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NEWS REVIEW

23 Mastering line removal:
a step-by-step guide for a 21
flawless finish
If you’re using a planer, follow these
expert tips to get the job done efficiently
and safely, says Lesley Collins, business
development, sales & marketing manager
at The Preparation Group. ‘Whether you're
tackling old road markings, warehouse
floor lines, or stubborn thermoplastic
coatings, removing painted lines requires
the right approach, equipment, and
technique.
22 AG Flooring’s Kelly Gayle joins CFJ
Awards’ independent panel of judges
Kick-Start Publishing is delighted to
announce Kelly Gayle of AG Flooring
has joined the CFJ Awards’ independent
judging panel for 2025. Kelly replaces
Fiona Bowman, one of the panel’s much-
loved judges and a senior consultant in
the FM industry. Kelly joins head judge,
Richard Renouf; chartered surveyor,
Graeme Dewar; and director at Hillside Mapei system brings the heat
Contracts, Tony Mathe. A Mapei subfloor preparation system has been installed at the new Hebburn Tri-Station in
With a background in travel, Kelly South Tyneside – one of the UK’s first carbon neutral emergency service tri-stations. Home
transitioned into the family business to Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS), Northumbria Police and the North East
over two decades ago, joining a well- Ambulance Service, the new two-storey building was delivered by Esh Construction, working
respected contract flooring company in partnership with TWFRS.
based in Manchester. With heavy The Mapei system, including an EMICODE: EC1 Plus certified primer and levelling compound,
involvement and longstanding members was installed throughout the station by F Wilkinson Flooring. Hebburn Tri-Station is one of 17
of the CFA, AG Flooring primarily serves community fire stations located across Tyne-and-Wear in northeast England. The new carbon
the public sector with high-quality neutral station replaces the previous Hebburn Community Fire Station, which served its
floorcoverings, while also catering to community for nearly 60 years.
select clients in the private sector.

19 Altro spearheads
20 ‘innovative’ healthcare
design collaboration
project
In a collaboration between
exceptional NHS interior
suppliers and the UK's finest
healthcare designers, 10
leading architects took part in an
innovative project spearheaded
by Altro aimed at inspiring
creativity among healthcare
design specialists using newly
approved products from the
ProCure23 Framework standard
components catalogue.

18 A ‘comprehensive range
of high-performance
adhesives’ from Kerakoll
Kerakoll UK provides a
‘comprehensive range of
high-performance adhesives’
ADP’s superhero installation service tailored to flooring and tiling
ADP has been established for more than 19 years and in that time it says it’s completed thousands industry, including the Eco-3000
of successful commercial and retail installation projects. It says, ‘ADP offers a versatile installation range for resilient flooring and
service, ranging from one-to-two site regional installations to national installations covering many a full selection of professional
hundreds of sites. tiling adhesives. Each product
‘ADP can handle any type of POS, POP and retail store fixture installations. With years of is designed to meet rigorous
experience across several sectors, we know how to support one-off flagship stores in increasing standards of professional
their strategies to involve large retail installations across several cities. All the while, ensuring a installations, ‘delivering reliability
seamless outcome.’ and ease of use across a wide
range of applications’. 

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