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Asphalt Preservation treatment could help fix ‘crumbling roads crisis’
Date: 17 May 2013 17:39 The latest Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey reports that there is a crumbling road crisis as the number of potholes appearing on the UK’s road infrastructure continues to escalat...
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Getting a Grip with Ultracrete’s Cold Lay Asphalt Concrete!
Date: 25 March 2013 12:58 As part of the company’s commitment to continual investment and improvement, Instarmac, home to the Ultracrete brand, has recently made enhancements to the packaging for its range of cold lay asphalt ...
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Potholes bring traffic to a standstill on New Delhi roads
Date: 18 March 2013 10:58 In recent months the news has been full of reports on potholes and the damaging effect they have on road infrastructure, cars and local government budgets - Ultracrete, from the award-winning Instarma...
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Instarmac Employee Investment Rewarded with Accolade
Date: 13 March 2013 11:29 Midlands manufacturer, Instarmac Group plc, has scooped The Times’ annual Top 100 Best Small Companies To Work For award for the fourth time, in recognition of its commitment to more than 130 UK emplo...
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Can Ultracrete prolong the life of our roads?
Date: 01 March 2013 13:13 The subject of potholes is an all too familiar theme that fills our newspapers and online blogs, especially after an extreme winter. Snows clear, flood waters recede, and suddenly an obstacle course o...
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New CPD learning options package available from Ultrascape
Date: 18 February 2013 10:27 Ultrascape have launched a brand new CPD package, which allows you to ‘learn your way’. You can tailor their RIBA & RIAI accredited CPD to create your own bespoke learning experience – an innovation i...
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Ultracrete’s number one Pothole Repair Material Now Available in 25kg bag!
Date: 30 January 2013 09:48 Potholes and surface cracks are a hazard for vehicles, a liability for property owners and a budget killer for local governments. Ultracrete Permanent Pothole Repair provides a long-term solution for ...
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Ultrascape tackles the fight against chewing gum litter
Date: 11 December 2012 11:15 An estimated £10million a year is the bill for tackling chewing gum litter in London. On average, a piece of chewing gum costs 3p to buy but the price to remove it, if it ends up on the floor, is any...
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Christmas Magic Spells More Potholes for Britain’s Roads
Date: 04 December 2012 09:37 Now the rain has stopped, temperatures are set to plummet as the first bout of wintery weather descends over the UK. Christmas shoppers are out in force, road gritting teams are on standby, vehicle re...
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Don’t be a victim of Potholes – Repair them today!
Date: 28 November 2012 11:49 According to a recent report on the popular ITV1 programme Daybreak, potholes are the cause of almost a third of car repairs. Tyres, wheels and steering alignment often take the full force of the dama...
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Instarmac Introduce Supply Chain Management Award scheme.
Date: 30 October 2012 13:53 Instarmac Group plc, home to the Ultracrete, Ultrascape, Ultra Tile and Ultra Floor brands, have introduced an award scheme for their supplier network. The awards are set to ensure positive and ...
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Ultracrete Instant Road Repair® withstands heavy Monsoon Rains!
Date: 25 September 2012 13:02 Ultracrete Instant Road Repair® is being used around the world to combat the pothole crisis caused by heavy monsoon rains and tropical storms. Potholes are inevitable after long periods of wet wea...
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Ultracrete Instant Road Repair® is Winning the Fight against Potholes!
Date: 22 August 2012 10:21 Potholes! A curse on motorists, a financial burden on municipalities, and eating into Lithuania’s road network. Potholes are usually formed in later winter or early spring depending upon weather c...
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The Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Resin
Date: 26 July 2012 11:04 No issue seems more prevalent in today’s global market than the protection of the environment. More and more companies are introducing environmental initiatives into their internal procedures and th...
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Level IT two – Still Cream of the Crop!
Date: 09 July 2012 13:59 Level IT two, two part latex levelling compound, remains Ultra Floor’s best selling leveller as customers continue to make it their material of choice. Ultra Floor Level IT two is suitable for a ...
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Instarmac recognised as one of the UK’s Great Places to Work!
