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Quick-Step Academy Announces Partnership With Uzin


The Academy for Excellence in Flooring has announced a partnership with Uzin, manufacturer of flooring preparation products and installation systems. As part of this partnership, the Academy will also be using tools from the German company’s Wolff brand, for all training courses.


Uzin is one of the world’s leading floor preparation and installation brands and comes to the Academy with a collection of high-performance specialist installation products, including smoothing compounds, screeds and damp-proof membranes. With a reputation for excellence and innovation, the specialist is a natural fit at the Academy.


Lee Thompson, Procurement and Technical Manager at the Academy for Excellence in Flooring, explained: “Our partnership with Uzin will allow us to train industry professionals with some of the world’s best preparation and installation products, ensuring they are able to deliver on some of the highest standards of work in the industry. We’re delighted to be teaching with these


Granorte Delivers Corker Of A Show At Domotex


In a hugely stylish masterpiece of stand design, created by famed Italian interior designer, Marco Carini, Granorte demonstrated to Domotex’s 45,000 visitors that cork is in the ascendancy.


With a refreshed and more compact collection for 2018, Granorte showed excellence in cork product design, harnessing the natural material’s aesthetic and performance qualities to deliver innovative flooring products. One of the highlights included the availability of KENKO on selected styles, a 0.25mm polymer wear layer that is PVC and plasticizer-free. Made in Japan, KENKO means Granorte products use 10 times less plastic than equivalent vinyl/HDF floors.


Alongside technical innovation, Granorte’s stand showcased the wonderful natural aesthetic of cork,


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products as they offer excellent working time and can always be relied upon, both in the confines of the training bays and in real world situations.”


German designed and engineered, Wolff tools also have a first-class reputation for quality and reliability. Trainers will be using the brand’s tools for all courses at the Academy, giving installers first-hand experience of the quality on offer and providing valuable feedback on possible improvements to the manufacturer.


“Just like any installer, we are using tools day-in and day-out, so it is critical that they perform every time.


“With Wolff we know we can trust everything from blades and smoothing


trowels through to door case saws. The tools are a pleasure to use and will undoubtedly win new fans in any course attendees at the Academy,” Lee continued.


The Academy for Excellence in Flooring now has partnerships with Uzin, Wolff, Tramex, Dewalt and Schonox; giving course attendees experience with, and access to, the best products from some of the most respected brands in the preparation and installation sectors.


www.quick-step-academy.co.uk www.uzin.co.uk www.wolff-tools.co.uk


“Through our manufacturing technologies, we can hone it into a remarkable number of different looks and textures. Yet, it is more than just aesthetics that make it a great choice and cork offers acoustic absorption, thermal insulation and great underfoot comfort. As people increasingly focus on the future of our planet and search for better flooring materials, the combination of sustainable natural material, unusual aesthetics and great performance are making cork an increasingly popular choice.”


covered from head-to-toe in the varieties produced by the manufacturer. From high-texture raw bark through to refined classic looks, the scope was extraordinary and showed just how versatile this natural material is.


Paulo Rocha, R&D, Granorte, said: “Cork really is a wonderful material to work with.


The space also presented a brand- new corporate identity for Granorte, reflecting its position as one of the world’s best suppliers of cork products. With a range beyond flooring, including wall, fabric, furniture and the stunning NuSpa collection of sanitary ware, there are few others versed so beautifully in the creation of cork products.


www.granorte.co.uk www.tomorrowsretailfloors.com


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