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NEW ECO FELT Underlay – 100% Recycled Materials
MAYFIELD CARPETS have just released a new underlay product called ECO FELT.
Made entirely from 100% recycled materials, this Rubber Crumb and 80% Woolfelt product is designed to be suitable for all rooms in the home.
Benefits aside from helping to utilise recycled materials are:
- Great Insulation (2.5 tog)
- Great Acoustic Properties
- Great Protection for your carpet
This product is available in a 10m2 and 15m2 roll size.
Cormar Carpets release new ‘Forest Hills’ range
Cormar Carpets have released a brand new range, ‘Forest Hills’ in both a Super and Elite quality.
The carpet is a wool rich blend using British Wool (50%) with the added benifit of man made fibres Lanelle PP (40%) and Tuftbond (10%).
This blend of natural and main-made fibres results in good performance with an extra heavy domestic suitability and represents great value, positioned at the same price as Cormar’s Primo range.
Forest Hills comes in a pleasing range of naturals, and muted colours and greys. The ‘Super’ has a density of 32 oz/per yrd2 and ‘Elite’ a density of 42 oz/yrd2.
Available at Buxtons from 1st February 2011!
The Campaign for Wool
The campaign embraces carpet, clothing, fashion, bedding, upholstery, interior textiles and building insulation materials. It is being supported by all the major high street fashion chains including John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Jaeger, Topshop, Burberry and many more. It culminates in Wool Week which runs from October 11th to 17th 2010.
Why the need for a campaign?
- Sheep numbers have fallen by 15% in the UK in the last 3 years
- It costs more to shear sheep than the price of the wool shorn
- Wool prices have fallen
- Wool less sheep are being genetically bred and farmers are opting for them
- The benefits of wool rich carpet are well known in the industry but 70% of all carpet sold in the UK is synthetic
- If only 1.5% of you who currently buy a synthetic carpet were to switch to wool, it would boost demand for wool by 2.8 million kilos
Give fleece a chance!
A wool rich carpet gives unbeatable luxury, combining softness with durability. For discerning consumers and well known contract installations, a blend of at least 80% wool is the preferred choice. Wool rich carpets grace some of the most prestigious locations and homes in the world – and it is no wonder considering the benefits of wool rich carpet:
| Resilience | It wears very well |
| Appearance Retention | It looks good for longer |
| Luxury | It is naturally soft and warm and comfortable underfoot |
| Sound | Impact sound is significantly reduced as it is absorbed |
| Insulation | An excellent thermal insulator, heat loss through the floor is significantly reduced as is heat loss from one’s feet so improving energy efficiency |
| Indoor air quality | Humidity and airborne toxins are absorbed so indoor air quality is greatly improved |
| Fire safety | Naturally fire retardant, it does not support combustion |
| Safety | Soft and forgiving, it has high slip resistance , cushions falls and reduces the potential for injury |
| Environmental properties | It is a natural product, grown on sheep grazing in open countryside. It is also a sustainable raw material as well as being biodegradable. The production of wool fibre has a lower impact upon the environment than synthetic fibres used in carpet. |
| Flexibility | Easy to dye, it produces high colour definition and lustre. It can also be blended with synthetic fibres to enhance durability. |
| Ease of maintenance | Wool is naturally ‘soil hiding’ and so appears cleaner |
| Health | Airborne dust is reduced and allergens trapped prior to removal by routine vacuum cleaning |
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Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, Crawley
Testimonial from Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, Crawley
Dear Roger,
“The Friary job has received an award from RIBA South East. Your work to the floors made a significant contribution to the success of the project. A copy of the Certificate is attached”
Deirdre Waddington, Architect 23/09/2009
Currently Updating
We are currently designing and updating this site, so apologies that the information here is not complete, we are expecting a first draft to be ready by 10th May 2010.
Meanwhile, please take a look at ou complimentary site www.buxtons.co.uk for details on our Flooring Department, Commercial Flooring Services, Carpets and Blinds by Buxtons of Brighton.
regards
The Buxtons TeamBrighton & Hove City Council
Testimonial for Buxtons Commercial Flooring, Brighton & Hove City Council
To whomever it may concern
Brighton and Hove City Council have used the above flooring contractor for many years within our main civic buildings including Brighton Town Hall, Hove Town Hall and the Bartholomew Square Complex.
We have completely refurbished the Chief Executives floor within Kings House, for which Buxtons were contracted to re-carpet this area. The work carried out was completed to the vey high standard required, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Executive and the Premises Team.
I would not hesitate to recommend this company for all aspects of flooring contracts.
Yours Sincerely
David Bond Premises Manager Brighton & Hove City Council Oct 2006BLB Surveyors Ltd
Testimonial from BLB Surveyors LTD to Buxtons Flooring Contractor Department
To whom it may concern
Re: PH Buxtons and Sons Limited; Unit 6 Woodingdean Business Park, Brighton
I have for twelve years been involved as a Contract Administrator and Surveyor in construction and refurbishment projects throughout Sussex. Clients include East Sussex County Council, Lewes District Council, Sussex University, West Sussex County Council, Eastbourne Borough Council and Brighton and Hove City Council.
On many projects, Buxtons Ltd have acted as main contractor and on many others as subcontractors, and on every occasion, I have found them to be excellent in both the quality of the product they produce and the level of pre and post contract service they provide.
I have dealt directly with Mr R Buxton and Mr S Knight, and both have provided specialist knowledge which has assisted in the execution of our work.
Buxtons have acted on both new build and refurbishment projects ranging from flooring to individual dwellings to large educational and commercial concerns.
I would recommend this company to any organisation seeking to employ a specialist flooring contractor and am confident that they would add value to any project on which they worked.
Yours Faithfully,
PAUL A RAWLINGSON BSc MRICS ACIH BLB Surveyors Ltd Oct 2006South Downs Health NHS Trust
Testimonial from South Downs Health NHS Trust
To whom it may concern,
I can personally confirm that South Downs Health NHS Trust have dealt with Buxtons Ltd (formerly P H Buxton & Sons Ltd for many years going way back to 1985, during which time they have provided the Trust with an excellent service in the field of replacement floor coverings of any type, meeting our timescales and often working within difficult working restrictions and financial limits.
I can confidently recommend Buxtons Ltd as a solid and reliable flooring contractor, and as experts in their field.
Yours faithfully,
J Vivian Estates Building Officer South Downs Health NHS Trust Oct 2006Press Release April 2010
Founded in 1919, as a small shop at Ditchling Road, Brighton, selling predominantly second hand furniture, Buxtons soon grew under its founder Percy Buxton, and after 1945, new outlets appeared in other areas of the North Laine area and also Shoreham and Crawley.
Development of the Ditchling Road site during the 1960’s enabled the site to be the furniture showrooms, offices and headquarters of a new commercial flooring division.
With further changes to the business during 2006, Buxtons now operates on 2 sites: the Commercial Flooring and Curtain Division now operates from modern offices fully equipped with carpet showroom & warehouse at the newly designed Woodingdean Business Park on the outskirts of the city.
Testimonial, Brighton & Hove City Council
To whomever it may concern
Brighton and Hove City Council have used the above flooring contractor for many years within our main civic buildings including Brighton Town Hall, Hove Town Hall and the Bartholomew Square Complex.
We have completely refurbished the Chief Executives floor within Kings House, for which Buxtons were contracted to re-carpet this area. The work carried out was completed to the vey high standard required, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Executive and the Premises Team.
I would not hesitate to recommend this company for all aspects of flooring contracts.
Yours Sincerely
David Bond
Premises Manager
Brighton & Hove City Council
Oct 2006
