The Stocklists Hotshots 2014

2014 from The Stocklists

We’ve selected the very best photos from our editorial pages in 2014 which demonstrate that style, quality and creativity is alive and well in the UK flooring industry.

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Adam Carpets - Fine Uplands Heathers. Fine Uplands Heathers is made in exactly the same way as Adam's iconic Fine Worcester Twist. The superior 2-ply fine yarn used helps create the pinpoint, billiard table finish that is its hallmark.

T 01562 829966 www.adamcarpets.co.uk

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Alternative Flooring - Quirky Runners. Made in Britain, these award winning Quirky Dotty and Fling runners are fun and happy.

Dotty and Fling form part of the Quirky Runner collection with designs that include dots, tartans, animal skins and geometrics.

Available in 69cm width, these runners are sold by the linear metre.

T 01264 335111 www.alternativeflooring.com

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Axminster Carpets - Royal Borough Wilton. The Royal Borough Wilton Collection offers beautiful British design with striking cubic, trellis and geometic patterned carpets in a range of styles, colours, and weave types. The high quality range is made from 100% pure new wool carefully sourced from British sheep and features three different types of yarn, creating a superior carpet created to last. Whether used in bedrooms, reception rooms, hallways, stairs or landings, Royal Borough Wilton offers exceptional durability with outstanding design that makes a statement in any setting.

T 01297 32244 www.axminster-carpets.co.uk

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Balta Broadloom - Sensit Supreme. Incredibly soft, exceptionally durable and with a beautiful silk-like sheen, Balta Broadloom’s Sensit Supreme is packed with benefits to ensure a wide appeal to every homeowner. The 12 natural shades of the new collection, including on-trend greys and a delicate lilac, benefit from the 15-year Stain Safe warranty offered by its two-ply Sensit® fibre, helping to preserve even the most delicate of shades over time. Containing 200% more filaments per yarn than standard easy care qualities, Sensit Supreme is also outstandingly soft, making it a sure fire hit for homes looking for indulgent carpet.

T +32 56 62 22 11 www.baltagroup.com

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Brintons Carpets - Padstow. Fresh, modern and flexible, Padstow has patterns that feel completely different depending on the colourway you choose. Its patterns are inspired by pop art, with polka dots and geometrics. The palette meanwhile is influenced by the seaside, with soft, ice-cream shades of blue, pink and spearmint, balanced by subtle greys.

T 0800 505055 www.brintons.net

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Brockway - Vogue Serenity and Serenity Stripe. Contemporary and stylish, Vogue Serenity and Serenity Stripe demonstrate uncompromisingly why they were made for each other. A striking match of stripes and plains, Serenity is one of four different on-trend colour palettes in the Vogue Collection that bring a perfect visual flow between rooms, and a grand statement to hallways and stairs. Made of 80% pure new wool and 20% virgin nylon, it offers hardwearing style to enrich any home.

T 01562 828200 www.brockway.co.uk

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Bronte Carpets - Classic Twist. With a variety of colours and weights, Classic Twist is a truly inspirational choice ideal for those areas with heavy traffic use. Created from a blend of 80% New Zealand wool and 20% nylon, the Classic Twist provides exceptional quality combining softness and resilience whilst retaining its colour and feel so it will look like new for years to come. Classic Twists are available in 4 different pile weights and in 60 standard colours or special dyes, any width up to 12m - and made to plan.

T 01282 862736 www.brontecarpets.co.uk

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Cormar Carpets - Home Counties. Produced from 80% pure new wool, 10% tuftbond and 10% polypropylene, Home Counties Plains is a premier quality tenth gauge carpet in two pile weights (42oz and 50oz), making it ideal for high traffic areas such as stairways and hallways. With its 18 strong palette including 12 new plain colours, the popular wool twist is branded under the Wools of New Zealand banner.

T 01204 881234 www.cormarcarpets.co.uk

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Crown Floors - Parkland. An eminently versatile collection great for use throughout the home, Parkland is one of the latest twist pile carpet to come from Crown Floors. Suitable for busy family homes thanks to its Heavy Domestic rating and with the bleach clean benefits of 100% Easy Clean fibre, Parkland’s is available in 10 on trend colours, all four-metre wide. Plush underfoot and with Crown Floors’ four-star rating, Parkland is available on a dedicated lectern.

T 0800 0773301 www.crownfloors.co.uk

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Heckmondwike FB - Array Carpet Tiles. This year saw the launch of 6 new colours into Heckmondwike’s latest Creative Flooring range Array. Designers have been able to create some truly inspirational commercial interiors with the wide range of colours now available. The stylish design of Array co-ordinates perfectly with the Broadrib Carpet Tiles in a complementary solid shade to provide a stunning effect and endless creative design possibilities.

T 01924 406161 www.heckmondwike-fb.co.uk/newarraycolours

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Weathered Buchanan by Hugh Mackay. Made from 80% British Wool, Weathered Buchanan is part of Hugh Mackays 30 strong range of Tartans and Plaids. With its rustic tones of Terracotta, Gold and Sage, it is the perfect choice for anyone wanting to achieve that 'Country Cottage' look.

T 01429 892555 www.hughmackay.co.uk

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Glenshee by Kingsmead. Billed "star of the show" by The Stocklists at The Flooring Show, Glenshee features the brand new Highland Fleece wool which carries the British Wool Platinum logo and is endorsed by the Society of British and International Design. It has a superb palette of twenty vibrant colours.

T 01827 831424 www.kingsmeadcarpets.co.uk

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Ryalux - Ryafine Velvet. Ryafine Velvet is a stunning 1/10th gauge velvet, made using the finest 2-ply New Zealand wool. A soft and luxurious premium velvet, it also offers hardwearing and practical performance. Available in two qualities, its 12 colour palette perfectly coordinates with contemporary interiors fabrics and furnishings. It is also RyaGuard premium stain protected, to guard against everyday soiling, and spillages, and RyaProtect premium mothproof treated, to protect against moths and other wool eating insects.

T 0161 762 3030 www.ryalux.com

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Edel Telenzo - Bloomsbury. Edel Telenzo were proud to introduce Bloomsbury this year. The array of garden squares in Bloomsbury formed the inspiration for this beautiful textured loop in 100% 3-ply New Zealand wool, showing a subtle checkered pattern. A tip sheared coordinate – Harrow – is available in the same colour palette which consists of six elegant and contemporary neutrals.

T 01422 374 417 www.edeltelenzocarpets.co.uk

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Thomas Witter Carpets - The Urban Collection... stripes & plains.

The award winning collection takes British Wool, 3 ply stripe design to a new level. Contemporary stripes and plains in unique colour combinations, offering the stripe options in a 1m wide option.10 year wear guarantees and mothproofed, The Urban Collection is a must have for all forward thinking retailers.

T 01429 892555 www.thomaswitter.com

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Ulster Carpets - Beaumont. Conjuring up images of picnic blankets, kilts and all things woollen and warm, Beaumont is a versatile and stylish plaid range. Part of the Country House Collection, the traditional design has been brought into the 21st century with subtle tones and highlights of colour creating depth and timeless appeal. Made up of 80% wool and 20% nylon, Beaumont is suitable for extra heavy residential wear.

T 028 3833 4433 www.ulstercarpets.com

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