The category winners for 2022
CATEGORY 1 • CARPETS, NATURAL
Snowdon by Cavalier Carpets
Open Spaces, Raglan & Napier by Ulster Carpets
Perfect Home with Wool Britannia by Kingsmead
CATEGORY 2 • CARPETS, MAN-MADE
Wild Silk by Abingdon Flooring
Henley Marlow by Furlong Flooring
CATEGORY 3 • SMOOTHS
Bio Composite Wood by Adore
Seta Grip by Oneflor UK
Invictus Parquet Click by Associated Weavers
CATEGORY 4 • DESIGN, CARPETS
Rugs 2022 Collection by Louis de Poortere
Wool Iconic Herringstripe by Alternative
Monkey Business by Asiatic Carpets
CATEGORY 5 • DESIGN, SMOOTHS
Parquet 2.0 Collection by Harvey Maria
LayRed Stone Designs by Moduleo
CATEGORY 6 • UNDERLAY + ACCESSORIES
Tredaire Premier by Interfloor
Vitrex Premium Underlay from QEP
ThermalStream by Wilson Underlays
CATEGORY 7 • INSTALLATION PRODUCTS
Engineered Fibreboard by Lion Floor
F597 Heavy Duty Spray Adhesive by Floorwise
Stopgap 1500 AquaPro by F Ball
CATEGORY 8 • ENVIRONMENTAL
NextGen Collection by Betap
Ecovadis Accreditation for Ball & Young
Relay Rugs & Takeback Scheme
by Melrose Interiors
Circular Economy Achievements
by Carpet Recycling UK
CATEGORY 9 • MARKETING
Smart Brand Display Unitary from ACG
Gaia launch by Associated Weavers
Snapshots of the winners
(More details in the October issue of The Stocklists - out October 27)
WINNERS • CATEGORY: NATURAL CARPETS
- Snowdon by Cavalier Carpets
Snowdon, as its name suggests, uses clean white New Zealand yarns to take heather blends to new heights. This impressive new collection sets itself apart with crisp, modern colours in a 55oz construction.
- Open Spaces, Raglan & Napier by Ulster Carpets
Raglan and Napier are the latest two additions to the highly successful Open Spaces Laneve range from Ulster Carpets. With four natural tones and four modern greys, Raglan and Napier are both made from 100% Laneve New Zealand wool that is suitable for heavy residential applications.
https://ulstercarpets.com/residential/ranges_type/open-spaces-laneve/
- Habberley by Victoria Carpets
The new Habberley collection has two new designs – ridge and herringbone – which have been added to this bestselling 'classic' loop range. This chunky loop is made using yarn containing Tencel which helps make it luxuriously soft as well as the environmental benefits derived from using a recycled material. Having had a colour refresh, the collection includes some great new colours including smoky blues, a vintage green and classic jute tones associated with loop style carpets.
- Perfect Home with Wool Britannia by Kingsmead
Perfect Home is a showcase range for Wool Britannia, a yarn which has been developed by the Headlam Group in partnership with British Wool & with the support of Campaign for Wool. Every linear metre of the yarn contains Wool sourced from farms situated in each of our four nations – England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales, making it a truly British wool. The aim of this yarn is to increase the usage of British wool in carpets and, in turn, help local farmers and the planet.
WINNERS • CATEGORY: MAN-MADE CARPETS
- Wild Silk by Abingdon Flooring
Wild Silk is a new cut pile saxony carpet in Abingdon’s Love Story Collection that’s created using 100% bleach-cleanable polyester. While the manmade process ensures consistency, Abingdon Flooring adapted its manufacturing process to incorporate a unique fleck detail that doesn’t repeat. This perfectly recreates the natural variations found in Berber styles to provide a one-of-a-kind look.
- Riva by Cormar Carpet Company
Riva is a brand new, sumptuously soft, deep-pile carpet made from 100% Excellon polypropylene. It is available in 16 stylish plain shades including a strong collection of popular greys and warm neutrals, alongside some bolder colour choices; providing outstanding choice to complement any interior design.
http://www.cormarcarpets.co.uk/carpet-ranges/soft-deep-pile/riva/
- Henley Marlow by Furlong Flooring
Henley Marlow builds upon the success of Furlong’s Elegance to offer an affordable alternative to wool. It has the look, feel and design of a luxury wool carpet but with the added benefits of being a long-lasting loop carpet – moth proof, easy to clean and it doesn’t pill. Henley Marlow is made from long lasting fibres, ensuring the carpet will look great for years and is also available in a range of contemporary organic colours.
