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  • June 2020

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  • Wooden floor + Underfloor Heating in One

    • 05 June 2020

    Hatfield Place, a luxury country house wedding venue, chose Junckers solid wood flooring fitted with Leveldek underfloor heating system for its newly developed building. The Oak Variation and Oak Plank floors were installed over Leveldek. Developed to simplify the specification process by offering a versatile levelling system, underfloor heating and solid hardwood floor from a single point of supply, Leveldek is both efficient and cost effective to run, ideal for use in a large space.

    Quiet floors

    • 05 June 2020

    Junckers has launched a new acoustic flooring system with height adjustable cradles. Called New Era, the updated system has been developed specifically to comply with minimum standards for multiple occupancy buildings, set out by building regulations.

    Juncker Nordic Beech flooring at Aberdeen Music Hall text

    • 05 June 2020

    The historic Aberdeen Music Hall has been restored and redeveloped by Architects BDP. The Category A listed concert hall has been completely refurbished and now includes a performance studio, creative learning space and a café/bar.

    Sustainable wooden floors - certified

    • 05 June 2020

    Junckers has added further certification to demonstrate the sustainability of its wood flooring products. The Environmental Product Declaration, EPD, assesses Junckers’ manufacturing and material sourcing activities and the accreditation counts towards BREEAM, LEED and DGNB assessments.

    Junckers floors for award-winning office interior

    • 05 June 2020

    No less than eight different solid wood floors from Junckers were used as part of the spectacular design for US company Slack’s new. Installed as both flooring and wall panelling, various timbers, colours and finishes were used to tell the interior story.

    Junckers Oak Classic flooring at Jaguar Land Rover

    • 05 June 2020

    Arranged around several courtyards and atria, Jaguar Land Rover’s new Advanced Product Creation Centre by Bennetts Associates is a series of inspirational, creative spaces designed to foster interaction and collaboration. As part of a refined materials palette, over 5,000m2 of Junckers solid Nordic Oak Classic flooring has been installed to define zones and provide a warm, natural surface.

    New Nordic

    • 05 June 2020

    Developed in response to the growing demand for light-coloured wooden floors, Junckers’ PreLak Nordic primer adds new interest to the natural colouration of raw timber. PreLak Nordic is a subtle, white-pigmented stain best suited to lighter wood species such as ash, oak, beech, maple or pine which has been sanded and prepped. The semi-transparent primer gives wooden floors a white colourwash whilst leaving the attractive structural grain patterns which occur naturally in the timber to show through for a natural look. One or more coats can be applied to achieve the desired depth of colour.

    Find the perfect shade

    • 05 June 2020

    Junckers has launched PreLak Colour - a new way to add a natural shade of brown,grey or white-wash to wooden floors. The new, easy to apply product is a fast drying,water-based primer for use on untreated or machine sanded wooden floors incommercial or residential areas. By adding colour to a primer product, Junckers haseliminated colour inconsistencies dependent on timber species. The new formulaoffers excellent coverage and levelling properties making double coating to increasedepth of colour easy. Choose from Nordic, Driftwood Grey, Dark Coco and White. Useone of Junckers water-based lacquers to seal the floor.

    A sartorial statement

    • 01 June 2020

    Leading commercial flooring supplier, Shaw Contract, has introduced Suited, a new carpet tile collection for the EMEA region, made in the UK.

  • May 2020

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  • Bette’s new sculptural washbasin, the BetteCraft, wins Red Dot Award for Product Design

    • 20 May 2020

    Bette’s new circular, counter-top washbasin, the BetteCraft, has been awarded a Red Dot Award 2019 for product design. This is the second award for the basin, which was launched at ISH in March and won a Design Plus Award powered by ISH 2019. The basin combines the sculptural aesthetics of the finest porcelain with the perfect material for the bathroom: glazed titanium steel and comes with a 30 year warranty.

    Bette launches its first circular built-in bath – The sustainable, recyclable and luxurious BettePond

    • 20 May 2020

    Bathroom manufacturer, Bette, whose sustainable, recyclable bathroom products have a 30 year warranty, has launched the first built-in circular bath made of glazed titanium-steel.

    Social distancing in style: a creative approach to flooring design for the changed workplace

    • 19 May 2020

    Milliken launches a design-led carpet tile collection to assist social distancing and promote mental and physical well-being in the workplace.

  • April 2020

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  • Milliken Rejuvenate their popular carpet Tile Collection ‘Crafted Series’ with the addition of an original design and Twelve new colours

    • 29 April 2020

    The Crafted Series carpet tile collection (created by Milliken’s in-house design team combines the nostalgia of the hand-made with the power of modern technology. Originally launched in 2018 as a capsule collection of two designs ‘Woven Colour’ and ‘Modern Maker’ an additional statement design ‘Warp Winding’ has now been created. The colour line has also been significantly extended creating a palette of 18 different shades – from beautiful neutrals, nature inspired mid-tones and dashes of brightness.

    Cevisama Tile Trends

    • 27 April 2020

    The 38th edition of Cevisama’s annual tile, bathroom and kitchen fair featured the broadest ever range of products with 847 companies exhibiting from around the world. Of these exhibitors, a great number of these brands were Spanish, underlining the fact that the Valencia fair is an important showcase for Tile of Spain, the umbrella organisation of the Spanish ceramic tile manufacturers. Each year the sector reveals a diverse range of novelties and with a reputation for products that combine technological innovation and aesthetic beauty, the Spanish tile industry offers solutions even for the most challenging of projects. Overleaf are some of the fresh ideas to be unveiled at the fair.

    After stopping the industrial production, all the companies in the Spanish ceramic tile sector resume their activity conditioned by the demands of the trade

    • 20 April 2020

    Since Friday April10, 2020, the Spanish ceramic tile industry is gradually resuming to work after stopping their production activity, following the restrictions set by the Spanish Government to tackle the spread of Covid-19. During this period, the Spanish ceramic tile manufacturers have continued to meet their customers' needs and the international orders dispatch times.

  • March 2020

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  • Guardian Glass float, coated and laminated glass products attain Bronze level Cradle to Cradle certification in Europe

    • 26 March 2020

    Bertrange, Luxembourg, January 28, 2020 – Guardian Glass Europe is pleased to announce that it has attained Bronze level Cradle to Cradle certification for three of its product families – float, coated and laminated glass – manufactured at eight of its European plants.

    Solus enhances its offering with the launch of EHF and LVT

    • 20 March 2020

    One of the UK’s leading tile suppliers Solus has launched six new innovative and exciting ranges of Engineered Hardwood Flooring and Luxury Vinyl Tiles.

    Revolutionary refurbishment makes Holts Gems the jewel in the crown of Hatton Garden

    • 20 March 2020

    Holts Gems - which is among the most esteemed of the Hatton Garden jewellers – has benefitted from a revolutionary refurbishment, creating an innovative and immersive experience for customers.

    Fever-Tree

    • 05 March 2020

    Fever-Tree, one of the UK’s fastest growing drinks companies recently saw the redevelopment of their headquarters located in Hammersmith, London.