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Archive for the ‘Wood flooring industry news’ Category
Source Online has the best wooden flooring
Available online and at the best prices on the market, Source Online offer the very best in hardwood flooring. High quality oak flooring is absolutely vital if you are thinking of putting wood flooring into your home. There are all kinds of wooden flooring available, as you can see from our site. However, you can be sure that once you see our range, you will always find what you are looking for.
Quality hardwood flooring at unbeatable prices
Wooden flooring can be an expensive luxury, but we appreciate that our customers want quality at affordable prices. There are many companies out there who will sell you wood flooring, but here at Source Online, we know that our prices will provide you with huge savings. We are committed to providing the highest of quality in hardwood flooring – and this will only continue to improve.
Oak flooring like no other
Solid wood flooring needs to be of quality manufacture, as well as being made from the highest standards of materials. We can guarantee that all of our flooring is nothing but the best. Our reputation – as one of the leading hardwood flooring companies – is in place because we are passionate about what we do. We know that our customers need premier wooden flooring that is built to last.
Advice and information for all your wooden flooring needs
As you can see from our site, we don’t just sell hardwood flooring. If there is anything you need to know about oak wood floors or any other kind of wooden flooring, you will find the information within our pages wood floor info centre. It’s sometimes confusing to know which kind of wooden flooring would be more suitable in your home, which thickness you would need, or whether the wooden flooring you prefer would be suitable for your house in the first place. If there is anything you need to know, we have the answer.
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As soon as you have decided which kind of wood flooring you would like, you can then have this dispatched directly to your door. Oak wood floors, adhesives, underlay and anything else you need are available directly through this site, and will be with you the very next day.
An impressive range of hardwood flooring
We have an extensive range of oak flooring, as well as many other wood flooring choices. In the comfort of your own home, you can browse through our selection of oak wood floors, underlays and much more, instead of trawling through the high street shops. Sit back, relax, browse at your own leisure and just request a sample to view in the comfort of your own home.
Bringing you the latest news in hardwood flooring
Would you know which adhesive is the best for your oak flooring? These are some of the facts that are available in the news centre within this site. Source Online bring you the very latest in flooring news; this enables you to be more aware of what we provide, and what is best for your needs. For example, if you need to provide a damp proof membrane beneath your oak flooring, you would need a specific liquid DPM for the job – this is where our news centre would be helpful.
Without leaving home, you can sit down at your leisure and avoid the hustle and bustle of high street shopping. There are so many high street shops out there for you to choose from, and you will often find yourself wasting time by visiting all of them. Shopping online means you gather all the information you need whilst at home, and once you have decided which product you would like, the ordering process is just as simple. So contact us for any queries on 01379 688667 or 08456 021781
The British Wood Flooring Association (BWFA) are soon to unveil a purpose built training facility specifically designed to provide for training for wood flooring professionals. Located centrally for nationwide appeal and convenience, the centre is expected to open soon in Birmingham and will provide a range of courses to suit the flooring industry’s needs.
The drive for this facility has been supported by a core membership who are keen to see an improvement in standards within the wooden flooring industry and see a training centre as the key resource needed to achieve this goal.
The training centre will provide accredited training and education with a wide range of wood flooring courses aimed at new entrants to the industry as well as those already employed within the wood flooring profession.
All the courses will result in NVQ awards and all members of the BWFA will qualify for discounted rates. Planned flooring courses include:
Approved construction skills 2 year apprenticeship in wood flooring –This will be open to applicants of all ages and will lead to level 2 NVQ and it will be the only course of its kind in the country.
Installation courses – beginners, intermediate and advanced levels.
Sanding and finishing courses – beginners, intermediate and advanced levels.
Sales, estimating and product awareness – This will be aimed at those already employed as wood flooring professionals with the prime aim being to increase their product knowledge.
Bespoke courses – Custom made course upon request for anything from subfloor preparation to wood floor finishing.
NVQ level 2 in wooden flooring – This course will be offered and will normally be fully funded.
Once you have chosen your beautiful wooden flooring, if you need to find an experienced and qualified wood flooring professional to instal it for you, just contact one of our flooring sales team and we will try and put you in touch with a floor fitter to provide you with a competitive quote direct.
At it’s annual convention in Washington, DC, The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) announced their Community Service awards for 2010. These awards are presented to companies that take on volunteer work within their local communities for charitable organisations.
The projects that they undertake vary from upgrading community centres, to providing flooring for injured soldiers returning from war, to replacing existing flooring in care facilities as part of wider renovation and upgrade projects.
The full list of wood flooring companies to receive these awards is available on the NWFA wood floors website.
The National Wood Flooring Association has announced that it is introducing a new Environmental Craftsmanship Award to recognize professionally installed wood floors that exhibit creative and responsible environmental stewardship in their methods of installation, raw material sourcing, and/or contributions to human well being in the indoor built environment. The contest is open to any professional wood flooring company and there is no entry fee.
