Special Outdoor fl oors: care and maintenance

Floor Forum International N° 132, September 2023

“Diamond Oil Active is the perfect illustration of the sustainable Woca way of doing things”
When talking about woodcare in general, Woca takes a prominent place in the worldwide market. This Danish company offers all of the possible treatment liquids, going from oils to soap, with one overall goal: protecting wooden products, so they keep their natural beauty, luster and warmth for as long as possible. While doing that, Woca strictly opts for nothing but environmentally friendly woodcare with products based on natural raw materials and only a low extent of chemicals. These are produced in facilities that are state-of-the-art for what greenness and technology are concerned.

Special Cross-cut and mitre saw machines on site

Floor Forum International N° 132, September 2023

Obstructive cables are now a thing of the past
During the Experience Days held in Stuttgart this summer, Festool turned out a spectacular new compound mitre saw. With the SYMC 70, you can saw skirting boards twice as fast as with a tailored cross-cut saw, precisely, and without calculation. This battery-powered compound mitre saw will be available from October and in this article we explain what it can mean for you.

Special Suppliers of filling and cleaning machines and woodfillers

Floor Forum International N° 132, September 2023

On the production line consisting of a TRC Preclean with four modules for precleaning wooden boards and two TRC Panel 3TH systems for repairing defects, all processing steps run fully automatically. Secondary processes such as unloading, loading, scanning, and evaluating take place while defects are being machined. With this combi system, Wintersteiger aims for the best possible material flow.

Special Suppliers of filling and cleaning machines and woodfillers

Floor Forum International N° 132, September 2023

‘With our CosmetiWood wood filler, producers can tackle any challenge.’
CSP Engineering, which is based in Dessel (Belgium), has supplied high-tech machines and automated solutions for the various phases of wooden floor production since 1994. You can divide the machinery into four main sections: glueing machines, packing lines, logistical systems, and filler machines.

Special "Producers of laminate, vinyl, PVC, LVT floors in Hungarian Point and herringbone style"

Floor Forum International N° 132, September 2023

“A shift from herringbone to chevron and a trend towards a new colour choice”
Previously, we presented how since this year Aspecta BV got a completely new identity, merging with Vertex Floors and now making part of the new sales division of HMTX Global. HMTX Global offers high-quality, sustainable LVT flooring solutions with excellent surface textures, superior design and authentic colours. It presents three new and exclusive flooring collections - Essentials, Excellence and Contours - of which Contours offers a wide range of special flooring patterns, such as herringbone and chevron.

Special Producers of adhesives low in isocyanate

Floor Forum International N° 131, July 2023

"Sustainability will only grow in importance, we are playing right into it"
From 24 August onwards, new, tightened European rules apply to industrial and professional end-users working with diisocyanates. From now on, products containing diisocyanates may only be used as before if the content of the free, monomeric isocyanate is below 0,1%. If this is not the case, products containing diisocyanates may only be used if users have received training on the safe use of diisocyanates.

Special Producers of brushes for structuring wooden floors

Floor Forum International N° 131, July 2023

‘No disruption, no major progress: This is still a thrilling business, even after 134 years!’
There’s a good chance that the French company CardoTech holds the honorary title of ‘first brush factory in Europe which is still going’. It was 134 years ago, in 1889 to be precise, that Ernest Cardot set up a family business in industrial brushes in Haute-Saône. Today, six generations later, the business is still a small to medium-sized family enterprise. The only change has been the location. All operations now takes place in Sainte-Hélène, a village between Dijon and Lyon in Burgundy.

Special Producers of skirting boards with vinyl or laminate inlay

Floor Forum International N° 131, July 2023

“We are a manufacturer of functional products, with a focus on sustainability and reusability”
There is only a (very) remote chance you never heard about Carl Prinz GmbH & Co. KG. This midsize family business, based in German Goch, is renowned worldwide as a manufacturer of profile systems in the flooring technology sector. In collaboration with partners in industry, trade and commerce, the Prinz Development Department creates innovative products that simplify the laying of floor coverings, perfect their visual impact and are suitable for universal use.

Special LED modules for wooden floors

Floor Forum International N° 131, July 2023

‘LED-drying hard wax oil – the hype of 2017 in a new phase.’
In previous editions we’ve introduced our readers to DecoRad Systems bv from Veenendaal in the Netherlands, a company which offers a full range of portable on-site UV LED drying equipment together with industrial UV LED equipment. This UV equipment is compatible with all UV lacquers and coatings currently available worldwide.

Special Discover the possibilities of industrial lacquers

Floor Forum International N° 131, July 2023

‘We give your wood the perfect skin; it’s about striking the right balance between quality, price, delivery term, and maximum flexibility.’
The coating contractor sector is a sector with several challenges. Finishing has to be done faster and faster, a highly competitive price is expected, and, if you want to stay competitive, you produce your best quality work not only for big jobs, but also for small ones. You need all that, whilst you continue to look for the most innovative techniques.

Special Curing oil/lacquer using LED

Floor Forum International N° 131, July 2023

“LED-technology is the technology of the future”
Chimiver has since its inception in 1965 never stopped to move forward in the markets for gluing, treatment and maintenance products for wooden, resilient, resin, indoor, outdoor floors and synthetic grass turf, making it the leading Italian company in all of these fields. Seven years ago, it picked up the development of hard-wax LED oil and also in this area of expertise it has taken giant steps.

Special Germany

Floor Forum International N° 130, May 2023

“The laminate production is declining, but the higher priced flooring sector remains at the same level”

Since 1952 already, Heidelberg Coatings Dr. Rentzsch GmbH has manufactured coatings and stains in German Heidelberg. The company supplies high-quality product solutions for the industry, trade and commerce both inside and outside Germany and is as such well placed to give us an insight in how it experiences the German market today.
In a previous issue, we already talked to technical manager Martin Straub. Now, we ask him how his company that lives and breathes paints, oils, stains and waxes experiences the home market. First of all, we must establish how important the domestic market is for Heidelberg Coatings.

Special Producers of profiles for LVT, vinyl and PVC floors

Floor Forum International N° 130, May 2023

"Our secret lies in our highly flexible production"

In the profile world, German firm Sondermann Profile GmbH is a relatively young duckling. The company only came into existence in 2015, with initial production at the beginning of the following year, and focuses on marketing high-quality profiles for flooring, walls and stairs, as well as skirting boards made of aluminium and stainless steel V2A. Worldwide, it distributes its products under the Sondro brand. Brass stairtreads with their accessories are also part of its portfolio.

Special Pre-coloring: what’s on the market?

Floor Forum International N° 130, May 2023

‘Development and testing in our own company is our key to success.’
In the range of Overmat Industries, which is based in Waspik in the Netherlands, wooden floors take centre stage under Floorservice. When we talk about wooden floors, we also talk in the same breath about floors which have to be finished and maintained. And so, obviously, this company from the province of North Brabant also sells the necessary pre-treatment products.

Review BAU Munich (D)

Floor Forum International N° 130, May 2023

‘Our best BAU ever, so we’ll be here again in 2025 for sure.’
For Lamett, this latest edition of BAU was even more special than in previous years. Not only has the company now been operating for 15 years, but also they have revised and modernised their corporate branding in full over the past six months. This has yielded a new logo, a 96-page parquet brochure, and a brand new web site. This re-branding meant that they were keenly looking forward to seeing the reactions of the outside world. Moreover, they had a new location in the middle of hall 6.