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Easy seam solution for net fit linoleum flooring Installation
Brought to you by Forbo Flooring Systems Arriving soon Easy to use Marmoweld ETU for linoleum flooring installation Linoleum sheet joins often do not require heat welding. Accurately installed net fit seams present a clean and distinctive appearance with long-lasting quality. Unlike vinyl, well-cut linoleum joins will not shrink over [...]
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 [...]
Floorworld, focus on Community
With decades of experience and 43 current locations across Australia, Floorworld members are naturally bound to their local communities. In addition to offering many of Australia’s leading flooring products, Floorworld commits to a generous School Sponsorship Program, and Pancare; a foundation devoted to supporting families, and funding cancer research. All [...]
Meeting today’s sustainability requirements
The world is transitioning towards a more sustainable future, and reducing emissions is the key focus of governments, corporations, and individuals globally. The building and construction sector accounts for almost 40% of all annual carbon emissions from the operation and construction phases. Embodied carbon or upfront carbon, is all the [...]
Focus on Dunlop Flooring
Dunlop Flooring has been pioneering its way through Australia’s flooring industry since man landed on the moon. Over the last decade, the company has been through a transformational journey, having positioned themselves not only within underlay but the hard flooring category as well. Dunlop Flooring has seen a major trend [...]
Moods of the Seasons
Moods of the Seasons Each season has a different meaning to every one of us depending on where we are in the world and our culture and traditions. With Forbo’s Moods of the Season, they hope to translate those feelings into design in a way that will both complement and [...]
Fitouts and Trends – the RV Focus
Swimming with Manta Rays on the Great Barrier Reef, exploring hidden gorges in Karijini, West Australia, or hitting the red dusty highways of the outback, Australia has a lot to offer. You can do this in style in a recreational vehicle that through good design is a virtual home away [...]
Advancing a resilient industry
The resilient floorcovering market in Australia has grown steadily over the last two decades, driven by innovative design, development, and uptake of new products, particularly Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT) and more recently, Hybrid products. Australia today consumes an estimated 22 million sqm or 95,000 tonnes of these products each year. [...]
Truly adhesive free flooring – by Forbo
The future of flooring installation has arrived and it’s fast and adhesive-free. Forbo’s family of Fast Flooring solutions are adhesive-free floor coverings, which are quick and easy to install whilst also being sustainable due to their reusable and/or recyclable nature. Quick turnaround with minimal disruption Floors can be walked on [...]
Marmoleum myths busted
Marmoleum, Forbo’s brand of linoleum flooring has been around for over 150 years. It is not surprising that some common myths and misconceptions have arisen over time. Marmoleum is still by far the sustainable flooring champion and remains as natural and durable as ever with the basic raw material formulation [...]
Bathroom design discord
“Design dissonance” is a term we are borrowing from the world of systems design in technology. Perhaps the best definition is this: “Design dissonance occurs when a product or service sends out cognitive signals that run counter to the desired effect”. What is being pointed to here is that design [...]