AQUAPRO Sports is a high performance, two pack, water based floor finish that has exceptional
abrasion and chemical resistance and black heal mark resistance. Ideal for application to sports floors
such as basketball courts, gymnasiums and multi-function halls.
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This week’s ATFA product of the week is Bona Australia’s sanding machines. Bona Sanders offer powerful & effective sanding across belt sanding, edging and non-directional rotary sanding with the famous Bona FlexiSand. Bona Belt sanders include the Belt 250 and the Belt UX 200 to make light work of any timber floor, whilst Bona’s FlexiSand … Read more
LOBA loves beautiful floors. As a family-run business with 100 years of tradition, we provide you with modern products for the design, finishing and care of wood floor, cork, elastic and mineral surfaces. LOBA places the highest value on user-friendly, safe and sustainable products. Out of responsibility for humans and nature, we have long focused … Read more
Date: Wednesday 5th November 2025Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams Join us for a free 1-hour webinar designed specifically for industry professionals, focusing on stain types for timber flooring. In this session, QLD-based ATFA Trainer and Inspector Dwight O’Connell will share his extensive knowledge of how different stain types—whether factory-applied or applied on-site—behave, and the latest … Read more
Date: Tuesday 11th November 2025Venue: The Bendigo Club – 22 Park Street, Strathdale VIC 3550 Learn correct methods, catch up on the latest industry news and have a drink and feed with your peers. Details Price Ticket $0.00 (AUD) Buy Tickets
Date: Friday 14th November 2025Venue: Gosnells Golf Club – 95 Sandringham Promenade, Canning Vale 6155 WA ATFA golf days are the best… don’t take our word for it. We can guarantee a great day, food, drinks, amazing people and much more! What we can’t promise is going around sub 70. Sign up now, go on, … Read more
Date: Wednesday 29th October 2025Venue: Souths Merewether Club – (The Winsor Terrace Room) – 46 Llewellyn St, Merewether NSW 2291 ATFA demonstration nights provide opportunities to network with product manufacturers, watch and learn the correct techniques on display, while having the chance to discuss the essential information that you need to know as a contractor. … Read more
Hurford’s Product of the Week Australian Native flooring evokes the organic, natural warmth that only native Australian hardwoods can provide. Our Australian Native pre-finished range features a matte finish, creating a floor that exudes earthy charm and effortless beauty. Constructed with a low-shrinkage, eco-friendly Hevea core and a tough Australian hardwood lamella, Australian Native floors … Read more
Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Installer Live Queensland: Mar 18th, 2026 9:00am – Jun 18th, 2025 3:00pm (Australia/Brisbane)Installer Live Queensland: Mar 19th, 2026 9:30am – 3:00pm (Australia/Brisbane) Installer Live Queensland is the brand new trade show coming to the BCEC, Brisbane, 18 & March 2026! Built for the people who build Queensland — electricians, … Read more
National Select Floors is a supplier of Engineered Timber, Laminates and Luxury Hybrids. Our team has over 15 years of experience in the Australian flooring industry. By working closely with our manufacturers, we ensure our ranges offer innovative solutions in today’s rapidly changing and competitive flooring market. We pride ourselves in providing our retail partners … Read more
Procoat are an American market leading brand & have put over 30 years’ experience to work to ensure the success of your flooring projects. Our roots & values have allowed us to incorporate real customer feedback in our manufacturing and innovate the market with new product solution that are eco-friendly, low-Odor, and of course American … Read more
We are pleased to welcome National Tiles as a Corporate Member of the Australasian Timber Flooring Association (ATFA).(ATFA) Established in 1979 by founder Frank Walker, National Tiles has grown to become a market leader in wall and floor tiles and hard surface flooring in Australia. With over 45 years of industry experience, the company combines … Read more
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Lifestyle Collection – Hybrid EPC flooring Available Australia wide in all Preference Floors Warehouses, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth. Say hello to our new Lifestyle EPC Hybrid Collection. Our recently launched 12mm EPC hybrid flooring is where luxurious elegance meets everyday practicality, it features: 9 stunning decors, 0.7mm Commercial Grade Vinyl wear layer and … Read more
In 1968 we got a phonecall to come out and look at a large floor in Yarraville. The Textile Industry Union didn’t want the employees standing on hard concrete floors all day, and had the carpenters install Brushbox strip flooring throughout, to be softer underfoot. But they wanted us to sand and polish it all for them.
In recent times you will have seen much publicity and politics about timber harvesting, particularly related to WA and Victoria. As of 1 January this year, harvesting in Western Australian and Victorian state-controlled forests has been ceased, putting undue pressure on manufacturers and the industry more broadly. And it’s not over, activists are now targeting Tasmania and New South Wales.
This Q & A section continues as a new addition to the magazine and intended to answer those questions that ATFA members may have on coatings.
Please send in any questions you would like addressed to ATFA.
The question of sheen – what it is, and how to describe it – is a subject that comes up more and more during discussions with customers. It’s a difficult question with no easily defined answer.
It may seem a relatively simple process; however, it does call for a number of very strict production systems, and if it is done incorrectly… well, the pending problems – mostly with laying – are time consuming and costly
