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Victoria posts trading update
Victoria has released a trading update detailing the company’s continued market recovery despite ongoing challenges.The group says its UK, North American and Australian businesses...
Mohawk appoints new President for flooring outside of US
Mohawk Industries has announced that An Nuyttens has been appointed President of its Flooring Rest of the World segment, effective mid-October.In the role, Nuyttens...
Amtico improved profit in 2025
Amtico has posted its full financial results for the year ended December 31 2025, with profits of £757,000. The figure is a modest improvement...
Moduleo Roots: New Designs Still the Same Great Quality
The new Moduleo Roots collection is making its way to retailers, delivering all the quality and style of made in Belgium vinyl flooring.For 2026,...
Quick-Step busts more vinyl myths
Did you know that many people still imagine vinyl floors to look cheap and unrealistic? In this latest chapter in Quick-Step’s Myth Buster series,...
Ian James – 1967-2026
Ian James, a well-respected, highly skilled fitter and pillar of the UK flooring community, passed away at home surrounded by family on 12 September,...
RoomWIZ Content Studio – Solving the flooring industry’s image problem
The flooring industry has an image problem! Chances are you’ve encountered the challenge - how to create large volumes of quality marketing imagery, quickly...
The Essential Guide to Estimating:Pt 7 – Underlay and Gripper
This month we’re going to start to look at how you work out the price of different flooring products. Some are priced by the...
Cavalier offers peace of mind with wool
For Cavalier Carpets, Wool has several unique features that make it the perfect choice for carpet.The superior quality wool supplied to the carpet industry...
Natural sustainability from Ulster
The natural properties of wool continue to ensure that every Ulster carpet is sustainable by nature.“Wool has so many inherent characteristics that make it...
Cormar offers ‘must have’ wool range in Trilogy
A part of Cormar’s collection of wool loop carpets, Trilogy brings together three popular loop pile designs to create one ‘must have’ range of...
Three new wool ranges from Alternative
Alternative Flooring has introduced three new wool collections, celebrating the craftsmanship and natural beauty of this versatile fibre. Wool Connection celebrates the enduring craft...
Causeway celebrates wool across 10 different ranges
Celebrate Wool Month with the beauty and texture of pure wool carpets from Causeway Carpets.This October is Wool Month where the natural, renewable and...
Naturally timeless carpets from Abingdon
Natural, timeless and enduring, Wilton Royal brings together the beauty of wool with the quality and craftsmanship expected from Abingdon Flooring. Made in the...
Campaign for Wool brings together 15 brands for Harrogate installation
To celebrate the start of Wool Month 2026, The Campaign for Wool returned to The Flooring Show in Harrogate this year with an entirely...
Anglo Recycling saves flooring waste from landfill
Anglo Recycling used to send the skip in the photo below full of about three to four tonnes waste to landfill every Friday. Over...
floorwise makes choosing the right underlay easy
When it comes to underlay, floorwise has you covered. With so many options – material, density, thickness, comfort, recovery and more – finding the...
Recycled, Remade, Renewed
Axfelt Triple Layer from Ulster Carpets is made from recycled materials that are remade and renewed into a luxury underlay.The three distinct layers contain...
Communicating the importance of underlay
Underlay is a crucial part of carpet installations, representing both a value add for retailers and a massive boon for homeowners looking to make...
Tapi massively grows profit in 2025 following Carpetright acquisitions
Tapi more than tripled its profits in 2025 compared to the previous year, posting profit after tax of £44.7m, as compared to 2024’s £13.6m....