Date: 15 June 2012 11:40 Instarmac, home to the Ultracrete, Ultrascape, Ultra Tile and Ultra Floor brands, has been officially named a ‘Great Place to Work!’ A great work place is an environment where companies ‘achieve o...
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Pothole Blight Under Review – Ultracrete has the Cure
Date: 17 May 2012 11:47 Potholes! - A scourge on motorists, a financial burden on councils, a plague of locusts slowly eating into Britain’s road network. And their appetite continues to intensify due to the recent series of...
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Ultra Tile enables 'speedy' install
Date: 30 April 2012 12:58 Speedy Cash branches across the country have been fitted out by The Great Northern Tiling Company using leveller from Ultra Floor and adhesive from Ultra Tile. The popular Ultra Floor Level IT on...
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Make Potholes a thing of the Past with Ultracrete Instant Road Repair®
Date: 23 April 2012 14:45 Ultracrete Instant Road Repair® is the perfect solution to repair damage caused by rapid temperature changes and breakdowns caused by drying out, cracking and road surface melting. As Spain is on...
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Instarmac Launches Exclusive Global Partner Network
Date: 16 April 2012 14:22 Following months of online development, Instarmac’s new and exclusive Global Partner Network launched on 26th March 2012. This exciting new development will give licensees and distributors access...
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Manhole Cover Theft has Become an Epidemic – Ultracrete’s coverTEC can Help!
Date: 30 March 2012 11:53 Metal theft in the UK, fuelled by the rising value of scrap metal, is costing the economy hundreds of thousands of pounds every year. The police reported over 7,800 occurrences of metal theft in...
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Ultra Floor’s Famous Five for Flooring
Date: 14 March 2012 11:45 Ultra Floor, part of the Instarmac Group plc, offers a comprehensive range of levelling and smoothing compounds for all types of flooring installations. Established in 1977, Instarmac Group plc is ...
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First impressions count for everything when selling a house.
Date: 21 February 2012 12:55 First impressions count for everything when selling a house. Leave a lasting impression for potential buyers by keeping the driveway to your house looking like new – fail to do this and you could miss...
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Keeping Germany’s Autobahn Moving
Date: 30 January 2012 15:40 Leading German road maintenance material manufacture, Instamak®, has been a licensee of Emcol International since 1996. The Emcol brand became part of the British company Instarmac Group plc in May 20...
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Enhance your skill set with Drivewayfix
Date: 30 January 2012 10:28 With house prices falling by 5% in 2012 and 5% again in 2013 (Guardian, October 2011) more and more homeowners are deciding to ‘improve’ , protecting their equity, rather than ‘move’ - now is the perf...
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Tamworth Manufacturer halves waste to landfill.
Date: 07 December 2011 15:31 Staffordshire manufacturer, Instarmac Group plc, has recorded a massive 51% reduction in their waste to landfill, securing yet more recognition for their endless environmental commitment. Instarmac...
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Royal Town Receives Red Carpet Treatment from Ultrascape’s Mortar Paving System
Date: 09 November 2011 15:33 Ultrascape’s BS 7533 compliant Mortar Paving System is being used to improve the look and feel of many of Caernarfon town’s main streets. Caernarfon, granted the status of Royal Borough by Queen El...
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Star Performance from Ultracrete’s BBA/HAPAS Approved Reinstatement System!
Date: 01 November 2011 16:24 Ultracrete’s BBA/HAPAS Approved Manhole Reinstatement System continues to be the system of choice for leading highways contractors, local authorities and utility suppliers across the UK and Ireland, f...
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Hot vs Cold: The Virtues of using Ultracrete Instant Road Repair cold lay asphalt concrete
Date: 31 October 2011 15:44 For many years it had been accepted that using hot roll asphalt to repair roads and potholes was the best and only foot forward. However innovations in cold lay and technology from Ultracrete, over th...
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Manhole cover theft sending council’s funds down the drain – Ultracrete’s coverTEC can help!
Date: 27 October 2011 15:27 Road users are being put at huge risk by the growing issue of manhole cover theft which is exposing them to the danger of severe accidents. As the tough economic climate endures and the cost of met...
