Countdown to The Flooring Show 2024
Next month sees the largest ever edition of The Flooring Show return to its beloved home in Harrogate from 15-17 September. The footprint of this year’s show is 30% bigger and full to the brim with world-leading names that you know and love, alongside manufacturers exhibiting at the event for the first time. To help you make the most of your visit and plan your schedule, we’ve compiled a list of what’s on and who you can expect to see at the industry event of the year.
What’s On?
Our largest line-up yet
The Flooring Show’s exhibitors span the breadth of the flooring industry, attracting manufacturers and suppliers of carpet, laminate, LVT, wood, vinyl, cork, grass, SPC, as well as underlay, adhesives, software, machinery and tools. The names that visitors know and love will be returning to support the three-day show, bringing with them new ranges across all types of flooring for the contract and retail markets. Suppliers include Abingdon Flooring, Adam Carpets, Associated Weavers, Ball & Young, Bostik, Cavalier Carpets, Cormar Carpet Company, COREtec Flooring, Everyroom, Kellars, Furlong Flooring, F Ball & Co, Hugh Mackay, Interfloor, Invictus Flooring, Lifestyle, Likewise, Penthouse Carpets, Tarkett, Westex, Victoria Carpets & Design Floors, to name just a few.
Alongside the big names returning to the show, there are plenty of new names joining us this year including Floormart, Bjelin, T-Build Floors, Evolve Flooring, Fablon Fine Carpets & Rugs, Juvern, Peri UK, Floor Master, Tuftco, Rinos, Alsa Flooring, to name just a handful.
Read on to see a full list of exhibitors.
Wool Trends Centre
The Wool Trends Centre and beyond has endeavoured to show interesting new developments within the wool carpet sector. The Wool Carpet Focus Group and Campaign for Wool have presented “Wool Mountains”, Wool Volcanos, Bouncebackability and Unflammability demonstrations. They have had pink sunglasses with the theme “It`s Cool to Buy Wool” and the entrance rugs in 100% pure new wool have stood and stomped the test of time for many shows!
For 2024, as you may have expected, there will be something completely different!
The focus remains on science backed messages regarding the benefits of using wool as opposed to synthetic fibres but they will be presented in a totally new manner.
Chairman of the Wool Carpet Focus Group and Council Member for the Campaign for Wool, Martin Curtis, promises something for the whole family to enjoy and get involved with. Retailers, manufacturers and the consumer are invited to visit the Wool Trends Centre in Hall C to see how bright the future is for wool!
Demo Zone
As always, the Demo Zone, run by the Flooring Industry Training Association (FITA) and supported by the Contract Flooring Association (CFA) and National Institute of Carpet & Floorlayers (NICF) is back in Hall B to impart more wisdom on the latest techniques and insights into working with the newest products on the market, via their live demonstrations across the three days of the show. All demonstrations will be shown at the dedicated area in Hall B, with live demonstrations from qualified instructors. FITA will also be offering the opportunity for visitors to come and ask the experts anything, as they open the stand up to bespoke demonstrations of anything covered over the course of the show.
DEMO ZONE TIMETABLE 2024
| Sunday 15th September | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Carpet Underlay Installation |
| 10:30-11:15 | Stretch Fit Carpet Installation – including Power Stretching |
| 11:15-11:45 | Carpet Seaming |
| 11:45-12:45 | Hand sewn bullnose and stairs overview |
| 13:15-13:45 | Subfloor Moisture Solutions |
| 13:45-14:45 | Smoothing Compounds |
| 15:00-15:30 | Commercial Sheet Vinyl and Linoleum Installation |
| 15:45-16:15 | Domestic Vinyl Installation |
| Monday 16th September | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Subfloor Moisture Solutions |
| 10:30-11:30 | Smoothing Compounds |
| 12:00-13:00 | Fabricated and Acoustic Underlays |
| 13:15-14:30 | Luxury Vinyl Tile Installation |
| 14:30-15:00 | Adhesives |
| 15:15-15:45 | Floating Floor Systems Installation |
| 15:45-16:15 | Engineered Wood Floor Installation |
| Tuesday 17th September | |
| 10:00-12:30 | Open Forum / Requested demonstrations |
New for 2024
This year The Flooring Show are introducing the Design Spotlight, in response to the demand from architects, interior designers, property developers, and specifiers in search of the most unique, design-oriented residential and contract flooring solutions on the market.
Event Director, Alex Butler, says “The Design Spotlight is a feature we’ve wanted to introduce for a couple of years now, and the expansion into Hall Q allows us to do just that. We want architects and interior designers to know that The Flooring Show caters for them as much as it does for our contractors and fitters.”
Fitter of the Year
This year NICF’s ‘Fitter Of The Year Competition’ returns with a focus on carpet and the competition will take place over the Sunday and Monday of the show. The winner will be announced at 4pm on Monday 16th and receives a cheque for £2000, a trophy and some great prizes including a selection of tools, and one year’s free NICF Master Fitter membership.
The successful fitters who have progressed to the Finals this year are:
Darren Ash – Alfrick, Worcestershire
Richard Long – Dundee, Angus
Joni Reeves – Skipton, North Yorkshire
Steve Whitburn – Torquay, Devon
Gareth Williams – Launceston, Cornwall
Show Essentials
Dates: Sunday 15 – Tuesday 17 September 2024
Opening hours: Sunday 9:30-17:30 | Monday 9:30-17:30 | Tuesday 9:30-15:00
Venue: Harrogate Convention Centre, King’s Rd, Harrogate, HG1 5LA
Registration
The Flooring Show is a trade-only event and is free for industry professionals. You can secure your COMPLIMENTARY passes today by heading to www.theflooringshow.com and completing the short form. This pass will give you fast track access to the show and let you skip the queue on arrival.
