Experts reveal the meaning of experiential design

Finding meaning in a tech-driven culture

Creating a work of art out of a spiral staircase

Pritzker Prize-winning architects design silk carpets

Sustainability in the sealants and adhesives market

Everything you need to know about polished concrete floors

Top 8 tips to specify the right sealants and adhesives

What goes into designing floors for Healthcare environments?

Large format tiles: How to prevent installation failures

Feedback from our 2019 Cape Town Roadshow

 FLOORS in Africa is the only specialised magazine dedicated to flooring on the African Continent, and over the 26 years of its existence it has become an invaluable tool in the hands of the industry professionals. To maintain its position as the mouthpiece of the flooring industry, the management and staff of the publication are in regular contact with the newsmakers and trendsetters both locally and internationally to keep our readership in touch with the latest flooring trends, developments and technology.

*Six steps to easy vinyl floor maintenance
*Floorcare and Cleaning
*Mixed materiality at Castle Gate

DELOITTE WATERFALL CITY

TILE PRODUCERS SHOWCASE NEW TRENDS

PLANT-BASED CARPETS

HOW TO PROTECT RETAIL FLOORS CORRECTLY

5 TIPS TO MOTIVATE YOUR TEAM

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

The latest issue of Floors in Africa magazine is now available. The magazine includes amazing content & insights that include:

FIRST IRISH ARCHITECTS WIN PRITZKER PRIZE

DESIGNING A COLLABORATIVE, OPEN SHOWROOM

LUXURY AUSTRIAN SPA

EXTERIOR FLOORING IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

MOISTURE IN SUBFLOORS UNPACKING THE GREMLINS

HIGH SPEC FLOORING PRODUCTS

A quick reference guide to tap into when you need anything from carpeting to tiles. This is a supplement everyone from designers to specifiers and contractors have found particularly helpful.

Floor care & Cleaning

Tiling & Cersaie

Doing business in Africa

Flooring Directory 2020

Industrial Flooring Solutions
Flooring for office environments
Technology for Product Research and Specification
Flooring for High Traffic Areas

Timber, Laminates & Bamboo

Screeds & Resins

Sustainability

SA art and design wows visitors at Milan Design Week 2019 6

Wood Floor Business Design Awards 2019 8

Rooftop gardens and urban farms: the future of sustainability using buildings 16

The business case for curiosity 22

Future-proofing your brand 24

Carpets: Relic or design newbie? 26

6 tips to getting floor coating specifications right 44

A contemporary interpretation of the concept of luxury 54

Industry Sector Update 64

Feedback from our 2019 Johannesburg Roadshow 86

Permeable Paving
Types of exterior flooring
Subfloor preparation guidelines to avoid costly pitfalls
High spec flooring products
Feedback from Revestir

The Sustainability landscape of SA in 2019
How do you identify green contract cleaners?
A useful guideline on click-, glue down LVTs & Rigid Core
Top 10 FAQs about LVPs
An update on skills and development in SA’s flooring industry
Colours for 2019 44
Carpet design awards 2019
Do floors tell stories?
Rugs: The star of the room
Industry Sector Update

Restoring & enhancing the exceptional heritage space at The National Bank
How companies build resilience in tough economic times
World of Tiles – A look into Cersaie 2018
Tile trends for 2019
Improving the longevity and performance of floors
Local and Global flooring solutions
Using raw materials for greener multilayer flooring
SA interior design team receives global recognition for 2 Discovery Place

In this issue

Tiling the enigma that is Belsize village
How young rug dealers are making their mark
How to get your industrial flooring project right
Specifying a modern fit-for-purpose office floor
Are open-plan offices dead
Flooring that endures: High trafiic areas
4 Digital disruptors that are changing the game

Floors In Africa Vol 36.6
In This Issue

Treading Softly with Belgotex

3 Designers use Domotex themes to create trend setting homes

Austrian Loft Panzerhalle wins 2018 AZ award

Guiding a client on timber, bamboo and laminate flooring options

Pitfalls to prevent a failed brief

The impact of green design on building occupants and employees

Great Flooring Guide at Decorex

4 Key factors when specifying fit-for-purpose screeds

This very exciting publication offers the following features:
Flooring products for “the office of the future”
3 Business disruptors that companies need to deal with in 2018
Why architects keep designing with concrete
Specifying flooring in healthcare environments
And Many More

In this issue:

Winners of the 2018 Vision Design Awards announced
3D print company showcases terrazzo infill floors
Domotex Top 10
Colour trends in carpeting
5 Show-stopping custom floors
Floor coatings and finishes:what are your options?

And much more...

Creating a future-forward business starts by having the right people leading the way within our business, and having the right people in the right positions. After careful consideration and much deliberation, we are proud to announce that the company will be changing our management structure from 3 April 2018. The new business structure is set to align our valued executives within the business for smarter work, better results and to add more value for customers.

Marlene van Rooyen, currently the editor of WALLS&ROOFS; in Africa magazine, will now head up all content, copywriting and production for WALLS&ROOFS; and 

FLOORS in Africa magazines under her new title of Editor in Chief. She will also still be responsible for managing the CPD events. 

Roxanne Mancini, current Editor of FLOORS in Africa, will now lead the company’s sales and marketing department across all media platforms. Roxanne’s new title is Chief Sales & Marketing Manager. 

Additionally, Tania Wannenburg will be running Media in Africa’s digital communications and marketing strategies across all platforms as Chief Digital Manager of Media in Africa.

Liezel Van Der Merwe will remain Managing Director and continue to grow Media In Africa with all its titles, events and digital assets into the future thus ensuring that the company remains positioned as a leader and a forward thinking media company. 

We hope that you will enjoy this issue we have prepared for you and look forward to many more exciting content pieces to create, for in the end knowledge is power. 

Enjoy your time reading

As we get closer to the end of the first quarter, there is much excitement in the air. With a new president at the helm, South Africans are all looking forward to a positive next chapter for all. Business confidence should also be on the increase very soon.

We at the offices of FLOORS in Africa magazine continue to focus on all flooring related matters that matter and as always, we look forward to releasing our new content to you, our readers. Remember, you can read our content whichever way works for you. If you prefer old school, then you are probably holding a hard copy of our magazine in your hands, while those who enjoy online magazine reading have downloaded this issue from www.freemagazines.co.za. On the other hand, if you prefer reading online, one article at a time, you would have found your way to www.buildinganddecor.co.za. The social bunnies can receive their content via www.facebook.com/buildinganddecor as well as www. twitter.com/BuildingDecor and last but not least, www.linkedin.com/showcase/10172797/. You may also to subscribe to our newsletter which you can find at http://www.buildinganddecor.
co.za/your-monthly-industry-update/

The March/April edition before you includes a hub of flooring content that you are sure to enjoy. We explore LVT’s & Resilient flooring, we take a look at why skills development is so important for the industry, what niche flooring products have to offer as well as the 2018 colours and trends in flooring.

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