Recently I volunteered to install a few square meters of carpet tile in an obscure office at my son’s primary school. How hard could it be I asked, seeing that I am theoretically reasonably well-versed in various flooring techniques and...
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The tides of industry rise and fall, and much like these waters our flooring fraternity gets buffeted here and there. While some of us are winning and reaping huge rewards, others are not doing so well and unfortunately foreclosing and...
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Having worked my way through the informal ranks of the flooring industry here in South Africa, it has always been blatantly evident the lack of professional flooring educational structures available. This is changing slowly but much still needs...
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When you have a dream. To go beyond where you come from. To stretch yourself into new opportunities. To make a meaningful contribution. Yet you face closed doors, walls and the vast gap of time to get where you need to go. You don’t get through...
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Welcome to the Flooring Africa Vlog! So exciting! Check out Episode 1 with Barry Doveston. It gives you a sense of what Flooring Africa is all about. We celebrate freedom in honour of Nelson Mandela, Tata Madiba, and his legacy of freedom in...
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In this episode we focus on branding and marketing in the flooring industry and the simple things you can do to to maximise your social media marketing efforts with minimal expense. Just like David and Goliath, you can slay the market with just...
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It’s a new year and a new series, so let’s get this party started! Barry shares his top four tips to make the most of 2019 and to do something great through your flooring work this year. And…Flooring Africa is now live! The...
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We visited the training centre at FloorworX’s Cape Town branch and chatted with Liza van der Linden from SAWFLA, or the South Africa Wood, Laminate and Flooring Association. Our flooring industry really needs to lift its game when it comes...
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In this episode we chat to Jo Brom, founder of Village Timber, a floor installation company specialising in solid floor and custom installations. We learn from Jo that it takes thousands of square metres to really learn how to install floor...
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We received some interesting and startling communications over the last week… Case 1) a friend in the UK who paid in full for her wooden flooring only to find that the company had foreclosed between deposit and install. In other words, they...
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