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Digitile launches website
Digitile, the firm behind the process for digital printing of wall and floor coverings, has launched a website.
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80% increase in 2007 European PVC recycling
According to the Vinyl 2010 Progress Report, the European PVC industry recycled 149,500 tonnes of post-consumer PVC in 2007 through Vinyl 2010 projects, an 80% increase on 2006 levels.
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FeaturesResin flooring
Addagrip has launched Deco, a resin-based floor finish to complement its range of decorative interior floor products.
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Safety flooring
Tarkett has launched Safetred Dimension Wood PU, its latest development in safety flooring.
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Bamboo flooring
Urbane Living has launched what it says is the industry’s first sustainable hand-scraped bamboo flooring.
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Floor paints
Johnstone’s Flortred range of floor coatings is available in four new bases that have been created for use with its colour-mixing machines.
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Underfloor heating
Waxman Energy Solutions has developed the Primary Heat underfloor heating system.
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Acoustic floors
James Jones and Screedflo have launched the Screedflo dB acoustic floor system to prevent noise transfer between party floors.
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Entrance matting
Emco has provided a bespoke entrance matting solution to the Thomas Deacon Academy in Peterborough.
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FeaturesFloor underlays
Novostrat has added to its Sonic and Comfort ranges of underlays with the introduction of Sonic Gold Excel.
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CommentWeb watch - Twitter on
Now that spring is finally here we can enjoy the magnificent sound of a million Twitterers tweeting away on the world according to them. Phil Clark looks at the rise of yet another global internet phenomenon
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Comment
But can we trust clients?
I was very surprised, considering you are a journal for the building industry, how one-sided your coverage of the Office for Fair Trading investigation (25 April) seemed to be. The contractors are always in the wrong, while nobody else seems to be even involved.
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A call for sense
Following the story “Family of dead woman calls for carbon monoxide alarms” (25 April, page 23), if Barratt did use Corgi-registered installers then they should be contacted and the other work they’ve done checked.
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CommentParadise postponed
You don’t hear much about Sir John Egan these days. Integrated teams, lean construction, innovation … all the great doctrines he set out in Rethinking Construction back in 1998 have faded with the years. It’s not hard to see why.
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FeaturesRotunda redux
Glenn Howells used advanced technology to convert a famous Birmingham landmark into flats – and secure a piece of modern heritage in the process
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CommentConflict zones
This week we get into a swordfight with the ODA, a bunfight with Nigella Lawson and a turf war in the West Country before getting ourselves mixed up in some kind of Russian espionage mission
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News
Glasgow appointment
Ian Manson has been appointed chief executive of the Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company.