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

Apollo Hardwood

The next generation of flooring - Hybrid floors combine the durability and strength of vinyl plank and the appealing look and feel of laminate. Godfrey Hirst hybrid floors have a waterproof surfaceˆ, perfect for demanding areas such as laundries and high spill zones like kitchens.

^Subject to proper installation, maintenance and local building code / regulatory approval.

Hybrid Flooring

Hard Flooring

Blackbutt Limed

Spotted Gum Coastal

Blackbutt Sandbank

Blackbutt Stormy

Blackbutt Ivory

Spotted Gum Riverbank

Blackbutt Classic

Blackbutt Elegant

Spotted Gum Burnt

Spotted Gum Ash

Spotted Gum Blonde

Spotted Gum Natural

Apollo 1500

Daintree

Sherbrooke

Blackbutt

Thredbo

Spotted Gum

Cumberland

Pyrenees

Boston

Derwent

Franklin

Alpine Gum

Midnight

Apollo

Enlighten

New Eng Blackbutt

Shield

Oracle

Wreath

Dolphin

Grafton Spot.Gum

Western Blackbutt

Python

Sunlight

Bronze

Tallowood

Metropol Oak

Flinders Oak

Bondi Oak

Bruny Oak

Mindil Oak

Anglesea Oak

Burleigh Oak

Whitehaven Oak

Goolwa Oak

Bells Oak

Copalis Oak

Seacliff Oak

Hyams Oak

Metropol 1500

Apple-Box Gum

Fallow Oak

Burl Oak

Burnt Umber

Marble Spotted Gum

Platinum Grey

Alabaster

Brass Oak

Pepper Oak

Silhouette Oak

Sable Oak

Cornsilk

Metropol 1200

Golden Oak

Sand Oak

Hidden Valley

Southern Weathered Gum

Sun Bleached Hardwood

High Country Hardwood

Southern Oak

Summer Blackbutt

Natural Hardwood

Coastal Hardwood

Northern Weathered Gum

Mountain Hardwood

Apollo Stone

Slate

Ancient

Oyster

Silver

Sand

Granite

Terra

Mesa

Marble

Ecru

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In a space where people can spend up to one third of their lives, our local design team are focused on using evidence-based design for creating spaces that inspire, induce productivity and build a happy and healthy workforce.

Using flooring to create defined and designated spaces, we believe in fostering agile and adaptive working solutions that encourage social interaction and support positive wellbeing from the ground up.

From biophilic to wayfinding design or solutions for increasing collaboration and creativity, GH Commercial can bring your workplace vision to life.

Workplace

When customers participate in a busy retail environment, they need to be engaged, feel a sense of connection and leave feeling satisfied. It’s a physical experience that, with plenty of data driven science for space optimisation and customer journeys, floorcoverings can play a significant part in. 

Bright colours and bold patterns make the floor a feature to help create an immersive experience. Opting for muted tones can allow products and displays to stand out. Clever use of colour and pattern can direct foot traffic or subliminally create zones guiding customers through a space. Or dynamic, customised floors offer branding opportunities.

With a range of comfortable, reliable and beautiful flooring solutions for large department stores and supermarkets to small boutique retail spaces, we have you covered.

Retail

Public spaces are always on the lookout for flexible flooring solutions to meet customer demands. From bustling sports stadiums, convention and exhibition centres to airports, libraries and other civic spaces, flooring plays an important role in providing comfort, insulation and cohesion.

Able to withstand the demands of heavy foot traffic, our public space flooring solutions can be used to create dynamic spaces within a space and direct the flow of people to where they need to be.

With flooring installed in iconic venues around the world, we’ve got your public space covered.

Public Space

When it comes to hospitality interiors, authenticity and locality are essential in creating a memorable experience for guests as customers are seeking a more personalised touch in their surroundings.

From pubs, clubs and restaurants to hotels and guestrooms, the design for these spaces must find a balance between beauty, functionality, durability and atmosphere. To be authentic, something has to not only look good, but it must be unique and designed for that particular space. With many hospitality spaces opting for a striking custom flooring solution, let our in-house team of textile designers help you achieve your vision in creating an immersive guest experience. Or let us help you get started with our large range of designs and standard stocked products.

Hospitality

With populations still driving demand for inner city living, more people are looking to multi-residential apartments for a home or investment.

Often a multitude of flooring solutions are required for these apartments and vertical villages. These properties need to be a quiet sanctuary for occupants and provide insulation from neighbouring dwellings. 

From carpets that are soft and rich in texture to elegant hard flooring options that invite character and warmth, we have you covered.

Multi Residential

Design in education plays a big role in student and staff well being. Flooring can facilitate both collaborative or focused spaces, and can create improved performance and productivity. From pre-school, K-12 and tertiary alike, our flooring solutions cover all areas of education design, including classrooms, corridors, libraries, common rooms, computer labs, multipurpose spaces and amenities.

