Flooring Services Guide

Improved hand sanders & stairs stripping tool from Metabo

With recent launch of Metabos updated range of hand sanders including 150 mm, 125 mm and 80 mm diameter pads and their completely new paint and stairs stripping tool, Metabo has become an even more attractive to the wood finishing industry brand.The powerfu...

Hardwood flooring or bamboo flooring?

A couple of years ago a new type of flooring became incredibly popular in the UK – bamboo. It was something new, exotic and interesting so many followed the fashion trend and purchased themselves one. Today, it is far less popular and we are going to discus...

What exactly is bamboo flooring?Despite the fact that most flooring companies classify bamboo as a 'real' wood it isn’t. It is a fast-growing grass found in the South Pacific and East Asia.  Even after cutting, it can regenerate itself which make...

The difference between water based and solvent based polyurethane

How many types of finish are out there?Today, we can roughly divide the floor finishing products into three major groups. First, there are the surface finishes, which form a protective film on top of the wood - shellac, varnish or lacquer.  The second group...

What is polyurethane?Polyurethane is a versatile polymer made from the chemical reaction between a diisocyanate and a polyol. It is known for its durability, flexibility, and resistance to abrasion and chemicals. Polyurethane is used in various forms, inclu...

The exclusive wood floor finishes by WOCA

WOCA No1 - Evolution or Revolution?WOCA is a well-known and respected manufacturer of wood floor care products with a heavy focus on wood oils. It has been hinted for some time that the Danish are working on something really big. A project which is supposed...

What Is No1?

Bona FlexiSand sanding & buffing machine

Bona has launched the new version of Bona FlexiSand machine - the "Bona FlexiSand PD 1.5" with its powerful 1500w engine revolutionises wood floor sanding with its extra and unique power drive plate featuring four separately driven heads.In UK the...