EDITOR’S VOICE & CONTENTS
COVER STORY
14. SMARTER, SIMPLER, BETTER ThermoSphere introduces T-MO, the thermostat you’ve all been waiting for.
REGULARS
04. WHAT'S NEW? The latest company news and product launches from across the flooring industry.
FLOORING IN EDUCATION
16. FLOORING MASTERCLASS What are the key considerations when choosing sports and activity floors for schools? Junckers discusses.
20. FIRST-CLASS FINISH IVC Commercial supports the environmental ethos at a Cardiff Primary School.
ACOUSTIC SOLUTIONS
22. SOUND SOLUTIONS Dave Ford at Altro shares the benefits of acoustic flooring and how reducing noise can support healthy, stress-free care environments.
SMOOTHING COMPOUNDS
24. SMOOTHING THE WAY Tremco delivers performance at scale in an East London student accommodation project.
26. THE RIGHT CHOICE Neil Sanders, technical director at F. Ball and Co. Ltd tells us why general-purpose smoothing compounds should be the ‘go-to’ for many situations.
REFURBISHMENT
30. A TEAM EFFORT Nottingham Casuals RFC has its clubhouse upgraded with flooring donated by Forbo and installed by FITA and WEBS Training apprentices.
Sarah Robinson, Editor
32. SMOOTH MOVES The experts at Kerakoll explain how to achieve a perfect finish over an old floor.
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Welcome to the October issue of Tomorrow’s Contract Floors.
Last month, we had the pleasure of attending The Flooring Show and what a fantastic few days it was. It was great to reconnect with familiar faces, meet new ones, and see the industry buzzing with energy and fresh ideas. We’ll have a full review in our November issue but for now there’s plenty to get stuck into in this month's edition
In our Flooring in Education feature, we explore the specific demands of school environments. Junckers delivers a masterclass on choosing the right sports and activity flooring, while IVC Commercial reveals how its Isafe 70 vinyl safety flooring helped to bring an eco-conscious vision to life at a Cardiff Primary School.
We also take a closer look at Acoustic Solutions, with Altro’s Dave Ford explaining how noise-reducing floors can support calm and healthy care home settings.
In Smoothing Compounds, discover how Tremco tackled a large- scale student accommodation project, and learn from F. Ball and Co. Ltd’s Neil Sanders on why general-purpose compounds are more versatile than you might think.
Finally, our Refurbishment section showcases flooring that transforms spaces – from a rugby clubhouse upgrade powered by collaboration, to expert advice from Kerakoll on overlaying old floors.
As always, I hope you enjoy the read.
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