<h3>The Natural Choice</h3>
We believe that exquisite interiors begin with the perfect flooring. For unrivaled comfort, you can’t go past the look and feel of a Hycraft wool carpet. We proudly handcraft a diverse range of wool carpets designed to complement every home. Hard wearing and naturally insulating for year-round comfort, our multiple carpet styles are available in an array of sublime, earthy tones creating the ideal foundation for your interior space.

Hycraft Carpets

Hycraft

Hycraft Wool Carpet - Godfrey Hirst Residential

Europe’s leading Vinyl brought to you by Godfrey Hirst.

Moduleo® floors offer beautiful, practical and durable flooring solutions that excel in terms of design, comfort and performance. At Moduleo®, we’re constantly researching trends, design and performance to create a contemporary range of beautiful and durable floors that meet people’s needs and expectations. Moduleo® combines the authenticity and beauty of natural products, with the rugged durability of innovative vinyl technology. Beautiful floors, inspired by nature and perfected for life.

Moduleo

Moduleo® Vinyl Flooring  - Godfrey Hirst Residential

Godfrey Hirst is privileged to draw on over 150 years manufacturing experience in Australia and New Zealand. 
The Godfrey Hirst name is truly synonymous with Geelong, dating back to 1865 when the Victorian Woollen and Cloth Manufacturing company was established as one of Victoria’s first textile mills.
From high quality Australian and New Zealand Made wool and synthetic carpets, hybrid, timber, laminate and vinyl hard flooring, our goal is to connect you with the right product.

Godfrey Hirst

Godfrey Hirst Carpet & Flooring  - Godfrey Hirst Residential

<h3>Stand for something better</h3>
Godfrey Hirst eco+ triexta carpets are carefully designed and made in Geelong, Victoria, with performance, sustainability and health in mind. With a unique combination of colour and softness, Godfrey Hirst eco+ triexta carpets offer worry-free, luxurious living.

Eco Triexta Carpets

Eco+

Eco+ Triexta Carpet - Godfrey Hirst Residential

Building, renovating or just looking for a decor change, your choice of flooring sets the design tone for the entire house.Godfrey Hirst offer a comprehensive suite of flooring. From luxurious <a href='/au/brands/hycraft'>Hycraft wool</a> carpets, to family friendly <a href='/au/product-types/solution-dyed-nylon-carpet'>solution dyed nylon</a>, innovative <a href='/au/brands/eco'>eco+ triexta</a> or a host of hard floor choices, including <a href='/au/product-types/timber-flooring'>timber</a>, <a href='/au/product-types/hybrid-flooring'>hybrid, <a href='/au/product-types/vinyl-plank-flooring'>vinyl plank</a>, <a href='/au/product-types/laminate-flooring'>laminate</a> and <a href='/au/brands/moduleo'>Moduleo™</a> European designer vinyl range, we have the best range of carpet and flooring to suit every home, budget and lifestyle.Our one-stop site is full of handy tips and design inspiration from some of Australia’s leading designers and renovators. And our <a href='/au/find-stores'>Australia wide retail partners</a> are ready and waiting with expert advice and personalised service.<a href='/about-us'>Learn more about us</a>

Godfrey Hirst are proud to be a supporting partner for this world class fashion event

PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2023

Godfrey Hirst carpet and flooring is made for living.

Made for Living

Proudly supporting Geelong-born artist, Rone, in his Flinders Street exhibition.

TIME • RONE

Summer Blonde

Fan favourites from the Block - our new design partners

Andy & Deb

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Biophilia focuses on human’s innate love of nature, suggesting a genetic connection to the natural world built through centuries of living in agricultural settings. Driven by the global desire to embrace and protect the environment, we are now seeing natural elements being incorporated at every level of interior design, from organic materials right through to large-scale green spaces.

Explore our <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/trends/biophilic-home">Biophilic Home trend report</a>.

Biophilia focuses on human’s innate love of nature and incorporating it into interior design.

Biophilic Home

Living intentionally is all about getting back to natural tones, natural fibres and creating an earthy atmosphere in the home, ultimately connecting our inner worlds with our outer worlds. Google search terms for “terracotta bedrooms” have seen an increase of 11% year on year, inspiring us to recreate this colour-blocking with our natural wools and rich timbers in flooring and layer with natural bed linen, terracotta tiles and chunky pottery.

Explore our <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/trends/regenerative-living">Regenerative Living trend report</a>.

Natural tones, natural fibres that bring an earthy atmosphere to your home. 

Regenerative Living

The Wellness Trend in the home is all about creating comfort in the home through textures, colours and space. Generationally we are investing in our emotional and physical wellbeing more than ever. With an understanding that the atmosphere of our environment interlinks with our general health, we are now seeking spaces that promote activity, healing and resting restoratively.

Explore our <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/trends/wellness">Wellness trend report.</a>

A rejuvenating trend that brings soft textures and colours to your room, immersing you in relaxing surroundings.

Wellness

In a marketplace increasingly focused on environmental considerations and issues around sustainability, Godfrey Hirst are incredibly proud to have products officially certified Declare® LBC Red List Free.

Want to know more? Learn more about the benefits of <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/features/red-list-free">Red List Free carpets</a>.

Proud to have products officially certified Declare® LBC Red List Free.

We Have Something Exciting To Declare.

Godfrey Hirst and GH Commercial are proud supporters of PNG Foundation, an organisation that provides Kamea people in remote Papua New Guinea access to health, education, and infrastructure.

The PNG Foundation aims to provide primary healthcare access for all Kameas, improve nutrition status, improve hospital buildings and implement an effective vaccination program to prevent communicable diseases. They believe that education is the foundation for children to reach their full potential. Their aim is to improve school infrastructure and provide access to supplies, electricity and communication.

Every year, PNG Foundation welcomes volunteer health and other professionals from Australia to visit Kanabea. These skilled individuals, including doctors, nurses and allied health workers, provide valuable services to the clinic and outposts. Additionally, other professionals such as plumbers, painters, and carpenters have also contributed by renovating existing buildings. School supplies were donated to the Kanabea primary school and cement for 2 additional classrooms.

Godfrey Hirst and GH Commercial are proud supporters of PNG Foundation.

Supporting The PNG Foundation

Godfrey Hirst is a supporting sponsor of Geelong Connected Communities (GCC), which provides a 24/7 online grants platform to help not-for-profit organisations fund their programs.  

With a history of over 150 years of local manufacturing in Geelong, we share a value in giving back to the local community and supporting like-minded organisations in diverse industries like arts and culture and events.

GCC has established partnerships with more than 300 non-profit organisations in the area. Together, they have successfully completed 777 meaningful projects and distributed a total of $2,199,118 to support initiatives aimed at improving the lives of the people in Geelong.

Godfrey Hirst are proud to support GCC’s goal of 1000 grants by 2025, helping keep the Geelong region strong through all community segments.

Photography: <a href="https://www.planetdesigns.net/planet-designs-overland">Planet Designs Overland</a>

Godfrey Hirst is a supporting sponsor of Geelong Connected Communities.

Supporting Geelong Connected Communities

This competition has now closed, congratulations to our winner Raelle!

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Here’s how to enter:

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	<li>Register via the entry form, completing all details requested, including your name and contact details</li>
	<li>Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/godfreyhirst/" target="”_blank”">@godfreyhirst</a> on Instagram</li>
	<li>Upload your flat lay entry via instagram post or story, and tag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/godfreyhirst/tagged/">@godfreyhirst</a></li>
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The competition starts from&nbsp;Monday 11th September and finishes on Tuesday 31st October 2023!

What is a flat lay?

Lay out your flooring samples alongside other finishes in your space (such as textiles, tiles or paint samples) to pair colours and textures, and simply take a photo from above to document it! Think of this like a moodboard, your inspiration for the finished look and feel you want to achieve in your space.

See some examples and more tips on creating your flat lay below.

Props: These can be other finishes you will be using in your space such as paint chips, tile or textile samples. Or even something more abstract like flowers, plant clippings, or anything else that inspires the look and feel you want to achieve in your new space.

Lighting: Flat lays look best with strong lighting. Try a ring light if you have access to one, or make the most of natural sunlight during the day.

Play around with angles: You don’t have to stick with a traditional grid layout. Try angling items and taking your photo from a different perspective.

*Full competition <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1693889157/articles/6827c5ab-3c1f-487c-90ad-4106c6381789/docs/spring_refresh_flat_lay_competition-T_Cs.pdf">terms and conditions</a>.

Create a flat lay using our free carpet samples and you could win!*

Win A $5000 Godfrey Hirst Spring Refresh!*

Loui Burke, a content creator and podcaster with a stunning loft-style apartment, is making waves on TikTok and Instagram with his captivating home design and lifestyle content. Loui’s rustic yet funky interior style embraces organic fibres and textures, so we knew we would share a mutual love for wool as a natural fibre.

Loui’s content emphasises the importance of rugs, particularly those with natural fibres and textures like jute, and their warming impact on the design and feel of a space. We were so excited at the idea of transforming our wool carpet into custom rugs for his home, with its insulating properties keeping apartments like Loui’s cool in summer and warm in winter.

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Loui’s living space, featuring Chatsworth in 510 Bakewell.

Finding the right size rug for a specific room can be tricky, so Loui was able to provide dimensions and custom-create a rug from our wool carpet, a service offered through our retail partners.

Loving earthy tones of cream, beige and brown, Loui received samples of our wool carpets, and decided on both Chatsworth in the colour 510 Bakewell, and Montrose in the colour 310 Saratoga.

With a love for the imperfections and textures of natural fibres, the chunky wool loop pile carpets fit the brief perfectly, feeling soft to walk on while still providing beautiful design detail to the rooms.

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Loui’s bedroom space, featuring Montrose in 310 Saratoga.

Placing the Chatsworth rug in the living space and the Montrose in the bedroom, they have been the perfect addition to Loui’s wonderfully designed inner-city apartment.

