BAL has continued to develop its sustainable business focus with the introduction of more 100% recycled plastic containers. From material sourcing, through to product launch, the environment impacts remain a key focus within all BAL’s processes and environmental management. As a result, the business continues to remove the use of single-use plastics and transition wherever […]

Norcros Adhesives is launching a new 3-part system for fixing increasingly-popular 20mm external porcelain and stone tiles, called Norcros Rock-Tite Exterior Porcelain & Stone System. The Rock-Tite system comprises a Primer, a Mortar and a Brush-In Grout. It is designed for use by landscapers and garden designers, as well as tile fixers, and capitalises on […]

With independent retailers and tile suppliers recently closing their doors, tile businesses everywhere have endured some difficult weeks. But with some companies beginning to trade again safely, Verona has released its best sellers list, revealing the designs and styles that resonate strongly with today’s modern consumer.  As Verona begins phase one of reopening its warehouse […]

Tilemaster Adhesives has extended its range of professional flooring products, with the introduction of a new universal high-temperature flooring adhesive. Tilemaster Eco-3000 is suitable for installing LVT, PVC, vinyl and rubber flooring as well as carpet, textiles and uncoupling membranes on to a wide variety of substrates. The new adhesive has been formulated to be solvent-free with […]

Norcros Adhesives is strengthening its range of paint-on floor preparation products with the launch of Norcros Pro DPM. The product is a solvent-free epoxy-based surface DPM and moisture vapour suppressant, designed for use on concrete or sand: cement screed floors, to which it has excellent adhesion. It is particularly suitable for fast-track building projects, since […]

BAL Pourable One floor tile adhesive is designed for fixing natural stone and large format ceramics, porcelain and terrazzo. Like all the “One” range of BAL enhanced tile adhesives, BAL Pourable One is available as just a white adhesive – meaning that only one bag is needed – making it the perfect solution for floor […]

Norcros Adhesives is adding a new leveller to its already comprehensive range.  Norcros Pro AF Low Prep Self Smoothing Levelling Compound is an ammonia and latex-free, 2-part levelling compound. It is suitable for use on most substrates without the need for priming.  Norcros Pro AF Leveller has been specially formulated for use over old adhesive residues […]

Manchester-based start-up, pipeEasy Limited, has received a £41,000 investment after appearing on BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den.  Former floor-fitter/salesman and founder of pipeEasy Limited, Teirnan McCorkell, went into the Den hoping for a £41,000 investment in exchange for a 15% stake in the business and his patent-pending product.  The inventor showed the Dragons prototypes of his surfacing measuring […]

LTP has introduced a new eco-friendly protection treatment for unpolished porcelain tiles. Suitable for use indoors and out, the new Porcelain Tile Protector is a water-based ‘pre-and-post-grout’ treatment. It is designed to protect tiles from staining and to allow easy removal of residues of cement-based grouts and two-part resin based jointing compounds, as well as […]

Norcros Adhesives, the manufacturer of a wide range of preparation, fixing and finishing products for tiling and flooring installation, announces the launch of Norcros Adi Flex S2 Additive, a polymer liquid adhesive enhancer.  This is a strategic addition to the Norcros Adhesives product range which can be added to an S1-classified cementitious adhesive to bring […]