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Drivewayfix.co.uk making homeowners happy across the Midlands
Date: 24 October 2011 17:19 Drivewayfix materials have been used on a range of driveways across the midlands with a hundred percent success rate, and customers of TVG have been really pleased with the results. Registered ‘Dri...
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Unique triple spiral staircase tiled using Ultra Tile ProRapid RS
Date: 24 October 2011 14:34 Rapid setting natural stone adhesive, Ultra Tile ProRapid RS was used to tile a spectacular spiral staircase in a privately owned house. When entering this privately owned Cambridgeshire property ...
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Children in danger following manhole cover thefts – are composite covers the answer?
Date: 20 September 2011 11:06 Recent BBC reports tell of a large spate of manhole cover theft in Northern Ireland – leaving parents with the task of keeping their children away from local community grounds for their own safety ...
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Instant Road Repair has been repairing petrol station forecourt potholes all across Sweden
Date: 13 September 2011 16:27 There are currently almost 4,000 petrol stations across Sweden, and with a population of 9.3 million (many of whom are car owners) it is no surprise that potholes on petrol station forecourts are an i...
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Ultra Tile and Ultra Floor used to create retail excellence
Date: 30 August 2011 09:53 Subfloor prep and tiling completed in a new Booths luxury food store by Lancashire Tiling Contractors using Ultra Tile and Floor materials. A new Booths luxury food store has recently opened to th...
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Ultra Floor provides the perfect subfloor preparation for resin flooring
Date: 23 August 2011 11:41 Protect and smooth a substrate prior to laying resin flooring with Ultra Floor DPM IT and Level IT one HDB. The ever popular, Ultra Floor Level IT one HDB is ideal for prepping subfloors prior to ...
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Showroom elegance created using Ultra Tile
Date: 22 August 2011 13:19 Showroom walkways in the Pentagon Design Studio, Jersey have been newly tiled using Ultra Tile adhesives and grouts. Walkways in the Pentagon Design Studio showroom have been newly tiled using Ult...
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BLACK OR RED? Ultracrete takes the risk out of road repair.....
Date: 09 August 2011 10:45 Ultracrete’s renowned Instant Road Repair is the market-leading cold lay macadam available in red! Ultracrete is renowned as a market leader in the manufacture of innovative, problem-solving produc...
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The Ultra Floor HQ is a FeRFA official training centre
Date: 08 August 2011 10:50 Recently FeRFA held their NVQ Level 2 Apprentice scheme practical training session at the Ultra Floor head office. Ultra Floor have been a member of FeRFA for many years and continuously look to s...
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Another great success for Drive Revive® from DrivewayFix
Date: 28 July 2011 10:51 Another private driveway in Sutton Coldfield has been revived using Drive Revive® from DrivewayFix. Built in the mid 1990s, the driveway was at the stage where it had begun to look tired and worn, thi...
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Worldwide success for Ultracrete’s Instant Road Repair
Date: 26 July 2011 12:12 Ultracrete’s renowned Instant Road Repair cold lay asphalt concrete is celebrating worldwide achievement. As well as being used for thousands of projects across the UK, Ultracrete’s Instant Road Re...
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New formula Ultra Tile FlexJoint is molto bene!
Date: 25 July 2011 12:02 New Italian restaurants Zizzi and Pizza Express have opened with tiled interiors completed using Ultra Tile adhesives and grouts. Northumbrian Tiling contractors were commissioned to complete the ...
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Get the best out of your flooring products by priming every time
Date: 25 July 2011 11:12 This may seem an easy statement for Ultra Floor to make as a manufacturer of primers. Martin Cummins, Ultra Floor Technical Sales Manager discusses why it is beneficial, and in fact, why it is on some...
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Ultracrete’s QC10 F Off to a Flying Start at one of Europe’s Leading Airports
Date: 20 July 2011 11:38 Ultracrete’s QC10 F Rapid Set Flowable Grout is being used to help maintain the busy runways at London’s second largest international airport, Gatwick. London Gatwick Airport had been looking for a...
