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True love – the UK's best sellers!

February 13, 2021
As love is in the air this February (at a suitable social distance!), we’re looking at the trade’s most enduring relationships – the best sellers that consumers have taken to their hearts and which retailers know they can rely on through thick and thin...

Cavalier ♥ Rekindling relationships
Fall back in love with wool… nothing comes close to the underfoot comfort of a quality wool carpet. For nearly five decades, Cavalier have been passionate about producing the finest floorcoverings, from tactile super fine, pin point twists to the most sumptuous soft velvets.

Wool has natural charm, a sensual warmth and at its heart, strength
and longevity. Cavalier marry the qualities of wool, to its passion for design and colour to create brands which look and feel exquisite.... what’s not to love about a distinctive wool carpet.


T 01254 268 000 
www.cavaliercarpets.co.uk


Cormar ♥ A natural choice to love

Since it was first introduced in 2009, the Natural Berber Twist range available in two qualities Deluxe & Elite, has been a popular choice due to its natural looks and versatility. 


Fast forward to 2020 and this classic, wool twist collection was re-launched with some exciting, fresh new colours such as Woodland Mist, Saxon Stone and Rustic Clay, as well as retaining the most popular existing colours. Together with the addition of a 10-Year Wear Guarantee, Natural Berber Twist makes the perfect combination for everyday homes.


Manufactured in the UK at their Lancashire mills from 80% pure new wool, 10% nylon and 10% Tuftbond, it is suitable for extra heavy domestic use and is ideal for high traffic areas all around the home. Available in both 4 & 5 metre widths.


Deliveries are made via Cormar’s own fleet to retailers across the UK and Ireland.


T 01204 881234   
www.cormarcarpets.co.uk


Interfloor ♥ What’s not to love

What’s not to love about an underlay that’s carefully crafted to meet the needs of the consumer.


Interfloor’s Premium High Density Underlay Range including Tredaire Palladium 10mm and Chromium 9mm have a high performance Textron backing for more dimensional stability and cleaner cutting during installation, plus exceptional ‘shock absorber’ properties to help give carpets a longer life. The superior heat insulation properties, luxurious feel underfoot and high acoustic ratings to reduce noise make it the perfect installation for all areas of the home. 


Both Palladium and Chromium are 180kg/m³ offering superior protection for carpets that is longer lasting and better performing.


Interfloor’s Premium High Density PU foam underlays, including the award-winning Tredaire Palladium, were introduced to meet demand for firmer and more luxurious products and quickly became loved and a top choice for professional installations in all areas of the home.


T 01706 213131 
www.interfloor.com


Karndean Designflooring ♥ The enduring attraction of style

Falling in love isn’t so easy when you have two equally attractive options to choose from!


The new multi-format Van Gogh collection has won the hearts of consumers across a range of beautiful oak designs with a wide palette of cool neutral, grey and warm tones. But it’s smart too, available in both gluedown and rigid core – an approach that appeals to retailers for the flexibility it offers in installation.


It means those looking for the continuity of the same colourway throughout their home are not restricted to just gluedown, especially if they face the challenge of an uneven subfloor in the next room. And with the introduction of Karndean’s first rigid core herringbone design, a whole new range of design options is opened up for renovators looking for enhanced acoustics.


So Karndean Designflooring is a partner of choice for a long-lasting relationship based on the enduring attraction of quality and style!


T 01386 820100   www.karndean.com


Victoria ♥ Falling for First Impressions

First Impressions from the EasiCare range at Victoria Carpets is the nation’s favourite Victoria Carpets product.


James Caldwell, Sales Director for Victoria attributes its success to a number of a reasons; “This is the original 10th gauge product to enter the market. We were the first to market with a 100% polyprop product of this kind and through developing the construction we ended up with an outstanding range that not only looks beautiful it can also stand up to the wear and tear of today’s modern family.”


James goes on to say that the product has been tried and tested over a number of years and from the minute it launched, the range proved to be a firm favourite with retailers: “We are so confident with how First Impressions preforms that we have created Hexapod cards to show how it compares over time, and the results speak for themselves. This along with 16 stunning colours, the fact that it is stain resistant, bleach cleanable and made in the UK has all led to its success”. 


T 01562 749300   www.myvictoria.co.uk


Floorwise ♥ This love won’t let you down

With quality and value at its heart, the floorwise underlay collection is ready to bring comfort and longevity at every price point.


So, whether budget matters to your customers or they demand the very best, you can find a floorwise underlay that’s the perfect match
The floorwise underlay collection features recycled PU, crumb rubber, rubber sponge and felt products for carpet, as well as underlays for wood, laminate and LVT, the Acoustica sound reduction range and Thermaflow for use with underfloor heating.


Each underlay is made to strict British Standards, so you can be confident of the right support and with floorwise there’s no worries that your choice of underlay will let you down with poor performance or lack lustre quality.
The range is easily available too, from floorwise distributors across the UK and Ireland. With quality and value on a wide range that’s easily available, it’s hard not to fall in love with floorwise underlays.


T 01509 673974 
www.floorwise.co.uk


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