The Carpet Recycling UK team pictured with Bob Peoples of CARE. L to R: Adnan Zeb-Khan, Mike Dobson, Bob Peoples, Marie Rhodes, Andy Hall and Robert Barker.
The conference in June 2022 was a truly international event with key delegates from companies attending from across the sector and the globe. We had 90+ delegates over two days from raw material suppliers, flooring manufacturers and distributors, flooring contractors, designers, recyclers, equipment suppliers, research and industry bodies and more.
Look out for details for the next event which will be released as soon as possible!
We were grateful for all of the feedback received and thought you would like to hear some of the comments provided. We have taken on board any suggestions you have put forward and thank you for those. If you haven’t commented so far, we do appreciate feedback in order to make future events as successful as possible.
We hope that we can live up to these comments and expectations and provide another event to fuel the current high level of motivation and productivity in the sector!
“…It is the warm welcome you and your team provided, the chance to meet inspiring people in an atmosphere of collaboration and constructive exchange of thoughts (I remember that I was smiling and nodding a lot, even before having moved over to the bar!) And definitely the grand finale with Kate Bush reminding us that we’re all running up that hill 😀
Jan Van Vincent Jordan, RWTH Aachen University
Overall, how would you rate the event? Excellent. Could you expand on the reason for your response? Organisation of the event, the speakers, the vibe, all the development going on, it was just great to be there and to be part of this movement wherein we will create a more sustainable future together.
Jonathan Middelkoop, Betap
“Many thanks for hosting such an excellent conference! I thoroughly enjoyed it, was very educational and insightful, great attendees with amazing initiatives, and has given much food for thought! We have come away feeling very galvanised, with ideas and actions to integrate into our sustainability strategy.”
Catherine Miles, Headlam Group
“On behalf of Benoit, Georgia and all of us at IVC – THANK YOU for an excellent conference in every way. As a veteran of such events, I can honestly say it is definitely one of the very best I’ve ever attended in all my career. The planning, the hosting (Adnan could seemlessly move into boxing promotion, he’s brilliant!), the detail, the speakers, the food (best ever), the awards etc etc, you did us all, and CRUK very proud.
Looking forward to developing contacts and content from the conference and already for next year!”
Mark Wilson, IVC Commercial
“Your members are a credit to you – so welcoming and the response was far more powerful than we expected!
… and …. This was AWESOME I couldn’t have hoped for a better response from your members and have so much to follow up on – I’ll keep you posted on progress. Exciting times!”
Jen Hill, B&M Longworth
Please rate the speaker presentations: Excellent. Could you expand on the reason for your response? Individual companies were able to demonstrate how the issues and aims are being tackled from their perspective, broadening the understanding of the width of the involvement across the carpet and flooring industry as a whole.
Adrian Finn, MJ’s Event Services
“Just a quick note to say thank you very much for a great two days at the conference. Caught up with a few people that I knew and lots of people that I was meeting for the first time which was perfect. I understand the effort and energy that goes into making these events a success. It is obvious that your hard work is paying off across the market as attendance was brilliant and the increase in funders is an incredible achievement in such uncertain times.
The activity of your organisation is so important to our industry if we truly want to become a circular economy. We all have a part to play. The mix of speakers and subject matters were varied and very interesting. I look forward to the forthcoming year and the progress of the organisation”
Andrew Jackson, Shaw
“…the pleasure was ours, had a great couple of days.
I was really chuffed for the whole team up here with the awards and would like to thank you and the whole team for making it possible.
John O’Hagen, Spruce Carpets
“The 2-day format was fantastic – allowed for much more networking, and also a relaxed atmosphere at the evening dinner and awards. The venue was great. The speakers were fantastic. And after the pandemic, it was great to re-connect with old contacts and make new connections.”
James Bagdadi, Tarkett
“This was my first time attending the Carpet Recycling UK conference, and the event was exactly what I had hoped for. Attendance allowed me to learn more about what’s taking place across the pond, the success, struggles, and existing gaps in the carpet recycling world. I contributed by sharing our sustainability evolution and best practices, and I left the conference with tangible next steps that could help improve the success of some of Universal Fibers’ global projects we’ve outlined for this year and next.
Also, the energy in the room was fantastic! The opportunity to network directly with our customers and industry peers and, in some cases, make an initial introduction for the first time was excellent. I plan on coming back!”
Ranae Anderson, Universal Fibers
From all at Carpet Recycling UK – Thank you everyone for getting involved!
If you are interested to present at the next conference, or to attend as a delegate/exhibitor, please do get in touch.