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G8 Expected To Boost Northern Ireland Economy

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:20:50 +0000

Businesses in Northern Ireland are expecting a £40 million boost from the G8 Summit being held in County Fermanagh next month, research carried out by the Northern Ireland Centre for Economic Policy (NICEP) has found. In addition to the short term benefits, longer term growth to the regional economy with boosts for tourism, exports and [...]

SME Websites Key In Driving Sales And Job Growth

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:18:38 +0000

Small firms in the UK are being encouraged to increase their online engagement in order to boost sales and employment growth. It comes in response to research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) which found that one in four small firms could be damaging their competitiveness by not having their own website. As a [...]

Shining quality with the Diamond Gripper from Floorwise

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:53:52 +0000

The extra-wide Diamond Gripper from Floorwise has been carefully developed to provide a superior hold in a variety of residential and commercial locations. With three high-quality products in the range to suit a variety of installations, Floorwise has a real grip on carpet fittings. Consisting of three products pre-nailed for different subfloor surface types, including [...]

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Startwist by Lano Carpets

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:27:47 +0000

To celebrate 20 years at the top, the ever-popular Startwist carpet by Lano has been relaunched to provide homeowners with a softer, stronger and more beautiful carpet style than ever before with a brand new and luxurious pile weight to choose from. Crafted from the improved two-ply 100% Lanoset polypropylene fibre that gives carpets a [...]

BE ADVENTUROUS THIS SUMMER WITH SAINT-GOBAIN WEBER

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:59:19 +0000

Saint-Gobain Weber, the leading UK formulator and manufacturer of innovative construction materials, announces the latest summer adventure and sports gifts available from the Love Weber Rewards loyalty scheme. A wide variety of venturesome and courageous Virgin Experience Days, offering Aqua Zorbing, Land Yachting, Ice Climbing and Tandem Bungee Jumps, can now be redeemed in this [...]

SIKA GETS STUCK IN!

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:48:41 +0000

Sika has developed a range of entirely new soft flooring adhesives designed to work with a range of carpet, lino and vinyl flooring products. The new range comprises SikaBond Carpet-1, SikaBond Carpet-Uni, SikaBond Lino-1, SikaBond Vinyl-1 and SikaBond Floor-Uni products, all of which have been eveloped for use in a variety of applications and offer [...]

FN Floor Profile App

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:44:59 +0000

New “FN Selection Wizard for Floor Profiles App” now available as a free download Finally the new FN App has arrived and can be downloaded free of charge from the international App Store. You’ve laid your new parquet floor at the correct distance from the adjacent floor tiles; now all that remains is for the [...]

CAT Kliks at Mumbai Airport

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:53:16 +0000

Kliks Spectrum has been specified for India’s second busiest airport Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport named after the 17th century Maratha Emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhosle. In 2011 the airport was ranked the third-best in the world in the 25-40 million passengers category by Airports Council International. Once the modernisation of the airport is completed it will [...]

Polaris acquires HTC Sweden AB

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:45:20 +0000

Polaris Private Equity (“Polaris”), a leading Danish/Swedish mid-market private equity investor, has successfully acquired HTC Sweden AB (“HTC” or “the Company”), the leading global developer and manufacturer of professional floor grinding systems and floor solutions. Polaris has acquired the Company from Håkan and Gunn Thysell, who founded HTC in 1987 and have remained majority owners [...]

University project in London – C.A.T

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:34:25 +0000

C.A.T. have recently supplied a very special stair nosing for a University project in London. SN7 profiles were specified with mitred and welded returns as part of a 500 metre order for C.A.T. stainless steel nosings. Product description: Extruded Aluminium stair nosing with formed stainless steel feature covering - C.A.T. design 2007 Specification: Aluminium carrier to [...]

Remove Age Cap On Start-Up Loans, Says Adviser

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:42:00 +0000

A report by the Prime Minister’s adviser on enterprise, Lord Young, has recommended removing the age cap on the Government’s loan scheme for start-ups. Since its launch in September 2012, the Start-Up Loan Scheme has provided more £16 million worth of loans to start-up businesses, as well as access to mentoring support. In January, the [...]