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“For the bedroom I opted for Montrose in the shade Saratoga, it’s this gorgeously thick, bubble-like texture that fits my bedroom space perfectly. It’s so soft to walk on."
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Renters and rug-lovers alike, customising our high-quality carpet into perfectly sized rugs is a great way to layer your flooring and add a final design touch to your living spaces! To find out if this service is available at a store near you, visit our <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/find-stores">Store Locator</a> and contact your local retailer.

Loui Burke - content creator emphasises the importance of rugs along with their textures and fibres.

Custom Wool Rugs With Loui Burke

Godfrey Hirst is proud to have earned a Gold medal by EcoVadis, the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, as a recognition of their EcoVadis Rating. EcoVadis measures a company’s improvement in its whole supply chain and production towards the transition to a sustainable economy. The results put GH Commercial in the top 97th percentile of more than 100,000+ rated companies in the EcoVadis global network.

The Ecovadis methodology is built on international sustainability standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact, and the ISO 26000, covering 200+ spend categories and 175+ countries.

The Sustainability Scorecard illustrates performance across 21 indicators in four themes:

<ol><li>Environment</li>
	<li>Labour and Human Rights</li>
	<li>Ethics</li>
	<li>Sustainable Procurement</li>
</ol><a href="https://ecovadis.com/">More about EcoVadis</a>

Recognising improvements in company sustainability standards.

Godfrey Hirst Achieves Gold Medal Rating By EcoVadis

Here at Godfrey Hirst, our commitment to our planet extends beyond just products and processes: it’s how we challenge ourselves to do and be better every day, how we make decisions, how we reinvest in our people and our planet, and how we define what matters most as we work to deliver value for generations to come.

We are more specifically committed to the application of circular economy principles and the continual improvement in our environmental, quality, health and safety performance demonstrated by our externally accredited ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 management systems.

In 2022 we became a proud member of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) a co-regulatory not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. As part of this membership, we are working to assess all of our packaging and how we can improve our processes surrounding this aspect of our operations.

Reinvesting in our people and our planet for future generations.

Plastic Packaging Initiatives

Earlier in May, we were fortunate enough to again host 2 groups of students from the Geelong Future Leaders of Industry (GFLOI) and Girls Leading Advanced Manufacturing (GLAM) who are interested in exploring the manufacturing industry, and the diversity of careers that it can offer. We have hosted these groups previously in 2021, and the feedback was that it was a great day to see behind the scenes one of the world’s largest flooring company and Australian manufacturers.

Students get a first-hand look at how carpet is manufactured right here in Geelong.

GFLOI and GLAM Visit

Godfrey Hirst are proud sponsors of the Deakin Engineering Student Excellence Awards Event and have been dating back to 2007. 

Deakin University’s award for their highest honours grade in the Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours), or Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) degree is named the ‘Godfrey Hirst Australia Award’.

At the beginning of June this year, Samuel Franks was rewarded with this award recognising his studies of engineering throughout 2022. Our continuance of our support to Deakin University and their engineering students has not waivered from when we first begun over 15 years ago. In 2020, this prize was awarded to Kim Littras, who is now an electrical engineer with Godfrey Hirst and is an integral part of our factory sector. 

As part of our ongoing commitment to <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/sustainability">Believe in Better</a>®, our 3 powerful pillars of People, Performance and Planet reflect our approaches to sustainable business which is all about making the world better.

Godfrey Hirst are proud sponsors of the Deakin Engineering Student Excellence Awards Event and have been dating back to 2007.

Proud Sponsors Of Deakin’s Engineering Student Excellence Awards

Taking real climate action as an organisation means voluntarily going above and beyond current regulations to achieve net zero carbon emissions. Godfrey Hirst Australia has achieved Climate Active Carbon Neutral organisation status and are proud to be the first Australian carpet manufacturer to do so. Furthermore, Godfrey Hirst New Zealand is also now a carbon neutral organisation1.

The Australian government program Climate Active recognises businesses that take voluntary climate action to measure, reduce and offset carbon emissions. Godfrey Hirst Australia’s Climate Active membership and certified carbon neutral organisation status demonstrates our commitment to sustainability and industry leadership to drive genuine change.

One carbon offsetting project we have supported is the Yunnan Yuanjiang Lutong Hydropower Station is located in Yunnan Province, China2. &nbsp;A factor in our decision to support this project was the fact that several of our hard flooring suppliers are located in China. The project is a diversion-type run-of-river hydropower station with an installed capacity of 10MW generating approximately 52,920MWh of electricity annually. The project reduces the emission of greenhouse gases by replacing equivalent electricity from the China Southern Power Grid, which is dominated by fossil fuel-fired power plants.

1Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd and Godfrey Hirst NZ Ltd are ‘carbon neutral’ organisations. This means that those entities purchase and voluntarily retire carbon offsets equivalent to their annual carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sources within their organisational boundary. &nbsp;For New Zealand, organisational GHG emissions are accounted for in accordance with ISO14064-3:2018. For Australia, organisational GHG emissions are accounted for, and carbon neutral status is certified, in accordance with the requirements of Climate Active.

2https://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/TUEV-SUED1205493996.04/view

Yunnan Yuanjiang Lutong Hydropower Station Offsetting Project

Taking real climate action as an organisation means voluntarily going above and beyond current regulations to achieve net zero carbon emissions. Godfrey Hirst Australia has achieved Climate Active Carbon Neutral organisation status and are proud to be the first Australian carpet manufacturer to do so. Furthermore, Godfrey Hirst New Zealand is also now a carbon neutral organisation1.

The Australian government program Climate Active recognises businesses that take voluntary climate action to measure, reduce and offset carbon emissions. Godfrey Hirst Australia’s Climate Active membership and certified carbon neutral organisation status demonstrates our commitment to sustainability and industry leadership to drive genuine change.

One carbon offsetting project we have supported is the Hubei Duhe Pankou Hydropower Plant in China, located on the Du River, in Zhushan Country, northwest of Hubei Province, China2. &nbsp;A factor in our decision to support this project was the fact that several of our hard flooring suppliers are located in China. Utilising water resources of the Du River and delivering an annual average of 1,105,800 MWh of electricity to the Central China Power Grid, this project upholds the UN Sustainability Development Goal of taking urgent climate action. Local electricity demand was previously supplied by the Hubei Grid, comprised predominantly of non-renewable coal power plants. This hydropower plant has a total installed capacity of 500MW and reduces the emission of greenhouse gases by replacing traditional thermal power with renewable hydropower.

1Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd and Godfrey Hirst NZ Ltd are ‘carbon neutral’ organisations. This means that those entities purchase and voluntarily retire carbon offsets equivalent to their annual carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sources within their organisational boundary. For New Zealand, organisational GHG emissions are accounted for in accordance with ISO14064-3:2018. &nbsp;For Australia, organisational GHG emissions are accounted for, and carbon neutral status is certified, in accordance with the requirements of Climate Active.

2https://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/DB/JACO1340762224.99/view

Duhe Pankou Hydropower Plant Offsetting Project

Taking real climate action as an organisation means voluntarily going above and beyond current regulations to achieve net zero carbon emissions. Godfrey Hirst Australia has achieved Climate Active Carbon Neutral organisation status and are proud to be the first Australian carpet manufacturer to do so. Furthermore, Godfrey Hirst New Zealand is also now a carbon neutral organisation.

The Australian Government program Climate Active recognises businesses that take voluntary climate action to measure, reduce and offset carbon emissions. Godfrey Hirst Australia’s Climate Active membership and certified carbon neutral organisation status demonstrates our commitment to sustainability and industry leadership to drive genuine change.

One carbon offsetting project that we have supported is the ‘Carbon Conscious Carbon Capture Project 1’ which is a reforestation project across 14 properties totalling 5,700ha in the Central and Northern Agricultural Regions of Western Australia. We chose this project as a reflection of our Australian Made operations, with all of our soft floor coverings made in Australia and New Zealand. From 2009 to 2010 over 6 million native species Mallee trees planted on land previously cleared for dryland cropping and grazing. Registration as a Carbon Farming Initiative Project included commitment to maintaining the forest for a minimum of 100 years. This region in Western Australia was recognised as significantly over-cleared, and the reforestation is: providing protective habitat for native flora and fauna; reducing wind and water erosion; in some cases reducing soil salinity and some cases providing a useful environment for sheep and honey bees.

Australia's first Climate Active Carbon Neutral carpet manufacturer 

The Carbon Conscious Carbon Capture Offsetting Project 1

Godfrey Hirst, alongside GH Commercial and Feltex are proud to be an official Trade Partner for Grand Designs Australia Magazine, House of the Year 2024 competition. 

The Grand Designs Australia Magazine House of the Year Awards (HOTY) proudly puts the spotlight on residential architecture, showcasing some of the best projects created by Australian Architects. The HOTY Awards are designed to celebrate the brilliant outcomes created by Architects for their clients, resulting in an incredibly high standard of project submissions.

The Grand Designs Australia Magazine HOTY Awards is now open for nominations! The team at Grand Designs are calling on Australian architects to enter their best residential projects to win this prestigious award and huge exposure through Grand Designs Australia Magazine and associated social media channels. The awards are judged by a panel of architect professionals and are presented in April each year.

Within the Awards program, there are 8 categories including Large New Home, Small New Home, Large Renovation, Small Renovation and the speciality categories of Best Interior Award (presented by Cosh Living), Best Energy Efficient Home Award (presented by Rylock Windows &amp; Doors) and Best Outdoor Integrated Living in addition there is also the People’s Choice Awards which allows readers and architecture enthusiasts to vote for their favourite project!

If you are an architect, this could be for you. This Award calls for brilliant outcomes in residential buildings – both new homes and renovations large and small.

Entering is easy:

<ol><li>Visit <a href="https://hoty-3.us.launchpad6.com/gda-hoty3">http://houseoftheyear.com.au/ </a></li>
	<li>Upload images of your project</li>
	<li>Fill in the form with a few design details</li>
</ol> 

We can't wait to see what Australians have been building!

HOTY Awards celebrate the brilliant the best projects created by Australian Architects.

House Of The Year Awards 2024 - Grand Designs Australia Magazine

Introducing Alliera and Rebecca, lifelong friends, and founders of HAAUS.

