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THE IDEAL SOLUTION FOR QUICK TURNAROUND PROJECTS


Polysafe QuickLay PUR, adhesive-free safety flooring has been specified for NHS Nightingale Hospitals across the UK for its ability to enable tight deadlines to be met while providing high standards of safety and hygiene.


REGULARS


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WHAT’S NEW The latest news, product launches and updates from


across the flooring industry.


MAKEOVER OF THE MONTH: TREE OF LIFE A wood flooring artist has brought his creative vision to


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10 QUESTIONS WITH… David Hockley, Area Technical Manager at Sika is in


the hot seat to answer our TCF 10 questions this month. SCREEDS, RESINS & COATINGS


FIRST THINGS FIRST F. Ball advises on the best approach to take when


dealing with excess subfloor moisture whether working over calcium sulphate-based screeds or sand/cement varieties.


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HYGIENE MATTERS FeRFA CEO Mark Spowage highlights some of the


hygiene issues around flooring and outlines a number of reasons why resin offers the best solution.


HEALTHCARE


NATURAL CONNECTION Oak-effect LVT from IVC Commercial has created a


home-like aesthetic that enhances residents’ wellbeing at a Dublin nursing home.


BIRTH OF A REVOLUTION An extensive Altro flooring and walling solution is


helping to provide a beautiful, safe, and calm environment for new mothers and their babies at a new maternity suite.


MODULAR FLOORING


LEAD THE WAY Louisa Eyles, Commercial Marketing Manager at


Amtico, advises how to achieve bespoke flooring designs with LVT by combining colours and laying patterns.


THE COMPOUND EFFECT Charles Taylor, Director at Composite Prime,


discusses the benefits that composite products can provide to contractors and why they should invest.


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