No Change In Interest Rates Or QE Programme

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:34:54 +0000

The base rate of interest has been held at 0.5 per cent and there will be no immediate increase in the Bank of England’s quantitative easing (QE) asset purchase programme, after the latest meeting of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Earlier this week, the chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce, David Kern, [...]

Interface Returns to Clerkenwell Design Week

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:35:42 +0000

Interface showroom, 1 Northburgh Street, Clerkenwell This year at Clerkenwell Design Week, Interface will be embracing our instinctive love of nature – a science known as biophilia – along with its passion for sustainability and design, with a number of interactive and educational workshops. Interface has developed a programme of seminars and topical debates with [...]

Keeping on top of things

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:20:04 +0000

At this year’s Roofex Show, UK matting manufacturer Plastic Extruders exhibited its latest rooftop safety walkway mats – Crossgrip PVC and Crossgrip TPO. Crossgrip PVC is manufactured from 100% PVC and is compatible with EPDM, PVC and modified bitumen roofs, while Crossgrip TPO, the latest product in the Crossgrip range, is manufactured from non-porous thermoplastic [...]

Statistics: Index of Production, March 2013

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:32:36 +0000

Index of Production, March 2013 Part of Index of Production, March 2013 Release Data in this release (4) Released: 09 May 2013 Download PDF Contents Key figures Economic background Supplementary analysis Production in detail Sector Analysis Background notes Statistical contacts Key points Users are reminded that all figures contained within this release are seasonally adjusted [...]

D-Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe: architectural interest – tender

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:27:28 +0000

D-Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe: Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest – tender Official EU reference: 145744-2013 Published on: 03/05/2013 Deadline date:18/06/2013 Name of the buying organisation: STADT BAD HOMBURG V.D.HÖHE – DER MAGISTRAT – FACHBEREICH RECHT – VERGABESTELLE - Summary of the contract CPV: 45212350, 45262321, 45431000. Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest. Floor-screed [...]

D-Donaueschingen: Floor laying work – tender

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:25:41 +0000

D-Donaueschingen: Floor laying and covering work – tender Official EU reference: 151130-2013 Published on: 08/05/2013 Deadline date:18/06/2013 Name of the buying organisation: STADT DONAUESCHINGEN, GROSSE KREISSTADT Summary of the contract CPV: 45432100. Floor laying and covering work. Full contract details Contract notice Works Directive 2004/18/EC Section I: Contracting authority I.1) Name, addresses and contact [...]

D-Munich: Floor laying and covering work – tender

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:19:07 +0000

D-Munich: Floor laying and covering work – tender Official EU reference: 151102-2013 Published on: 08/05/2013 Deadline date:25/06/2013 Name of the buying organisation: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Summary of the contract CPV: 45432100. Floor laying and covering work. Full contract details Contract notice Works Directive 2004/18/EC Section I: Contracting authority I.1) [...]

D-Greifswald: Floor-covering work tender

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:18:05 +0000

D-Greifswald: Floor-covering work tender Official EU reference: 149486-2013 Published on: 07/05/2013 Deadline date:25/06/2013 Name of the buying organisation: UNIVERSITÄTS- UND HANSESTADT GREIFSWALD, IMMOBILIENVERWALTUNGSAMT, ABT. HOCHBAU Summary of the contract CPV: 45432130, 45431000. Floor-covering work. Tiling work. Full contract details Contract notice Works Directive 2004/18/EC Section I: Contracting authority I.1) Name, addresses and contact [...]

D-Berlin: Floor-covering tender

dave@floorinsite.com (Floorinsite.com) — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:16:04 +0000

D-Berlin: Floor-covering tender Official EU reference: 145694-2013 Published on: 03/05/2013 Deadline date:13/06/2013 Name of the buying organisation: AOK NORDOST – DIE GESUNDHEITSKASSE (DE3) Summary of the contract CPV: 45432130. Floor-covering work. Full contract details Contract notice Works Directive 2004/18/EC Section I: Contracting authority I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s) AOK Nordost – Die [...]