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THE CADORIN QUALITY CERTIFICATE

As of this year, Cadorin will be providing its clients with a new instrument guaranteed to win the loyalty of the final consumer: the Cadorin Quality Certificate: an elegant pocket-sized holder that contains data product sheets and all the most useful information required for the care and maintenance of Cadorin planking and parquet. Leaving final customers this “little gift” at…

New ITLAS website

Digit www.itlas.it (completely overhauled and renewed) and enter a world of “two-tone” communication, an emotion-arousing journey through the double world of Itlas, that dedicates extra attention to zero-impact right from the front cover. Coffee brown is the dominant colour, and the shades selected to distinguish the two Itlas brands - Tavole del Piave and Legni del Doge - use the…

New export manager at ROVEA

Industrie Chimiche Rovea is deeply convinced that an industrious presence on foreign markets is essential for his growth. Under this perspective Rovea has appointed Alessandro Stradiotto (photo) as export manager for his brand of chemical products for parquet called Parquetone. Mister Stradiotto has a deep knowledge of the European wooden floors market, and his more than 10 years experience, together…

BOSCH acquires CST/BERGER

Bosch has signed an agreement with the US group The Stanley Works to buy CST/Berger. This acquisition will give a new boost to Bosch’s power tools division and will extend its product range thanks to the introduction of new measuring tools. The deal is worth some 205 million US dollars (about 132 million Euros), subject to approval from the competent…

LORENZO ONOFRI heads THE WOODEN FLOORING GROUP

Lorenzo Onofri, Commercial Director of Stile Pavimenti Legno, is the new Managing Director of the Gruppo Pavimenti in Legno, a member of Edilegno - Federlegno/ Arredo (the Italian federation of timber, cork, furniture and furnishing firms). Onofri, who replaces Carlo Comani of Cazzotti, will be backed up by a competent “tough” team: Andrea Signoretti is the Vice Managing Director, while…

UNIKO LEGNO: a new brand in the world of parquet

Unikolegno’s history is similar to that of many in Italy, responsible for creating the universally recognised “made in Italy” formula. A definition that can trace its roots back to the Renaissance when Italian art helped spread the perception that an object produced in Italy contained a certain added value in terms of aesthetics, making it stand out from the rest.…

FORDAQ launches WWW.FORDAQFURNITURE.COM

Fordaq, the Belgian company that runs www.fordaq.com, has announced the launch of www.fordaqfurniture.com, a new website dedicated to the furniture industry. Benoit Nieuwenhuys, the Managing Director of Fordaq, says: “A large number of furniture professionals currently use Fordaq.com to purchase their raw materials. These customers have asked us to create a specific website to help them buy and sell furniture,…

GAZZOTTI distributes IDEE&PARQUET

Last September Gazzotti Spa presented the press and industry professionals with the Idee&Parquet brand that, as of 2008, is now distributed by this classic firm from Bologna. Set up in Arezzo in 1965, the Idee&Parquet workshop consists of a group of local skilled craftsmen who work with great passion and expertise to produce parquet that fully respects the old Tuscan…

BONA changes company logo

The Swedish company Bona has decided to take one further step on the market by streamlining, clarifying and strengthening their brand from BonaKemi to Bona. The company offers a complete product range for the entire lifetime of wooden floors, with a high level of service under one brand name - Bona. “The key to being active in a highly competitive…

BAU 2009: the spotlight on the theme of energy efficiency in building

Energy efficiency in construction and thermal requalification of existing buildings will be in the forefront at BAU 2009, 12th – 17th January 2009 at the new Munich exhibition centre. One of the main roles of external shells and the domestic plant technology is to use energy as efficiently as possible. The construction of new buildings is, in this case, somewhat…