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Introducing Expona Commercial
Polyflor Australia continues to set the standard in the flooring industry by blending hard-wearing functionality flooring with intricate and bespoke designs. They are thrilled to present the completely refreshed Expona Commercial range. This updated collection now features 42 updated shades, offering an expanded palette that meets the diverse needs of [...]
IFA Decorative Finishes by SURTECO
Article by Laura Hedges, Specification and Design Consultant, SURTECO Australia What do you see as the current trends/innovations in the decorative finishes industry? We have seen an influx of natural materials and earth inspired colour tones take precedence. There has been a large emphasis on the tactility of [...]
CAD+T – Digital solutions and efficient processes
For 30 plus years, CAD+T Solutions has led the way in software for the Cabinet Making and Shopfitting industry, specialising in bespoke furniture. From design to CNC machine connection, they cover all joinery needs, including operational management. Evolving their software is key. They tailor customised solutions to known challenges faced [...]
Q & A with Polyflor
Since launching in Australia and New Zealand in 1963, Polyflor have proudly offered their customers a wide variety of flooring solutions to suit any need – aged care, retail, residential, healthcare, residential, you name it. Their range of products caters to those looking for superior quality but also to those [...]
Focus On – GMK Logistics
Flooring Magazine recently sat down with Derek Lightfoot, CEO of GMK Logistics to discuss all thing business including a discussion about the expansion of the GMK footprint. GMK has over 60 years of experience in the logistics industry. What is the GMK story? G.M. Kane & Sons Pty Ltd was [...]
Collective action for a strong and sustainable industry
Resilient floorcoverings have been in use for well over a century. Products in linoleum, rubber and cork have been used since the late 19th century or early 20th century while vinyl floorcoverings became commercially available after the Second World War, bringing from the start, affordability and new colour and design [...]
Surteco Australia invests $2.5 million in its ABS edgeband facility
Surteco Australia, the only local manufacturer of ABS edgebands for the cabinet-making industry, is boosting stock supply and delivery timeframes with a $2.5 million investment in its NSW plant. A warehouse extension coupled with a new production line will provide more capacity and offer exciting new products to the Australian [...]
Industry leading flooring solutions by Polyflor
Flooring: It’s the sturdy foundation of any structure, and represents the opportunity to set the style, and tone of your interior space. Polyflor create flooring solutions which are both beautiful and functional. Whether it be in the home or in a commercial environment, their products uphold the same level of [...]
Polyflor; Covering the World
Flooring within the home or commercial environment is an opportunity to inject individuality and style into interior spaces. As a leading supplier of functional flooring solutions, Polyflor are committed to supplying the latest in contemporary flooring design and technology with an assurance of product superiority, customer service and value for [...]
Polysafe Quicklay – rewriting the rules on subfloor preparation
As the market for looselay, easier installation flooring materials continues to gradually develop, the timing is now right for the launch of Polysafe Quicklay, Polyflor’s first looselay safety flooring collection. Specifically designed to be a practical choice for contractors and specifiers alike, the Quicklay installation method saves considerable time and [...]
GMK Logistics – Celebrating 60 years
This month, GMK Logistics proudly celebrates sixty years of service to the Australian flooring industry. Their story started on the 31st of October 1962 when John Kane registered G.M. Kane & Sons Pty Ltd, naming it after his parents George and Muriel. He started out with just one truck, providing [...]