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'Winning is special' for flooring firm
The Sentinel
|September 22, 2025
F.Ball and Co awards success
A NORTH Staffordshire firm has won an industry award - while the great-grandson of the company’s founder has been honoured for his lifetime achievement.
Cheddleton-based F. Ball and Co. Ltd has been named Manufacturer of the Year with Geoffrey Ball's recognition to the UK’s flooring industry also recognised by his peers.
Organised by flooring industry’s magazine, the Contract Flooring Journal, the CFJ Awards celebrate the industry's best products and installation successes, as well as special achievements.
This year’s awards were held at the Dallas Burston Polo Club, in Warwickshire, and hosted by comedian Jack Skipper.
This story is from the September 22, 2025 edition of The Sentinel.
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