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IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE...
COVER STORY 14 TRUST THE EXPERTS… TRUST F. BALL
The Technical Experts at F. Ball know only too well that the way to ensure the lasting performance of a new floorcovering is to take care of any damp or moisture problems from the outset.
REGULARS 16 BIRMINGHAM GETS BRAZILIAN
The Library of Birmingham recently got itself a Brazilian… a whole range of Brazilian Slate tiles from Carillion, we mean; plus Fila were in charge of the initial wash, the sealing and the maintenance.
18 SPOTLIGHT ON: PINTEREST In celebration of our fourth
birthday last month, Tomorrow’s Flooring have clambered aboard this ever-expanding social media giant to launch our very own Pinterest profile.
48 TOMORROW’S PRODUCTS The latest products from the
industry, including the latest from Antron and Sika.
NEWS 06
NEWSFLASH The latest industry news,
which includes a recent award for Milliken and a new appointment at Itec.
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EDUCATIONAL VENUES 22 TOP PRIORITY
ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS 42 GLASS, STEEL AND A
NATURAL WONDER
The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a horseshoe-shaped glass bridge and walkway that suspends visitors 4,000ft above the Colorado river, providing an unparalleled view of nature.
SMOOTHING UNDERLAYMENTS 44 ASK THE BOSS
Bostik and Gloucestershire
County Cricket Club recently joined forces to work on a prestigious redevelopment to get the venue match- ready for the 2019 World Cup.
Tomorrow’s Flooring is the offi cial online magazine of The British Wood Flooring Association
FLOORING IN This May, the first school will
open under the government-led Priority Schools Building Programme. In sight of this, we put together a programme profile and spoke to two flooring companies who have been involved.
THE NEWS THE FIVE SECOND RULE A young Biology student from Aston University and a team of microbiologists have undertaken research to find out how long food is safe on the floor before it is attacked by bacteria like
E.Coli and S. Aureus. It was found that moist food was more likely to be infected after five seconds had passed. The least likely flooring surface to transfer bacteria was carpet, whereas laminate and tiles were the worst.
FROM FLOORING SALESMAN TO MILLIONAIRE The man who invented phone-app craze Candy Crush started out as a floor salesman. After leaving school he set up his own hardwood flooring company, and is now a millionaire thanks to multiple businesses the entrepreneur set up, including a dating site and an internet security company. There’s hope yet, everyone!
CONTESTANTS GET A GRIP! Have you been watching The Voice on BBC1 these past few weeks? Resin flooring manufacturer Addagrip announced on Twitter that their surfacing could be seen during the show, since it had been previously installed at MediaCityUK, where filming for the show takes place.
CAVALIERS CONQUER BORING FLOORING A floor that broke social media? Surely not! Well actually, this month, it’s true. In early March, the complex, intricate 3D projections cast upon the Basketball Court at the Cleveland-based Quicken Loans Arena were shared over and over as a video hit the web and thousands expressed their approval.
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