http://www.cormarcarpets.co.uk/carpet-ranges/soft-deep-pile/riva/
- Aura 2022 by Victoria Carpets
Aura is packed full of colour and personality. This hardwearing man made range has everything you expect from a Victoria Carpet; exceptional quality, hardwearing, family friendly, competitively priced and great for any home.
https://local.myvictoria.co.uk/collections/easicare/new-aura
WINNERS • CATEGORY: SMOOTHS
- Bio Composite Wood by Adore
Combining the natural beauty of a real wood veneer with a PVC free composite core, Adore BIO Composite Wood is a 100% water-resistant floor. One of the world’s first water-resistant floors to use real wood, BIO Composite Wood is a ground-breaking innovation. Also its BIO composite core is a patented technology that eliminates PVC and harmful VOCs from its construction, while retaining excellent stability under thermal and atmospheric changes.
- Les Iconics by BerryAlloc
Les Iconics is the latest parquet collection from BerryAlloc, capturing the soul of aged parquet in an engineered wood floor with modern performance. Aged surface floors give the appearance of an old wood plank floor that’s been renovated by hand. The surface features slight traces of sawing and is hand-scraped for a crafted feel and uses a natural oil finish that develops character with time.
- Seta Grip by Oneflor UK
Seta Grip is a loose lay LVT with a patented micro suction adhesion technology that uses a negative fluid, vacuum pressure with millions of microscopic suction cups to securely adhere to flat, non-porous surfaces. Flooring can be installed directly on top of any subfloor without the need for additional adhesive and its attendant environmental impact. It can be removed easily leaving no residue, and can be replaced without having to redo the whole floor.
- Invictus Parquet Click by Associated Weavers
Invictus Parquet Click sets itself apart with its unique one plank click system. Regular parquet click products come with a 2-plank system (A-plank & B-plank) which means double stock keeping (2 SKU's) and slower installation. This innovation has been launched in one design and three colourways in 2022 but the portfolio will be expanded in 2023.
WINNERS • CATEGORY: DESIGN, CARPETS
- Rugs 2022 Collection by Louis de Poortere
Louis de Poortere has launched its Rugs 2022 Collection, including 47 inspiring and brand-new designs alongside enduring classics and a new circular option. With the new Structures, Meditation and Nuance, as well as additions to the existing Gallery, Mad Men and Atlantic; the new Louis de Poortere Rugs 2022 collection refreshes one of the most popular rug collections in the independent flooring retail sector.
https://www.louisdepoortere.be/rug/2022-rug-collection/
- Wool Iconic Herringstripe by Alternative
Alternative’s Wool Iconic Herringstripe is an inventive play on two classics. It combines a handsome herringbone with a stylish stripe making a fine wool flatweave. Recalling ballerinas, the graceful palette comprises six natural combinations offset by colour - Fonteyn pink, Behrs green, Arova lilac, Mamaki grey, Nerina ecru and Devi cream. Available in 4m width. Composition 100% wool.
https://www.alternativeflooring.com/collection/wool/fine_wool/Iconic/
- Diamond Art tiles by Tapibel
Diamond Art is a new premium Econyl design carpet tile collection - A diamond design with a concrete look that draws your eye to the floor. Diamond Art is available in 12 different neutral colours. The collection is manufactured from 100% Econyl yarn, a 100% regenerated and regenerable fibre made from pre- and post-consumer Nylon 6 waste materials, further reducing Tapibel’s environmental impact, while still meeting the highest quality, performance and durability standards.
- Monkey Business by Asiatic Carpets
Asiatic are always ahead of the fashion curve with creative rug ranges and now the company has signed the first ever rug licence with the exclusive British design house Clarke and Clarke for a range of colourful jungle print rugs. On top of the pile is Monkey Business which demonstrates the playful, cheerful character of these designs. These rugs are intricately hand-tufted in pure wool and viscose, with subtle space-dyed detailing.
