With a history stretching back more than 135 years, F Ball and Co is a leading manufacturer of subfloor preparation products and adhesives for the flooring industry. It has a long track record of innovation focused on the creation of next-generation products to help flooring professionals work to ever higher standards.
The company has developed high-performance smoothing compounds for a range of general purpose and specialist applications, including fast-track installations, for use over underfloor heating systems and preparing flexible subfloors of metal and wood. Its repair and finishing compounds help ensure a perfectly smooth subfloor finish to optimise the appearance of finished installations.
F Ball’s adhesives range includes products for practically every type of decorative floorcovering. Continuous investment in research and development, supported by dedicated on-site laboratories and testing facilities at its Staffordshire headquarters, enables the company to develop additional functionality for existing products, as well as creating entirely new formulations with revolutionary combinations of properties.
Subfloor preparation products include a range of solutions for identifying and dealing with subfloor moisture to avoid floor failure, including moisture measurement tools, liquid waterproof surface membranes and loose-lay systems for creating a barrier between newly installed floorcoverings.
The company’s products are delivered daily through its network of more than 186 wholesalers throughout the UK and Ireland. On-site support is provided by regional technical representatives, while its technical service department is on hand Monday to Friday to answer questions about subfloor preparation and floorcovering installation.
So confident is the company in its products that it guarantees that they will perform for the entire lifetime of a flooring installation, as long as the advised subfloor preparation and installation procedures are followed.
F Ball also produces the flooring industry’s leading guide to floorcovering and adhesive compatibility: the Recommended Adhesives Guide (RAG), which lists adhesives recommended for use with over 6,000 floorcoverings produced by more than 200 manufacturers. A constantly updated version is available on the F Ball website and as a mobile app, which is free to download.