) and organisers of the Health & Safety exhibitions, will take the ownership and running of these events.
The decision was made by Easyfairs to divest these events to concentrate its focus and resources on the rapid growth of its already strong international portfolios
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of new fittings. The contractors therefore needed to create a smooth, level surface suitable for the installation of new floorcoverings in the shortest possible time.
After overboarding the existing plywood floorcoverings, the contractors primed the surface with Setcrete Acrylic Primer, guaranteeing good adhesion between the levelling compound and the substrate.
Keller area on the lower-ground floor of the building. After arriving on-site, the contractors found the existing plywood subfloor to be in very bad condition. The contractors also faced short lead times in order to have the floor finished in time for the arrival
in engineering, packaging, oil, petroleum & gas storage, and the laboratory, pharma and healthcare sectors. This comes after the announcement of recent large acquisitions by Easyfairs, including UK Tech Events (organisers of Advanced Engineering) and Oriex (organisers of Packaging of Perfume, Cosmetics & Design and the Aerosol Dispensing Forum).
Western Business Exhibitions organises the Health & Safety Event, which is already a co-located event with Maintec and Facilities Management, as well as publishing the Maintec’s Official Publication, IP&E. Its existing portfolio, which also includes publications Controls, Drives & Automation, Cleaning Matters, Handling & Storage Solutions and Health & Safety Matters, demonstrates its strength in this market and the natural fit with the newly acquired shows.
Matt Benyon, Managing Director of
Setcrete High Performance floor levelling compound and wearing surface was then used to create a perfectly level surface for the new floorcovering installation. Setcrete High Performance is a fast drying, fibre-reinforced, flexible levelling compound and wearing surface. It has been purposefully designed for use over plywood subfloors, as well as concrete and sand/cement screeds. The compound has excellent self-levelling properties, and can be walk-on hard in as little as one hour.
Setcrete High Performance is available from Wickes branches nationwide.
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Easyfairs UK & Global, commented: “Easyfairs UK & Global is in a period of substantial and ambitious growth, and the sale of these events enables us to focus on the growth and profitability of our large portfolio events as well as new sizeable acquisitions. We have worked closely with Western Business Exhibitions over the years, and I am therefore confident that it is ideally placed to manage the next phase of growth for the Maintec and Facilities Management events.”
Tim Else, Events Director for Western Business Exhibitions, stated: “We are delighted to bring these two strong events into our portfolio, as they have a natural synergy with our business. We have very much enjoyed partnering with Easyfairs over recent years on these shows, and look forward to taking them into their next period of growth.”
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