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Kemtile ties up with DDK to supply floor for Europe’s largest ready meals facility in Oldham
Kemtile has installed a 10,000sq m2 flooring system at a food manufacturing business in Oldham in partnership with leading food manufacturing…
Five minutes with…Nathan Chandler
We are celebrating with Nathan Chandler this month who has been newly promoted. Here he shares career advice, explains about how building strong…
One Building. Multiple Environments. Different Flooring Demands.
From hygienic processing areas to heavy-duty manufacturing zones, every part of a production facility places different demands on its flooring. At…
Leading UK butter plant upgrades flooring during tight shutdown
A leading UK dairy product producer has worked with Kemtile to replace the flooring within a critical butter production area with a very tight…
Chemical Bund Linings: The Last Line of Defence Can’t Be the Weakest
A chemical bund is designed to be the last line of defence. If a storage tank leaks, a pipe fails or a vessel releases its contents, the bund must…
Five minutes with…Lauren Rhodes
We’re shining a spotlight on one of our Commercial Assistants, who brings over 13 years of finance experience and a fresh perspective and a fine…
Kemtile Talks Sustainable Flooring Solutions at PPMA 2026
With sustainability, smart manufacturing, and operational efficiency headlining at PPMA 2026 next month Kemtile will be showcasing how its single…
Durable drainage and industrial ceramic tiling solution for British brewery
A popular British brewery has partnered with Kemtile to modernise its production facility with a hygienic, heavy-duty flooring system engineered to…
Louis Waugh moves into turnkey project role
Leading industrial hygienic floor specialists Kemtile has appointed Louis Waugh into a new role as Account Manager after a 12-month secondment as…
Stonchem 691 meets complex flooring needs in pharma facility
A new, high-performance flooring solution that would deliver long-term durability, chemical resistance, and ESD performance has been installed in a…
Stonclad UT-AF tackles deteriorated concrete floor in waste transfer facility
The region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada manages waste for nearly 600,000 people, with the Cambridge waste transfer building serving as a key hub for…
Global drinks business gets flooring upgrade
Parent company Stonhard has been into a beverage producer’s premises in Hungary to review a deteriorating floor and have delivered a solution with…
D-Day for Greater Listeria Regulation from EU
From today – 1st July 2026 – UK food businesses, especially those in the ready to eat sector, face greater Export EU regulations around Listeria….
Kemtile completes 12th fire station bay floor refurb
Kemtile has successfully completed its 12th fire station appliance bay floor refurbishment for a major fire service provider, further strengthening…
Kemtile champions sustainable flooring at leading food factory show
Experts from leading hygienic flooring specialists Kemtile attended the Sustainable Food Factory show today for the first time with a powerful…
Anti-Static Flooring System Installed at EV Component Factory in Bolton
Kemtile has installed a 2800sqm. anti-static flooring system at a new EV component manufacturing facility in the North West. The specialist flooring…
Kemtile’s parent company expands flooring capabilities with acquisition
Stonhard, the global leader in high-performance seamless flooring, wall, and lining systems, has acquired PAVA, an Italian manufacturer recognised…
Five minutes with…Wojciech Wienert
This month we get a rare chat with Wojciech Weinert from Stonhard who works with Kemtile’s senior management team in the UK. Wojciech has a unique…
New Improved Product Formulation Launches at ChemUK 2026
Stonchem 691 is a new epoxy coating for the chemical industry made up of high-density cross-linked polymer chains designed for areas requiring…
Listeria contamination embedded in the building fabric of a Scottish dairy
After owners of a Scottish dairy identified recurring Listeria contamination risks within a critical dairy processing area Kemtile discovered that…
Investment in NVQ qualifications strengthens expertise
Senior members of Kemtile’s management team are better equipped to lead and contribute to its business growth plans having secured a highly regarded…
Listeria found in aged drainage channels and underground plastic pipework
A Lincolnshire factory specialising in fresh produce processing recently identified recurring Listeria positives during routine environmental…
Kemtile helps reduce listeria hot spots by 95%
Kemtile has helped a manufacturing customer, based in the NW of England, to tackle persistent listeria hot spots with a hygienic flooring solution,…
Major overhaul of cleanroom floor at leading healthcare business
Kemtile, a division of international flooring manufacturers, Stonhard, has just completed a major milestone at Piramal Healthcare Limited in…
Countdown to greater Listeria regulation from EU
It is just four months now before UK food businesses will face greater EU regulation around Listeria which comes into effect on 1st July 2026. The…
Immaculate resin floors: the key to a safer, happier workplace
In manufacturing industries, resin floors must be cleaned regularly and kept clean. This is because they play a key role in ensuring the hygiene,…
Call for Flooring Repairs in Audit Month
Are you preparing for a BRCGS (Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standards) audit? Whilst BRCGS standards do not specify a particular type…
Dave Sleight moves to key account management role
One of Kemtile’s most experienced Account managers, Dave Sleight, has been promoted to the role of Key Account Manager. With an impressive 40 years’…
Five minutes with…Sam Beswick
This month we caught up with Sam who was promoted after just six months to take more of a lead in the estimating team with a wealth of commercial…
Pizza factory gets flooring refresh
A leading food manufacturer specialising in the production of pizzas has brought in experts from Kemtile (a division of Stonhard) to oversee an…
