- UK manufacturing downturn eases in November
15 December 2012
Business conditions in the UK manufacturing sector edged closer to stabilisation in November, as levels of new work held broadly steady and production posted a modest increase. However, trends in output were uneven across the sector, with contraction...
Read more... - New report shows Europeans are doing it for themselves
15 December 2012
Kingfisher, the home improvement retailer whose businesses include B&Q and Castorama, has unveiled its first European Home Report, a survey of 15,000 householders’ attitudes to home improvement. Covering eight European countries, the report provide...
Read more... - Gerflor launches Creation flooring for commercial spaces
11 November 2012
Gerflor, a French-based flooring specialist that provides solutions across all markets, has launched Creation, which is a new, stylish and recyclable floor-covering range specially designed for commercial spaces. This ...
Read more... - CARPETS BEST FOR YOUNG SCHOOL CHILDREN?
11 November 2012
Carpeting is the surface that teachers, children and parents believe is best for preschools.
That was one finding in a University of Georgia survey of 1,000 preschool administrators and teachers, according to the Carpet and Rug Institute. Carp...
Read more... - Hospitals trial shock absorbent flooring
11 November 2012
Hospitals could be fitted with shock absorbent flooring to help reduce serious injuries to elderly patients. The flooring, more commonly found in sports halls, has a memory foam backing with shock absorbing properties.
The University of Portsmouth...
Read more... - Trouble at Mill !...Kidderminster's Victoria Carpets chairwoman ousted
18 October 2012
One of the UK's oldest independent carpet makers has seen its chairwoman ousted after a boardroom coup. Katherine Innes Ker lost the leadership of Victoria Carpets in Kidderminster, maker of the red carpet at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Mi...
Read more... - Remland Carpets Now Accept PayPal
18 October 2012
Remland Carpets have added the ever popular PayPal to it's online checkout giving customers the option to use their existing PayPal account to complete their purchase.
PayPal gives online and mobile shoppers an easy...
Read more... - Afghan carpet industry facing threadbare future
18 October 2012
Bibi Shirin Akberi's carpetmaking factory in Kabul used to be buzzing with activity just three years ago. Now she hardly gets any business. Her modest factory is among those which are still making the world-famous handwoven Afghan carpets. Known for ...
Read more... - British Architects See a welcome Order Book Increase
18 October 2012
British architects experienced an increase of their order book by 5% or more in the second quarter of 2012. This is the first quarter since Q2 2011 that the share of architects with an increase of over 5% has grown. German architects have been report...
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