INTERFLOOR'S REVAMPED GRIPPERRODS RANGE IS BEST OF BRITISH
Leading flooring manufacturer Interfloor has revamped its Gripperrods® carpet gripper range to give retailers a highly competitively priced British-made quality product that stands out from the competition.
Interfloor's ‘Regular' carpet gripper is now being manufactured as ‘Gripperrods ®Standard' gripper at its Dumfries factory using high quality birch wood and is engineered to give a technically superior performance compared to alternative products. The entirely UK made gripper range means customers will benefit from improved quality as well as knowing they will be supporting local industry and reducing the environmental impact associated with Chinese production.
The differentiated Gripperrods® range now has improved branded packaging and POS and comprises four products: Gripperrods® Standard, a competitively priced entry level gripper; Gripperrods® Tackfast, the best-selling gripper; Gripperrods® Professional, a top of the range gripper, which is best in class; and Gripperrods® Contract, a wider gripper for more specialist commercial applications.
The Gripperrods® Professional and Gripperrods® Tackfast products include a number of new features designed to give greater stability in all types and qualities of sub-floor. Both have improved specifications including wider strips (27.11mm and 24.03mm), and more floorholding pre-nails and precision pins per length.
"By bringing manufacturing of our entire range back to the UK we can guarantee quality and service. This, coupled with the enhanced specification of the premium products, makes us confident that the new Gripperrods® range provides clear benefits for both retailers and installers looking for quality products at an affordable price and which offer unbeatable performance," said Interfloor CEO John Cooper.
QUICK FACTS
Every year Interfloor's Dumfries factory consumes :
Over 2,000 tonnes of birch plywood
Almost 100 tonnes of pins (that's 900m pins!)
Over 82 tonnes of nails (that's 170m nails!)
If the gripper made every year was laid in a long line, it would reach almost three quarters of the way round the world!
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About Interfloor
Interfloor is the UK and European market leader for underlay, and provides a unique one stop shop for underlay and flooring accessories. Based in Lancashire, the business manages a portfolio of strong brands - Tredaire® and Duralay® for underlay, and Gripperrods® and Stikatak® for flooring accessories. The Tredaire® brand is synonymous with luxurious underfoot comfort and is well established as the number 1 brand in the UK. Duralay® provides hard wearing underlays, ideal for the contract market, and a range of specialist underlays for the underfloor heating, double stick and hard flooring segments.
Gripperrods® offers a comprehensive range of installation accessories, including carpet gripper, tapes and tools, for professional floor-covering installers. Stikatak® provides the attractive "finishing touches" to a flooring installation including floor edgings, stair nosings, floor protection and cleaning products, for professional installers and the DIY market.