Founding HAAUS. with their passion for all things design, Alliera and Rebecca have undertaken complete house builds and renovations – transforming homes and sharing their journey with their audience.

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Master Bedroom – HAAUS.4

Alliera and Rebecca were drawn to their current project, HAAUS.4, not only for the incredible land that surrounds the property in Berry, but for the opportunity to push themselves creatively. Their objective was to capture the charming cottage ambience that Berry is renowned for, while maintaining the relaxed yet sophisticated HAAUS. experience. Aligning with a love for design and functionality, Godfrey Hirst are delighted to have worked with the talented HAAUS. team on this home.

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Bedroom – HAAUS.4

To create a tranquil, warm, and inviting space, Alliera and Rebecca speak to their use of natural materials, minimalist design elements and a calming colour palette. They found the tactility of <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/chatsworth">Chatsworth </a>wool carpet’s texture loop design to fit the cosy, natural and soft brief, providing a strong foundation for the overall interior design elements. Further adding to the sense of calm, Alliera and Rebecca loved the sound-insulating properties of wool, offering a quiet and soothing effect.

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Bedroom – HAAUS.4

The HAAUS.4 colour palette complements the bright, airy atmosphere of their surrounding green scapes, creating a sense of spaciousness. Incorporating hues of pale clay and light ivory, <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/chatsworth">Chatsworth </a>in colour <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/chatsworth?colour=talman">310 Talman</a> provided a stunning cream tone to balance the subtle accents of colour. With the soft, organic shapes of the furniture merging with the use of linen, cotton and wool, Alliera and Rebecca have created a space that feels cohesively designed.&nbsp;

It has been inspiring to watch Alliera and Rebecca’s project come to fruition and to see our product set in this beautiful home.

More at: 
<a href target="_blank">www.haaus.com.au</a> 
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/haausdesign/" target="_blank">@haausdesign</a>

Transforming homes and sharing their journey with their audience.

HAAUS.4

Godfrey Hirst is privileged to draw on over 150 years manufacturing experience in Australia and New Zealand. The Godfrey Hirst name is truly synonymous with Geelong, dating back to 1865 when the Victorian Woollen and Cloth Manufacturing company was established as one of Victoria’s first textile mills.

Godfrey Hirst was an Englishman, the son of Charles Hirst, a spinner, Godfrey Hirst trained as a weaver in his family business before arriving in Victoria in search of a warmer climate in the hopes to improve his health. He initially worked as an insurance agent, but soon challenged the Victorian Woollen &amp; Cloth Manufacturing Co, which was struggling to thrive in the declining market and was looking to chase imports, however Hirst believed there was a living to be made from quality local production.

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Hirst launched his own business venture in 1888, renting a shed in Fyans street and building his own loom using yarn supplied by his former employers and the Albion mill, manufacturing flannels. Despite the lull in the industry, Hirst did well and moved to a larger premises in 1889 and in partnership with Charles Shannon, a woolbroker, and Charles Smith, a fellmonger, bought the derelict Barwon woollen factory in July 1890. The old factory was renamed the Excelsior Number One mill with Hirst in personal charge of its raw materials and sales, it employed about one hundred people by 1895. In 1899 the adjoining Victorian factory was added and refurbished as the Excelsior Number Two mill. Advantaged by interstate free trade after Federation and government contracts during World War I, the firm’s pay-roll increased to more than 300 in 1917. The company then evolved into manufacturing blankets, rugs, tweeds and worsteds as well as flannels.  After the death of Charles Smith in 1908, the business was incorporated as Godfrey Hirst &amp; Co Pty Ltd in October 1909.

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In 1911 and again after the Number One mill was destroyed by fire in March 1912 Hirst returned to England in search of the latest machinery. In Geelong he supported the Gordon Technical College as a centre of textile education and was its president in 1913-16. Hirst was a man of many hobbies, enjoying spending time at Belmont and Corio clubs and bowls. With a passion for music, Hirst was a self-taught musician, he was an organist at St Georgie’s Presbyterian Church from 1889 and a vice-president of the Geelong Musician Society. He also sponsored the Excelsior Mills choir and was active in the musical life of the Belmont Methodist Church. A man of strong principles and high expectations but reserved and lacking the common touch, he once stood unsuccessfully for the South Barwon Shire Council. He became a justice of the peace in 1908.

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Hirst passed in 1917, leaving behind him a rich and powerful contribution to the revival of the woollen industry in Geelong in the early 1900’s. In 1922, Charles Shannon’s passing saw Mrs Hirst open a new dining hall and the following year in 1923, seven additional looms and other plants were purchased. The mills, continued to operate under the leadership of Willie Hirst as Godfrey Hirst &amp; Co Pty Ltd, carpet manufacturers until Willie sadly passed in 1925, leaving Lewis Hirst as Managing Director. Cedric Hirst, Godfrey Hirst’s grandson took over the reigns in 1951 following the passing of his father Lewis hirst and more than 15 years later in 1966 Godfrey Hirst Co was acquired with a clear focus on a carpet production versus others textiles.. 

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In 2006, 40 years later, Feltex Carpets Limited was acquired by Godfrey Hirst &amp; Co. Pty Ltd.  A publicly listed company in New Zealand, it began operations in New Zealand in 1929 with the manufacture of felt slippers, and began producing carpets in the 1940s.  Manufacturing operations that today, form part of Feltex’s Australian operations began production in Australia in the 1920s under a portfolio of well-known brand names such as Feltex Reserve, Feltex Classic, Feltex Commercial, Feltex Woven, Invicta, Kensington, Redbook, Minster and Tile modular carpet.  The Feltex business in New Zealand also produced wool yarn, scoured wool for its own use and for other exporters.

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In 2018, Godfrey Hirst was acquired by Mohawk Industries, the world’s largest flooring company. The sale allowed Godfrey Hirst to expand its product offering and capabilities to a global scale. It equally allowed the very best of Mohawk commercial product offerings to be introduced to the Australian market, as well as Mohawk’s European flooring business Unilin, with the IVC Commercial brand. In 2018 GH Commercial was born to house the now growing portfolio of local and global brands to it’s stable.

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In 2023, the residential Godfrey Hirst brand and the commercial GH Commercial brands continue growing from strength to strength. With a keen eye on innovation, listening to their customer and their strong holds in market make the business a powerhouse in the carpet and flooring world.

Our manufacturing story dating back to 1865. 

Strength To Strength - 150 Years Of Local Manufacturing

Our local investment in people, manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution provides total supply chain capability, ensuring quality control and consistency from product design, right through to delivery. We are proud to have a loyal and long-serving inclusive and diverse workforce while managing organisational renewal to ensure an excellent mix of new thinking and deep knowledge.

Celebrating the incredible faces behind our Australian manufacturing.

Faces Of Local Manufacturing

Godfrey Hirst’s commitment to excellence is exemplified in our Corsica engineered timber ranges, which offer a timeless and luxurious aesthetic for homes and commercial projects.

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<h3>Corsica Oak - Timeless Elegance</h3>

At the heart of the Corsica range is <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/corsica-oak">Corsica Oak</a> Engineered timber flooring. Featuring a genuine European Oak surface, capturing the essence of natural beauty, each board exhibits distinct knots and grains, replicating the authentic charm of oak timber floors. Available in contemporary colours, the Corsica Oak range combines clean aesthetics with character, providing a touch of luxury to any interior. The high-quality lacquer from Germany and the delicate brush veneer finish add a lasting touch of refinement.

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Pictured above: Corsica Oak in colour <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/corsica-oak?colour=coastal-oak">Coastal Oak 510</a>

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<h3>Corsica Herringbone and Corsica Chevron</h3>

Building upon the popularity of the Corsica Oak, Godfrey Hirst has introduced <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/corsica-herringbone">Corsica Herringbone</a> and <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/corsica-chevron">Corsica Chevron</a> to the market. These parquetry-style products feature the four most popular colours from the Corsica Oak range, allowing for seamless integration within interior designs. Whether opting for the classic Herringbone pattern or the ever-popular Chevron style, the Corsica ranges offer endless design possibilities for both modern and traditional spaces.

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Pictured above: Corsica Chevron in colour <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/corsica-chevron?colour=coffee-oak">Coffee Oak 180</a>

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<h3>The Art of Parquetry</h3>

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Parquetry, with its origins dating back to the 17th century Marquetry technique, continues to exude an aura of luxury and opulence. Developed for furniture making, parquetry involves intricately inlaying small pieces of wood into exquisite patterns. This flooring style gained rapid popularity across Europe, becoming the hallmark of formal rooms in palaces and mansions. Today, parquetry remains a symbol of timeless elegance, providing homeowners and designers with a captivating outlet for creative expression.

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Pictured above: Corsica Chevron in colour <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/corsica-chevron?colour=coffee-oak">Coffee Oak 180</a>

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The Corsica ranges have a genuine French Oak Veneer and are PEFC Chain of Custody certified. Through the PEFC (CoC) certification, Responsible Wood (the national governing body for PEFC in Australia) promote best practice throughout the entire supply chain to make certain all products from forests are produced to the highest ecological, cultural, ethical and environmental standards.

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Flooring serves as the foundational backdrop for any interior design, often occupying the largest footprint in a space. Godfrey Hirst’s Corsica engineered timber ranges offer a seamless blend of luxury and functionality, elevating the ambiance of any room. Whether you are a homeowner, renovator, or interior designer, incorporating Corsica Oak, Corsica Herringbone, or Corsica Chevron into your project is sure to create a lasting impression.

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Pictured above: Corsica Herringbone in colour <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/corsica-herringbone?colour=coastal-oak">Coastal Oak 510</a>

To experience the exquisite craftsmanship and quality of Godfrey Hirst’s Corsica engineered timber ranges, <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/news/order-free-samples">free samples</a> are available on our website. Additionally, you can visit your nearest Godfrey Hirst stockist.

Our commitment to excellence is exemplified in our Corsica engineered timber ranges.

