Design Buy Build Issue 34 2018 | Page 76

Flooring takes to the main stage Texture, colour, ambience, finish, performance? With over 260 brands and more than 50 new suppliers exhibiting this year visitors will find all these and more at this year’s Flooring Show which takes place from 16-18 September in Harrogate. each session will give a quick overview of which key global consumer and design trends will affect the flooring market in the coming months and in 2019. For more information visit the ‘What’s On’ section of the show website. This is where flooring in all its forms takes the starring role. The show is widely recognised as the UK’s National Flooring Event, and this year marks its 56th edition. The perfect show for flooring retailers and contractors, The Flooring Show also attracts plenty of interest across the industry from fitters keen to spot new tools, techniques and offers, and specifiers and designers for whom the show delivers a great overview of what’s new and who’s new as well as great learning and networking opportunities. On a more practical note… The Flooring Show also features two product Demo Zones organised by the Flooring Industry Training Association (FITA), supported by the Carpet Fitters Association (CFA) and National Institute of Carpet and Floorlayers (NICF). The FITA team has put together two great programmes of live demonstrations. NEW this year! Spot the trends…. Visitors will be able to book a free, 30-minute, guided ‘Trend Briefing’ at the show. Led by Laura Greenwood of specialist interior design trend forecasters Scarlet Opus, Demo Zone 1 in Hall B will focus on Subfloor and Tools whilst in Hall M, Zone 2 will cover Floor Finishes. Timings 76