Flooring and Carpet News for December 2009
Wooden floor features in prize-winning house
03/12/2009
A wooden floor is a key feature of an oak-framed home that won the Daily Telegraph's top homebuilding and renovating award.The house, located in the Cheshire town of Sandbach, triumphed in the Best ....
Carpet firm welcomes special guest
03/12/2009
A carpet firm in Devon has had its water recycling plant officially opened by a celebrity chef.Hugh-Fearnley-Whittingstall was present at the start of operations in the £2 million facility at ....
New floor for community hall
03/12/2009
New flooring has been installed in a community hall in north London.The St Helier Hall in Enfield opened its doors after a refurbishment that has been carried out to modernise the community facility ....
New carpet prize on offer for unusual competition
02/12/2009
An 'ugliest carpet' competition is to be held in the US state of Idaho - with the prize for the winner of the dubious distinction being a pristine new carpet.The contest is taking place in eastern ....
New flooring may be required as rural housing move announced
02/12/2009
A new initiative to increase the provision of affordable housing in rural areas of England has been announced.Administered jointly by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and the Commission for ....
Kitchen flooring 'essential to look of room'
02/12/2009
The way a kitchen appears depends to a large extent on the flooring that is used, it has been stated.Commenting on the issue of kitchen flooring, David Field of Money Morning said: "New floors or ....
Sustainable flooring helps green building win an award
02/12/2009
The use of sustainable flooring has helped a new office building to win a green award.Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) status has been conveyed on the Inkwell building in ....
Search for America's best carpet
02/12/2009
A competition has been announced to find the best carpets in the US.The America’s Magnificent Carpets Awards has invited carpet and rug makers across the country - as well as importers - to enter ....
Hardwood flooring a part of 3-bedroom home
02/12/2009
Hardwood flooring is a feature of a three-bedroom home in the US that is up for sale.The home in Maine has hardwood flooring with radiant heat added, as well as carpets on some of the floors in the ....
Low carbon carpet set for Copenhagen
02/12/2009
Delegates at the United Nations global conference on climate change will be walking on an eco-friendly carpet made using a low-carbon source.The 20,000 sq m surface at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen ....