Elevate Your Interior With Our Corsica Engineered Timber Ranges

After their 2013 win on The Block, the designers have built their businesses, Alisa &amp; Lysandra Interiors and A.live Body. From 2018, they have showcased their incredible design projects with their series ‘The Design Duo’.

The duo have taken on their most ambitious project to date, a dream family home in Paradise Point in Queensland. This bespoke four-bedroom home features luxury, high-end products, and Godfrey Hirst are thrilled to have worked with Alisa &amp; Lysandra to help bring this to life.

In episode one, Alisa &amp; Lysandra revealed the elegant and spacious master bedroom, WIR and ensuite. Aligning with luxurious textures of stone, brass and velvet, the natural fibre of <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/chatsworth">Chatsworth</a> wool carpet complements the tactile nature of this space. With vivid pops of green paired with subtle neutral and black hues, the light grey colour provides the ideal flooring foundation throughout the bedroom and WIR.

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Master Bedroom – The Design Duo Paradise Point. Photography: Joel Noon.

Throughout the contemporary office space, Alisa &amp; Lysandra featured <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/chatsworth">Chatsworth</a> wool carpet, providing a soft and textural feel underfoot. With sliding doors opening into a lush courtyard, bespoke timber cabinetry, marble benchtops and wool carpet, this setting emphasises nature as a key theme.

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Study – The Design Duo Paradise Point. Photography: Joel Noon.

In episode four, Alisa &amp; Lysandra presented the dreamy the second and third bedrooms. Sophisticated yet relaxed, both bedrooms feature warm, earthy tones, accentuated with the natural textural fibre of the grey wool carpet underneath – <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/chatsworth">Chatsworth</a> in <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/chatsworth?colour=devonshire">520 Devonshire</a>. 
Again, the Design Duo have used natural elements of wool, indoor plants rattan oak to capture the calm and tranquil ambience of nature. Made in Australia, the beauty of Chatsworth wool carpet stems from the inherent complexity of the fibre itself, evolved to protect sheep, no matter the conditions. Learn more about the natural beauty of <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/product-types/wool-carpet">wool carpet</a>.

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Bedroom 2 – The Design Duo Paradise Point. Photography: Joel Noon.

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Bedroom 3 – The Design Duo Paradise Point. Photography: Joel Noon.

We have loved watching this project come alive and witnessing our products in these breathtaking settings – watch this space for something exciting to come! To view Alisa &amp; Lysandra’s The Design Duo Paradise Point series, visit the links below: 
<a href="https://thedesignduo.com.au/">The Design Duo</a> 
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alisa_lysandra/">@alisa_lysandra</a>

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The Design Duo aka Alisa & Lysandra well-known interior designers.

Alisa & Lysandra - The Design Duo, Paradise Point

As one of Australia’s largest manufacturers and exporters of residential and commercial carpets, Godfrey Hirst produces thousands of metres of carpet in state-of-the-art Australian facilities every day.

We proudly operate four carpet manufacturing facilities, three yarn processing facilities, 10 distribution centres, and 14 sales offices across Australia and New Zealand. Currently, Godfrey Hirst employs over 1,000 people, of which roughly half are employed in Australia and half in New Zealand.

Since 1865 – Celebrating Australian Made Week at Godfrey Hirst.

Celebrating Australian Made Week

<h3>The Festival</h3>

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival aims to discover, develop and showcase great talent for the entertainment and inspiration of a broad-based audience. The Festival values irreverence, inventiveness and creativity, inclusiveness and accessibility, freedom of speech and respect for all. We are proud to be partnering with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023, supplying a range of standard and custom carpet flooring solutions at selected venues throughout the Festival. 

Godfrey Hirst, along with GH Commercial, are proud to be flooring supporting partners of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023. As a local manufacturer, supporting local events is important to us and allows us to collaborate on community events in our area. At Godfrey Hirst, we have a passion for creativity, fun and inclusion, so our decision to partner with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023 provides the perfect opportunity to align our values and celebrate performance and creativity.

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Melbourne International Comedy Festival required a range of bespoke carpet designs to pair with each unique venue and vision that are utilised throughout the festival. <a href="https://www.ghcommercial.com/products?customisable%5b%5d=customisable&amp;orderby=dateDesc&amp;rollSize%5b%5d=1.96&amp;type%5b%5d=CPT">Designer Jet®</a> provided the ideal flooring solution and enabled the Melbourne International Comedy Festival team to work alongside GH Commercial’s design teams to create a range of unique and branded designs to meet the required needs of each venue.

Created a range of custom designs with Designer Jet.  

Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023 x Godfrey Hirst

As an Australian and New Zealand manufacturer, we actively work towards reducing our environmental footprint across our infrastructure and facilities. We strive to improve processes and seek to source and develop local solutions to this global issue under our sustainability vision, Believe in Better.

Large factory and warehouse facilities generally require a sizeable system for lighting. These systems can result in a significant energy drain so, with that in mind, we upgraded our lighting systems to energy-efficient LED lights.

Between late 2021 and early 2023, we have replaced approximately 75% of the lights at our Plant 5 and Melbourne Logistics sites and our South Geelong and Breakwater sites with higher-efficiency LED models. This was achieved through the LED Light Replacement/Upgrade under the Victorian Energy Upgrades rebate program.

The light fittings replaced included high-bay units in production and warehousing areas, as well as 4-foot battens, some oyster-style lights in bathrooms and small offices, and some panel-style fittings in office areas. Exit lights were also replaced at Plant 5 with an LED version.

The new fittings include programable features such as motion sensors, light level sensors and automatic timer-off functions to allow us to configure the operation of the light fittings to suit the environment and application – maximising energy savings.

Updating our lighting systems to energy-efficient LED lights.

Providing Energy Efficient Lighting

On the 17th of March 2023 Godfrey Hirst held our largest Take 3 for the Sea beach clean-up event to date! This now being our third beach clean-up event in as many years, as well as continuing to be an official supporter of Take 3 for the Sea, we are proud to get behind such an important organisation. 

In only one hour, our 31-person strong Godfrey Hirst team, along with Take 3 for the Sea representatives collected 1,657 litter items weighing 7kg. altogether. Working to remove this litter from our environment helps to protect our animals, ecosystems, and oceans.

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On Friday afternoon, the team from Godfrey Hirst removed an incredible 1,657 pieces of rubbish from Eastern Beach in Geelong. Eastern Beach is a popular waterfront area with high traffic, especially on a beautiful sunny afternoon, like we had!

The team were in good spirits as they set out to clean up the beach, and showed great dedication to the task, collecting waste from areas that clearly hadn't been cleaned in a while. They also did a great job of accurately recording their findings, providing detailed data collection sheets to help identify waste sources.

The most abundant item found was cigarette butts, with one group finding a whopping 186 butts and a total of 562 were removed from the beach. Amazing work!’ -    Abbey Jacob, Take 3 for the Sea Educator
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Take 3 for the Sea 2023!

Win a $5000 Godfrey Hirst Floor Renovation*! Godfrey Hirst are proud to be a supporting partner of PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2023. 
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The competition has now ended.&nbsp;Congratulations to our competition winner, Lidia, on a successful competition response

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* Offer is only available by online redemption and in respect of qualifying Godfrey Hirst products listed on the website.

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Win a $5000 Godfrey Hirst Floor Renovation*! Godfrey Hirst are proud to be a supporting partner of PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2023.

Win A $5000 Godfrey Hirst Floor Renovation*

This competition has now finished. Congratulations to our competition winners, Tori and Ben, on their successful competition responses!

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Win a Melbourne Comedy Festival Experience* for two including flights and accommodation.

Win A Melbourne International Comedy Festival Experience*

<h3>The Featured Product</h3>

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Godfrey Hirst along with GH Commercial are proud to be supporting partners of the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2023. As a local manufacturer, supporting local events is important to us and allows us to collaborate in community events in our area. At Godfrey Hirst we have a passion for design, so partnering with the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2023 is the perfect opportunity to align our values and celebrate creativity and art.

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To create the luxurious runway within the Royal Exhibition Building, an engineered timber product, <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/corsica-oak">Corsica Oak</a> in the colour <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/corsica-oak?colour=coastal-oak">510 Coastal Oak</a>, provided a centre stage for the festival’s premium runway events. The Corsica Oak runway is paired with a sleek black solution dyed nylon cut pile twist carpet, <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/timeless">Timeless</a> in colour <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/timeless?colour=black-magic">795 Black Magic</a>. Timeless is utilised in the surrounding areas to ensure that the runway is the focal point of the space.

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<a href="https://www.ghcommercial.com/designer-jet" target="_blank">Designer Jet®</a> is a world-class custom carpet technology for creating an infinite array of colours and bespoke designs you would never have thought possible in a carpet. It works by taking any striking pattern, drawing or image and using precision engineering to inject the dye into the carpet, offering a flexible, creative and performance driven carpet solution. PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival required a bespoke carpet runner to pair with their media wall that could encompass their vibrant brand colours. A custom design was required to create a vibrant design where guests could be photographed that could incorporate required branding elements. Designer Jet® provided the ideal flooring solution and enabled the team at PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival to work alongside GH Commercial’s design teams to meet the desired brief.

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<h3>The Festival</h3>

PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival is an annual celebration of Australian fashion, arts, ideas, and creative endeavour for everyone to enjoy. The festival presents 9-days of world class runways featuring Australia's most loved designers. In aim to joyously and consistently deliver an unrivalled, world-class event that celebrates and elevates every aspect of fashion and creativity, proudly demonstrating Melbourne's rightful fashion leadership mantle in Australia.

Creativity and design are celebrated in an outstanding event that includes an array of exhibitions, events, workshops and experiences. Godfrey Hirst are proud to come on board as a supporting partner to the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2023.&nbsp;

PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2023 is packed with a multitude of experiences across this bespoke event supporting and celebrating Australian designers and artists that proves to inspire the masses. With the event launching 3rd of March, PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2023 promises a world class event with over 100 fashion events being held across a range of 60 venues all located in Melbourne.

Godfrey Hirst are proud to be a supporting partner for this world class fashion event.

PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2023 x Godfrey Hirst

The demands of everyday family life can mean constant activity, wear and tear in the home. From durable and stain resistant carpets to beautiful resilient floors, and everything in between, Godfrey Hirst has a range of floor covering options that will endure messy toddlers through to the tough teenage years and beyond.

Browse the <a href="/products">range</a> now request <a href="/news/order-free-samples">free samples</a> from the comfort of your own home.

Godfrey Hirst carpets and hard flooring will endure messy toddlers through to the tough teenage years and beyond.

Made For Living

Reduced Water Consumption 
We Believe In Better® in everything we do, everyday. Join us on our sustainability journey to introduce new initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint, improve the energy and water consumption of our manufacturing processes and continue to improve our energy efficiency company wide.

Dye Washing 
With the introduction of a new dye washing line which has dramatically reduced our energy consumption and water consumption within this process which will save 500 Litres per minute of water during a production run. This new initiative is just one of the ways that we are becoming more sustainable for our planet and reducing our environmental footprint.

Latex Application 
Latex application during our manufacturing process utilises water to adhere a secondary backing to the carpet. We have recently introduced a new initiative that recycles the water utilised in our latex application process which is done weekly in large batches. This new initiative has resulted in significant water consumption savings with 600L less water being used every 14-tonne latex batch.

Improve the energy and water consumption everyday.

Reducing Water Usage

Our sustainability motto is simple but real – Believe in Better – and we feel a profound sense of responsibility to advance this shared mission of a more sustainable future.

As an industry leader in flooring, one of our key sustainability pillars is <a href="https://www.ghcommercial.com/sustainability/resource-stewardship">Resource Stewardship</a>.  The planning of our new palletised warehouse at Truganina involved accommodating our ever-expanding Australian operations and an important commitment to the further reduction of emissions across our operations.

Generating clean energy, reducing our reliance on non-renewable resources.

Solar Powered Palletised Warehouse

We’re doing better together, to recycle our metal waste. GH Commercial and Godfrey Hirst strive to recycle wherever possible to reduce the environmental impact of our manufacturing operations. We’re always looking for new ways to reduce what we send to landfill.

Sims Metal regularly collect metal scraps and old unused machinery from our manufacturing operations. With 36,900 kilograms of metal collected by Sims Metal from GH Commercial and Godfrey Hirst premises in 2022. All metal is then processed or broken down in order to be repurposed. All of the metal collected from our sites here in Geelong is reused and repurposed within Australia.

Sims Metal is the leading collector, processor, and supplier of recycled metal in Australia. Servicing all states and territories across 30 physical locations. With over 100 years of experience in the metal recycling industry Sims Metal and significant investment in future growth of operations to continue to promote and provide recycling support worldwide.

Godfrey Hirst are continually striving to Believe in Better under our sustainability framework. Ensuring that we are always trying to improve our sustainability efforts for our people, our performance, and the planet. Ensuring that we recycle our metal waste is another step that we take to ensure that we are striving to leave the planet better for future generations.

Reduce, reuse and repurpose metal scraps for a better future.

Sims Metal Recycling

At Godfrey Hirst, efforts to advance our shared mission of a more sustainable future continue. Having already fitted 436 solar panels on our warehouses in Truganina and Laverton, we’ve now completed our largest ever installation.&nbsp;

Plant 5, our north Geelong carpet tufting facility, is now the proud owner of a 500kW solar system. Covering 12,000m2 of the facility’s roof, the 1,088 460W panels generate up to 1.97MWh of clean energy per day, offsetting over 60% of daytime electricity. &nbsp;

This will help to power the production of over 16,000 lineal metres of carpet each day and reduce electricity bills at the Plant by an average of 28%.

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To deliver this transformation, we used Tier 1 JA Solar 460W monocrystalline solar panels on the north facing side of the Plant, together with SolarEdge three phase inverters and optimisers. Recognised amongst the best bankable solar technology globally, the optimisers increase system production by tracking the maximum power of each panel.&nbsp;

The smart meter technology from SolarEdge also provides load monitoring, so we can see how much solar power is being consumed on site and exported. Plus, real-time monitoring of individual panels, making it easy to find and diagnose any faults.

As a proud Australian and New Zealand manufacturer, it’s important to us that we source and develop local solutions where possible.

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By transforming the Plant 5 roof into an energy resource, we’re not only cutting operating costs locally, but carbon emissions globally.&nbsp;

It’s another Resource Stewardship initiative that supports our Climate Active Carbon Neutral Organisation certification to cut greenhouse gas emissions across the entire business. Now at Plant 5, any surplus solar not consumed by the plant will be exported to the grid, and we’ll offset approximately 515 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

Our vision for sustainability has always been Believe in Better, with a focus on innovating for a better tomorrow.

Better Buildings With Solar

Our commitment to our planet extends beyond just products and processes: it’s how we challenge ourselves to do and be better every day, how we make decisions, how we reinvest in our people and our planet, and how we define what matters most as we work to deliver value for generations to come.

Drawing on over 150 years of manufacturing, backed by a strong heritage, we proudly operate four carpet manufacturing facilities, three yarn processing facilities, 10 distribution centres, and 14 sales offices across Australia and New Zealand where we are dedicated to reducing our environmental footprint through careful and responsible resource management and the continued investment in new technology to improve our processes. 
 

As a part of this manufacturing process, we are always looking for ways that we can continuously improve our operations, including to be more energy efficient. Consistent with this philosophy, we have recently taken steps to improve our compressed air usage onsite because the generation of compressed air requires significant amounts of energy. Compressed air is used throughout our manufacturing processes to power a range equipment from pneumatic cylinders to actuated valves and pumps throughout the plant. In order to improve the use of compressed air within our operations and ultimately reduce our energy consumption, we have commenced a project to better monitor the use of compressed air, identify and reduce leakages in air systems.

Dedicated to reducing our environmental footprint through careful and responsible resource management.

Compressor Efficiency Sustainability

As the Oceanic subsidiary of Mohawk Industries, the world’s largest flooring company, we belong to a global network of leading products, brands and world-class manufacturing and we know that our future depends on the work we do today.

At Godfrey Hirst, our commitment to our planet extends beyond just products and processes: it’s how we challenge ourselves to do and be better every day, how we make decisions, how we reinvest in our people and our planet, and how we define what matters most as we work to deliver value for generations to come.

As the Oceanic subsidiary of Mohawk Industries, the world’s largest flooring company, we belong to a global network of leading products, brands and world-class manufacturing and we know that our future depends on the work we do today.

Believe in Better - Our Approach To Sustainable Business

Fan favourites on 2019's season of The Block, Andy and Deb are documenting their design and renovation journey with their DNA of Design video series.

Located near the iconic beaches of the Gold Coast, Andy and Deb wanted this house to feel like you are on holiday, all year round.

Drawing inspiration from the cruisy Queensland lifestyle, this home pays tribute to the beautiful hinterland surroundings. This is accomplished with an effortless flow between the living room, alfresco dining, and a Palm Springs-esque pool area, blurring the lines of indoor and outdoor living.

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The Californian pool space, merging ever-so easily with Queensland flora.

In a nutshell, this space embodies luxurious, relaxed living – with the functionality of a family home.

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Andy and Deb’s earthy, soft and natural design style marries neutral cream and beige tones with effortless and warm texture throughout.

Building the foundation for this pairing of texture and tonal palettes, they chose <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/tranquil-texture?colour=ocean-sand">Tranquil Texture</a>, a wool carpet, for the bedrooms and cosy spaces.

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Who said rumpus rooms had to be boring?

To begin their process, Andy and Deb created mood boards with product samples to experience how each design element would interact together.

Aiming for a colour palette of caramel hues and honey blondes combined with the soft contrast of white feature stone and walls, they decided on timber hard flooring, <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/chateau-oak?colour=summer-blonde">Chateau Oak</a>.

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The Aitkin’s open living and dining, complete with engineered timber flooring.

The subtle flecks of golden detail in the white feature stone offered a strong connection to the deeper colours in the knots and grains of the timber flooring, adding a coastal character.

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Natural timber flooring, accompanied with a warm and cool colour pallet.

When asked for renovation advice, Andy and Deb site communication with trades and suppliers as a key strength.

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Andy and Deb’s successful design team comes down to a positive outlook and willingness to be flexible, especially when things do not always go to plan. Plus, having a comedian on hand is always recommended.

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The cosiest of rumpus and media rooms.

View the products mentioned and follow along with Andy and Deb’s DNA of Design journey via the links below: 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM4SiQ88X1hNI0UEr3BHyQQ">DNA of Design</a> series 
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/andyanddeb/">@andyanddeb</a> 
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dnaofdesign_/">@dnaofdesign_</a>

Andy and Deb create a stunning comtemporary Gold Coast family home.

DNA of Design from Andy and Deb

Godfrey Hirst is proud to continue to support Geelong-born artist, Rone, in his recent exhibition <a href="https://rone.art/">TIME • RONE</a>.

Set in the long-abandoned third-floor wing of Flinders Street Station, Time is a nostalgic love letter to mid-century Melbourne and a tribute to one of the city’s great icons.

This exhibit is Rone’s most ambitious project to date, for what is destined to be a multisensory installation, opening on 28th October (through to early 2023), featuring a number of our carpet and hard flooring products.

Developing the exhibition for the past three years, Time celebrates the grand scale and character of the site, as well as the minute detail of a period of Melbourne’s history long lost to progress.

Inspired by an era when European migrants powered the city’s booming manufacturing industries, this exhibition captures beauty in a forgotten, mid-century, working-class life.

To convey this, Rone explored various carpet designs and hard flooring that paid homage to the 1950-60’s era. Using With our Designer Jet® technology through <a href="https://www.ghcommercial.com/">GH Commerical</a>, Rone was able to achieve the pattern, colour and texture desired to represent the spirit of Melbourne’s industrial past.

TIME • RONE is an immersive and unforgettable installation, you will feel as though you are within a movie rather than an exhibition.