Wood floors entered into the contest will be evaluated based on a number of environmental criteria. General environmental attributes include using reclaimed or recycled materials, renovating existing floors, and maximizing the yield from the raw materials used. Other criteria include U.S. Lacey Act documentation for imported wood species, which verifies that the wood used is logged legally, and United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) documentation for green building certification, which verifies environmentally responsible building practices. The contest also recognizes the NWFA’s Responsible Procurement Program, which promotes environmentally and socially responsible forest management, as well as other environmental certification programs including GREENGUARD, the Sustainable Forest Initiative, Tree Farm, and the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification.
Judging will be conducted by the environmental design community, with the winner being announced during the NWFA’s 2010 Convention in Washington, DC. The deadline for entries is February 19, 2010. For more information, or an entry form, visit www.nwfa.org, and click on the Convention & Expo link.
The National Wood Flooring Association is a non-profit trade organization, with more than 3,500 members world-wide, dedicated to educating consumers, architects, designers, specifiers and builders in the uses and benefits of wood flooring. NWFA members receive the best in educational training, benefits, technical resources and networking, to advance their professionalism and success. The NWFA is located at 111 Chesterfield Industrial Boulevard, Chesterfield, MO 63005, and can be contacted at 1-800-422-4556, or on-line at www.nwfa.org.
For further details on National Wood Flooring Association Green Award
At the commencement of July, German beech sawmills hinted to an enlarge in prices for beech sawn timber. The cost increases were fit by taking flight log prices for the entrance slicing deteriorate and additionally by clever demand.
” North American tough joist mills and placement yards were confronted to some-more formidable marketplace conditions in June. On tip of the problems gifted by the red ash market, tough maple was additionally increasingly formidable to sell. Also, walnut lumber importers approaching the marketplace to mangle down prior to the finish of this year.
Russian traffic price tag on softwood logs increasing to twenty percent, but not reduction than 10 euros per cubic meter. The shift in the traffic price tag for unprocessed wood products is approaching to have a long-term stroke for Russia’s main traffic partners. Russian logs have been exported especially to China, Finland, and Japan.
” The German marketplace for woodworking machinery has shown a surge in expansion in 2006, with double-digit increases on all key indicators. Production of still woodworking machines rose to a jot down high of 2.6 billion euros in 2006. That equates to a conspicuous enlarge of 18.8 per cent.
These excerpts usually to some extent show what the joist attention gifted over the past couple of months. A some-more finish perspective over the industry’s expansion can be gained by all the time checking the every day reports on logs, timber, lumber and alternative wood products on www.fordaq.com, as well as report on forestry and woodworking machines on www.fordaqmachinery.com….
Read the full article on Timber News for Wood Professionals at Europe News
Hannover. A trade show that sets international trends: in the next few days DOMOTEX HANNOVER, the World of Flooring, will open its doors once again. From 16 to 19 January 2010 the international carpet and floor coverings sector will showcase its products and services at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds.
1,400 exhibitors: international carpet and floor coverings show on a par with the previous year Industry trendsetter makes its mark with new concept High level of international participation despite economic crisis: exhibitors from 60 countries.
“Around 1,400 companies from 60 countries will be exhibiting at DOMOTEX HANNOVER 2010. We are thus on a par with the previous year. This is indicative of the strong commitment for the flooring industry to ‘their’ trade show,” explains Stephan Ph. Kühne, a member of the Management Board of Deutschen Messe AG. “Trade shows mirror markets. We, too, sense the general mood of uncertainty in view of the current economic situation. Yet in such difficult times DOMOTEX – in its role as an international flagship show – plays a key role.
It provides valuable guidance for the flooring industry and generates future growth. New display categories, trend scenarios and networking opportunities will appeal to our exhibitors and visitors from the distributive trades, the skilled trades and architecture, and lay the foundations for business contacts.”
No other trade show offers similar opportunities to obtain a complete overview of what’s available on the world market. The display categories at DOMOTEX HANNOVER are as follows: Carpets/rugs (hand-made and machine-made); Textile and resilient floor coverings; Wood and parquet flooring; Laminated floor coverings; and Laying skills, cleaning and application technologies.
DOMOTEX HANNOVER ranks as the leading business forum for flooring suppliers from all the world’s continents. Eighty percent of the exhibitors and 60 percent of the visitors come from outside Germany. Over four action-packed days DOMOTEX 2010 will showcase markets and products and make the latest trends accessible to exhibitors and visitors.
Flooring contractors are always under pressure to reduce time on site, particularly in the case of retail refurbishment projects where downtime means a loss of profit for the company. Here, Georgina Fraser, Product Manager at Sika looks at the latest products that can help contractors prepare a substrate efficiently and effectively in the minimum amount of time.
