EUROPEAN RESILIENT FLOORING ASSOCIATION BOARD AND SENIOR
STAFF RESTRUCTURE It’s all change at the European Resilient Flooring Manufacturers’ Institute (ERFMI) with the announcement of several new senior management appointments, including Jane Gardner as its Managing Director.
ERFMI represents the interests of the resilient flooring sector in Europe. Its members produce floorcoverings made of Vinyl, Rubber, Linoleum, Cork, Polyurethane or synthetic thermoplastic polymers.
Jane succeeds Ton Pluijmert, who has retired from ERFMI after 16 years serving the interests of the resilient floorcovering industry in Europe.
ERFMI has also elected Robert N B Smith, Director of Technical Services – James Halstead plc as its new Chairman at their recent General Assembly held on November 14 2018 in Brussels. He takes over from Pierre Lienhard, Group Marketing & Strategy Director for Gerflor who has been acting as Interim Chair.
Demosthene Sakkas, Director of the Research and Innovation Division
F. BALL APPOINTS NEW TECHNICAL
SERVICE OFFICER F. Ball and Co. Ltd. has appointed Jason Tatton as a technical service officer, further strengthening its technical service department.
Based at F. Ball’s Cheddleton site, Jason will provide expert advice to flooring professionals on best practice in subfloor preparation and floorcovering installation and how to get the most out of F. Ball products. He will also assist F. Ball’s regional technical representatives in producing reports advising on the best course of action for specific flooring projects.
Jason brings a wealth of knowledge gained through 18 years’ experience in the flooring industry to the role, having previously managed his family’s flooring business.
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Commenting on his appointment, Jason said: “I’m really looking forward to working on a wide variety of projects and speaking to lots of different people.
EMEA at Tarkett takes over as the new Chair of the Technical Committee.
Jane Gardner was previously Head of Consulting for Axion, a resource efficiency consultancy based in Manchester, UK, where she was involved in projects covering a number of different plastic products with a particular focus on collection and recycling.
As well as setting up Recofloor, the national collection and recycling scheme for vinyl flooring, Jane managed Carpet Recycling UK, a membership association focused on increasing carpet recycling. In addition to this, Jane was the UK Regional Representative for Recovinyl, the pan- European PVC recycling scheme.
Jane says: “I am looking forward to working with my colleague Jochen Zimmermann, ERFMI’s Technical and Administration Manager, to represent the interests of our members in Europe. I look forward to working to further develop the circular economy within the resilient flooring sector, as well as ensuring that ERFMI’s voice is heard at both European and National level.”
ERFMI represents the interests of 16 manufacturers and distributors of resilient floorcoverings across Europe, who between them produce in excess of 360 million square metres of flooring a year and employ 11,000 people.
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I’ve always enjoyed working in flooring, and the chance to work for one of the industry’s most respected names is a great opportunity. As a flooring contractor, I was in touch with F. Ball’s technical service team, so I realise how important the service is from a professional perspective.”
Jason and his wife Kristy have four children. In his spare time, he enjoys walking, travelling and sport, in particular football, and he coaches the football team of one of his sons.
F. Ball’s technical service team is available to answer calls about products and flooring projects from 7.30am – 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. It also delivers free training courses for flooring contractors at the company’s purpose-built training centre at its Staffordshire Headquarters.
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