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80 | MANUFACTURING The Flooring Centre T T Karen Phelps Flooring firm has everything covered The Flooring Centre offers a full range of flooring solutions across the residential, commercial and group-home builder sectors. The Flooring Centre has cemented its reputation on leading the way in flooring solutions, and has now grown to become New Zealand’s largest independent flooring retailer, with operations spanning the South Island and Auckland. Proudly New Zealand owned and operated, it offers a full range of flooring solutions across the residential, commercial and grouphome builder sectors. “From consultation to completion, we provide a seamless experience tailored to each client’s needs,” says Steve Musson, who owns the business with Val Scobie. “Our extensive range includes carpet, vinyl, laminate, timber and tile, all sourced from trusted suppliers at competitive prices. We are not tied to one brand or supplier, so we can truly focus on what’s best for the customer,” explains Val. “This flexibility allows us to source from a wide range of quality suppliers, including Bremworth, Godfrey Hirst, Feltex, Belgotex, Robert Malcolm, Jacobsens, Hurford, Signature Floors and Woodland Lifestyle.” In the South Island, operating from a substantial 940sqm showroom at 147 Blenheim Road, Christchurch, The Flooring Centre offers everything from entry-level through to more upmarket options. It supplies solutions across residential, commercial and group-home builder markets. It is proud to have delivered some of the country’s most significant flooring projects, including Burwood Hospital, numerous projects at Christchurch Hospital and Dunedin Hospital, Otago Dental School, Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct, and numerous multi-unit and apartment projects, hotels, corporate offices, schools and many others. Steve says partnerships with leading builders and main contractors reflect The Flooring Centre’s reputation for reliability, value and excellence. “We offer end-to-end solutions: consultation, supply, project management, and installation,” he says. “This approach has made us a trusted partner for top-tier construction companies and developers, who value the certainty of working with a single, reliable contractor.” He says the company’s scale provides significant advantages in an increasingly competitive market. “Because of our size, we can offer great buying power, which allows us to provide our clients the best-possible value,” says Steve. Team culture and innovation are at the heart of the business. Continued investment in team training and up-skilling, technology tools, software, systems and processes, all goes a long way to ensuring an efficient and effective customer experience, he says. “We are well known for having a good inhouse knowledge base, which means a higher www.robertmalcolm.co.nz Perfectly life proof Proud to supply Premium SDN carpet for

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