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ULTRACRETE Helps to Preserve Part of London’s Victorian Heritage
Date: 19 July 2011 11:44 Ultracrete’s BBA/HAPAS Approved Manhole Reinstatement System is being used to reinstate 150 manhole covers and gullies in London’s historic Blackwall Tunnel. Transport for London (TfL) began a mult...
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Lightweight, durable and safe – composite covers saving you money...?
Date: 11 July 2011 13:21 Ultracrete are set to launch a range of composite manhole covers for councils and utilities reeling from the losses associated with the theft of traditional ductile ironwork. Ultracrete, as a known...
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PVA for priming – good practice or a bad habit?
Date: 28 June 2011 12:19 Chris Murphy, Instarmac Technical director discusses the use of PVA for priming. Primers play an important role in preparing surfaces, prior to the application of cementitious tile adhesives. They...
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Ultra Tile ProRapid RS used in clubhouse refurbishment
Date: 27 June 2011 13:15 PCH Ceramics Ltd. have successfully completed a tiling project at Warwick Boat Club using Ultra Tile ProRapid RS, the brand’s rapid setting adhesive for porcelains and natural stone tiles. Warwick...
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Ultra Tile adhesive and grout used at The Belfry
Date: 27 June 2011 10:17 Floor tiling at the prestigious hotel has been completed by CMJ Barfitters using Ultra Tile products. Refurbishment specialists CMJ Barfitters very often carry out tiling work as part of the diffe...
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Ultra Floor and Ultra Tile create retail perfection
Date: 17 June 2011 12:36 Sub-floor preparation and floor covering installation completed at a new Banana Republic store using Ultra Floor and Ultra Tile products Florspec Ltd. with offices based in Northampton and Doncaste...
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Ultra Tile materials are oh so versatile!
Date: 16 June 2011 11:26 Ultra Tile adhesives and grouts used within a hotel, a hairdressers, a testing facility and a car showroom. As an approved official stockist of the Ultra Tile brand, Tiles Porcelain Ltd. are able t...
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Instarmac Further Celebrates Business Success
Date: 15 June 2011 13:03 Instarmac, home to the Ultracrete, Ultrascape, Ultra Tile and Ultra Floor brands was a recent finalist in the Coventry Telegraph’s Business Awards Following on from their recent 3rd year as a Times...
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A.R. Ceramics Ltd. have used Ultra Tile materials on another successful installation
Date: 27 May 2011 13:02 A luxury Sutton Coldfield private house anhydrite kitchen floor tiled using Ultra Tile materials. Tony Routley of A.R. Ceramics Ltd. completed tiling applications at the luxury privately owned new...
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Moisture causes more than two thirds of floor failures
Date: 27 May 2011 12:18 Ultra Floor wish to promote the importance of moisture testing – can you really afford to neglect this simple process? Few are aware that more than two thirds of floor failures are caused by moistu...
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Ultra Floor Feather IT – improved formula now available!
Date: 18 May 2011 12:17 Strength, smoothness & flexibility combined in one product Ultra Floor’s feather finish smoothing compound, Feather IT, makes light work of patching many different surface imperfections such as rid...
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Ultrascape’s Mortar Paving System provides first class sett in Bradford’s City Park.
Date: 18 May 2011 11:56 Ultrascape Pro-Bed HS, Pro-Prime and Flowpoint ECO are being used to help make Bradford’s City Park a world class public park. Bradford’s multi-phase regeneration project is currently in full swing...
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Ultra Tile ProRapid RS is perfect for porcelains
Date: 10 May 2011 12:05 Rapid setting porcelain tile adhesive, ProRapid RS is available from Ultra Tile and is perfect for fixing porcelains. Expertly formulated with exceptional bond strength, flexibility and fast settin...
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Green Light for Motorcyclists as Ultracrete Gets to Grips with Road Safety
Date: 09 May 2011 13:05 For many years road safety organisations have campaigned to highlight the dangers of worn chamber covers to road users, in particular those who ride motorcycles. Slipping on a worn manhole cover, espe...
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Ultra Floor Patch IT rapid45® - solid as a rock!
