F Ball used this year’s The Flooring Show to showcase the latest innovations in flooring installation products, including recently launched, best-in-class high-flow smoothing compound Stopgap 1400. A two-component smoothing compound, with superior flow and self-smoothing properties, Stopgap 1400 is walk-on hard from 90 minutes after application and ready to receive floorcoverings from 12 hours. This makes it ideal for installers who need to work quickly and efficiently, perhaps across multiple areas, including new-build developments.
Visitors to the stand were able to see live demonstrations of Stopgap 1400 and other F Ball products from the company’s training department.
Also debuting at the show were new designs for F Ball’s yellow plastic buckets for its Styccobond adhesives.
The new designs for the iconic yellow buckets have been introduced to modernise their look and to simplify product selection, in keeping with new designs for the company’s smoothing compound sacks introduced in 2023. While they retain the F Ball branding, the buckets now detail coverage rates to help flooring installers work out how much of an adhesive they need for a particular project.
Empty buckets can also continue to be disposed of for recycling, for free, at locations participating in the F Ball Recycling Scheme.
Visitors from across the flooring industry also came together for a drinks reception at the stand on the Monday of the show, to celebrate the launch of Stopgap 1400.
‘There was a great atmosphere at this year’s The Flooring Show, with many people commenting that they were looking forward to the next 12 months. We were delighted by the positive reception to Stopgap 1400, as well as new designs for the yellow buckets. We look forward to returning next year,’ says Darren Kenyon, F Ball md.
