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.

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<h3>The beauty of nature on your floor</h3>
There is something about the enduring appeal of timber flooring that transcends eras and defies trends. Offering a warmly burnished finish, timber floors are a classic statement piece that can add real value to your home.

Timber Flooring

Hard Flooring

Weathered Oak

Coffee Oak

Natural Oak Brush

Coastal Oak

Corsica Herringbone

Pioneer

Brushed, 130x1820mm

Satin, 136x1820mm

Satin, 136x2100mm

Brushed, 180x2100mm

Satin, 170x1820mm

Brushed, 180x1820mm

Brushed, 130x2100mm

Satin, 170x2100mm

Corsica Oak

Rustic Oak

Cinder Oak

Natural Oak Smooth

Ashen Oak

Natural Oak Brushed

Modern Coastal

Blackbutt

Spotted Gum

Tassie Oak

Chateau Oak

Alpine Oak

Willow Oak

Elm Oak

Scarlett Oak

Bur Oak

Summer Blonde

Chestnut Oak

Autumn Amber

Sienna Oak

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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

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Experience the perfect fusion of contemporary design and authentic Australian timber with Modern Coastal, our premium engineered timber range. Showcasing the popular Australian species Blackbutt, Spotted Gum and Tassie Oak, this range delivers a distinctly modern aesthetic while preserving the timeless character and charm of genuine timber. Each plank undergoes an advanced Colour Toning Process where a unique reactive stain interacts with the timber's natural tannins. This innovative technique produces soft, subdued tones, offering a modern interpretation of Australia's beloved timber species. 

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Timber Floors

Our Australian species engineered timber floors feature a hardwood top layer of genuine, resandable veneer of real Australian species timber.

This brings the real look and feel of traditional Australian Blackbutt and Spotted Gum hardwood in a high quality engineered timber floor, with authentic texture and grains for a unique pattern on each board.

Australian Species Timber Veneer

The hardwood top layer of the boards is a genuine, resandable veneer of real Australian species timber.

Each plank undergoes an advanced Colour Toning Process, during which a specially formulated reactive stain interacts with the timber's natural tannins.

Colour Toning

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. 

Fast, simple installation. In one single action, the boards snap and lock together with greater strength and stability. No glue or nails are required.

5G InstaClic

Fast, simple installation. In one single action, the boards snap and lock together with greater strength and stability. No glue or nails are required.

The premium category of carpet and hard flooring products offers the most comfortable carpets and highest quality hard flooring. These luxury flooring products feature enviable design aesthetics, from on trend chunky wool loop pile carpets to genuine timber hard flooring. Premium flooring boasts all of the best features for long lasting performance.
The category offers carpets with <a href="/features/red-list-free">Red List Free</a> certification for the best indoor air quality. Along with <a href="/features/pefc">PEFC</a> certified timber flooring that contains sustainably sourced materials. From forever homes to high end investments, these prestigious carpets and floors often add the most value to the property and are a wonderful option.

Premium

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. 

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. 

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 Timber Limited Residential Warranty can be viewed in the below flyer:

25 Year Timber Limited Residential Warranty*

25 Year Timber Limited Residential Warranty*.

(EN 131831-1) 8-11% (+/-2%) at time of delivery