Date: 04 May 2011 14:11 Fast setting, rapid drying mortar – Ultra Floor Patch IT rapid45® is high strength providing a hard finish that’s solid as a rock! The product’s slump-free formulation flaunts exceptional strength ...
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New anthracite and grey Ultra Tile silicone colours
Date: 04 May 2011 13:58 Ultra Tile’s professional performance silicone sealant, ProSeal IT is now available in an additional 2 colours. The Ultra Tile grout offer has recently been perfected with you in mind and so too ha...
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The Kia Oval cricket ground sporting new tiled internal floors
Date: 04 May 2011 12:57 Ultra Tile ProFlex SP and FlexJoint grout provided the perfect team for The Kia Oval cricket ground floor tiling project secured by Great Northern Tiling The cricket ground’s foyer and 5 of its bar...
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A Safer Road Ahead with Ultracrete’s BBA/HAPAS Approved Ironwork Reinstatement System
Date: 28 April 2011 14:33 M B Roche & Sons Ltd. Civil Engineering Contractor for Wakefield Council, have used Ultracrete’s BBA/HAPAS Approved Ironwork Reinstatement System to repair a number of gullies throughout the borough. ...
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Ultrascape’s Flowpoint ECO Hits the Heights in Brontë Country
Date: 28 April 2011 14:23 Ultrascape’s Flowpoint ECO is being used to re-point the cobbled Main Street in the village of Haworth near Bradford Haworth, home of the famous Brontë sisters who wrote their classic novels in the...
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Ultra Tile used in 5 STAR holiday accommodation
Date: 28 April 2011 14:13 Ultra Tile adhesives and grouts were used by Concept Bathrooms on tiling applications within 5 STAR cottages and B&B rooms. Concept Bathrooms have recently finished a holiday accommodation refurbis...
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Northern Flooring Ltd. primed then levelled a retail store floor with Ultra Floor products.
Date: 26 April 2011 12:16 Outfit, an Arcadia Group out-of-town retail store, recently opened to the public at the Ventura Retail Park in Tamworth. The store’s retail unit was previously occupied and therefore required sub-f...
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400m² Laboratory sub-floor prepared in only 2 days using Ultra Floor
Date: 18 April 2011 12:32 NKS Flooring Ltd. damp proofed, primed and levelled a laboratory floor using a complete system of products from Ultra Floor Experienced contractors and CFA members, NKS Flooring Ltd. have completed...
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Presenting the Flex Factor Winner!
Date: 14 April 2011 14:47 The Ultra Tile grout range is now available with a brand new look! What’s more, Ultra Tile FlexJoint has an improved formula! The Ultra Tile grout range consists of FlexJoint, WideJoint and FineJ...
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Ultra Tile used in the renowned Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
Date: 24 March 2011 13:18 The Millennium Gallery in Sheffield is now displaying a polished porcelain new tiled floor, fixed using Ultra Tile ProFlex SP. The Millennium Gallery’s foyer area was recently refurbished. TTA memb...
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Instarmac Boasts 3rd Year as a Times Top 100 Company!
Date: 23 March 2011 11:19 Instarmac, home to the Ultracrete, Ultrascape, Ultra Tile and Ultra Floor brands has, for the 3rd year running, been officially named as a Times Top 100 Small Company to Work For. The renowned Time...
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Instarmac...going that extra mile
Date: 10 March 2011 10:36 Contract kicked off early? Do you need to know the exact delivery time of your order? Real time delivery tracking is available from Instarmac – for their Ultracrete, Ultrascape, Ultra Tile and Ultra F...
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Superb finish from Ultra Tile!
Date: 07 February 2011 12:27 A.R. Ceramics have used Ultra Tile materials to complete their tiling installation contract at Aston Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training ground. Long-standing Ultra Tile customer, A.R. Ce...
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Ultracrete Instant Road Repair – Fixing Lancashire’s Roads
Date: 31 January 2011 12:54 Ultracrete has won a tender to supply Lancashire County Council with its renowned Instant Road Repair to help tackle their pothole problems. The recent cold snap again means more poth...
