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A Familiar Name
Bernard and Kylie Coppens operate the Andersens franchise in Hervey Bay, Queensland. Kylie and Bernie took on the business in 2007 from Kylie’s mother and father, who until then, had the Andersens Franchise for 15 years. As a family run and owned business, they are extremely proud of being a [...]
A Trusted Name
David Smit started out in the flooring industry immediately after leaving school. With twenty years’ experience ‘on the tools’ working for others and then running his own installation business, David and his wife Angela looked to the next step; launching their own shop. For this important step, they chose Andersens. [...]
A Dream Lifestyle and Opportunity
A business of your own is a dream of many Aussies. It can be very rewarding but also, very challenging. A franchise offers a greater opportunity for success than a sole proprietorship, factoring in training, support and assistance, brand recognition and lower costs. An Andersens franchise also offers a better [...]
ARDEX invests for the future with a new sustainable Oceania HQ
ARDEX Australia is near completion of a green star manufacturing regional headquarters in Kemps Creek, west of Sydney, positioning it as an Industry 4.0 building materials manufacturer for Oceania. Oceania Regional Managing Director, Fabian Morgan, said the move underscores the company’s future-focussed sustainable vision. “We are passionate people who are [...]
Explore the latest trend report from Feltex
The team at Feltex Carpets are designers and technical specialists armed with a passion for interiors. Their experts are at the forefront of cutting-edge designs, bringing the latest colour and style trends to floors all over the world. The carefully curated Interior trends highlight new and emerging trends, and how [...]
Growing Together with Andersens
Sally and Phil Ryan own Andersens Flooring in Dalby, 82km west of Toowoomba in Queensland. It’s a small town of less than fifteen thousand people but at the start of the country stores, they service customers hundreds of kilometres away. City or country, Andersens Dalby grows from the franchise’s values [...]
interzum 2023
interzum 2023 was a resounding success, despite the pandemic’s pause on people’s willingness to travel. The supplier sector proved to be innovative and progressive, with a particular focus this year on sustainability. Environmentally conscious and space-saving solutions should not mean sacrifices, interzum showed us they inspire creative and extraordinary new [...]
Working as One – Andersens Warwick
Andersens Warwick is one of over fifty Andersens retail flooring franchises. Located 130 kilometres south-west of Brisbane, the store is managed by Mike Smith who with his wife Christine, have owned and operated the store for over 29 years. Andersens is one of the oldest of the flooring groups or [...]
Every Component’s at Risk – Excessive Moisture and PH Level
Excessive moisture within concrete is the most common reason of flooring failures in modern day buildings. Almost all components of a floor covering installation would be deemed sensitive to excessive moisture in some shape or form. It’s not just the finished floor covering itself that will fail, moisture can impact the [...]
Fitouts and Trends – the RV Focus
Swimming with Manta Rays on the Great Barrier Reef, exploring hidden gorges in Karijini, West Australia, or hitting the red dusty highways of the outback, Australia has a lot to offer. You can do this in style in a recreational vehicle that through good design is a virtual home away [...]
Stirling Group, in your corner
Stirling Group brings together three specialist brands: Stirling Global (Machinery), Accurate Australia and New Zealand (solid timber tooling and consumables), and Panel Tools (tooling for CNC machinery). Since 2001, Stirling Group has grown to become an industry leader, dedicated to delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions and service to growing companies in [...]