Special Producers of solid wood or multilayer Hungarian point and herringbone

Floor Forum International N° 133, November 2023

"With our products and finishes, we can respond to all possible requests"
As a parquet manufacturer, Design Parquet, based in Torcé, France, has been earning its spurs for many years. Found on the Rennes-Paris axis, Design Parquet combines know-how in solid and semi-solid parquet with state-of-the-art production resources. This enables it to offer both standard and made-to-measure parquet with more than a million possible combinations. Its parquet floors are available in a wide range of substrates, sizes, species (oak, hardwood, exotics), installation methods, looks and finishes.

Special Producers of skirting boards

Floor Forum International N° 133, November 2023

‘With a new branch in Wilrijk, PPC has strengthened its position for Belgian parquet floor fitters.’
When it comes to fully supplying parquet floor fitters and other flooring specialists, PPC (‘Plinten en Profielen Centrale’) has been a partner for many years in its homeland, the Netherlands, which you simply couldn’t ignore. Since 1999, this company, which was formed by Drees Klaassen, has supplied clients from its headquarters in Wijk bij Duurstede with all possible floors in wood, laminate, and PVC, edge finishing, and products for installation, finish, and maintenance.

Special Underlay : part II

Floor Forum International N° 133, November 2023

"Additional knowledge is no luxury, which is why we are launching an updated, handy tool with our new catalogue from 1 January"
When it comes to subfloors, there are a number of hot topics. How do you make them, for instance, as ecologically sound as possible? And how do you link that to things like good sound or impact sound insulation or the best possible thermal resistance? To find out more about this, we contacted the German company Parkettfreund, a subsidiary of Küberit Profile Systems.

Special What are the major benefits of silane adhesives for PVC, LVT and vinyl floors

Floor Forum International N° 133, November 2023

‘It’s logical to believe that PU products will disappear in the long term.’
If you look for the major assets of silane adhesives, such as for wooden floors, LVT, PVC, and vinyl, there is a good chance that one of your first steps will be to contact the Dutch company Lecol BV, which belongs to a German parent company (Maiburg). Indeed, few companies are so committed to minimising the impact of its own products on both the user’s health and on the environment.

Special Producers of laminate, LVT, PVC and vinyl in XXL format

Floor Forum N° 133, November 2023

"Extra-long will also play a prominent role in the latest update of the range"
Extra-long and wide continue to do exceptionally well, in these economically less favourable times. This is also experienced at flooring specialist Parador, which has been developing and producing high-quality floors in both Germany and Austria since 1977, and in various materials. XL performs in all product categories, not just engineered wood or laminate.

Special Stair renovation with PVC, LVT, vinyl or laminate

Floor Forum International N° 133, November 2023

‘ICM20 is about to change the European market for staircase renovation!’
‘The real experts are getting older, new ones are hard to fi nd. The costs of training new technicians is high. It’s almost impossible to fi nd new people. Too little margin feasible.’ Those are just some of the reasons for manufacturers, wholesalers and specialised dealers to ignore staircase renovation. That’s no longer necessary: The ICM20 unique innovation is the ideal solution to many problems and off ers a high-margin solution.
Simple, precise and practicable all over Europe!

Special Air humidifiers for consumers: a necessity

Floor Forum International N° 133, November 2023

‘An air humidifier isn’t an expense, but an investment with an undeniable return.’
What is one of the biggest challenges for producers of air humidifiers? Hans van Beurden, director of Venta Benelux B.V., doesn’t have to think long about that: ‘Convincing end clients that an air humidifier contributes tangibly to a better quality of life and to the quality of materials in an interior.’ Indeed, an efficient humidifier not only regulates the humidity to a healthy level, but also reduces dust accumulation and increases the durability of wooden elements.

Special Top Austrian companies focused on export

Floor Forum International N° 133, November 2023

A visit to… Stöckl Parkett

When we talk about wood in Europe, you almost automatically end up in Austria. After all, almost half the land in this country is used for forestry. What is it like to operate as a company from Austria? With this question we knocked on the door of a company that has been in the wood flooring business for many generations, and this from the south of the country (Kematen an der Ybbs in the state of Lower Austria, in the district of Amstetten): Stöckl Parkett.

Special Subfloors : part I

Floor Forum International N° 132, September 2023

Speed plays a big part in fitting subfloors, certainly for projects. If the job happens to be a renovation, the lowest possible fitting height is also an issue. If your product also has excellent ecological and acoustic credentials, then you as a floor or tile fitter have found a real winner. This is the case with the new Fermacell® Therm25TM, a milled gypsum fibre board which is ideal for use with floor heating.

Special Outdoor fl oors: care and maintenance

Floor Forum International N° 132, September 2023

“Diamond Oil Active is the perfect illustration of the sustainable Woca way of doing things”
When talking about woodcare in general, Woca takes a prominent place in the worldwide market. This Danish company offers all of the possible treatment liquids, going from oils to soap, with one overall goal: protecting wooden products, so they keep their natural beauty, luster and warmth for as long as possible. While doing that, Woca strictly opts for nothing but environmentally friendly woodcare with products based on natural raw materials and only a low extent of chemicals. These are produced in facilities that are state-of-the-art for what greenness and technology are concerned.

Special Cross-cut and mitre saw machines on site

Floor Forum International N° 132, September 2023

Obstructive cables are now a thing of the past
During the Experience Days held in Stuttgart this summer, Festool turned out a spectacular new compound mitre saw. With the SYMC 70, you can saw skirting boards twice as fast as with a tailored cross-cut saw, precisely, and without calculation. This battery-powered compound mitre saw will be available from October and in this article we explain what it can mean for you.

Special Suppliers of filling and cleaning machines and woodfillers

Floor Forum International N° 132, September 2023

On the production line consisting of a TRC Preclean with four modules for precleaning wooden boards and two TRC Panel 3TH systems for repairing defects, all processing steps run fully automatically. Secondary processes such as unloading, loading, scanning, and evaluating take place while defects are being machined. With this combi system, Wintersteiger aims for the best possible material flow.

Special Suppliers of filling and cleaning machines and woodfillers

Floor Forum International N° 132, September 2023

‘With our CosmetiWood wood filler, producers can tackle any challenge.’
CSP Engineering, which is based in Dessel (Belgium), has supplied high-tech machines and automated solutions for the various phases of wooden floor production since 1994. You can divide the machinery into four main sections: glueing machines, packing lines, logistical systems, and filler machines.

Special "Producers of laminate, vinyl, PVC, LVT floors in Hungarian Point and herringbone style"

Floor Forum International N° 132, September 2023

“A shift from herringbone to chevron and a trend towards a new colour choice”
Previously, we presented how since this year Aspecta BV got a completely new identity, merging with Vertex Floors and now making part of the new sales division of HMTX Global. HMTX Global offers high-quality, sustainable LVT flooring solutions with excellent surface textures, superior design and authentic colours. It presents three new and exclusive flooring collections - Essentials, Excellence and Contours - of which Contours offers a wide range of special flooring patterns, such as herringbone and chevron.

Special Producers of adhesives low in isocyanate

Floor Forum International N° 131, July 2023

"Sustainability will only grow in importance, we are playing right into it"
From 24 August onwards, new, tightened European rules apply to industrial and professional end-users working with diisocyanates. From now on, products containing diisocyanates may only be used as before if the content of the free, monomeric isocyanate is below 0,1%. If this is not the case, products containing diisocyanates may only be used if users have received training on the safe use of diisocyanates.