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Ultra Floor Level IT HD top specified as wear surface
Date: 17 January 2011 12:40 Stuarts Flooring worked with Ultra Floor technical assistance to complete an industrial unit conversion. Preferred by Stuarts Flooring, Ultra Floor sub-floor preparation materials alway...
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Ultracrete Permanent Pothole Repair – Fixing Britain’s roads
Date: 17 January 2011 12:20 Highways engineers claim to have filled in hundreds of thousands of potholes in 2010 and the recent big freeze is expected to create an unprecedented number on the UK’s roads. Ear...
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Ultra Tile kits out new fitness club
Date: 07 January 2011 12:37 Wall and floor tiling applications within Exeter’s new David Lloyd facility have been completed by V Tiles using Ultra Tile products. David Lloyd the UK’s leading health and...
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New intelligent storage at Instarmac
Date: 02 November 2010 16:10 A recent £180,000+ high density storage investment, made by the Instarmac Group, will assist in increasing the company’s productivity efficiency and volumes. A new stor...
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Ultra Floor Level IT SmoothFlow - pump it…or pour it
Date: 26 October 2010 15:06 Ultra Floor’s newest self-levelling compound, Level IT SmoothFlow, is a single part concrete floor leveller. The product contains a blend of specially graded fillers, fine cements and polymers...
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Unveiled: The New Look Pothole Fighting Team from ULTRACRETE!
Date: 06 October 2010 14:50 Ultracrete announce an exciting development with their renowned COLD LAY ASPHALT CONCRETE range – a whole new look, turning this cold lay macadam selection into a market-leading ‘pothol...
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Date: 19 August 2010 15:42 ProRapid PB from Ultra Tile, is popular nationwide with fixers and retailers alike. This rapid setting wall and floor Read More |
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Ultra Tile used in new two-story kitchen and bathroom showroom
Date: 26 July 2010 17:17 Inspired Design used Ultra Tile adhesives and grouts exclusively within their new two-story showroom Read More |
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Justice provided at Civil Court Complex with Ultrascape products
Date: 07 July 2010 16:17 Ultrascape products from the Instarmac Group plc have been used at the new Bristol Civil Justice Centre, a bespoke building designed to meet the needs of HMCS in delivering civil justice. |
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Calling all Fast Response Teams.....where’s your ZORBIT?
Date: 07 July 2010 15:22 Ultracrete ZORBIT is fast proving an ideal solution in the fight to clear oil spillages quickly and effectively, across the UK and Europe. ZORBIT from Ultracrete, is...
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New SuperWhite WR Flex has arrived! It’s blindin’!
Date: 01 July 2010 16:45 Ultra Tile has launched a NEW brilliant white, highly flexible wall tile adhesive. SuperWhite WR Flex is the latest edition to the Ultra Tile range of ready m...
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Ultra Tile Adhesive and Grout used in West End Hotel Renovation Project
Date: 25 May 2010 12:39 Ultra Tile ProGrip HG and ProRapid RS are being used to fix tiles within The Strand Palace Hotel’s luxury ensuite bathrooms. APL Interiors Ltd., a specialist hotel refurbishment co...
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Make Light Work of Imperfections
Date: 28 April 2010 12:04 Ultra Floor’s feather finish smoothing compound, Feather IT makes light work of patching many different surface imperfections such as ridges, uneven trowel marks and cracks. The application o...
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First Aid for Cracks and Repairs
Date: 28 April 2010 11:30 Are you looking for a simple solution that makes repair work easy? Ultra Floor’s fast setting and rapid drying Read More |
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We all Crave Simplicity – Get it with Ultracrete Flowcon
Date: 21 April 2010 14:59 Ultracrete Flowcon is the answer. Flowcon is a general-purpose flowable concrete, more than ideal for concreting applications. Ultracrete Flowcon is a Read More |
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NEW from Ultrascape....PAVEJOINT ready to use Jointing Compound
Date: 31 March 2010 15:25 Ultrascape are set to launch the newest edition to their range of paving installation products, with PaveJoint – the perfect jo...
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