Mix and match different flooring types and colours to create designated zones, direct flow of foot traffic, or simply incorporate school branding with our custom capabilities. Presenting practical features like acoustic performance, comfort, low VOCs and safety underfoot, our education flooring solutions include Declare™ Red List Free, Australian made products for a healthier, locally sourced option.

Education

Today, the case for patient ease and comfort as a measurable factor in speedier recovery times has been well and truly established, giving architects and designers the opportunity to create beautiful, practical and highly functional healthcare interiors.

Taking design cues from hospitality and home spaces, healthcare environments are increasingly places of residential familiarity. Rooms are modelled on patient’s emotional wellbeing, privacy and comfort.

Without compromising on form or function, see our range of healthcare flooring solutions below.

Healthcare

With an aging population, assisted living facilities and senior living communities are on the rise. Designing a long-term living facility to look after our older loved ones involves striking a careful balance of connecting function and practicality with a beautiful, homely, familiar feel.

Using evidence-based design, we’re dedicated to understanding the unique requirements of senior living spaces, giving peace of mind to residents, families and care giving staff alike. Our flooring solutions are durable, safe and sustainable, featuring the perfect level slip resistance without compromising on cleanability. 

Working with providers of all sizes, we ensure all flooring facets from independent living and assisted living to high-care or special-care spaces are catered for.

Senior Living

Skinny Plank Half

Plank

Standard Plank

Short Plank Mohawk

Click

Square

Square Mohawk

Parq

Flexible

Skinny Plank

Winter Flair

<h3>The Natural Performer</h3>You can live worry free with this soft, high-performing triexta carpet that is ideal for busy family households. Constructed with high performing and partially renewably sourced materials, triexta offers exceptional stain, soil, wear and fade resistance. It is also incredibly soft and cleans with just water.

<h3>Invest Wisely in Your Home</h3>
Your carpet represents a substantial investment and you want it to look good for years to come. Most Triexta carpets are rated "residential extra heavy duty including stairs" so are ideal for heavy traffic areas.

<h3>Ultra-Soft</h3>
Ultra-soft technology brings a new level of comfort to your floor. Our Triexta ultra soft fibres provide exquisite textures, modern colours and quality construction. The soft feel is achieved by adding more individual filaments in each triexta fibre. Run your hands through the exceptionally soft fibres and feel the difference.

<h3>Stain and Soil Protection</h3>
Superior stain protection, built into every fibre so it never wears off. Cold water removes most household food and beverage spills.

We love all our carpets and know we shouldn’t have favourites… but with superior built-in stain resistance, simple cleaning with just water, protection from pet mishaps, wonderful softness and an amazing range of colours, Triexta by Redbook (formerly Redbook Green) is the top performer across the board making it perfect for busy family homes.

<h3>Simply clean with water</h3>
Triexta carpets have permanent stain resistance built into the core of each triexta fibre that will never wear or wash off. This means tough spills like red wine, tomato sauce and pet mishaps can be removed with just water. <a href="https://www.redbookcarpets.com/features/cleans-with-just-water">Learn More</a>

<h3>Pet friendly carpet</h3>
Pets play a big role in our daily lives, and one of the biggest considerations for pet-owners is finding the right flooring. Built-in stain resistance protects pet mishaps from penetrating the fibre, along with an extra durable fibre structure and superior softness makes triexta carpets ideal for homes with pets. <a href="https://www.redbookcarpets.com/features/pet-friendly">Learn More</a>

<h3>Wonderfully Soft</h3>
With the superior combination of softness and durability, triexta carpet will withstand the most demanding household environments and retain its beautiful look and feel over time. Unlike other fibres, triexta has a unique kinked molecular structure, this means it'll continue to bounce back into shape after vacuuming and years of foot traffic.<a href="https://www.redbookcarpets.com/features/wonderfully-soft">Learn More</a>

Triexta Carpet

Carpet

Deep Sea

Honey Glow

Bedrock

Cargo Beige

Tapestry Beige

Charcoal

Everglades

Morning Grey

Blue Print

Ocean View

Smoked Pearl

Ash Grey

Fawn Pink

Powder White

Obsidian

Dark Mushroom

Apollo 1500 is a stunning hybrid floor that is extremely hard wearing and stable with a waterproof surface^, making it perfect for use in all areas of your home. With micro bevel edges and an embossed matte finish, Apollo 1500 authentically replicates a natural timber wood grain look. A scratch and stain resistant surface coating means Apollo 1500 can easily withstand the everyday wear and tear of busy family homes.

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Hybrid Floors

Accessories And Stair Case

Hybrid Au

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

<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 a number of our Hybrid and Vinyl Plank products (as listed below) have been awarded GreenRate Level A, the highest possible GreenRate certification
<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>

<h3>Looking for more information?</h3>
Please see our <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/articles/f79b18f2-e143-495f-9b7a-fb471f161d9a/docs/greenrate-flyer.pdf">Global GreenTag information flyer</a>.

