CONTENTS


EDITOR’S VOICE FEATURE


04 06


The Foreseeable Future Tomorrow’s Flooring Editor, Grace Holliday, spoke to flooring companies across the UK about their plans for the next 12 months.


TECHNICAL TERMS


An extensive guide to those all important industry terms. USEFUL CONTACTS


The names you need to know. WHAT’S ON?


The most important dates for your flooring calendar. COVER STORY


08 12 15 16


Dish the Dirt on Entry Entrance matting systems can be an important part of interior design as well as providing a functional means of foot-borne dirt and moisture collection. But just because the flooring needs to be functional, doesn’t mean it has to be boring! Get creative with your matting and make a real entrance.


ACOUSTIC FLOORING ADHESIVES & GROUTS


Section Sponsor - Uzin ASSOCIATIONS & TRAINING


CARPET CARPET TILES DAMP-PROOF MEMBRANES


Section Sponsor - tremco illbruck ENTRANCE MATTING


Section Sponsor - Milliken FLOOR CLEANING & MAINTENANCE Section Sponsor - Kärcher


18 20


26 28 30 32


36 40


WOOD FINISHES & ACCESSORIES WOOD FLOORING


FLOOR PROTECTION


Section Sponsor - Protecta Screen INDUSTRIAL FLOORING


Section Sponsor - Flowcrete UK LAMINATE


LEVELLING COMPOUNDS


Section Sponsor - Flowcrete UK MOVEMENT JOINTS


Section Sponsor - Dural Uk Ltd POLISHES, SEALS & FINISHES


Section Sponsor - Stauf UK SAFETY FLOORING


SCREEDS, RESINS & COATINGS


Section Sponsor - FlexiDry SMOOTHING UNDERLAYMENTS


Section Sponsor - tremco illbruck SPORTS FLOORING


SURFACE PREPARATION


Section Sponsor - HTC Floor Systems TOOLS & ACCESSORIES


UNDERFLOOR HEATING


Section Sponsor - Schlüter-Systems UNDERLAY


VINYL, RUBBER & LINO 46 50


54 56


60 62


66 68


74


78 80


86 88


90 92 94 96


TOMORROW’S FLOORING YEARBOOK 2014/15 : CONTENTS


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