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Designer Contracts: 30 years on

As the UK’s self-claimed largest flooring contractor celebrates 30 flooring, luxury vinyl tiles and wood. At 109,000sq ft – bigger than
years in the business, we look at how the company has evolved Wembley Stadium’s football pitch – it is the only flooring contractor
from a ‘garage start-up’ to a multi-million-pound business with 15 to offer this capability on such a scale.
regional UK offices and more than 350 staff
A supplier to Britain’s major national and regional housing
With an annual turnover of more than £40m, Designer Contracts is a developers, Designer Contracts also works with housing
progressive company with an extensive portfolio of floorcoverings, associations, the care home sector, educational establishments and
furnishings and design services, supplying and installing nationwide. other public sector buildings.
As part of this, the company provides OJEU compliance through
The Chesterfield-based company also offers an industry leading, recognised frameworks, supply chain agreements and other
in-house blind and curtain making facilities, a highly experienced partnerships. They include such high-profile platforms as
showhome design team, plus a choice of furniture and lighting Procurement for Housing, the Crescent Purchasing Consortium and
packs. The North-eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium.
Its national distribution centre in Kettering holds over £3.5m worth of With a reputation for outstanding customer service, the business is
stock, ensuring competitive pricing and consistent availability across also committed to sustainability and has been named ‘Take Back
the entire range of carpet, vinyl, carpet tiles, laminate, safety Partner of the Year’ four times in the Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK)

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