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020 8947 4815          Biswell Flooring
                                                                              enquiries@biswellflooring.com  Unit 28 io Centre,
                                                                              www.biswellflooring.com  57A Croydon Rd,
                                                                                                     Beddington  CR0 4WQ





                               LOORING          fitters and many subcontracted
                             Fcontractor        partners whom they call upon
                             BISWELL FLOORING   as project demands dictate. Also
                             started life as    there are three improvers who are
                             Biswell & Leggate   making progress on the path to
                             in the 1970s, with   becoming senior fitters.
                             the two eponymous    The company says its long-
                             carpet fitters     standing reputation for quality and
             Jeeven Bedi
                             and a van. Over    institutional knowledge marks it
            the subsequent decades the company   out from its competition. This is
            has grown into a well-established and   reflected in the repeat business
            reputable contractor. Despite the founders   the company secures from its
            having retired, the original ethos of quality   key customer list and its ability
            and attention to detail at a fair price remain   to win new contracts each year.
            at the core of the business’s values.  Moreover, it’s focused on ensuring
              The company’s work is focused in   it gives its customers best advice.
            London and around the southeast,    Although on occasion this can
            although the team travels further afield   raise issues for project timelines,
            when a project requires its specialist skills.  it’s confident that attention
              Biswell Flooring’s team are described   to detail - be it on subfloor   integrated contrasting nosing stripes
            by the company as experts in the full   preparation or finishing techniques, is   in the runner pattern. Despite these
            range of soft flooring including carpets,   the best for its customers. The company
            natural floorcoverings, vinyl, linoleum,   also has strong relationships with all the   demands, the Biswell team worked
            timber, laminate and entrance matting.   major floor manufacturers and suppliers.   tirelessly, including over Easter weekend,
            The company’s fitters are highly skilled in   This ensures it is always up to date   to hand over the project and achieve PC in
            Axminster installations and are confident   with industry developments, especially   time for the start of term.
            to tackle any project.              regarding preparation and installation   The whole Biswell Flooring team is
              Its sectors of expertise include hotels,   techniques.                focused on reducing waste and increasing
            healthcare, education, new build      All of Biswell’s fitting team carry CSCS   recycling quantities. All the vinyl offcuts
            residential properties and communal area   cards, with senior fitters holding level 2 or   are returned through Recofloor, and last
            refurbishments. It also works closely with   above NVQs. One of its improvers has just   year the company installed a carpet baler
            several interior designers on bespoke   completed an apprenticeship; the others   in its Croydon warehouse. This allowed
            residential projects.               are working towards their own NVQs. The   the contactor to partner with an underlay
              Biswell Flooring has a team of full-time   contract management and estimating   manufacturer and significantly reduce the
                                                team, as well as decades of experience,   amount of product that’s sent to landfill.
                                                holds an NVQ Level 6, with the managing   Biswell Flooring’s management team
                                                director being a member of the Chartered   is committed to delivering high-quality
                                                Institute of Building.              floor installations. The contractor’s main
                                                  Recent successful projects include a   concerns for the future of the industry
                                                particularly challenging                            include ensuring it
                                                installation at a school                            trains enough young
                                                boarding house in Kent.                             fitters to become
                                                Owing to upstream                                   the workforce of
                                                issues with other trades                            the future and
                                                there was an extremely
                                                narrow critical path to                             maintaining the
                                                completion. Moreover,                               key role specialist
                                                the architect’s                                     subcontractors play
                                                specifications and                                  in the construction
                                                design details were                                 industry. The main
                                                very exacting, including                            contractors need
                                                                                                    the skills and
                                                                                                    knowledge to fulfil
            ACCREDITATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS
                                                                                                    the huge demand for
                                                                                                    construction that’s
                                                                                                    forecast over the next
                                                                                                    30 years. 


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