F. Ball launches RAG® 2025
F. Ball and Co. Ltd. has unveiled the latest print edition of its industry-leading Recommended Adhesives Guide (RAG®), which lists the compatibility of the company’s adhesives with practically every commercially available floorcovering.
The 2025 RAG® enables contractors and specifiers to quickly check the compatibility of F. Ball adhesives and chosen floorcoverings, including new adhesive recommendations for floorcoverings launched by manufacturers over the past 12 months. Featuring recommendations for over 6,000 branded floorcoverings from over 200 leading international manufacturers, it is the most comprehensive publication of its kind.
In addition to the annually updated A5 printed book, a continuously updated version of the guide is available on the F. Ball website, and as a mobile app, which is free to download from the Apple App store or Google Play. The app has emerged as a popular way to access the guide, with over 1,000 downloads last year.
F. Ball’s Technical Service Manager, Steve Boulton, said: “It is always advisable to check the compatibility of adhesives and chosen floorcoverings to ensure against floor failure. The RAG® is designed to make this effortless, with recommendations for any of the listed floorcoverings available in an instant, via the smartphone app.”
Recommendations are only included in the guide after the completion of a rigorous 56-day testing programme at F. Ball’s state-of-the-art testing facilities and require a positive endorsement by the relevant floorcovering manufacturer. Furthermore, every recommendation listed guarantees the resulting bond performance for the entire lifetime of the flooring installation – as long as the advised subfloor preparation and installation procedures are followed – giving flooring professionals peace of mind.
Steve adds: “A recommendation is only included in the guide if we are certain that the resulting bond will perform for the entire lifetime of the floorcovering. With new floorcoverings entering the market all the time, the testing that goes into this is an ongoing task for F. Ball’s Technical Service Department.”
Physical copies can be requested by e-mailing mail@f-ball.co.uk or calling 01538 361633.
Alternatively, the 2025 RAG® can be downloaded from the Apple App store and Google Play store via the RAG® webpage.