WINNERS • CATEGORY: DESIGN, SMOOTHS
- Parquet 2.0 Collection by Harvey Maria
Harvey Maria Parquet 2.0. Designed in collaboration with Neisha Crosland, the award-winning Parquet design was Neisha’s first collaboration with Harvey Maria, and is now a favourite with interior designers and architects worldwide. This brand new series of fresh colourways celebrate the stylish geometric design, and introduces a contemporary palette with a reversed pattern.
https://www.harveymaria.com/category/parquet-neisha-crosland/
- LayRed Stone Designs by Moduleo
Moduleo, has launched a new generation of stone designs as part of its established Moduleo LayRed engineered vinyl flooring range. The eight new options stone tiles have been inspired by biophilic design, a concept based on bringing the outside in and focussing on the connection between our natural environment and our home. Each of the eight floors are cut-in-register (CIR), a technique used to augment the realism of the floor for an even more natural look.
- Knight Tile Collection by Karndean Designflooring
Karndean Designflooring is expanding its popular Knight Tile range with a new collection of contemporary wood and stone designs, including timeless herringbone. With a refreshed and updated collection of calm, nurturing designs, the new Knight Tile range offers the flexibility to create unique interiors that express individuality. The range presents ten new wood and 11 new stone designs, as well as six wood and two stone herringbone designs.
- Klaus Herringbone from QEP
The latest Kraus Herringbone LVT comprises of 8 stunning designs featuring 4 greys and 4 browns. Varying from rustic and washed-out complexions to high grain contrasts the range has been carefully selected to suit all interior needs. Features an easy click system, is 100% waterproof, includes integrated underlay, cuts easily with a knife, is dust free & hypoallergenic during installation and is easy to clean and maintain.
WINNERS • CATEGORY: UNDERLAY & ACCESSORIES
- RR 620 LVT Underlay by Uzin
UZIN RR 620 is a flexible, self-adhesive underlay that’s 1mm thick. It allows for quick and cost effective LVT installation over flooring grade chipboard as an alternative to plywood, and it’s immediately available for floorcovering installation. Plus UZIN RR 620 helps improves underfoot comfort and acoustic reduction on poorly insulated surfaces.
https://uk.uzin.com/products/in-focus/installing-luxury-vinyl-tiles/quick-easy-and-costeffective-
floor-installations-over-chipboard
- Tredaire Premier by Interfloor
Interfloor launched a brand-new product collection in May 2022. The Tredaire Premier collection is a range of its bestselling PU foam underlays that have received a significant upgrade to provide superior performance. Made from 100% recycled foam, the new features include a high-specification paper backing, branded in an eye-catching signature style and seven products in the range will feature a scrim layer for improved dimensional stability.
- Vitrex Premium Underlay from QEP
Vitrex 5mm Premium Underlay is superior in compression strength, impact sound insulation and moisture resistant. It is also a sustainable underlay choice - made from 100% recycled plastic including contact lenses cases and fridge shelving. Made in the UK using advanced extrusion, thermoforming and recycling processes, it’s suitable for wood and laminate flooring and on all subfloor bases.
- ThermalStream by Wilson Underlays
ThermalStream is a new luxury carpet underlay for underfloor heating systems. It incorporates flame retardant foam for improved safety and features punched holes allowing a quicker heat transfer between the underfloor heating pad and the carpet. Most underlays for underfloor heating are thin and sacrifice greatly on comfort underfoot. ThermalStream is 10mm thick and wins the battle using clever technology which gives your carpet the softness it deserves without sacrificing on heat loss.
WINNERS • CATEGORY: INSTALLATION PRODUCTS
- Engineered Fibreboard by Lion Floor
A leading alternative to flooring grade plywood is Lion Floor - an engineered fibreboard that’s cost-effective and sustainable. It’s made in Finland using locally sourced and highly sustainable wood by-products, so it’s already off to a great start compared to the tropical hardwood used in the majority of flooring grade plywood. The boards are pre-conditioned, so unlike other oil tempered hardboard it doesn’t need wetting before installation and is ready to receive screeds and feather compounds.
- F597 Heavy Duty Spray Adhesive by Floorwise
floorwise has launched its new F597 Heavy Duty Spray Adhesive in 2022 – a new product which eliminates dichloromethane from its formulation making it both safer to use and kinder to the environment. F597 removes the hazards associated with many spray adhesives of being potentially carcinogenic and threatening asphyxiation to ground level installers from dichloromethane. All this without compromising high-strength performance.
https://www.floorwise.co.uk/product/f597-dcm-free-heavy-duty-sprayadhesive/
- TrimAce by Floor Trim Systems
TrimAce is a rigid expansion joint insert device which can move with the floor unlike fillers such as mastic, silicone and cork or cover trim/strips. It can be used on interfaces such as timber/stone, timber/vinyl, timber/carpet and where timber abuts a solid element including walls, mullions and partition glazing. It allows floors to expand and contract without the need for bonding or fixing.
