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Why do we need self-levellers and moisture barriers today if we didn’t need them 20 years ago?

By Denver Coleman
May 14, 2019
Ask Denver, Vinyl Flooring ins and outs
, By Denver Coleman
May 14, 2019
Ask Denver, Vinyl Flooring ins and outs

With more than 50 years’ experience in the local and international flooring industry, Denver Coleman, Chairman of Polyflor SA, answers questions posed by installers, architects and readers. In this issue, he discusses the repercussions of modern...
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A perspective on shiny floors

By Tandy Coleman
April 18, 2019
Vinyl Flooring ins and outs

On a warm Saturday morning, I head off to my local shopping mall with my daughters.  My eldest daughter, about to start her first corporate job needs a corporate wardrobe. My younger daughter is moving to a rainy, windy city and wants to bump up...
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Fake News #3:  Is the PUR coating on your vinyl floor really a PUR coating?

By Tandy Coleman
November 21, 2018
Vinyl Flooring ins and outs

Too often, there are claims in the industry that a vinyl floor covering has a PUR coating when in actual fact, it is far from. A vinyl floor covering with PUR has a PUR (polyurethane) coating which is cross-linked and UV-cured. The PUR coating...
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Fake News #2 All impact sound reduction (acoustic) vinyl flooring is created equal

By Tandy Coleman
November 06, 2018
Vinyl Flooring ins and outs

One acoustic floor is not necessarily equal to another.  When choosing a floor that needs to reduce both impact sound and in-room walking noise, it’s important to understand and check the different technical specifications of the products on...
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Is your building making you sick?

By Prema Charnock
August 28, 2018
Vinyl Flooring ins and outs

Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a medical condition where people in a building suffer from symptoms of illness or feel unwell for no apparent reason. The symptoms tend to increase in severity with the time people spend in the building, and...
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How the right flooring can help patients living with dementia

By Sandy Mc Lardy
March 13, 2018
Vinyl Flooring ins and outs

Flooring is an integral part of an interior space and can influence how patients with dementia both feel and function. Polyflor has dedicated time, effort and funds to research dementia friendly-flooring and has collaborated with global dementia...
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