To check out the exhibition for yourself and purchase tickets, visit <a href="https://rone.art/">RONE | Artist - Exhibit TIME</a> at Flinders St Station.

Godfrey Hirst is proud to continue to support Geelong-born artist, Rone, in his recent exhibition TIME • RONE.

TIME•RONE

Business entrepreneur and mummy blogger, Sophie Cachia's style embodies a strong confident personalised style, which shines through in this striking five bedroom family home makeover.

Sophie's sophistocated style shines through in this striking family home makeover.

Sophie Cachia

<h3>Simple Luxury</h3>

<a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/luxury-living">Luxury Living</a> wool carpet speaks to quality, comfort and elegance, without detracting from high-end interior design. Highlighting the importance of distinctive craftsmanship, true luxury comes from a place of refinement and sophistication.

The perfection of 100% wool carpet, lies in its inherent simplicity - from an elemental combination of sheep, sunlight, water and grass, this amazing natural material is then expertly transformed into premium home flooring.

Biodegradable and renewable, the unique fibre structure of Hycraft pure wool carpet is incredibly hard wearing, with natural stain and flame resistance. An ideal choice for any climate, the unique breathable properties of wool naturally regulates temperatures to retain cosy winter warmth and lessen summer heat.

<h3>Elegant Neutrals</h3>
Working in harmony with nature’s patterns and textures, the regular linear loop pile of <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/luxury-living">Luxury Living</a> is designed to complement both contemporary and traditional homes with subtle visual appeal. A palette of eight rich neutral shades, some with muted flecks, include cool creams, warm beige and several shades of grey, to create the perfect tonal base for design personalisation.

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<h3>Hard Working Wool</h3>

<a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/luxury-living">Luxury Living</a> is smooth and soft underfoot, quietening household noise for a tranquil home environment. Along with being awarded a Residential 6-Star rating, <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/luxury-living">Luxury Living</a> 4m wide wool carpet comes with a <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/highlights/15-year-wool-guarantee/docs/15-year-wool-limited-residential-guarantee/brochure.pdf">15 Year Wool Limited Residential Guarantee</a>, meaning you can confidently install it in busy hallways, staircases and family rooms.

Capturing form and function, <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/luxury-living">Luxury Living</a> is also hypoallergenic and treated to deter insects, combining eminent liveability with unabashed opulence.

To experience luxe and durable wool flooring made with genuine passion, visit your nearest Hycraft retailer today.

Luxury Living is an elegantly textured wool carpet from Hycraft, that creates refined interiors from the ground up.

Luxury Living Wool Carpet For The True Connoisseur

Introducing Tranquil Texture, the latest premium wool carpet from Hycraft with natural insulating and renewable qualities, the chunky textured loop carpet lends itself to create places of serenity and comfort. From ocean to mountains, tropical rainforest to pastoral paradise, Tranquil Texture, takes inspiration from the places that bring us peace and joy.

Tranquil Texture, the latest chunky loop, premium wool carpet from Hycraft, the ideal design base for your home.

 Tranquil Texture : A Haven Of Peace and Serenity

<h3>We’re doing better together, to turn waste into new products.</h3>

Striving for better, Godfrey Hirst is on a journey to achieving a circular economy, by repurposing and recycling end-of-life flooring products. We’re always looking for new ways to reduce what we send to landfill.

Geelong based company GT Recycling, supported by Deakin University, approached Godfrey Hirst with the idea of recycling pre-consumer carpet waste and turning it into an innovative recycled reinforced concrete product. Eager to assist, we offered our carpet waste and industry knowledge to assist in the development of the concept product - FibreCrete.

Repurposing waste carpet into inovative concept product.

Recycling Waste Carpet into Innovative Fibrecrete

Exceptional quality and enduring style are the hallmarks of <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products/vintage-grace">Vintage Grace</a>, the latest wool carpet from Hycraft. This stunning new release is a rustic and tactile ode to Celtic charm, its textural chunky loop is equally at home in a classic or contemporary setting.

Enduring beauty and natural benefits of Australian wool come together to create an exceptional product, Vintage Grace.

The Textural Charm Of Vintage Grace

Godfrey Hirst collaborates with incredibly talented design partners to help make their dream homes a reality.

This collection features some of our favourite installations from some of Australia and New Zealand's best interior designers and stylists. Your goto for on trend styling ideas and inspiration for your next build or renovation. Dive in and let these experts take your through their interior journey and flooring selections.

Godfrey Hirst collaborates with incredibly talented design partners to help make their dream homes a reality.

Design Partners

Heather and Sarah are friends, mums, self-described builders, wives and co-founders of Oak &amp; Orange interior design. They've completed over 20 incredible new builds over the past 10 years and use Godfrey Hirst flooring to stunning and practical effect.

With inspiration drawn across a wide selection of home styles, their passion for beautiful interior design is balanced with an emphasis on creating low-maintenance and functional living spaces.

Taking you through the home building journey from floor plans and external design to colour selections and material finishes, they design beautiful homes that are both practical and functional for modern families., they design beautiful homes that are both practical and functional for modern families.

Born out of a shared passion for interior design, best friends and builders wives Heather and Sarah started Oak and Orange to share insider tips and tricks to inspire others to create their own dream homes.

Oak & Orange

Buying Australian Made has truly never been more important.  During the challenge of covid-19, the team here at Godfrey Hirst is continuing to work closely with customers to provide strong business continuity and ongoing support, as well as supporting our local community.

With multiple manufacturing facilities in Geelong Victoria, a broadloom distribution centre in Laverton, a state of the art palletised distribution centre in Truganina, and state sales offices nationwide, when you buy a Godfrey Hirst Carpet you are supporting over 450  Australians and their families. 

Our Australian history spans back to 1865, when the Victorian Woollen and Cloth Manufacturing Company began operations in Geelong and was purchased in the 1890’s by Godfrey HIrst. Godfrey Hirst’s entrepreneurial skills and knowledge of the industry lead to the great success that was furthered even more so by the McKendrick family in the 1960s.  In 2018, the Godfrey Hirst business was acquired by Mohawk Industries, the world’s largest flooring company, expanding its product offering and capabilities to a global scale.

Today, thousands of metres of carpet are produced in our state-of-the-art Australian facilities every day, and both our carpet and hard flooring set the safe, comfortable and beautiful interior foundation for millions of homes.  Commercially, our customisation capabilities and vast archive of designs are trusted for major projects in all market segments across workspace, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, public space and multi-residential in Australia, New Zealand and around the world.

Our local investment in people, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution provides total supply chain capability, ensuring quality control and consistency from product design, right through to delivery. We are proud to have a loyal and long serving inclusive and diverse workforce while managing organisational renewal to ensure excellent mix of new thinking and deep knowledge.

Through local design, manufacturing and  distribution and sales offices across Australia, we provide locally based product support and our industry leading knowledgeable sales teams in every State. Our longstanding relationships with flooring retail channels, commercial contractors, architects and interior designers, allow us to supply to consumers throughout Australia high quality Australian and New Zealand made wool, synthetic and triexta carpets along with world class hard flooring solutions in hybrid, timber, laminate and vinyl.

Sustainability also remains at the core of our business. We actively seek out the highest standards in product design to minimise negative impacts on the environment at all stages of the product lifecycle.

Local manufacturing is a top priority within our business to continue to provide the quality, consistency, flexibility and dependable local team to support your local business.

Godfrey Hirst supplies high quality Australian and New Zealand made wool, synthetic and triexta carpets, throughout Australia.

Australian Made Carpet

Just as Apollo, god of sun and light, was considered the most beautiful of Olympian deities, Godfrey Hirst’s latest addition to the Apollo range of Hybrid hard flooring delivers a product of unrivalled style.

<a href="/products/apollo-hardwood">Apollo Hardwood</a> combines the unique appearance and texture of popular Australian Blackbutt and Spotted Gum with all the leading technical attributes of laminate and luxury vinyl planks.

Each long plank features subtle micro bevelled edges and an authentically embossed surface, perfectly replicating the look of genuine timber floors. Measuring 1830 x 152mm, the 6.5mm thick engineered boards are available in a variety of natural shade variations, that work equally as well in both contemporary or traditional home style. 

This remarkably durable and impact resistant flooring features Trigon® core technology. The limestone composite core that withstands rapid temperature fluctuations with minimal expansion and contraction, Apollo Hardwood remains stable in the harshest of climates.

Apollo Hardwood planks are quick and easy to install using the Unipush™ advanced tongue-and-groove locking system that can be walked on from the day they're laid. The pre-adhered underlay ensures optimal acoustics and superb underfoot comfort.  

The perfect aesthetic and practical choice for all living spaces, hallways and bedrooms, Apollo Hardwood boards are waterproof enough for Poseidon himself and can even be used in wet areas such as laundries and bathrooms^.

Godfrey Hirst offer a <a href="/features/25-year-hybrid-res">25 Year Residential Warranty</a> (conditions apply), guaranteeing a beautifully hard-wearing surface for years to come. Avoid leaving your flooring choice in the lap of the gods and experience the magic of Apollo Hardwood at your nearest Godfrey Hirst showroom.

<a href="/products/apollo-hardwood">View the Apollo Hardwood range here.</a>

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Apollo Hardwood combines the texture and appearance of Australian Blackbutt and Spotted Gum with the technology of laminate and luxury vinyl planks.

Apollo Hardwood: Hybrid Flooring Fit For The Gods

Meticulously crafted from 100% wool, <a href="/products/montrose">Montrose</a> is the perfect selection for every climate, its unique breathable properties naturally regulating temperatures all year round to retain toasty warmth through the depths of winter while keeping things cool through long summer days.

Montrose features a rustic chunky textured loop, creating a pebbled effect that adds handcrafted charm and character to contemporary living spaces. Available in seven modern earthy colours: Gindera, Mallard, Borrowfield, Langley, Wellington, Rosehill and Coronation, each rich neutral tone will create the perfect base for decorating.

Wool carpets continue to be an abiding favourite, for all the right reasons. A pure, biodegradable and renewable material, originating from an elemental combination of sheep, sunlight, water and grass, 100% wool is renowned for its environmental sustainability, stain resistance and resilience.

