NEWSFLASH


HOSPITAL REOPENED AFTER VINYL DISASTER


RESOLVED Part of the new Clitheroe Community Hospital, which closed due to a flooring fault has now reopened.


A section of the hospital was closed off in August just three months after the £7.8 million building was opened. A private contractor, hired to investigate the flooring problems at the hospital had found that residual moisture in the screed had caused the vinyl flooring to de-bond and cause bubbling. Ten beds were therefore unavailable for use.


Martin Morgan, Director of Estates and Facilities at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, apologised for the inconvenience of the work said one extra area of flooring will be replaced later in the year as a precautionary measure.


He told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph: “The remedial work required to replace flooring at Clitheroe Community Hospital has been substantially completed.


“There remains one area of flooring which, although intact and perfectly safe for use, will be replaced purely as a precautionary measure later this year when the winter pressure on beds subsides.


January’s Screed Scientist feature discussed how this flooring disaster could have been avoided. Read the article here.


KÄHRS STRENGTHENS FOOTHOLD IN


CENTRAL EUROPE Kährs Group, Swedish wood and resilient flooring manufacturer, has announced its acquisition of part of recently formed Croatian Pozgaj Flooring.


The takeover adds own production of wood flooring near the important Central


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WOOL COMPANY INCREASES ITS


FLOCK! The Curtis Wool Direct Group has announced their acquisition of Irish wool merchants, Laurence Pierce (Wool Merchants) Ltd. The company handles around 4 million Kg of wool each year and the figure is expected to rise with this new investment.


The Curtis Wool Direct Group already buy more than half the total British wool clip via the British Wool Marketing Board and this latest acquisition will also make them one of the largest buyers of wool in Ireland.


Daniel Isbecque and Tim Holgate, Joint Managing Directors of Curtis Wool Direct, said that it was essential that their wool traders had access to sufficient raw material to keep their customers around the world supplied with the highest quality product. The


European market and supply of the high- quality Croatian oak to the Group.


President and CEO, Christer Persson, commented: “This partnership is a further step to develop Kährs Group and to strengthen our market position in Central Europe. It also means we can better serve our customers in Central Europe by moving production closer to them, meeting the strong demand for our 2-layer wood floors.”


Group also owns Haworth Scouring and Combing companies and combine to make it a unique organisation which can grade, sort, scour and comb wool to the industry`s highest environmental standards. This gives a green light for further investment in the industry and provides customers around the world with planet saving credentials for wool processed and supplied by the Group.


Daniel Isbecque said, "Our reputation for delivering the right quality of wool and combed tops at the right time and at the right price is second to none in the industry. Our business has grown rapidly in the face of tough competition from synthetic fibres but we see a bright future for wool."


Joint MD Tim Holgate believes the timing for this acquisition is perfect, "We will benefit even more from economies of scale and that will make us ultra competitive in the world markets.”


www.curtiswooldirect.co.uk/


Pozgaj has a quality profile that fits well with Kährs Group and is a strategic complement through the company's location in Southeast Europe. Pozgaj Flooring, which was previously part of Pozgaj Group, manufactures wood flooring including saw mill operations.


Through the acquisition, Kährs Group becomes a minority owner in Pozgaj Flooring with an option to acquire the remaining shares.


www.kahrs.com/en-GB/ 09


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