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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How do we provide a built environment fit for future generations?
Together, building and construction is responsible for 39% of total global emissions. This is the damage we are doing as stakeholders in the built environment. What as an industry do we need to do to reduce this impact? As global leaders in commercial flooring, Interface is committed to sharing its [...]
Buy Local
Buying local and supporting Australian manufacturers has never been more important. After almost three years of uncertainty surrounding international supply and trade, the re-emergence of our national manufacturing industry serves as a reminder, to the flooring sector in particular, the unmatched quality of locally made products. Beyond quality, the benefits [...]