Professional flooring contractors need to achieve high standards of finish, however, with tight build deadlines – there is enormous pressure to cut corners and install a floor as quickly as possible. For retail environments in particular, completion of the project on time is crucial as the sooner work can be completed – the sooner business can resume.
The good news is that there are now numerous systems available on the market today that can help flooring contractors to prepare a substrate and install a floor in just one day.
The most important part of any wood flooring installation is the correct preparation of the subfloor. The first step is to ensure the substrate is flat, dry and in a good condition to receive floor finishes. If levelling is required, the latest hybrid floor levelling compounds from Sika offer very high performance benefits over conventional materials. Sika Level Ultra is a state of the art high flow levelling compound which possesses improved flowability, is easy to mix and can be walked on in approximately 2 hours. This added flexibility can help reduce time on site and speed up
the overall application. Most standard levelling compounds have limitations as to the maximum thickness that they can be applied at. Typically these range from 0 – 5mm, 6mm – 12mm and 8mm – 20mm.
Contractors using proprietry floor levelling materials should pay careful attention to the maximum thickness that a manufacturers product can be used. Some compounds such as Sika Latex Ultra can eliminate the need for more than one grade on site and can be applied at thicknesses from 0 – 20mm in a single application, this helps reduce costs, provides an improved finish and speeds up application time.
On time sensitive projects, once a floor levelling compound has adequately cured, a liquid damp proof membrane can be installed. A damp proof membrane will protect any floor finishes from residual moisture emanating from levelling works or the sub-floor itself. In terms of cutting down time on site, single part resin membranes can provide contractors with many advantages as there is no need to mix first and the product can be applied quickly and easily with a roller or brush.
SikaBond Rapid DPM has been specifically developed to cut down time on site. A high performance single component liquid, it is a reaction curing resin, which provides an ideal solution for projects where time is limited on site. This solvent and VOC free damp proof membrane is applied by roller or brush and dries in just 45 minutes.
After a substrate has been correctly prepared using the products above the floor covering can be installed. Wood flooring has become an increasingly popular choice for retail environments for its luxurious qu thealities, durability and warm aesthetics. There are a wide range of adhesives available on the market today but when it comes to installing solid wood flooring there are two basic types.
The most trusted and more commonly used polyurethane adhesives were originally developed by Sika and introduced into the UK wood flooring market some 15 years ago, since then modified silicones (MS) adhesives have become popular with contractors due to their cleanability. However, MS adhesives have one major drawback, they do not bond as well to porous substrates which can dramatically increase the risk of a floor failure. To overcome this problem, Sika has developed SikaBond AT-80, which is a unique elastic hybrid adhesive that out performs polyurethanes and MS’s in almost every way.
SikaBond AT-80 uses an advanced hybrid technology. A one component product, It possesses a bond strength that is equal to a polyurethane (unlike anMS) but is also very easy to spread, has excellent trowel profile retention and will clean off of a pre-finished wood floor and tools even weeks after it has fully cured, allowing any residual adhesive to be removed ensuring a high standard of finish is achieved. Ready to use, it provides the technical performance that Sika is well known for.
Using a flooring system that includes a rapid setting self levelling compound, a damp proof membrane and an easy to use, easy to clean adhesive can ensure that a substrate can be prepared, protected and a new floor covering installed all in just one day.
For further installation advice or product information visit: www.sika.com or call the Sika Technical Team on Tel: 01707 363810.
Recent trends in interior design have led to an increase in enquiries for very dark wood flooring. However finding a natural dark tropical wood species, for example Brazilian Cherry, Mahogony or Merbau, has ethical implications. Sourcing a renewable source of timber that complies to the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) is not easy because sourcing tropical timbers threatens natural habitats and rare species.
Osmo’s Thermo-Wood plankwood flooring offers a stunning alternative utilising common, domestic timbers such as Oak which are harvested according to the principles of sustainable forestry.
Thermo-Wood plankwood flooring is an environmentally friendly alternative to rare, tropical dark wood timber. The thermo treatment is an innovative process that involves heat treating the domestic timbers to 200 degrees centigrade. This process naturally darkens the wood without using ammonia or toxic chemicals or surface stains or dyes.
The Osmo Plankwood flooring is a very high quality class of wooden floorboard produced with a 3-ply structure for greater dimensional stability. The extensive range of plankwood flooring icludes four extremely attractive Thermo-Wood options. The Thermo-Wood treated flooring retains its original structure but with a much reduced moisture content. This gives a secondary benefit in that its natural tendancy to expand or to shrink and swell is reduced by halve. This is particularly useful when the wooden flooring is to be used in conjunction with energy efficient warm water under-floor heating systems.
