INTERVIEW David Cubedo, Head of Laminated Flooring for Egger Flooring Retail in Spain and Portugal In 2016, Egger is commemorating its first collection of laminated flooring. A perfect moment to renew its fundamental values: quality, innovation, technical and aesthetic progress, service, and respect for the environment. A year ago, it unified its collections into Egger Laminate Flooring, a new range that is very complete and innovative. This process coincided, in Spain, with the reorganisation of its sales network. CURRENT EVENTS Crowded Presentation of Gabarró’s NewShowroom in Valencia Gabarró held an open house to inaugurate the modernisation and updating of its facilities in Benifaió (Valencia), especially the new showroom, where all of the brands of its large portfolio are displayed. Altro Participates in a Flooring And Coating Networking Session in Barcelona This networking session was focused on the sector of coating for floors, walls, and ceilings, and it brought together a crowd of over five hundred people. Domingo López Dean, Altro’s new sales director for Mainland Europe, and Iñigo Badía, who is replacing López as the new head of Sourthern Europe and Benelux, participated. Gerflor Announces the Purchase of Gradus The company Gerflor has purchased the British company Gradus Ltd. This operation reinforces its international presence and expands its line of products for its customers (fittings, carpeting, doormats, etc.) A New Look for IKI PARKET Irurena Group presents the new image created for IKI PARKET. It is a new style, for a range of products with the purpose of continuing to provide quality and specific, all-round solutions for varnishing wooden floors. The brand’s logo has been updated, giving it more character and clarity. The labelling of the packaging has also been changed, with an image that is more practical and has more personality. Gabarró Participates in the 2nd Wood Week The company Gabarró Hermanos organised a guided tour of its facilities for the students of the Industrial School of Sabadell, within the framework of Catalonia’s Wood Week, held from 16th to 25th October. Chus Barroso on the Board of Directors of DLW Flooring DLW Flooring’s General Manager for Southern Europe and South America, Chus Barroso, has become a member of the company’s Board of Directors. She has also been named general manager of Africa and the Middle East. ASSOCIATIONS Apima Wants to Denounce Abusive Payment Periods Apima has joined an initiative of union associations in Andalusia to study legal actions and to denounce the generalised abuse perpetrated by large construction companies, who impose long waits of up to 180 days on payment in their contracts. ACIP Shows Its Prescribers the History of Parquet in Wood Week The Catalan Association of Parquet Industrialists, the ACIP, participated actively in Catalonia’s second Wood Week, with an exhibit on the history and evolution of wooden flooring, also organising a conference on wooden flooring finishes. CURRENT EVENTS ASSOCIATIONS The European Parquet Market Remains Stable From January to September of 2015, the European parquet market followed the same line as in 2014. The FEP emphasizes that the number of countries that have left the «red zone» of significant decreases in sales has increased, but very few show solid growth. TRENDS Quick-Step: Industrial style, a Raw Trend Who would have thought that old warehouses and abandoned factories would become some of the most desirable housing? These empty spaces are reformed and used in new ways, preserving their raw character. Uncovered cement, exposed pipes and brick work are not only not hidden, but emphasized. REPORT Galician Parquet Remains in a Fog Galicia has yet to see any real sign of the recovery of the parquet market. People still appreciate natural wood flooring, especially in solid wood, but the lack of funds means that most customers use laminates. This situation has led to a generalized drop in prices, an increase in unfair competition in labour, and a reduction in the number of true parquet craftsmen. NEW DEVELOPMENTS New colours of Altro’s Altro SupremaTM safety flooring. Finsa’s Compacmel Plus boarding updated. Old Creta Medfloor Parquet, by Gabarró. Mapei’s ECO S948 1K Ultrabond Adhesive. Egger Laminate Flooring Parquets Nadal – Xilo 65 - PAVIMENTOS
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