- Stopgap 1500 AquaPro by F Ball
Stopgap 1500 AquaPro uses the latest technology to create a next generation water-mix smoothing underlayment that can be applied over old adhesive residues where a previous floorcovering has been removed, including bitumen, carpet tile tackifiers and ceramic tile adhesives, eliminating the need for mechanical preparation The product is walk-on hard in as little as 60 minutes after application and ready to receive floorcoverings from just four hours.
WINNERS • CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENTAL
- Looperback by Balta
Looper back is a brand-new secondary backing from Balta which is constructed from 100% recycled polypropylene, creating a perpetual forward cycle that lets nothing go to waste. The polypropylene material used to produce Looper back is made from 100% locally sourced material coming directly from recycled waste collected in the Belgium Balta factories, all situated in the region of Flanders within a radius of about 25 km.
- NextGen Collection by Betap
The NextGen Collection is a series of products which have no latex bonding involved in the manufacturing process.The backing and pile content are of the same polymer family – “Mono-material” making the products 100% recyclable. Recycling leads to a pure granulate that almost equals virgin material. The NextGen concept covers carpets and artificial grass.
- Ecovadis Accreditation for Ball & Young
Ball & Young has been championing sustainability for over 25 years and its many green initiatives have helped its parent company The Vita Group achieve a Silver rating in 2022 from EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, in recognition of its advanced sustainability credentials. The Vita Group is the first foam manufacturer to have received this accolade. Ball & Young’s contribution includes the development of its Cloud 9 carpet underlay, which has stopped over 250,000 tonnes of foam from being sent to landfill.
https://www.thevitagroup.com/sustainability-enhancing-everyday-life/sustainabilityreport/
- Relay Rugs & Takeback Scheme by Melrose Interiors
Relay is an award-winning rug brand offering great value, sustainably focused rugs with extra feel-good factor. Driven to become the leading British brand for environmentally friendly flooring, the range includes rugs and flooring made from recycled & recyclable yarns, natural fibres and excess material that would otherwise go into waste or landfill. Production is partnered with the Relay Takeback scheme – a simple web-based system to collect waste material to be recycled.
- Circular Economy Achievements by Carpet Recycling UK
Over the last two years, thanks to new research and harnessing better quality data, Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK) has identified more volumes of waste, especially within the wider municipal waste sectors. This has led to an increase of 5% landfill diversion taking the total to 70% in 2020 - a record level since the not-for-profit organisation was formed in 2008. CRUK is the unique membership association with 15 core funders and a 119-strong membership, all committed to advancement towards the circular economy.
WINNERS • CATEGORY: MARKETING
- Smart Brand Display Unitary from ACG
The Associated Carpet Group has pioneered Industry leading point-of-sale unitary for its retail buying group members with a variety of exciting in-store display units which bring an attractive, professionally designed presentation to the retail environment. These displays can carry the popular Smart Choice ACG brand or the retailers’ own label ranges to provide margin protection from high street and internet comparison.
https://acgcarpets.com/exclusive-group-labels
- Floorlink by Kellars
2022 saw Kellars re-brand their Floorlink Underlay and Accessories offer, to create an on-trend, eye-catching and unique approach which can be presented coherently across social media, exhibition stands, marketing materials, underlay and accessories sample sheets and packaging. Kellars have used disntinctive shapes to represent underlay, tapes, profiles, tools and screeds & adhesives.
https://kellars.co.uk/2022/02/06/floorlink-and-novoturf-artificial-grass/
- Play Studio by Alternative
The new Play Studio is the result of years of adventurous brand building, serious product investment and total commitment to independent retail and service culture at Alternative. The aim is to drive people in store and give them a physical and interactive experience using the latest technology. Play Studio has two parts: Play Wall with back lit graphics provides more than 40 carpet ranges presented in a tactile, easy to use system. The Play Table provides space to use the Design Workshop for interior schemes.
- Gaia launch by Associated Weavers
With its customary marketing excellence, Associated Weavers launched Gaia into the market over the last year with exceptional branding and graphics and a clear message: “Brilliant carpet with a natural touch.” Gaia is AW’s flagship polyester collection with all that fibre’s benefits - smooth to the touch, excellent colour fastness, rich lustre and bleach cleanabity. Additionally, Gaia carpet has an ECO FusionBac textile backing made from 100% recycled PET plastic bottles.