The Contract Floorcovering Market in Great Britain 2023

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Report Introduction

Published in October 2023, the Palmer Contract Flooring Report is a comprehensive analysis of the contract flooring market in Great Britain. Produced every 2-3 years since 1979, this report is recognised as the definitive source for market size and trend data in the UK Contract flooring market. The detailed market research programme includes 400 telephone interviews, sales data from manufacturers, desk research and in-depth discussions with key flooring manufacturers.

Contract Floorcovering Report Research Programme

Telephone Interviews: Conducted 400 interviews with a diverse group of industry participants, including:

  • Flooring contractors
  • Architects and designers
  • End-user specifiers
  • Social housing authorities
  • Flooring manufacturers
  • Distributors

Desk Research: Comprehensive analysis across a range of construction sectors and broader economy publications.

Contract Floorcovering Report Contents

The report provides market size data by flooring category and sector, covering years 2000 – 2023 (with estimates for 2023 based on 6 months of data) and a forecast for 2024. Key content areas include:

  • Resilient Sheet and Tile: Covering various types like PVC Homogeneous (Directional, Non-Directional, Electro-Static Control), PVC Heterogeneous, Linoleum and LVT.
  • Carpet Tiles: Including Tufted Cut Pile, Loop Pile, Cut & Loop Pile, Needlepunch and other types.
  • Other Contract Floor Coverings: Such as Carpet Roll, Seamless Resin, Ceramic Tiles, Wood, Laminates, Rubber and others.

Market size is provided in a variety of tables and charts by flooring sub category and business sector. Data incudes forecasts to 2024 and historic data back to 2020.

  • Sector analysis: Market size data is also provided by flooring type for the following business sectors: Offices, Industrial, Leisure, Shops, Education, Health, Care homes, Social housing, Other private and Other public sectors.

A complete volume is dedicated to verbatim comments from the interviews with industry stakeholders.

Contract Floorcovering Report Insights

The report contains many insights and statistics, including:

The total contract floorcoverings market in GB decreased by an estimated 1.4% in 2022 to 51.06 million sq m, down from 51.77 million sq m in 2021. The market is expected to decline by a further 0.9% in 2023, before an increase in 2024.

Purchasing the Contract Floorcovering Report

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