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HAVE IT ALL WITH QUICK-STEP
With a range of premium floors, the Quick-Step brand represents an excellent chance for retailers to benefit from a broad array of options with a single message: enjoy lifelong peace of mind. Whether wood, laminate or vinyl, Quick-Step gives consumers a durable, worry-free floor that empowers them to live the life they want.
Nowhere is this felt more than in the company’s waterproof wood, laminate and vinyl floors. Thanks to the development of its HydroSeal water repellent coating, Quick-Step is able to guarantee selected wood and laminate ranges, and its entire Alpha Vinyl collection as waterproof. Not only creating the world’s first waterproof wood floor, but this landmark technology also means that homeowners are free to choose the floor they want, safe in the knowledge that it will be durable and worry-free, even in bathrooms.
Niall Cassidy, sales regions manager UK & Ireland, said: “Making our floors waterproof is a significant step forward in technology and it has shifted the bar in how retailers can approach our range. There’s no need to rule out one floor or another just because of the room. If your customer wants beautiful wood flooring throughout their kitchen and bathroom, you can recommend Quick-Step without worry or caveats.
For over 30 years, Quick-Step has been known for innovation and quality in its products. Beginning in 1990 with the production of laminate floors, the Belgian company, headquartered in West Flanders, now also has wood and vinyl floors in its line-up that share the innovation and quality that have made it one of today’s top flooring brands.
SHAW CONTRACT LAUNCHES A PVC-FREE ALTERNATIVE TO LVT
EcoWorx Resilient PVC-free Flooring from Shaw Contract redefines hard surface performance and circularity, delivering a PVC- free, fully closed-loop recyclable product, without compromising durability or aesthetics.
Pioneers of the Cradle-to-Cradle approach with its EcoWorx platform, Shaw Contract extends its commitment to sustainability with this PVC-free Resilient platform. Fully closed-loop recyclable, at the end of its useful life it will be recycled into new EcoWorx carpet tile through Shaw’s free-of-charge re[TURN] Reclamation Programme, making it a truly circular flooring product.
Andrew Jackson, business development director at Shaw Contract EMEA, said: “Our history with EcoWorx and EcoWorx S carpet tile proved that a carpet tile can be PVC-free without sacrificing performance. With EcoWorx Resilient, we wanted to respond to industry demand and bring that same innovation to luxury vinyl tile, delivering all the performance and aesthetic attributes of LVT – but without the vinyl.”
Optimised for low embodied carbon and carbon neutral, Art + Science is the first collection to be launched in the EcoWorx Resilient platform, achieving a low Global Warming Potential (GWP) score of 5.2 kg CO2/m². It contains 25% recycled content, incorporating materials such as discarded yoghurt pots and is free from plasticisers, PVC, stabilisers, orthophthalates and chlorine.
Available in 2.5mm plank format across two natural-looking offerings, Pivot and Observe, it provides versatile design options
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“If they want a more affordable option that looks just as good, you can put forward laminate or Alpha Vinyl and they still enjoy the same worry-free performance. It makes selling more straightforward.”
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ideal for commercial environments including workplace and education sectors. Pivot features 15 timeless wood visuals, whereas Observe offers subtle concrete effects in five neutral tones, both offering 6 metres of continuous pattern without repetition.
Engineered for longevity and durability, an ExoGuard+ coating provides superior stain, scratch and scuff resistance. It outperforms traditional LVT by 40% in stain testing, withstanding tough chemicals such as hand sanitiser, bleach and disinfectant.
EcoWorx Resilient also enhances acoustic performance, achieving 9dB impact sound reduction, which increases to 20dB with a 2mm underlay, ideal for quieter working environments.
https://www.shawcontract.com/en-gb/collection/details/ars
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