Contract Flooring can either be for industrial or commercial purposes. In the UK, contract flooring is typically used in the health and education sectors and by contractors, commercial clients and retailers. The various types of flooring are mainly: Safety Flooring, Vinyl Flooring, Rubber Flooring, Electro Static Dissipative (ESD) Anti Static Flooring, Conductive Floor Coverings, Carpet Tiles, Slip Resistant Flooring, Wood/Timber flooring and Heavy Duty Linoleum.

It is important that your flooring contractor is professional and reliable, providing you with a highly experienced and committed team of flooring contractors. Therefore it is preferable that you go with a long standing and well reputed company in the industry. For example, your flooring contractor must be able to supply and install a wide range of flooring products such as those mentioned above.

It is important to make sure that your flooring contractor seeks specialist advice on all its commercial and industrial flooring contracts. Your flooring contractor must also ensure several contract flooring services mentioned below:

• Full site survey including sub-floor investigation - A site visit to check the existing surface and sub floor to ensure the most appropriate and durable flooring products in the commercial or industrial fields are used.

• Floor preparation and product specification recommendation - Your contractor should advise you on all aspects of the flooring process. Should there be asbestos in the current flooring, this must also be removed.

• Costing and estimate, with written report to Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) requirements - Once the products have been identified and the area has been measured, a written estimate is produced.

• Risk Assessment, Method Statement and COSHH - Risk Assessment for each project should be prepared with Method Statement and COSHH. Health and Safety precautions should be followed to safeguard both you and your contractor’s employees.

• Installation and full Contract Management service, including Quality Management - A Project Manager must keep in daily contact with the fitters on site, and update you on the project's progress. Once flooring is finished, old and excess flooring material from the site must be removed, including any environmentally hazardous waste, and disposed off appropriately.

Last but not least, your contract flooring company must deliver excellent after sales customer service. Some contract flooring companies even provide maintenance programmes to suit all types of surface and individual requirements in order to combat the effects of daily wear and tear, ensuring your floors last.