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How to Choose the Perfect Carpet for Your Home

A comprehensive guide to help you choose the right carpet for your home.

Backing Wool, Backing Shearing, Backing Jamie!

Solo 9hr Strong Wool Lamb Record - New Zealand

PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2025 x Godfrey Hirst

Godfrey Hirst, alongside GH Commercial, was proud to be an Official Partner of PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2025 for the third consecutive year.

Celebrating International Women's Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we're celebrating some of inspirational women in our business.

Transform Your Home and You Could Win $1,000 Cashback

From Friday 31st January to Monday 31st March 2025, you could win $1,000 Cashback by transforming your home with our carpet or hard flooring!*

Room of the Year 2024

Our expert judge, Bree Banfield, has chosen Finalist 3, Vanessa and the team at Choices by Pugh Ashburton, as the winner of the overall Room of the Year competition for 2024.

Using Carpet Fibres for Stronger Concrete

Engineers have discovered an innovative way to enhance concrete strength and reduce cracking by incorporating scrap carpet fibres. This exciting development not only improves the durability of concrete but also promotes product circularity in the construction industry.

Our Latest Interior Trend: Balanced Brights

"Balanced Brights" is the perfect approach for creating a lively and stylish atmosphere for entertaining in your home.

Godfrey Hirst achieves Gold Medal rating by EcoVadis

Godfrey Hirst is excited to announce that we have earnt a Gold medal rating by EcoVadis[1] for the second year in a row. EcoVadis is the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, as a recognition of their EcoVadis Rating.

Latest ESG Report

We are proud to publish our second Oceania Regional Impact Report highlighting our local environmental and social initiatives.

The Nationwide Flooring Sale Is Now On!

Sale on until the end of September 2024!

New Room Visualiser Tool Now Available!

Our latest tool to help you choose the perfect flooring for your home!

Our Latest Interior Trend: Quirky Pastels

Quirky Pastels trend is a playful and creative take on traditional pastel hues.

Carpet your Nursery with Godfrey Hirst Triexta

The ideal choice for nurseries and kids' rooms, made of a unique plant-based fibre with built-in stain resistance.

Celebrating Australian Made Week

Since 1865 – Celebrating Australian Made Week at Godfrey Hirst.

Celebrating International Women's Day

Celebrating International Women’s Day with Inspirational women from our business.

PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2024 x Godfrey Hirst

An Official Partner of the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2024 for a second year!

Wood and Wool Designer Guide

Get inspired and stay up-to-date with the latest interior design trends, all in one convenient brochure.

Biophilic Home

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

We Have Something Exciting To Declare.

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

New Zealand's Green Energy Leap: Solar Power Initiatives

Ground breaking projects, marking a significant leap towards a greener and more sustainable future

Woollen Spinning And Dyeing Plant Transformative Upgrade

Read more on a ground breaking sustainability initiative at our Oamaru yarn dyeing and spinning plant.

Regenerative Living

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

Godfrey Hirst Achieves Gold Medal Rating By EcoVadis

Recognising improvements in company sustainability standards.

Plastic Packaging Initiatives

Reinvesting in our people and our planet for future generations.

GFLOI and GLAM Visit

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

Proud Sponsors Of Deakin’s Engineering Student Excellence Awards

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

The Carbon Conscious Carbon Capture Offsetting Project 1

Australia's first Climate Active Carbon Neutral carpet manufacturer

House Of The Year Awards 2024 - Grand Designs Australia Magazine

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

Strength To Strength - 160 Years Of Local Manufacturing

Our manufacturing story dating back to 1865.

Stories Of Australian Manufacturing

Celebrating the incredible faces behind our Australian manufacturing.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023 x Godfrey Hirst

Created a range of custom designs with Designer Jet.

Providing Energy Efficient Lighting

Updating our lighting systems to energy-efficient LED lights.

Wellness

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

Fika: Nature Given A Boost

Fika - combining beauty of wood look floors with the resilience of laminate flooring.

PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2023 x Godfrey Hirst

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

Made For Living

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

Reducing Water Usage

Improve the energy and water consumption everyday.

Solar Powered Palletised Warehouse

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

Sims Metal Recycling

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

Walking On Solid Ground

Getting the look of timber has never been easier!

Laminate - Made For Daily Living

Combining the authentic look of timber at a great price!

Recycling Waste Carpet into Innovative Fibrecrete

Repurposing waste carpet into inovative concept product.

Design Partners

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

New Zealand Made Carpet

Godfrey Hirst supplies 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 throughout New Zealand.

Apollo Stone: Hybrid stone look tiles

Apollo Stone allows you to bring the look of stunning natural stone, slate or tile to your floor with extra warmth underfoot.

Apollo XL - Bigger, Better Hybrid Flooring

Apollo XL, everything you love about Apollo, but now with a larger plank size and increased performance to help you create dreamy interior spaces.

Follow Us on Social Media

Follow us on social media for the latest flooring inspiration and news. 

Triexta Healthier Carpet

Choosing healthier flooring for your home just became a whole lot easier with Triexta carpets.

Our Wool Story

Godfrey Hirst wool carpet, proudly designed and made in Auckland, with wool sourced from New Zealand farms, our carpet is where the best of Aotearoa comes together to make a truly beautiful and luxurious product.

7 Simple Steps To Choosing The Right Carpet

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

Flooring Accessories

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.

Order Free Samples

Choosing carpet made easy, request 5 free samples and have them delivered direct to you! 

Installation Guidelines - Hard Flooring

See our hard flooring installation guides

Brochures

Browse our brochures to learn more.

The Flooring Foundation

The Flooring Foundation was established by Godfrey Hirst to provide marketing and manufacturing support to the top independent flooring retailers in New Zealand.

Carpet Stain Removal

Here are some basic carpet cleaning tips to help you keep your carpet looking good.