Global GreenTag GreenRate Level A

Global GreenTag, GreenRate Level A certified

The wear layer is a clear coating that helps to maintain the original appearance of your floor, protecting against scratches and general wear and tear. It also makes your floor easier to clean and maintain.

The thickness of wear layers is measured in millimetres, and indicates the level of protection. A commercial grade 0.5mm wear layer can withstand extra heavy traffic perfect for all areas of a busy home and is also suitable for some commercial applications.

0.5mm Wear Layer

Commercial grade 0.5mm wear layer protects the surface of your vinyl plank flooring from everyday wear and tear.

With a waterproof^ surface, this flooring is the perfect solution for high spill zones – and for every space at home for that matter. Water balloon fight inside? No problem. The floor is water and slip resistant, and easy to maintain. Always check to ensure product suitability/compliance with your local building certifier.
 
 

^Subject to proper installation, maintenance and local building code / regulatory approval.

Waterproof Surface^

This product has a waterproof surface^, making it suitable for high spill zones. 

This design features a high tonal variation amid the planks for a natural timber look.

Images on our website are to be used as a guide only to give an idea of the colour and nuances of the pattern, but are not fully representative of the variation among the planks (which reflects the natural product which inspired the design).

For a representative view of the surface structure, and variations within the design, please visit your local <a href="/find-stores">Godfrey Hirst floors stockist</a> and take a look at the large samples on display and ask your retailer for more advice.

Colour Variation

This design features a high tonal variation amid the planks for a natural timber look.

Trigon® core technology features a limestone composite core board (with up to 80% limestone and 20% vinyl powder) that is heat resistant, stable in extreme temperatures and provides a waterproof^ surface. 

Hybrid flooring can withstand the harshest of Australian and New Zealand climatic heat, cold and water^, making it ideal for use right across the country. Thanks to the Trigon® core technology, Godfrey Hirst hybrid floors display stability in extreme climates, handling temperature changes with minimal expansion and contraction. 

^Subject to proper installation, maintenance and local building code / regulatory approval.

Trigon Core Technology

Limestone composite core with up to 80% limestone and 20% vinyl powder. Resulting in a stable core that has minimal expansion and contraction. 

This certification ensures strict quality control through every step of the manufacturing process, right through to finished goods and after sales support focusing upon the identification and rectification of root cause of any quality issues and the desire to continuously improve and develop.

ISO 9001 Quality Management System

Demonstrates Godfrey Hirst ability to consistently provide products that meet customer and regulatory requirements.

This certification helps our organisation to enhance our environmental performance and manage our environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability.

ISO 14001 Environment Management System

Demonstrates Godfrey Hirst commitment to protecting the environment and reduce waste management costs. 

A micro bevelled edge has a distinctive small V groove that emphasises the uniqueness of each individual plank for a realistic plank look. This type of edge is the very versatile when it comes to complementing home decor and looks great with any style.

Micro Bevel Edge

Micro bevel edges create a small V-shape between each plank for an authentic look. 

Textured embossing on the surface of the floor provides a realistic textured finish that imitates real timber. The added texture ensures a natural appearance and authentic feel.

Embossed

Textured embossing on the surface for an authentic timber woodgrain look.

A modern and natural finish which is forgiving and copes well with the wear and tear of daily life. You will find this popular finish on most Godfrey Hirst floors.

Matte Finish

Features a matte finish for a natural look. 

Our goods come with warranties that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.
 
In addition, Godfrey Hirst products come with a range of performance warranties for hard flooring when used in an owner occupied residential premises, tailored to the specific product and its attributes. 

The full terms and conditions of the 25 Year Hybrid Limited Residential Warranty can be viewed in the below flyer:

25 Year Hybrid Limited Residential Warranty*

25 Year Hybrid Limited Residential Warranty*.

Our most popular carpets and hard flooring, the Mid-range carpet and hard flooring category offers all-around performance with excellent comfort, design and features, including stain resistant carpet, wear resistant carpet, soil resistance carpet and fade resistant carpet that’s often Australian made, New Zealand made and designed for local conditions. 
Mid-range hard flooring options include extra scratch resistant flooring, dent resistant flooring, engineered flooring that looks just like real timber, water resistant flooring and more. Mid priced carpets and hard floors are most often used to add value to owner-occupied homes and higher-end investment properties. They really hit the sweet spot for designer carpet boasting some of the best features, with incredible value.

Mid Range

Uniclic® is a revolutionary system for installing floors without using glue. 
The planks can be clicked together simply, thanks to the ingenious shape of the tongue and groove. 
It provides quick, easy, worry-free installation for your new floor.

Uniclic®

Quick, easy, worry-free installation with no glue required.