Pavimentos y revestimientos 94

COMPANIES Quick-Step redefines its borders and offers flooring beyond mere imitation In 2018, the Quick-Step brand takes on new challenges. It launches a new collection of parquet flooring, Intenso, based on Hungary’s cutting-edge design. It perfects its laminate floor waterproofing technology and extends it to the Eligna collection. And it enhances theAmbient Clic vinyl flooring collection. Gabarró presents the new Egger floorings for professionals The distributor Gabarró Hermanos presented the new flooring collection, Egger PRO2018-20, from theAustrianmanufacturer Egger, focused on the professional market. This collection includes Egger PRO laminate flooring and Egger PRO Design and Egger PRO Comfort flooring. Pallmann consolidates its position in the Iberian market The German manufacturer Pallmann started an ambitious expansion plan in Spain and Portugal a little more than a year ago withMarkus Björck and his teamat the helm. Pallmann has already established agreements with leading companies in the sector. Conexión by Finsa awarded at the Emporia TemporaryArchitectureAwards The Conexión by Finsa exhibition, which covers the lifecycle of wood and reflects on how it connects with us, has won the Emporia SelectionAward for the best staging of a transportable and travelling temporary exhibition. Global Refuge, the home as a refuge Finsa has received the award for the best industrial design of the year, within the framework of the 2nd Galician Umbrella Awards, for its Global Refuge exhibition with which it presented its trend notebook at Casa Decor Madrid. Milesi at the Hotel FeelViana, the first sport hotel in Portugal The Hotel FeelViana, is the first sport hotel in Portugal. An establishment committed to sustainability and in which the use of wood plays an important role. To protect and guarantee its beauty, the Natural Wood Effect finish of the Hydrocrom LEGNO line by Milesi has been chosen. Parquets Flotants presents the Plus Cover range in Barcelona The company Plus Cover has consolidated its product range and commercial network, and is in the process of expanding and renewing its corporate image. In Barcelona it started a series of conferences to present its products with its partner Parquets Flotants Welcome to Tilo! The Austrian manufacturer Tilo is one of the most prestigious brands in one of the countries where the parquet culture is most deeply rooted. The emblematic Casa de les Punxes in Barcelona was the setting for a conference with its main clients in Catalonia. Devasport protects the best sports grounds Last summer more than forty sports areas of over 1,500 m2 were varnished with Devasport, by Quide, a product that has been protecting the wood of our country’s sports grounds for 15 years. NEWDEVELOPMENTS Eterno parquet collection, by Tilo. TRADE FAIRS The marketing of Carrefour du Bois 2018 breaks records The next Carrefour International du Bois Fair at the Nantes Exhibition Centre (France) anticipates record participation with the presence of 550 exhibitors and more than 10,000 visitors. Bona participates in Fusta Constructiva The Swedish manufacturer Bona visited Fusta Constructiva at the El Sucre exhibition centre in Vic (Barcelona) for the first time.Afair whose aim is to promote wood as a sustainable construction resource. NEWS New phase for Balterio in Spain The Belgian laminate flooring brand Balterio, part of UNILIN since 2016, has entered a new phase in Spain. Its most advanced digital printing collections, along with the rest of its collections, have now reached our market distributed by Maia - Otto. FN Neuhofer invests in an advanced digital printing machine The Industry 4.0 concept is very important for theAustrianmanufacturer of FNNeuhofer Holz trims and has been implemented step by step in almost all areas. For this reason, it has invested in FN digiprint 4.0, a new highperformance state-of-the-art digital printingmachine. Gabarró opens a branch in Galicia The distributor Gabarró Hermanos has announced the opening of a branch in Galicia in January, in the city of Santiago de Compostela, with a surface area of 6,200 m2. Klumpp Coatings grows in Spain and Portugal The German company Klumpp Coatings is the world leader in industrial finishes for wood and pre-varnished cork flooring plants. One year ago, it joined forces with Marcus Bjorck to strengthen its presence in the Iberian Peninsula. Quide – Ciranova Strategic Agreement Quide has announced that it has reached «a great collaboration agreement» for the exclusive distribution of the Ciranova brand of oil-based reagents and products in Spain. Another piece of news is that Miguel Frutos is Quide’s new Off icial Applicator Technician. He is a reputable professional in the sector withmore than twenty years’ experience in the instal lation and treatment of wooden flooring. Altro floor's at the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Lleida For the new Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, Altro Aquarius™ coatings were chosen to l ine the bathrooms of patients’ rooms and the workers’ toilet and changing room area, and Altro K30 for the kitchen area. Complepark opens its new facilities in Cervelló Complepark, a manufacturer of finishes for parquet flooring, opened its new facilities in Cervelló (Barcelona) in the presence of more than 120 customers and suppliers. It now has 950 m2 of workshops, warehouses and offices and also a new showroom. Lyssolen renews its image and website The manufacturer of varnishes and adhesives for wooden flooring, Lyssolen, has carried out a complete renewal of its corporate image, logo and company website. It has also updated its product catalogue. Maderalia 2015 73 - PAVIMENTOS

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