“Wood is the ideal material for use within both commercial and residential environments.” says Steve Grimwood, Managing Director of Osmo UK. “Through relentless research, development and innovation, Osmo has succeeded in putting together a truly revolutionary brand of products that aim to be as environmentally safe and friendly as possible. Thermo-Wood flooring is warm in colour, but because it is ideal for homes with underfloor heating it can warm in even the coldest winter.”
Osmo UK take the issue of deforestation very seriously and only supply a wide range of high quality solid and engineered wood flooring where it can be sure the raw timber is harvested with the use efficient forestry management to ensure that the lumber is from sustainable resources.
Every home is different and Osmo wooden flooring is available in a range of widths, wood species, finishes and styles. Osmo wooden floors are all available pre-treated with Osmo Polyx Oil. This is a natural hardwax oil that provides a beautiful, natural and durable finish that won’t hide the wood beneath a surface preparation such as a lacquer or varnish. The oil is virtually solvent free and made from organic, natural ingredients such as linseed oil, candelilla wax and thistle oil.
Osmo UK supply a wide range of interior and exterior clear and colour finishes as well as high quality wood products and a range of specialist finishes. Osmo operates policy of only supplying products which are both safe and environmentally friendly. This has resulted in the successful certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001 (quality management) and DIN EN ISO 14001 (environmental management) by the TÜV (Technical Control Board) Rhineland.
For further detail and samples of Osmo Thermo-Wood Plankwood flooring or any other Osmo product then please contact our sales and technical team on 08456 021 781.
With colour flooring fast becoming a new trend to wooden floors, Osmo has developed the new Osmo Creativ-flooring, a factory applied colour flooring solution. This idea is the perfect way to update an area without much hassle and cost involved. With fashions and personal tastes constantly changing, wooden furniture can often become out-of-date or appear in a bad condition. A burst of colour will help solve this problem and allows home-owners to add a personal touch to their wood.
The ready-to-install, pre-finished flooring can be custom made for any size from 1m² and with the options sanded, brushed, aged or brushed and aged, the choice is endless. Customers have the options of a sanded, brushed, aged or brushed and aged surface.
To create the best end result, apply the surface with the Osmo Wood Wax Finish range and then a top coat of Osmo Hardwax-Oil. This can be applied in either matt or satin-matt to create specific finishes. This provides a high level of elasticity, which protects the wooden flooring and increased resistance to day-to-day battering.
It is amazing how a little bit of colour can transform a room – adding a light shade will add brightness to a small dark room, a subtle blue could be a stylish addition to a bathroom, and a pale green floor in the conservatory could extend the outside in. The use of colour inside is a great opportunity to create a bespoke and personal interior design style and it seems many are choosing to follow this trend. Please see the range of interior desin tools on the Source Wood Floors website to test out some ideas or the Osmo design tool on their manufacturers website.
Founded in 1990, Osmo UK has gone from strength to strength and today exclusively handles the sales, service, support and distribution of Osmo’s premium quality wood finishes and flooring solutions to the UK’s flooring retailer, contractor and contract flooring markets. For more information on Osmo and its range of environmentally friendly wooden products and specialist finishes, call our sales and technical team direct on 08456 021781.
Oak is the most treasured and beautifully timeless wood species for flooring. Osmo are proud to introduce the new Osmo Multi-Plank oak flooring, a plankwood optic all-round talent for the flooring market. No matter which plank thickness is required, Multi-Plank is the perfect choice.
Planks in 10 mm are especially appealing for renovation work, the 15 mm and 20 mm thicknesses for contractors and project managers. Osmo Multi-Plank has a pure birch base layer (multiplex) and high quality Oak top layer. The special method of assembly and high quality of the elements used, ensure for an especially stable, and friendly to renewable resources, flooring product.
The 15 mm and 20 mm planks are available in an appealing 220 mm width. An interesting point for all parties is that the Multi-Plank can be used in conjunction with under floor heating (Aqua). “With the new Multi-Plank we have managed to combine the beautiful optic of a solid Oak floor with the stability of parquet”, – Product Manager Karl-Heinz Dieckmann explains the products advantages.
The 10 mm thickness is available in a “Natural” sorting, the other thicknesses in “Rustic”. “The decision to adopt these two sorts was based on both upcoming market trends and the ongoing desire for a more ‘rugged’ Oak character”, reports Karl-Heinz Dieckmann.
Both the 10 mm and 15 mm planks boast the new “Click” connection system (Licensed under Välinge), ensuring for a quick and easy installation. The flooring can be installed either floating or with all-over adhesion. The Multi-Plank is available both raw and pre-finished with Osmo Hardwax-Oil. For more details on Multi-Plank oak flooring from Osmo contact our Sales and Techinical staff on 08456 021781.
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