The Scottish Portrait Gallery reopens its gates next month after finishing with a £2 million refurbishment project. This project included the renovation of 180 original solid brass stair rods. The stair rods have been renovated by StairRods UK Ltd.

The rods look worn, marked and scratched due to natural aging, application of cleaning materials and heavy foot traffic. All of them have been re-polished. During the process the original design has been preserved. The rods were then extensively hand-rubbed to bring them back to life and restore a highly polished and flawless sheen.

“The transformation within the building is simply stunning” said John Leighton, Director of the National Galleries of Scotland.

Stair Rods (UK) Ltd have been manufacturing carpet accessories for over twenty five years. They can handle both round and triangular shaped rods. StairRods can also re-plate in a number of finishes. StairRods (UK) is a name for fine stair rods.

HHS Hire has secured a significant contract with the Kier Group. The award-winning tool and equipment hire company will be the preferred supplier of the Kier Group.

HSS is the preferred supplier for the hire of small plant and tools. In this strategic alliance HSS will also supply heating, cooling and lifting equipment. HSS Hire is now one of the three preferred suppliers of the Kier Group.

“We are delighted to be working with Kier on this new agreement. Together we represent best-of-breed like-minded organizations and I am confident our collaboration will be mutually beneficial.” said Chris Davies, HSS Chief Executive.

Kier is a leading construction and development group, specializing in building and civil engineering, support services, public and private house building and property development.

HSS Hire is a UK supplier of tool and equipment hire and related services. The Company has provided complete equipment management and hire services to big businesses, trade and DIY customers for over 50 years.
 

ITV1’s 60 Minute Makeover interior design show has recently been supplied a product by Cavalio Floors. The popular daily show is full with amazing surprise makeovers and input from start designers.

At this time the Smoked Wood desing from Cavalio’s Clic range has been supplied. This vinyl flooring has a light finish. Light finishes are very popular since they complement many colours

It is really fast to install this vinyl flooring since it can be laid directly onto floors with minimal preparation. Floating installation can be used. The final result is a durable floor with style.

If you are interested in the 60 Minute Makeover design show you can visit its website here or watch it on TV on weekdays between 2 and 3pm on ITV1.

Check out the vinyl flooring range of Real Oak Floors now. The Karndean DesignFlooring range offers durable vinyl flooring in woodplank sizes with real wood look. Go for the Van Gogh range if you want a beautiful wood look, durability and great price.

The brand new website of Tile Flair Contract introduces the Tile Guru, Lee, who helps you to find the right products for your project. You can save time and energy by asking a professional. Tile Flair are tile experts and can offer modern and functional tiling solutions for any projects.

You do not need to source products, materials, certain colors or finishes. You can easily cut down the research time by specifying your needs and asking Lee. Getting the right information on time is always priceless. Getting professional, technical advice is even more valuable. Like many other manufacturers and retailers Tile Flair Contract also offer free sample service.

Real Oak Floors have a large range of wood floor tiles . Our range of Hardwood floor tiles covers cork floor tiles. These are ideal for kitchens and bathrooms. Our range of parquet flooring tiles are available in either Oak or Walnut Mahogany

Mapei have exceeded FeRFA , the Resign Flooring Association’s membership criteria. Now Mapei promote resign flooring and its advantages. 

A wide selection of advanced flooring systems has been developed by Mapei. These all provide high quality standards. The Mapefloor range consists of full product systems including primers, multi-layered coatings and waxes. These systems can be tailored for traffic use, slip-resistance and chemical resistance

FeRFA offer full guidance to Mapei and those specifying resin flooring. FeRFA’s classification system forms the basis of the British Standard BS 8204-6 of which Mapei meet in many of their flooring products.

The Resin Flooring Association represents the major product manufacturers, specialist contractors, suppliers and specialist service providers within the resin flooring industry of UK. The next event of the association is a whole day industry event with meeting, seminars and exhibitions on 18^th of November, 2011.

The international floor covering sector’s show will take place in Hannover between 14th and 17th of January. This leading trade fair is a highly anticipated event of the industry. The major suppliers come together to present the complete range of floor coverings available worldwide.

There is a growing trend towards individual style and expressing one’s individuality at many levels. You can see this in interior design and floor design, too. Customized Living is the central theme of Domotex 2012 . The show will uncover design trends in carpets, home textiles, resilient floor coverings, parquet and laminates.

“The customer has a greater say in color an design now, and this leads to the creation of unique flooring that matches the personal lifestyle and tastes of the client.” Dr. Andreas Gruchow, member of the Board at Deutsche Messe AG, explained.

The European Trade Competition of Interior Decorators will also take place on 14^th -15^th of January, 2012 in Hannover.

Flowcrete , UK has delivered a brand new website to inform users on the world of specialist flooring.

This industrial and commercial flooring manufacturer is uncovering all aspects of flooring specialization on their website. Besides news and product information there is a Technical Zone with case studies, too. Also, visitors can download the latest brochures. So the new site aims to cover everything from A to Z, from substrate to floor finish, being a one-stop guide for visitors interested in specialist flooring. The new design is clean, bright and easy to navigate.

“We’ve developed the website to provide a continuous flow of information to enable specifiers to stay up-to-date with the latest developments, innovations and installation details. The message is very much ‘watch this space’ as the website will continue to develop and grow…” Ian Jones said. 

You can follow Flowcrete on Twitter. To visit their website click here .

Beaufloor has entered into a licensing and corporate agreement with Mei Li Sheng of Guangzhou, China for the mechanical-locking LVT technology. This technology is known as the „Super-Click”.

Super-Click has received overwhelming interest from the industry at the exhibitions in Germany and Shanghai.

The new LVT technology will be brought to the market under the name “Dream click” by Beaufloor. Beaufloor invests in a new high-tech production line for this type of LVT’s. The new product line will be installed in current facilities in Wielsbeke, Belgium. It will be up and running by 2012.

The Dream Click LVT range will be launched in both Western and Eastern Europe, Russia and North America. The newly created Super-Click International will manage the Super-Click brand. Its headquarters will be in Lancashire, UK. Lastly, Super-Click will continue to be manufactured in China.

If you are a UK timber trader you are invited to share your views on the forthcoming EU Timber Regulation. The new regulation will make it mandatory for companies to ensure the legality of their timber products. The research is conducted by the European Forest Institute and a student, Phoung Hoang.

This research aims to find out the difficulties of operators. Also, the information will be used to provide a background to develop different services and campaign to support operators in complying with the regulation.

The law will come into force in 2013 and companies could face heavy fines or other penalties if their timber imports are found to be illegally harvested.

“The aim of this study is to provide an overview of timber operators' (importers) understanding and perception towards the timber regulation and their awareness regarding Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade licensing,” said Phoung Hoang.

It takes about 20 minutes to fill in the online questionnaire here .

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has launched a Stair Secrets campaign to promote its new Stair Scheme. The BWF hopes the video will highlight examples of defects in a timber staircase. The video reveals technical failures such as insufficient headroom, poor measuring and installation, missing spindles, twisted handrails, gaps and misalignments.

“The technical requirements for timber stairs are still poorly understood and are often ignored.” Pauline Kelly, chair of the BWF Stair Scheme, said.

Flyers advertising the video will go to 13,000 local authority and building control officers and contractors. They will be sent to all approved inspectors and private building regulations consultancies, too.

Paul Timmins, managing director of Approved Inspector Services Ltd, said: “Statistically, staircases form the majority of non-Building Regulations compliance reporting, and the building control industry is crying out for a simple control mechanism to improve the inspection process.”

The new certification scheme negates the need for onsite tests.