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Flair Rugs Caps Successful January Furniture Show with Top Accolade
an award that proves Flair’s desire to produce trend-leading design is wholly worthwhile. This committed approach has taken the brand to an exciting new level, with New Jersey Print the epitome of Flair’s output across the last 12 months.
This year’s January Furniture Show, at Birmingham’s NEC, proved a big hit for Derbyshire-based rug specialist Flair Rugs who scooped an esteemed Furniture Award.
Taking first place in the ‘Décor’ category was the New Jersey Print collection,
Success for Quick-Step Academy as Master Installer Network Grows
With around 450 Master Installers located around the country, most homeowners throughout the UK are within reach of some of the industry’s best trained installation professionals. And as early spring courses are already fully booked, the programme looks set to improve coverage even further.
Through the Quick-Step Master Installer scheme, the Academy for Excellence in Flooring is at the forefront of fostering a positive environment for good practice in the installation of wood, laminate and luxury vinyl flooring. As a result, homeowners are benefitting from an established network of qualified installers ready to install Quick-Step flooring to the highest standards.
The gathering pace of the Master Installer programme, as well as
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It was the collection’s vivid Birds design that took the headlines, with the judging panel deeming them “well priced, on-trend and promising mainstream appeal.” The judges comprised a host of respected names from the worlds of furniture retail and design, so this was no mean feat. They also described New Jersey Print as “offering fashion at an affordable price”, and appealing to many with its “highly sellable” nature.
Gareth Davies, Sales & Marketing Director at Flair Rugs, commented: “It’s been a fantastic January Furniture Show for Flair Rugs, and once again the exhibition has proved the perfect place to commence our 2017 activities.
consistent leads through the Quick- Step website, demonstrate the desire for installation professionals that can offer homeowners a unique set of advantages; namely the full support of the manufacturer with a two-year workmanship warranty. This makes the Master Installer programme unique and gives homeowners valuable reassurance that they are dealing with some of the flooring industry’s best professionals.
Lee Thompson, Technical Manager at the Academy, said: “While we offer a range of courses at the Academy, it has been the Quick-Step Master Installer programme that has been a key driver in establishing us as one of the flooring industry’s leading training facilities.
“The programme has been successful in establishing installers across the country and those first through the programme have returned to renew as the positive benefits on their business are clear. With our early spring courses already fully booked, the Master
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“This has obviously been capped by the award for New Jersey Print, especially when you consider the strong competition we were up against in the ‘Décor’ category. Our in-house design team deserve all the credit coming their way, and this award demonstrates the part they play in keeping us at the tip of the trend curve.”
Alongside New Jersey Print were a series of collection additions and updates, none more stark than the improvements made to Simplicity, a stable offering value-driven rug choice that brings quality design to a greater range of budgets. New collections include the silky shaggy polyester of Sparkle, and the trending grey flatweaves found in the hardwearing polypropylene Verona. Also receiving a facelift was the impactful Brights collection, with five new looks introduced in stand-out primary colour.
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Installer programme looks set to continue its strong rise as one of the industry’s most trusted accreditations.”
The Academy for Excellence Flooring is now accepting bookings for the Master Installer: Laminate & Wood and Master Installer: Luxury Vinyl courses. Book your space today and enjoy a future of positive business benefits.
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