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Iso 9001:2015 a risk to be run

The countdown is underway for the new ISO, the most widely-known standard regulating Quality Management Systems, and for this reason it is being anxiously awaited by the companies. The new version of the standard will be published in September The Year 2015 promises to be one of significant change in quality certification: the two new standards that will become valid…

When wood meets technology

Flexible automation and robots for the production of multilayer parquet elements. Avisit to the latest edition of the “Xylexpo 2014” Show dedicated to the woodworking machinery sector last May at the Rho Trade Fair Grounds in Milan provided ample demonstration that the time has come to go beyond rigid, fossilized processes in the direction of newproductive structures that have higher…

Woodworking Industry salutes new rules on CO2 emissions from agriculture and forestry

Woodworking Industry salutes new rules on CO2 emissions from agriculture and forestry The European woodworking industries salute the work of the European Commission and the Parliament to approve the report on the accounting rules and national plans for emissions resulting from land use and land use change from agricultural and forest activities, better known for its acronym LULUCF. The new…

PEDROSS focusing on digital

The Pedross Central in Laces was a very busy place in March and April: the entire digital printing department was transferred to the new areas (170 sq m) expressly created to meet rising market demand. “Digital printing offers virtually unlimited possibilities, not only in the field of flooring accessories, and we’ve drawn from this goldmine of opportunities with both hands…

Designing rooms at the touch of a button

FN Neuhofer Holz, Europe’s market leader for floor, wall and ceiling accessories is now one of the first in the branch to use the iPhone and iPad. The Austrian family firm has been present in the international App store for a short time with its ‘FN Digiprint configurator’ app. This enables you to test how the most diverse of profiles…

A close-up on Standard EN 14762:2006

How do you evaluate the conformity of a batch of wood flooring elements? We take a close look at a EU Standard that might not yet received all the attention it deserves... What a technical standard is and its importance are both probably well known by the vast majori- ty of operators in the sector: anyone who works in the…

Ghent University's UFO

Ghent University’s new Universiteitsforum, affectionately known as the ‘UFO’, is the latest addition to a university campus which has been deliberately maintained and developed within the heart of the city. Opened for the 2009-2010 University year, it includes a stunning new 1000 seat auditorium whose American white oak interior provides outstanding acoustic quality and complements the sober plain glass and…