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SUSTAINABLE FUTURE UK manufacturer of full tiling solutions, BAL has continued to develop its sustainable business focus with the introduction of more 100% recycled plastic containers. From material sourcing, through to product launch, the environment impacts remain a key focus within all BAL’s processes and environmental management.
As a result, the business continues to remove the use of single-use plastics and transition wherever possible to 100% recycled plastics across all their product ranges where plastic is still required. This has already been introduced to BAL’s liquid category with new PCR recycled bottles (grey bottle colour, rather than white) and now notable with their ready- to-use range of adhesives.
A greener “Green Star”
In the coming weeks, BAL will also be moving to 100% recycled plastic buckets and lids for their popular Green Star range of ready-mixed tile adhesive for small ceramic wall tiles. This change
CORETEC TAKES
FIRST PLACE A new generation of multilayer rigid floors patented by USFloors, COREtec has won first place in the Interiors Monthly Awards 2020 category of Best Rigid Floor Manufacturer.
Jan Dossche, President USFloors International, said: “COREtec stands out from the crowd by its wide selection of authentic natural looks, its clever engineering, its outstanding product specifications and unique comfort features. COREtec floors come in three qualities which are 100% waterproof, protected by multiple high- performance wear layers and backed with a cork underlayment.”
Interiors Monthly editor Andrew Kidd commented: “USFloors’ COREtec is the first winner of the Interiors Monthly Best Rigid Floor Manufacturer award. Since its introduction in 2012, COREtec has given new meaning to multilayer composite floors. The floor stands out from competing products through its cork underlayer and its firm, waterproof extruded core, complemented with multiple protective and wear-resistant layers. Its extremely true-to-nature wood
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and stone designs have considerably raised the benchmark for the flooring industry. COREtec STONE CERAtouch, the most recent evolution, makes use of a mineral core, void of PVC.”
All COREtec floors can be directly installed on any surface without preparation, including existing floors and moderately uneven surfaces, without print-through. They are
dimensionally stable and suitable for underfloor heating and cooling. Installation is straightforward thanks to the secure angle tap system. With COREtec, state-of-the-art technology and experience has led to some of the most appealing and maintenance-free floors available today.
www.coretecfloors.com
will then be rolled out across further products in the coming months.
Alex Underwood, Head of Marketing and Customer Services at BAL, said: “The new packaging can be easily identified as the lid is now dark grey rather than the original green, with the first 10,000 units in the market having a printed lid with the ‘made using 100% recycled plastic’ communication visible.
“As well as the sustainability benefits from not using virgin plastics, there is also an increase in the level of performance of the new buckets. The bucket’s base strength has increased from 65kg to 125kg meaning the product is now more resilient than ever.”
The increase in strength also provides the future option of possible higher
product stacking on pallets which would also reduce transportation carbon emissions per unit.
As well as the entire bucket and lid being made from 100% recycled plastic, the original plastic handle has been replaced with a metal one which is 100% recyclable, recoverable and more robust.
Alex added: “The change in packaging will not impact on supply of Green Star or on our customer’s current operations, but offers distributors, contractors and fixers a more sustainable product.”
www.bal-adhesives.com
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