It’s all about the flooring for the CFA…

The Contract Flooring Association (CFA) is the leading independent professional voice of the contract flooring industry and, this year, the CFA is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Members of the Association include specialist flooring contractors, manufacturers, distributors and consultants both large and small, with the membership accounting for a significant proportion of the UK’s commercial flooring market.  

Most of the UK’s largest and most well-known flooring companies are CFA members. This high level of commitment gives the CFA a wealth of resources at its fingertips. The objective of the CFA is to promote the highest standards of professionalism, safety and training while, at the same time, providing essential services and expert information. 

As well as producing a wide range of industry leading flooring publications, including the Contract Flooring Journal, the CFA also produces training guides and has various committees working on a national basis for the benefit of the industry as a whole. 

Flooring is a major element in most contracts and, with more products to choose from than ever before, finding the right installer has never been so important.  Flooring is diverse and technically demanding: each product type has its own challenges and options in terms of installation specification. A quality contractor will know the correct adhesive for the flooring product, or the right primer for the subfloor, and so will help maximise your investment and minimise failures. 

Architects, specifiers and main contractors require the quality of service, installation and support that CFA members can provide. Consequently, many public and private organisations and an increasing number of local authorities are now specifying that CFA members must be used.  

The CFA has a comprehensive vetting process and all members adhere to the Contractors’ Code of Conduct. The association also provides members with a wealth of knowledge to assist with both flooring installation and running a business, including: 

• British Standard Institute (BSi) Codes of Practice 

• Employment Law 

• Health and Safety 

• Technical support and advice including the CFA Guide to Contact Flooring 

• Training  

• Dispute resolution 

• Site conditions toolkits to ensure that the correct conditions are available on site for the installation of flooring projects. 

Two new support documents available from the CFA include ‘Beyond Installation-Guidance on Underfloor Heating’, which addresses the impact of proposed new standards likely to dramatically change the landscape for UFH when installed with textile, resilient and timber-based floor coverings.  The second is the ‘Guidance Note on Moisture Measurement – In-Situ Probe Method’ to support members with moisture testing on site. 

www.cfa.org.uk