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Elevating the Craft: How Wood Floor Sanding Mirrors Sportsmanship

Posted by Laurence de Wet on

Elevating the Craft: How Wood Floor Sanding Mirrors Sportsmanship

Beyond Competition: Embracing Community in Swimming, Vaulting, and Wood Floors   Imagine you're at the local sports centre, and there's a bit of a stir by the poolside. Julie, a fiercely protective mother, is having a heated discussion with James, the swimming coach everyone respects. Julie's convinced that James training...

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Flawless Wood Floor Sanding with Bona FlexiSand 1.9

Posted by Tracey Gilbey on

Flawless Wood Floor Sanding with Bona FlexiSand 1.9

  Floor sanding can often feel like a daunting task, challenging even the most seasoned professionals. Yet, imagine a tool that transforms this part into an art form, allowing you to master the toughest of floors with ease and precision. This is where the Bona FlexiSand 1.9 comes into play, marrying power...

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The Pallmann Spider floor finishing machine

Posted by Terry Guilford on

The Pallmann Spider floor finishing machine

Let's introduce you to the Pallmann Spider floor sanding machine. It was built and designed to revolutionise floor sanding, a machine that can function as a rotary, planetary, and random orbital machine. It has variable speed, the ability to take additional weights, and three Velcro pad systems for the planetary...

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What can I use to cover my wooden floor after it has been finished?

Posted by Cameron Flannagan on

What can I use to cover my wooden floor after it has been finished?

Once you have sanded and finished a wooden floor with either lacquer or oil, there are some cases where other trades may need to come in to complete other works or repairs. Usually, we like to put in place the idea that the floor sander/finisher should be the last trade-in...

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What Fillers can I use for wooden floors?

Posted by Cameron Flannagan on

What Fillers can I use for wooden floors?

There are many reasons and advantages to using fillers on wooden floors, other than the visual effect from the client’s perspective that can make a great difference. Its primary use is to stop products that are being applied to the floor from getting in between boards to reduce losing product and...

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Machine Maintenance and Cleaning - Keeping your Machine in Top Shape

Posted by Cameron Flannagan on

Machine Maintenance and Cleaning - Keeping your Machine in Top Shape

Regular maintenance and cleaning of your machines is essential for any business. It is shown from many of the machines we have coming in for their regular service or repair that this seems to be the main reason for them not performing to their true potential. The Pallmann range of...

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Pallmann Pall-X 98 Gold: What, Where and How!

Posted by Cameron Flannagan on

Pallmann Pall-X 98 Gold: What, Where and How!

  The Pallmann Pall- X 98 Gold is a water-based two component wood floor lacquer, for heavy wear wood flooring. In this blog, we explore what goes into the product, the careful steps that are taken by the manufacturers to make the product, and the process to take when using these finishes and...

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Featured Products of the month - October 2019

Posted by Terry Guilford on

Each month we'll keep you up to date with any new products that have been added to the Ultimate Floor Care site. Any products that have changed, and finally any products that are on special offer and ready for you to snap up. This month, we’re pleased to announce we...

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Featured Products of the month

Posted by Terry Guilford on

Welcome to our featured products of the month. Each month we'll keep you up to date with any new products that have been added to the Ultimate Floor Care site. Any products that have changed, and finally any products that are on special offer and ready for you to snap...

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The Eco Revolution

Posted by Terry Guilford on

I recall about 10 years ago it was predicted that eco products would grow to be BIG. By 2019, it has certainly proved to be the case. In our industry, products frequently enter the market- and in my opinion, this is good. Yet, in today’s blog, before we go into...

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How to Select a Wood Floor Finish

Posted by Terry Guilford on

The marketplace for wood floor finishes is hotting up, with the amount of wood flooring going down in this country everyday on a massive upward curve. The UK is seen as a target market for growth by all wood floor finish manufacturers and this can be a good thing for...

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Parkett Profi Contractors - Listen Up

Posted by Terry Guilford on

Yesterday I had a meeting with Mike Hamer from Pallmann to discuss lots of different things and at the end of the meeting he brought up the subject of Parkett Profi, an underutilised offer that is winning big business. So, to all you Parkett Profi guys out there let me...

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