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Polyflor’s ground rules for a successful durable vinyl floor installation

By Charles Davids
November 28, 2018
Technical know-how

 Proper, skilled installation of vinyl flooring is critical to ensure a beautiful and long-lasting installation.  If the sub-floor and the installation do not follow certain ground rules you may end up with a floor that fails through no fault of...
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Essential skills a good vinyl flooring contractor must have

By Pieter du Plessis
June 26, 2018
Technical know-how

We surveyed a group of 17 vinyl flooring industry experts to determine what skillset they believe a reputable flooring contractor must have. This is what they said.
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Are you a contractor looking to employ an experienced vinyl flooring installer?

By Pieter du Plessis
June 12, 2018
Technical know-how

As a contractor, it’s tough to ensure you’re staffed correctly and quite often, you’re left with no choice but to employ or subcontract.   We suggest following these steps to ensure you employ the skills of a qualified vinyl flooring artisan:
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Questions to ask your candidate flooring contractor

By Pieter du Plessis
June 05, 2018
Technical know-how

The quality of your installation is critically important to you but will only be as good as what your flooring contractor can provide.   We provide eight questions and a few pointers to help you determine the level of skill and experience of the...
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Waiting for legislation:  6 ways to upskill your installation team in the interim

By Charles Davids
August 11, 2017
Technical know-how

FITA is changing the skills landscape in South Africa but it’s a painstaking process.  See what you can do in the interim to facilitate the process whilst ensuring a quality installation.
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Electro Static Dissipative (ESD) Floor Coverings Explained

By Denver Coleman
July 20, 2017
Technical know-how

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a problem that can't be ignored. The scuff of a shoe or scraping a chair on a floor could create an electron imbalance. Although the resulting discharge may be so small that the human body cannot feel it, it can...
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