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 (formerly Carpet Recycling UK), UKSFA 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 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? Get in touch!

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 – Dr Hans Peter Breuer (European Carpet & Rug Association, ECRA)

12:30pm –  LUNCH

13:30pm – Standards and Specifics – making sense of the alphabet soup (LCA, EPD, DPP) – Panel session with Su Butcher (Just Practising), Trish Massey (BEAMA) & Steve Marr (Code for Construction Product Information)

15:00pm – AFTERNOON TEA

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 – Workshop session curated by Charlie Martin (Anti Greenwash Charter) with Ross Dight (Tarkett) 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 – Sponsored Drinks courtesy of Cormar Carpets

19:00pm – Awards Dinner & Awards Presentations

Day 2

09:00am – Welcome – Andy Hall (UKSFA)

09:10am – Workshop: Where do we stick the label? – Justin Robinson (Camio), Ian Humphries (International Synergies & Su Butcher (Manufacturer’s Information Hub)

10:10am – Takeback in action: a retailer perspective – John Gibbs (Highdown Carpets)

10:40am – COFFEE BREAK

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

11:30am – UKSFA Update: Progress, achievements and the future (UKSFA Executive)

12:35pm – Closing Comments – Andy Hall (UKSFA)

12:45pm – Members Only Meetings – Special Meeting and AGM

13:30pm – 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 Awards Dinner Sponsor.

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