<a href="/products/montrose">Montrose</a> textured loop pile is welcomingly smooth and soft underfoot, dampening household clamour for a peaceful home environment, and, rated <a href="/features/accs-rehds-6">ACCS Residential Extra Heavy Duty</a>, is the perfect choice for heavy traffic areas such as stairs, hallways and family living rooms.

Supported by Hycraft’s tailored package covering 15 Year Fade and Wear Resistance, 10 Year Insect Deterrent and Lifetime Manufacturing Defect guarantees , this superb range is also hypoallergenic, flame retardant and manufactured to well and truly last the distance.

Discover the raw beauty, authenticity and design flair of <a href="/products/montrose">Montrose</a> online or discover it in person at your nearest Hycraft retailer to experience it yourself.

Montrose, a textured loop pile, 100% woollen carpet will create the perfect base for decorating.

Montrose Wool Carpet: Naturally Beautiful

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<a href="/products/chatsworth">Chatsworth</a> luxurious and textured carpet, crafted from our chunkiest yarn ever! This high-quality carpet offers unbelievable amounts of cosy comfort underfoot.

And, you’ll be spoilt for choice, the on-trend carpet is available in a range of royal and nature-inspired hues allowing you to style your space, your way.

A natural choice for homemakers, Chatsworth carpets absorb ambient noise, making your home feel less noisy and more relaxing. They’re also insulating, keeping your home warm in winter and cool in summer. 

From a safety standpoint, as a wool carpet, Chatsworth is naturally flame retardant. It’s also hypoallergenic, which means better indoor air quality for your family to breathe easy. Plus, Chatsworth is treated to deter insects and moths and carries a 10-year insect deterrent guarantee (subject to appropriate maintenance).

Environmentally conscious? (And let’s face it, we should all do our part) then there’s even more of this carpet to love! Chatsworth offers not just a luxe and textured finish, its fibre is naturally renewable.

What’s more, you don’t have to worry about replacing your carpet any time soon. The 15-year wear resistance and fade resistance guarantee ensure that your designer carpet is able to combat the rigours of everyday life while looking beautiful.

Combined with an additional <a href="/features/accs-rehds-6">Residential Extra Heavy Duty Six Star Rating</a> by ACCS, Chatsworth marries strength, resilience and natural beauty.

Naturally warming luxury, covering your floors in the sophisticated elegance of <a href="/products/chatsworth">Chatsworth</a> wool carpet.

Luxurious and warm, Chatsworth is the natural choice for homemakers.

Luxurious, Textured Loop Wool Carpet: Chatsworth

<a href="/products/vista">Vista</a> an exciting new sleek, stylish and affordable inclusion in our range will help you create a room with a view. The contemporary colour palette is available in eight colours designed to complement your home.

Advancements in production techniques and innovation see today’s generation of laminates looking more natural than ever before. Vista is no exception, featuring an embossed surface, micro bevelled edges and matte finish to replicate the natural beauty of timber in a low maintenance floor. An embossed surface replicates not only the appearance but also the texture of real wood.

Available in eight delightful and versatile colours, <a href="/products/vista">Vista</a> makes it easy to be on trend with your interior design, even when you’re decorating on a budget. Colours range from the warm Earth Brown and Eastern Blackbutt tones to the lighter Whisper White and Timeless Grey.

Our 8mm laminate floors are popular with builders and decorators for their affordability, low maintenance and durability. The easy-care matte finish of Vista suits both contemporary and traditional homes, making it an excellent choice for design-conscious families and pet owners.

Quick and easy to install, your laminate floor can be walked on the same day, just right for busy families. Even better, Vista offers superior wear quality and is both stain and fade resistant. Backed by a <a href="/features/20-year-laminate-res">20-year residential warranty</a> (conditions apply) and with an AC3 rating for abrasion resistance, you can relax knowing your flooring is going to look great for years.

Fall in love with <a href="/products/vista">Vista</a> online or discover it in person at your nearest Godfrey Hirst Flooring retailer.

Sleek, stylish and affordable, Vista will help you create a room with a view.

Vista - Just Right For Busy Families

If you’ve been thinking about refreshing your interiors with brand new flooring, <a href="/products/apollo">Apollo Hybrid flooring</a> product makes the ideal choice! It's easy to install and maintain bringing an effortless, nature-inspired feel to any space in your home.

Available in a variety of impressive colour options, it combines the beauty of timber, with the rugged attributes of laminates and luxury vinyl planks.

Key to Apollo’s strength is Hybrid’s cutting-edge Trigon®

core technology which ensures reliability, as the floors remain exceptionally stable under sudden and extreme temperature fluctuations. This means you can always be carefree and stay protected from those troublesome lips and gaps, come rain or sunshine. Hybrid floors are also designed to be highly durable, making them the go-to choice for many retail owners who often experience high foot-traffic at their stores.

 

A waterproof^ flooring solution, Hybrid’s Apollo is also ideal for use in all wet areas like the laundry room and bathroom spaces. Giving you the chance to enjoy a seamless and consistent flooring experience throughout your home. Plus, you’re also covered by a <a href="https://node.develop.mohawk-residential-frontend.au2.amazee.io/au/features/15-year-hybrid-res">residential warranty of 15 years</a>.

Apollo's easy locking system means you’ll be able to walk on your newly installed floors on the very same day!

<a href="/products/apollo">View the Apollo range</a>.

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Combining the beauty of timber with the rugged attributes of laminates and luxury vinyl planks, these floors offer unparalleled style and require very little care.

Apollo Hybrid Flooring - The Ideal Choice!

1. Choose A Colour 
Simply browse our library for colour and shade options to compliment your home. If you’re looking for further information about carpet colours and how they can affect the style and mood of a room, view colours explained.

2. Find Your Carpet Style 
Carpet comes in a variety of styles, from cut pile to level loop and more. Find out more information on carpet styles to help you choose one that suits you.

3. Choose A Fibre Type 
For a wide range of fibre options; from wool to plant-based renewables or synthetic fibres. Browse the different ranges of fibre types available or learn more about fibre types.

4. Select The Quality Of Your Carpet 
Indepentantly graded, Godfrey Hirst carpets are star rated making it easy for you to choose the right carpet to suit your needs and budget. Browse our products or learn more about the ACCS quality ratings.

5. Measure Your Room 
Let our carpet calculator take the hassle out of estimating how much carpet you need for your project. It’s as easy as entering the dimensions of each room, to find the total amount of carpet you’ll need.

6. Order Your Samples And Have Them Delivered 
Once you’ve selected your carpet, add your favourites to the cart and have them delivered direct to your door! Making it easy to decide if the carpet you’ve chosen will match your needs.

7. Find Your Nearest Store 
The final step is to find your local carpet store, place an order and they'll be able to assist with the installation too.

Let us help you learn more about how to choose the right carpet to suit your needs, style and budget.

7 Simple Steps To Choosing The Right Carpet

<h3>Light or Dark?</h3>

The light and space of each room will often influence your colour palette. If the area is small or lacks natural light, then a lighter shade of carpet will make it appear larger and brighter. Equally, darker carpets will serve to warm up a room, giving larger spaces a cosy feel, while adding depth and character.

Expert tip: Carpet colours can appear different throughout your home depending on the light source. Order a carpet sample online or borrow a sample from your local retailer to check how it appears in both natural and artificial light before making a final choice.

<a href="/products?type=CPT&amp;colour=orange&amp;colour=yellow">Browse our light coloured carpet</a> <a href="/products?colour=purple&amp;colour=black&amp;type=CPT">Browse our dark coloured carpet</a>

<h3>What's going to work in this room?</h3>

Considering how a room will be used is key when choosing carpet. A hard-wearing, stain resistant carpet, in a forgiving dark or multi-coloured shade, is a great choice for energetic young families or pet owners. Entertainers may prefer a combination cut and loop pile in mid-tones, while professionals may opt for lighter toned plush-pile adding an element of sophistication.

Expert Tip: Consider your lifestyle; decide if you need family and pet friendly carpet, prefer plush luxury, need a discreet neutral decorating base or wish to create a dramatic style statement. <a href="/features/stain-resistance">Browse our stain resistant carpets</a> <a href="/products?colour=purple&amp;colour=black&amp;type=CPT">Browse our dark coloured carpet</a> <a>Browse our light coloured carpet</a>

<h3>Setting the Mood</h3>

Colour not only adds dimension to a room but can affect your mood as well, so it’s important to think about the kind of feel you wish to create. Peaceful blues, greens and neutrals fill your home with calm and are ideal for bedrooms, studies and retreats. While bright coloured carpets serve to enliven family rooms, entertainment areas and playrooms.

Expert tip: Traditionally cooler colour palettes of green and blues create a fresh and calm feel, just as, orange red or deep browns work to generate warmth and design excitement. <a href="/products?colour=orange&amp;colour=yellow&amp;colour=brown&amp;colour=green&amp;type=CPT">Browse our calming coloured carpets</a> <a href="/products?colour=red&amp;colour=blue&amp;colour=yellow&amp;type=CPT">Browse our lively coloured carpets</a>

<h3>Neutral or pop of colour?</h3>

Neutral shades of beige or smoky charcoals offer an elegant backdrop for decorating, while bleached blonde shades work beautifully alongside Nordic interiors and open plan living. 
Colour can create drama; rich earthy tones, lush botanical greens, feminine pastels, aquatic blues or dramatic purples tell your unique design story.

Expert tip: Neutral shades come in both warm and cool tones and are the ideal decorating base allowing for more adventurous colour choices on walls, furnishings and furniture. 
Experimenting with bright and bold colours, especially in smaller areas, can lift a room and create an energetic mood. Deeper shades can camouflage wear and dirt in high traffic areas too.

<a href="/products?colour=brown&amp;colour=green&amp;type=CPT">Browse your neutral coloured carpets</a> <a href="/products?colour=red&amp;colour=blue&amp;colour=yellow&amp;type=CPT">Browse our coloured carpets</a>

Choices in carpet colour can influence the mood and set the scene of any space.

