| 73 CONTRACTING Prescott Flooring 2026 0800 10 26 26 | www.lookfloors.co.nz | info@lookfloors.co.nz T T Russell Fredric Complex project sets the standard The flooring package included around 3000sqm of sheet vinyl and 1000sqm of wall vinyl including Altro White Rock/Fortis rigid wall cladding, installed throughout clinical and patient‑facing areas. Prescott Flooring’s recent recognition at the FloorNZ Excellence in Flooring Awards marks a milestone for a business built on technical skill, commercial focus and a team whose expertise comes directly from the tools of the trade. Owner Lloyd Prescott says the award acknowledged the company’s work on an Auckland Radiology Group (ARG) medical facility — a project that demanded precision, hygiene‑critical detailing and a level of design complexity not often seen in large commercial tenders. The flooring package included around 3000sqm of sheet vinyl and 1000sqm of wall vinyl including Altro White Rock/Fortis rigid wall cladding, installed throughout clinical and patient‑facing areas. “It had a little bit more design to it,” Lloyd says. “It was a medical facility, and it had a lot of wood‑grain rigid wall cladding; we might do only one of those a year at the most.” Secured through an open tender, Prescott Flooring delivered the project as a subcontractor to Cassidy Construction. At this scale, it sits among the company’s largest undertakings. Lloyd estimates they complete projects of similar size only four or five times a year. Lloyd’s own flooring career began at 16 as a trainee installer. He completed his apprenticeship in just over two years, spent eight years as a contract installer, then moved into project management on a profit‑share basis. Eleven years ago, he established Prescott Flooring under his own banner. Today the business employs seven staff and works with 25-plus subcontract installers. What sets the company apart is that every member of the project team has installation or floor‑preparation experience, even those now in management roles. “That is probably a little bit unique for a lot of companies,” he says. Prescott Flooring’s work is almost entirely commercial, with only a handful of residential projects completed each year — typically for existing construction or architectural clients. General residential enquiries are referred to businesses specialising in that market. Its commercial portfolio spans carpet, vinyl, porcelain, stone and polished concrete, although carpet and vinyl make up about 95% of annual work. While based in Auckland, the company regularly delivers projects nationwide for its commercial clients. One recent example is the SkyCity Orbit restaurant refurbishment, a technically demanding installation using custom metre‑by‑metre Axminster carpet tiles in two patterns. The circular layout required laser‑accurate setting‑out to ensure the pattern aligned perfectly around the room. Switching from broadloom to carpet tile reduced potential waste from around 85% to less than 10%, demonstrating both environmental and cost‑efficiency benefits. Lloyd has also noticed a gradual increase in corporate clients choosing wool or wool‑blend carpet, driven by sustainability goals and a desire to support New Zealand wool. “They’re trying to show that they’re being green where they’re able to be.” As a board member of FloorNZ, Lloyd sees industry recognition as an important part of elevating the flooring profession. “Biggest thing for me personally is trying to just raise the awareness of flooring, that it is quite a skilled occupation.” The company expects to enter the SkyCity Orbit project in the next FloorNZ awards programme, continuing a recognition process Lloyd views as celebrating not just Prescott Flooring, but the wider trade and the technical expertise behind quality flooring installation. Made for demanding belgotex.co.nz Scan to get in touch. Our healthcare flooring solutions are designed to perform under pressure. healthcare environments
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