Louise Walters, Commercial Director at Designer Contracts, discusses how the company’s nationwide infrastructure and extensive product portfolio continue to support housebuilders, developers and investors across the UK new build sector.
Designer Contracts, the UK’s largest flooring contractor and a key supplier to housing developers, offers a complete one-stop, order-to-installation service for new homes.
Established more than 30 years ago, the company offers a comprehensive range of floorcoverings, furniture and lighting packs plus an industry-leading made-to-measure blinds and curtains service. This turnkey solution has been a part of the company’s offer for well over a decade.
Designer Contracts Commercial Director, Louise Walters, said, “As one of the more agile suppliers to the new build sector we operate both nationally across England, Scotland and Wales and also through 13 regional depots. That, in itself, distinguishes us from many of our competitors and, particularly during times of global uncertainty, offers customers a reassuring level of stability.
“We have also bolstered stock levels at our Kettering central distribution centre to over £3.5 million, ensuring we can keep prices at very competitive levels. It means consistent availability across our entire range of carpet, vinyl, carpet tiles, laminate, safety flooring, wood and underlay.
“We are able to deliver and fit a huge selection quickly. Our portfolio includes premium range brands as well as our own Blue Book collections plus a wide range of environmentally sustainable floorcoverings.
“Our furniture and lighting packs have long proved an incredibly successful addition to our floorcoverings and, along with our bespoke blinds and curtains service, offers a swift and hassle-free solution to everything a buyer may need when furnishing a new home.
“The company’s furniture packs provide two clear offers. Solution is a pack curated and designed to meet the requirements and expectations of landlords, first-time-buyers, student accommodation and investors. Elevate takes things to a more stylish level with pieces designed to appeal to developers furnishing higher market, aspirational accommodation.”
The Designer Contracts lighting pack, Glow, provides a choice of lights suitable for every part of the home. Offering spot-on fashion choices, it meets every need from spotlights to funky cluster options, pendants and light bars.
Louise said, “The idea is to provide landlords and investors with easy solutions to furnishing rental properties across the market, whatever their requirements and size of property.”
Cameo is the specialist blinds and curtain making division of Designer Contracts, based in recently upgraded premises near the company’s Chesterfield, Derbyshire, headquarters. It was first started more than 25 years ago.
This established team of specialist machinists produce thousands of made-to-order curtains and roman blinds each year. House buyers can select from a wide range of fabrics and styles, using window dressings to add an individual stamp to their new property.
Louise said, “Offering further peace-of-mind is the fact we also operate our own transport fleet and have a central head office that supports the entire network.
“In short we provide an all-encompassing solution that is a win-win offer for the developer, the supplier and the investor – and it’s our combination of local presence and national infrastructure that allows us to react quickly, deliver consistently and maintain high standards.”
