UK Sustainable Flooring Alliance Conference and Awards 2026: 1st-2nd Jul 2026, Voco St Johns Hotel, Solihull

Turning Insight into Action – Collaboration for Change

Open to Members and Non Members  – Headline Sponsor, Condor Group!

• In its 17th year UKSFA (formerly Carpet Recycling UK) is inviting you to attend its 14th Annual Conference.
• The Conference will again welcome UK, EU and international decision makers from across the supply chain for networking, learning and collaborating!
• Speakers will discuss latest achievements, developments, policy updates and technology advances within the sector in relation to sustainability, design for recycling and waste reduction.

Registration

Please select your tickets using the green REGISTER button to the right on this page.

• Bookings: Book now to ensure a room at the conference hotel, Voco St Johns! All tickets (except dinner only) include two day conference, three course Awards Dinner, all other refreshments and overnight  accommodation
• Cancellations: Bookings cancelled after 1st June are non-refundable
• Ticket Prices: TWO DAY CONFERENCE: Member Ticket £410,  Non-members £450, AWARDS DINNER ONLY: Member £50, Non-members £65. Can’t make both days but still want to come? £200+VAT for single day attendance!

Agenda

Day 1

10:00am – Arrival and registration

10:30am – Welcome – Andy Hall (UKSFA)

10:35am – Introduction – Cathie Clarke (UKSFA)

10:45am – Flooring Sustainability-It’s time to learn from the past and move forward into the future – Dr Bob Peoples (Carpet America Recovery Effort, CARE)

11:45am – Legislation: An EU perspective – Paul Szabó-Müller, (Institute of Computer Science at Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences (HRW)  and David Rohrschneider (Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences)

12:30pm –  LUNCH

13:30pm – Standards and Solutions- making sense of the alphabet soup (LCA, EPD, DPP) – Panel session with Su Butcher (Manufacturer’s Information Hub), Trish Massey (BEAMA) & Steve Marr (Code for Construction Product Information)

15:00pm – TEA & COFFEE BREAK

15:30pm – Communication: The superpower to culture change! – Jennifer Sproul (Institute of Internal Communication)

16:00pm – Building trust and reducing risk with a Green Claims Policy – Session curated by Charlie Martin (Anti Greenwash Charter) with Ross Dight (Tarkett), Louise Walters (Designer Contracts) and Tom Bourne (Select First)

16:55pm – Closing Remarks – Andy Hall (UKSFA)

17:00pm – WORLD CUP Live screening of England football…(…assuming it’s on! )

18:00pm – Conference drinks 

19:00pm – Conference Dinner  (sponsored by Cormar Carpets)  & Awards Presentations (Sponsored by MJ’s Events Services

Day 2

09:00am – Welcome – Andy Hall (UKSFA)

09:10am – UKSFA Update: Progress, achievements and the future (UKSFA Executive) including EPR/TakeBack Working Group updates from Troy Virgo (Shaw Industries) and a Retailer perspective on Takeback with John Gibbs (Highdown Carpets) and EPR update

10:40am – TEA & COFFEE BREAK

11:00:00 – Elevating Flooring Waste: Strategies for Reuse and High Value Recovery Chris Griffin (Biffa)

11:30am – Product Identification-challenges and opportunities – Nitesh Magdani (Camio), Ian Humphreys (International Synergies & Su Butcher (Manufacturer’s Information Hub)

12:20pm – Closing Comments – Andy Hall (UKSFA)

12:35pm – Members Only Meetings – Special Meeting and AGM

13:15pm – LUNCH

15:00pm – Finish

(NOTE: Agenda subject to change)

Our thanks go to UKSFA Core Member, Cormar Carpet Co., for their generous support as our Conference Dinner Sponsor.

Our thanks also go to UKSFA Member, MJ’s Event Services, for being our Awards Sponsor – All UKSFA Awards 2026 will be made from recycled event carpet!