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Flooring and Carpet News for November 2009

Planning permission granted for library

30/11/2009

Planning permission granted for library
A major flooring order may be in the offing as Birmingham City Council has granted planning permission for a new central library for the city.The £193 million structure will replace the existing ....

Hardwood flooring 'a great high-rise choice'

30/11/2009

Hardwood flooring 'a great high-rise choice'
First-time buyers moving into flats and planning to undertake some renovations will find hardwood flooring to be a very good choice of floor, an expert has said.Interior designer Karen Norton told ....

Laminate flooring part of home makeover

30/11/2009

Laminate flooring part of home makeover
Laminate flooring is one of the features of a home that has had a complete makeover carried out by family members while the occupier was away.Virginia Bird was away from her home in Stockton, ....

Cork flooring on show in home tour

30/11/2009

Cork flooring on show in home tour
An annual tea and homes tour held by a church in Wisconsin, US, will be showing off a house with cork flooring, it has been revealed.It will be on display during the hosting of the English Lutheran ....

Afghan carpets featured in museum

30/11/2009

Afghan carpets featured in museum
Carpets depicting the turbulent recent history of Afghanistan have gone on display at a museum in the US.Entitled "The Spirit of Afghanistan: Carpets of War and Hope," the exhibition is ....

Reclaimed wooden floors part of hair salon

30/11/2009

Reclaimed wooden floors part of hair salon
An eco-friendly hair salon at Brantford in Canada has used reclaimed wooden flooring as part of its green make-up.The Beauty Parlour hair salon was designed to "offer environmentally sound, ....

Refurbishment plans may boost carpet sales

30/11/2009

Refurbishment plans may boost carpet sales
DIY is proving increasingly popular in the UK according to a new survey, something that may increase demand for carpets.A recent poll by Aspect Maintenance in London found that 70 per cent of ....

Hardwood flooring a feature of home for sale

30/11/2009

Hardwood flooring a feature of home for sale
A house for sale in the US has hardwood flooring of various kinds among its features.The home, located in the Vineland area of Philadelphia, has a mixture of customised tiles and hardwood flooring ....

Vinyl flooring wins World Cup

27/11/2009

Vinyl flooring wins World Cup
Vinyl flooring will take precedence over grass for the first act of the 2010 football World Cup finals as preparations for the draw are finalised.The sport's world governing body Fifa has released ....

Flooring demand may rise as construction projects are unveiled

27/11/2009

Flooring demand may rise as construction projects are unveiled
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has unveiled a further £153 million worth of funding for new projects via its Kickstart scheme.Under the programme - aimed at reviving stalled schemes in ....

Cork flooring 'green and clean'

26/11/2009

Cork flooring 'green and clean'
Cork flooring is one of the best materials for a home makeover because it is both eco-friendly and infection resistant, an expert has said.Women24's DIY and decor expert Janice Anderssen explained ....

Hardwood flooring part of eco-friendly home

26/11/2009

Hardwood flooring part of eco-friendly home
A newly built eco-friendly house has hardwood flooring as one of its elements, it has been revealed.The home near Chevy Chase in Pennsylvania, US, has cherry hardwood flooring throughout, the Gazette ....

Hardwood floors a feature of revamped hotel

26/11/2009

Hardwood floors a feature of revamped hotel
A hotel in the US that has undergone a major makeover features hardwood flooring among its elements.The refurbishment of the Renaissance New York Hotel 57 has just been completed with the new floors ....

UK carpet sales on the rise

26/11/2009

UK carpet sales on the rise
New retail figures have indicated that sales of carpets in the UK are increasing.The Confederation of British industry (CBI) said its latest Distributive Trades Survey showed that furniture and carpet ....

Government in insulated flooring pledge

26/11/2009

Government in insulated flooring pledge
The government has pledged to introduce new measures to make it a legal requirement for homes to be zero carbon by 2016.Housing minister John Healey revealed that as well as this meaning that new ....

Carpet industry seeks to raise its recycling game

25/11/2009

Carpet industry seeks to raise its recycling game
The UK carpet industry is looking to improve its record when it comes to recycling.In an effort to reduce the amount of carpet that ends up in landfills and increase the amount that ends up back on ....

Vinyl flooring a feature of revamped bar

25/11/2009

Vinyl flooring a feature of revamped bar
Vinyl flooring has been chosen as one of the features of the newly refurbished senior staff mess bar at the Royal Military College of Canada.Speaking about the revamp to Sun Media, engineering officer ....

Homes and Communities Agency 'on target'

25/11/2009

Homes and Communities Agency 'on target'
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has said it is on track to hit its goal of constructing 55,625 residences this year.According to the body, the period between April 1st and September 30th saw ....

Hardwood flooring tip for apartment renovation

25/11/2009

Hardwood flooring tip for apartment renovation
Those looking to renovate their apartments without spending too much money should consider hardwood flooring, an expert has advised.Real estate investor Mike Heayn told the Santa Monica Daily Press ....

Laminate flooring advice offered

25/11/2009

Laminate flooring advice offered
A Canadian firm that makes building and flooring products has launched a new guide to provide consumers with advice about laminate flooring.BuildDirect has produced an article on the subject, entitled ....

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