Carpet Colours

<h3>About Global GreenTag and GreenRate</h3>

Global GreenTagCert is a third-party certification platform, providing independent, evidence-based research on product solutions that contribute to a more sustainably built environment.

<ul><li>Global GreenTag features several different certification programs, such as GreenRate.</li>
	<li>GreenRate uses an ecolabel system and assesses exactly how and from what each product is made.</li>
	<li>This rates the product’s overall health and environmental impact, while also examining other criteria like local sourcing, ethical labour and supply chain principles.</li>
</ul><h3>GreenRate Certified Floors</h3>

We are pleased to announce that the following Godfrey Hirst Hybrid and Vinyl Plank products have been awarded GreenRate Level A, the highest possible GreenRate certification.

<h3>Hybrid Floors:</h3>

<ul><li>Apollo</li>
	<li>Apollo 1500</li>
	<li>Apollo Hardwood</li>
</ul><h3>Vinyl Plank Floors:</h3>

<ul><li>Aquila DS Plus</li>
	<li>Moduleo™ Transform DS Plus (Blackbutt, Spotted Gum, and Nordic Oak)</li>
	<li>Moduleo™ Transform (Includes African Wenge, Blackjack Oak, Ceppo, Classic Oak, Concrete, Hoover Stone, Mysto, Parquetry, and Verdon Oak)</li>
	<li>Moduleo™ Impress (Bohemian, Castle Oak, and Laurel Oak)</li>
</ul><h3>Why Choose GreenRate certified products?</h3>

GreenRate is a transparency-based program requiring full disclosure on ingredients. It looks at a product’s health and ecotoxicity, ingredients at various stages, conditions for resource use, waste reduction plus, greenhouse and water footprint.

<h3>GreenRate, Level A, Green Star Rating</h3>

<ul><li>Both the Green Building Council of Australia and New Zealand recognise Global GreenTag as an important arbiter in verifying sustainable products – vital for achieving a Green Star certified building.</li>
	<li>The GreenRate program was built specifically to work within the Green Star rating tools and helps GreenRate Level A certification = 100% Green Star credit points</li>
</ul>Looking for more information? 
Please see our <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/articles/f79b18f2-e143-495f-9b7a-fb471f161d9a/docs/greenrate-flyer.pdf">GreenRate information flyer</a>.

Godfrey Hirst are delighted to have achieved Global GreenTag, GreenRate, Level A certification for a number of our Hybrid and Vinyl Plank floors.

Greenrate Top Score Healthier Hard Flooring Solutions

<h3>Scotia</h3>

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The Godfrey Hirst Scotia range is the perfect way to conceal the expansion gap where your newly laid floor joins skirting boards, kickboards and the walls of the room.

<ul><li>Water Resistant^ Scotia: 2400 x 15 x 15mm. Sold per piece.</li>
	<li>Available in 25 colours to complement your Godfrey Hirst flooring as well as a paintable option.</li>
</ul> 

<h3>Stair Nosing</h3>

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Water Resistant^ Stair Nosing range will complete your floors allowing your floors to flow almost seamlessly into your staircase for a sophisticated look.

<ul><li>Dimensions: 2400 x 48 x 18mm. Sold per piece.</li>
	<li>Available in 25 colours to complement your Godfrey Hirst flooring.</li>
</ul> 

<h3>*COMING SOON* Integrated Stair Nosing</h3>

 

Our new Integrated Stair Nosing range features a Bullnose finish and locking system for seamless finish.

<ul><li>Dimensions: 2400 x 96 x 40mm. Sold per piece.</li>
	<li>Also available in 24 exact colour matches for Apollo 1500 and Apollo Hardwood Hybrid ranges.</li>
</ul> 

<h3>T-Mould</h3>

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The Godfrey Hirst Water Resistant^ T-Mould range has been designed to ensure that the finishing touches in your new room are flawless. The range of T-Moulds can be used as a cover to allow for expansion between rooms.

<ul><li>Dimensions: 2400 x 45.2 x 8.5mm. Sold per piece.</li>
	<li>Available in 25 colours to complement your Godfrey Hirst flooring.</li>
</ul> 

<h3>End Profile</h3>

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The Godfrey Hirst Water Resistant^ End Profile range has been developed to ensure a clean finish to your floors, where the floor meets window frames, sliding door tracks or kitchen cupboards.

<ul><li>Dimensions: 2400 x 40 x 10mm. Sold per piece.</li>
	<li>Available in 25 colours to complement your Godfrey Hirst flooring.</li>
</ul> 

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/product-sub-types/accessories-hf/docs/hard-flooring-accessories/installation-guidelines.jpg" width="200" /> <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/product-sub-types/accessories-hf/docs/hard-flooring-accessories/installation-guidelines">Acessories (inc. Hybrid Stair Case) Installation guide</a>

The sleek, contemporary design of Godfrey Hirst Floors is perfectly complemented by our wide range of accessories to ensure a seamless look for your new floor.

Flooring Accessories

When Nat Wheeler and Kristy Sadlier first bonded over motherhood and Scandinavian design, neither of them could have foreseen how life-changing that connection would be. 

Tapping into the popular trend for clean lines and a minimalist aesthetic, they co-founded  Norsu Interiors. Now with three beautiful Melbourne retail stores and a good deal of acclaimed renovations, this down to earth, savvy design duo continue to offer unique Nordic homewares, artwork, furniture and have a keen eye and experience in the best flooring options as the foundation for home and retail.

Nat Wheeler and Kristy Sadlier co-founded Norsu after bonding over motherhood and Scandinavian design.

Norsu

How to request samples: 

1. Browse our hundreds of products, from <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products?type=CPT">carpet </a>to <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/products?type=HF">hard flooring</a> 
2. Add up to 3 flooring products to your cart by clicking “Request Sample” 
3. Complete your details 
4. The samples are delivered directly to you!

Choosing carpet made easy, request 3 free samples and have them delivered directly to you! 

Order Free Samples

After you've purchased your Godfrey Hirst hard flooring, here are some hints and tips so you can get the most out your new floors.

Our flooring guides contain information such as: care information, installation advice and cleaning information.

<h3>Hard Flooring Care &amp; Maintenance Guides</h3>

<ul><li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/product-sub-types/engineered-timber-hf/docs/care-and-maintenance/timber-floors.pdf">Engineered Timber Floors</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/product-sub-types/hybrid-hf/docs/care-and-maintenance/hybrid-floors.pdf">Hybrid Floors</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/product-sub-types/laminate-hf/docs/care-and-maintenance/laminate-floors.pdf">Laminate Floors</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/products/458708/docs/care-and-maintenance/vinyl-plank-floors.pdf">Vinyl Plank Floors</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/brands/moduleo/docs/care-and-maintenance/moduleo.pdf">Moduleo</a></li>
</ul>

How to guides to keeping your Godfrey Hirst hard flooring looking newer for longer.

Hard Flooring Care Guides

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<h3>Professional installation is a must</h3>

It is important that all carpet is professionally installed in accordance with Australian Standard 2455.1 “Textile Floor Coverings – Installation Practice – General” and the Godfrey Hirst / Hycraft Carpet Installation guidelines.

If you don't have carpet installed correctly it can void your guarantee.

 

<h3>What else should I consider?</h3>

 

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	Yes, you have enough carpet for your rooms and hallways, but do you need a bit more? We recommend that you keep the future in mind and purchase some extra carpet to update area such as stairs and any heavily trafficked or damaged areas in the years to come. You can also keep left over carpet to bind and make into mats.
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	Don't forget underlay. Carpet should be installed on new underlay that is compatible with the quality and use of your new carpet.
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<h3>Preparing your home</h3>

 

Don't forget to get yourself ready when it's time for the carpet to arrive. 

<ul><li>Make sure you have made arrangements for the take up and disposal of your old carpet.</li>
	<li>You'll also need to shift your furniture out of the way to allow the carpet to be installed.</li>
	<li>Ensure that you can provide the easiest access for your carpet delivery.</li>
	<li>If the outside area is muddy, it's a great idea to provide an area for cleaning shoes.</li>
	<li>If you are laying carpet in a new house check that it is ready to go i.e. the power is on, the floor is clean, painted surfaces are dry, tiling is complete etc.</li>
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<h3>Putting the carpet in</h3>

 

The big day is here. The carpet has arrived, and it is ready to transform your home. How do you make sure it is installed correctly? 

1. First things first. Check the underlay, trims, colour and style are what you have purchased. No point getting it all installed correctly if it is the wrong carpet! 

2. Now for the skills and artistry of the carpet layer. They should do the following: 

<ul><li>All carpets should be power stretched, otherwise bubbling and wrinkling will occur.</li>
	<li>Seam adhesive must be used for all seams.</li>
	<li>Carpet pile should run in the same direction throughout the house, sweeping towards the main entrance.</li>
	<li>Generally seams should run in the same direction as most foot traffic.</li>
	<li>On stairways the pile should sweep down.</li>
	<li>Extra, hidden carpet should be folded back at the top and bottom of stairs so that as the edges of the tread are worn, the carpet can be moved to hide the wear.</li>
</ul>3. The carpet layer has finished and, at first glance, it looks great. You need to check it over though, just to be sure. Before the carpet layer leaves your property inspect the laid carpet for faults and check that no damage has been caused during installation.

 

<h3>After laying </h3>

 

After your carpet is laid, vacuum lightly and frequently in the first week to remove surface lint dust and fluff.

Accessorise to get the look you desire and enjoy your fantastic floor covering!

<a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/apps/gh-web/downloads/GHCarpets_InstallationRecommendations.pdf">Download the Godfrey Hirst Carpet Installation Recommendations</a> <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/apps/gh-web/downloads/Hycraft_InstallationRecommendations.pdf">Download the Hycraft Carpet Installation Recommendations</a>

It is important that all carpet is professionally installed in accordance with the Australian Standards Association Carpet Installation Recommendations AS2455-1995 and the Godfrey Hirst / Hycraft Carpet Installation guidelines.