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COMPANY Wilton Axminster STAUF
1755
1741
1828
TIMELINE Carpets 1832 Great ideas

Blanchon

1895 1893 1886 1865
Victoria Millers F Ball and Co Milliken
Carpets tend to
1912

Veitchi
1915 1915 1919 1919 stick

James Halstead Tayport Spinning Altro Bona
(Polyflor) Company (Shaw
Contract)
1922
Marlings
1930 1928 1924 1924 around.
Junkers Continentale Greenwood Marley Tile
Linoleum Union & Coope Company
(Forbo) (Cormar) (Tarkett)
1935
Bauwerk
Since 1982, we’ve been supplying the flooring industry
1938 1948 1952 1959 with installation accessories to help create fantastic floors.
Ege Headlam Gallwey Chemical Co Ter Lembeek Originally created for a group of independent wholesalers
Carpets Ltd (Protimeter/ (Beauflor) coming together to improve buying power, floorwise is now a
Amphenol)
1966 name synonymous with great quality and value.
Schlüter-
Systems From its humble beginnings floorwise has grown into one
1973 1972 1970 1967 of the industry’s most recognised flooring installation and
accessories brands, with a network of 25 distribution depots
Karndean Sweeney Extruda Profiles Heckmondwike
Todd (Quantum Flooring throughout the UK and Ireland. floorwise has been at the
Solutions)
1974 heart of fantastic floors for 40 years – now that’s something
Tramex to be proud of.
1977 1978 1982 1983

Instarmac Cullingford Floorwise Ball and
Carpets Young
1985
MacGregor
Flooring Co
1989 1987 1987 1986
Genesis Pro Thought Hansson CAT
Products Plywood
(ProKnee)
1980s
J Danskin & Son
(CMS Danskin)
1980s 1991 1992 1992
The Solid Wood PPC Group Designer TradeChoice
Flooring Contracts Carpet &
Company Flooring
1993
Välinge

2007 2006 1995
Carpet Fento Alternative
Recycling
UK

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