The milestone store opening marks the launch of Tapi’s partnership with John Lewis & Partners, with 16 more concessions to follow in stores around the UK by summer 2025.

Promising to make buying flooring reassuringly simple, Tapi’s expert floorologists will be on hand to help customers find a new floor from the extensive collection of carpets, laminate, engineered wood, and luxury vinyl flooring.  Customers will also be able to purchase a specially curated collection of John Lewis branded carpets alongside top carpet brands such as Westex, Brockway, and Victoria, plus renowned laminate flooring brand Quick-Step.

Tapi’s home visit service and digital offering will also be available to all John Lewis customers via tapi.co.uk.

For those needing a full flooring service, Tapi can arrange fitting with their team of trusted fitting partners up and down the country and will also uplift and dispose of old flooring if required. To help spread the cost of new flooring, interest-free credit options with zero deposit are available for up to 30 months.

Charlie Harris, Director of Buying at Tapi Carpets & Floors, shares his excitement of the partnership launch: “It’s a great honour to be associated with the John Lewis brand. Like Tapi, they’re focused on great value, high quality products and delivering outstanding customer service. We’re also delighted to bring to market an appealing new collection of 100 percent wool John Lewis branded carpets”

Katie Papakonstantinou, Director of Services & Hospitality for John Lewis, added: “It’s been so exciting to see this first concession launch. We’re delighted to welcome Tapi to John Lewis and are confident that our customers will value their extensive flooring proposition and commitment to outstanding customer service.”

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Since 2012, Forbo has ran a competition to recognise the crème de la crème of commercial projects utilising Forbo’s flooring solutions. However, 2024 sees Forbo launch a new Awards style competition to recognise a wider variety of projects from the architectural, interior design and flooring industry.

The Forbo Awards features three categories: Project of the Year, Sustainable Project of the Year and Public Choice. Each award will recognise and celebrate a different element of interior design, whether it be a high-end aesthetic or impressive environmental credentials, allowing for a range of projects to be submitted for judging.

Speaking about the new Forbo Awards, Donna Hannaway, Head of Marketing, from Forbo, said: “With such a big focus on sustainability going into 2024, we felt it was important to recognise those who are making environmentally conscious specifications. Not only this, but we wanted to help get everyone involved in the judging process and voting for their favourite project. Through our Public Choice Award, architects and designers can have their say on the outcome of our awards.

We’re especially happy to be offering a new prize package, with each winning practice receiving a double-page spread in FX Magazine focusing on their winning project and two tickets as our guests to the FX Awards in November, amongst other prizes. This further ensures that their celebrated project gets the industry recognition and attention it deserves.”

Online entry into the 2024 Forbo Awards opened on 8^th January 2024, with a closing date of 31st July 2024.

Find out more about the Forbo Awards and how to enter, here: www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/forboawards

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