Contract Flooring Journal articles

Recent articles from Contract Flooring Journal

Payment: time to be counted!(Editor's comment)
November 1, 2007... THE Fair Payment Campaign being organised by the National Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC) on behalf of its affiliated organisations, including the Contract Flooring Association, is worthy of the support of every flooring contractor. Thousands of specialist contractors go bust every...

The Queen to walk on floor installed by CFA contractor.(Installation of the month)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] LOUGHTON CONTRACTS, a CFA member, has completed 'one of the most intricate and demanding projects' in its 35 years in business. It involved the installation of a magnificent timber floor in the new arrivals and departures halls of the Eurostar terminal at St...

Women in flooring react to 'sexist' advert: 'if that's OK, what about showing a naked man?'.(Points of view)
November 1, 2007... THE complaint of a lady floorcovering retailer in CFJ last month about a 'sexist' advert published has been echoed by other women in the industry: Mrs C Fitt and Mrs L Wallington of Oldrid & Co, Lincolnshire, write: As work colleagues, we have discussed this issue many times and we both...

'Use a cheap imitation and you are asking for trouble'.(Customer service)
November 1, 2007... Joe Austin, UK marketing manager of Altro, comments on the standard of customer service provided by flooring manufacturers: THE comments by contractors in CFJ recently were interesting as they tackled the hotly debated issue of trouble-shooting. The over-riding feeling was that...

Up to 8,000 [pounds sterling] awaits you to help train apprentices.(Points of view)
November 1, 2007... In his third article for CFJ, Robert MacGregor, business support manager for ConstructionSkills, talks about how best to manage and support apprentices through the training process: IN September and October I wrote in this column, discussing why businesses should take on apprentices and...