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10th January 2022

Flooring Industry News Review 2021: Part 2

Written by jonathon bright
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Welcome to our news round-up for 2021 – a great way to keep up to date with all the latest news, views and commentary for the flooring industry and business owners. We’ve taken one story from each of our monthly flooring news roundups so you can see the main flooring news stories over 2021. We’ve split those into two blogs to make them a shorter read.

Flooring Industry News Review 2021: Part 2

This blog is Part 2 and features flooring industry stories from July – December 2021. To keep on top of all the latest industry news why not follow our LinkedIn page – we always post interesting news stories and article links on our page.


JULY: FLOORING FIRM FAILURES HALVED

The Stocklists reported on post-lockdown business performance for the flooring industry:

‘Booming business amid post-lockdown pent-up demand means that insolvencies in the flooring and furnishing industry are running at half their normal rate.

95 companies from across the flooring and furnishing industry were placed into administration, liquidation or subject to winding up orders in the first half of 2021 — down from 186 in the first six months of last year.’

The full report can be found on the Stocklists website and all the stories from our blog flooring industry news July 2021.

Flooring industry News July 2021


August: THE FLOORING SHOW GETS BACK TO BUSINESS IN HARROGATE

“The highly anticipated Flooring Show returns to Harrogate Convention Centre from 19-21 September 2021 with an unmissable line up of new and established flooring suppliers.‘It’s been two years since the flooring industry last came together, and we’re sure you’ll agree it’s been far too long’ says event director, Alex Butler. ‘So many buyers have missed the opportunity to touch and feel products before making decisions, and we’re so excited for our sector to come together and finally do business in person again.’

Find out more on the Contract Flooring Journal website and all the stories from our blog flooring industry news August 2021.

Flooring Industry News August 2021


September: FLOORING RESILIENT TO HIGH STREET CLOSURES

In the cull of high street brands that saw over 5,000 stores close in the first half of this year, furniture and flooring showed its resilience.

According to latest analysis by the Local Data Company (LDC), of the 5,251 retail outlets that pulled down the shutters between January and July 2021, only 135 furniture and flooring stores closed.

This compares with 1,063 fashion shops that closed (including many of the multi-outlet mainstream chains), 452 charity shops, 428 car dealers, 377 betting shops and 286 bank branches.

Read the full article on The Stocklists website and all the stories from our blog flooring industry news September 2021.

Flooring Industry News September 2021


October: HIGH DEMAND “WILL CONTINUE INTO 2022”

Current levels of high demand for flooring will continue into 2022 says leading UK flooring company Victoria plc.

“The demand for flooring experienced this year has primarily come from existing home owners redecorating. However, the Board expects demand to continue next year and beyond, due to the high level of housing transactions that has been experienced in many of the Group’s key markets this year,” said the company in a half-year trading update to its shareholders.

Read the article on The Stocklists website and all the stories from our blog flooring industry news October 2021.

Flooring Industry News October 2021


November: BUDGET BOOST ON RETAIL RATES

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a 50% reduction in business rates in a tax cut worth £1.7 billion as part of a package of measures aimed at retail to boost post-pandemic recovery.

Any eligible retailer will be able to claim a temporary discount on their bills of 50%, up to a maximum of £110,000 in the 2022-23 tax year.

In conjunction with the existing Small Business Rates Relief, the chancellor said the move meant more than 90% of all retail, hospitality and leisure businesses would see a discount of at least 50%.

Read the full article on The Stocklists website and all the stories from our blog flooring industry news November 2021.

Flooring Industry News November 2021


December: England Moves to COVID-19 Plan B

The Prime Minister called a press conference Wednesday night to announce that England is moving to Plan B following the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

Construction sites are urged to continue to minimise the risk of spreading the virus to keep the workforce safe and sites operational. Build UK are currently reviewing the CLC Site Operating Procedures and guidance on the Use of Face Coverings in Construction.

Full article by the Contract Flooring Association and all the stories from our blog flooring industry news December 2021.

Flooring Industry News December 2021


FURTHER READING

We hope you enjoyed our flooring industry news roundup. We have a huge luxury vinyl flooring range which can be found on this link.

Remember, follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date with the latest flooring industry news.

Flooring Industry News December 2021

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