Design Buy Build Issue 34 2018 | Page 80

The Flooring Show Preview Authentic wood design flooring Spot repair with Osmo UK Kahrs The UK’s market leader in luxury vinyl flooring Karndean Designflooring is extending its sophisticated Art Select wood collection with 14 new contemporary designs, including shades of French oak, hickory and American chestnut, in a range of tones from gentle beige and cool grey to warm honey and chocolate tones. Osmo UK, the eco-friendly wood and finishes specialist, provides the perfect solution for spot repairs with the easy-to-use Polyx ® -Oil Care and Repair Paste. This hard-wearing paste – that is available in a toothpaste style tube - has been specifically designed to help maintain, repair and restore internal wood. Kährs’ newly launched French Pattern wood flooring design has been shortlisted in the 2018 ‘International Design & Architecture Awards’, within the ‘Hard Flooring’ category. Featuring a bold pattern for impressive variation across the floor, Karndean’s Art Select wood collection introduces an exclusive realistic embossed surface and extra-large planks (56 x 9”) to effortlessly recreate a highly authentic look of traditionally crafted wood planks. www.karndean.com 01386 820104 Developed from natural oils and waxes, the eco-friendly gel-like-paste is made of the Osmo UK Polyx ® -Oil. Creating an extremely durable and hardwearing layer, this spot repair paste is suitable for use on wood in indoor areas, including furniture surfaces, worktops made of solid wood or laminated wood, and all wooden floors, OSB and cork flooring. Osmo UK is renowned for its wood finishes that combine product performance and natural, environmentally friendly ingredients. The awards, held by ‘design et al’ magazine, celebrate some of the best design schemes, product launches and innovation from throughout the world. Online voting for the ‘International Design & Architecture Awards’ commences on 22nd August 2018, and closes on 19th September 2018. Shortlisted projects and products will be presented online at thedesignawards.co.uk, with voting open to industry professionals, as well as design et al readers and clients. Kährs UK Ltd [email protected] www.kahrs.com (0)23 9245 3045 01296 481220 www.osmouk.com KDF today • 40 years’ experience & process know-how(since 1979) - Driven by chairman’s unbeaten vision for Vinyl floorings • Largest production capacity - 3,200,000 M2/Month in three factories(100% automated In-line process) - Lead time: Ship out within 2-3 weeks after PO - Turnover in 2017: U$150M • Customized pattern/color matching available • Product ranges - Dry back(2.0 - 3.0mm) - Clicknloc(4.3 - 6.0mm) - Looselay(5.0mm ) - WPC/SPC(4.0 – 8.8mm). - Wear layer : 0.1 ~ 0.7mm • I VP System (Integrated vertical production) - 100% in-house production(Printed films to final products) • Product stabilityfover 120 meter-long annealing process) - EPA certified UV coating Portfolio: LVT, WPC/SPC, Vinyl Roll, Uni-sheet(adhesive) • Verified in the Markets - Currently export to 145 customers in 47 countries - W**mart(US), Bea*****(BR), Ken*****(AU), Soria**(MX), Han***(KR) KDF Co., Ltd. 110-3, Sinbong-gil, Youngin-myeon, Asan-si, Chungnam, Republic of Korea Tel: (82-41)549-0331 | Fax: (82-41)549-0318 E-mail: [email protected] | Website: www.ikdf.co.kr 80