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From 1865 to today – Godfrey Hirst was one of Victoria’s first textile mills. Every day, thousands of metres of carpet are produced in our local facilities and our flooring can be seen in major building developments across Australia, New Zealand and the world.

With over 150 years of local manufacturing and supply experience across Australia and New Zealand, Godfrey Hirst provide almost all types of flooring imaginable. Our portfolio consists of products designed to meet the needs of various channels in the construction process, from stylish architect, designer and specifier ranges, through to quality builder solutions available at competitive prices.

Get in touch with your local GH Commercial consultant to find out more about our Godfrey Hirst products.

Godfrey Hirst

Godfrey Hirst Commercial Carpets & Flooring - GH Commercial

Pioneer Satin

<h3>Bringing the timeless beauty of nature to 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

Spotted Gum

Blackbutt

Apollo Hardwood

The next generation of flooring - Hybrid floors combine the durability and strength of vinyl plank and the appealing look and feel of laminate. Godfrey Hirst hybrid floors have a waterproof surfaceˆ, perfect for demanding areas such as laundries and high spill zones like kitchens.

^Subject to proper installation, maintenance and local building code / regulatory approval.

Hybrid Flooring

Blackbutt Limed

Spotted Gum Coastal

Blackbutt Sandbank

Blackbutt Stormy

Blackbutt Ivory

Spotted Gum Riverbank

Blackbutt Classic

Blackbutt Elegant

Spotted Gum Burnt

Spotted Gum Ash

Spotted Gum Blonde

Spotted Gum Natural

Corsica Oak

Weathered Oak

Rustic Oak

Cinder Oak

Natural Oak Smooth

Ashen Oak

Coastal Oak

Coffee Oak

Natural Oak Brushed

Made in Geelong and paying homage to the original Barwon spinning mill, this Australian Made uniquely crafted carpet is beautiful, soft and luxurious. Now certified Declare Red List Free, Barwon has no red list chemicals. 

Label

Certificate

Report

Report Airstep Stepezy

Report Direct Stick

Report Dual Bond

Report Dunlop Supergreen

Guide

Broadloom

Brochure

<h3>We Have Something Exciting to Declare.</h3>

In a marketplace increasingly focused on environmental considerations and issues around sustainability, Godfrey Hirst are incredibly proud to have products officially certified Declare® LBC Red List Free.

The International Living Future Institute (ILFI), and local affiliate the Living Future Institute of Australia (LFIA), are organisations committed to driving sustainable change in the Australian Built environment through the development of leading edge programs, and have developed leading edge programs designed to radically change our approach to building and construction.

Predicated on creating a healthier built environment, the Declare® program delivers clear, unambiguous information about building material specifications. Participating manufacturers are required to disclose a Product’s entire constituent chemical composition to a threshold of 100-parts-per-million; essentially creating a ‘nutrition’ label of ingredients.

<h3>A product transparency program</h3>

Each Declare® label is compared against a list of worst-inclass materials, better known as the Red List. Chemicals on the Red List are responsible for:

<ul>
	<li>Polluting the environment</li>
	<li>Bio-accumulation of contaminants progressing up the food chain</li>
	<li>Negative health implications for factory personnel, construction industry workers and building occupants</li>
</ul>

Aware of our role in developing products that homeowners can comfortably put in their homes, we worked with our entire supply chain to identify, source and utilise the healthiest possible manufacturing ingredients. When we were confident our product met the stringent sustainability and toxic free chemical standards, we applied for LFIA Declare® certification.

<img alt="kids playing video games on couch and plush triexta carpet" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/apps/gh-web/images/red_list_free-feature-img_001-id-0225810520.jpg" />

<h3>The Declare® initiative has three levels of potential certification:</h3>

<ul>
	<li>LBC Red List Free - Complete ingredient disclosure revealing ZERO Red List chemicals</li>
	<li>LBC Red List Approved - Where chemicals or product ingredients have no available public information, or a manufacturer is unable to publicly identify an ingredient due to proprietary registration. Products may potentially contain Red List chemicals, which, if identified, will be highlighted in orange</li>
	<li>Declared - This base level of transparency, while revealing a product’s ingredients, will nevertheless contain some Red List ingredients, which will also be highlighted in orange</li>
</ul>

<h3>This label addresses three key concerns:</h3>
<ul>
	<li>Where does a product originate?</li>
	<li>What is it made of?</li>
	<li>Where does it end up at the end of its life?</li>
</ul>
<img alt="declare label" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1690242847/apps/gh-web/images/declare_label-0008.jpg" />

 
Each of our products are individually certified and the label can be downloaded from the product page and please <a href="https://www.godfreyhirst.com/au/support">contact us</a> if you have any questions.

<img alt="woman doing yoga on plush triexta carpet" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/apps/gh-web/images/red_list_free-feature-img_002-id-0225810520.jpg" />
 
<h3>DOWNLOADS</h3>
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<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/products/022581/docs/Declare/label.pdf">Triexta Residential Carpet (A001) Declare label</a></li>
<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/products/022562/docs/Declare/label.pdf">Triexta Residential Carpet (A002) Declare label</a></li>
<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/products/050190/docs/Declare/label.pdf">100% Wool Broadloom Carpet Declare label</a></li>
<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/products/020481/docs/Declare/label.pdf">Wool Broadloom Carpet Declare Label</a></li>
<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/products/094600/docs/Declare/Label.pdf">Wool Blend Broadloom Carpet (80/20) Label</a></li>
<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/products/024431/docs/Declare/label.pdf">Wool Broadloom Carpet Declare Label</a></li>
<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/products/024379/docs/Declare/label.pdf">SDN FR carpet on Actionbac Declare label</a></li>
<li><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/gh/image/upload/v1/products/024921/docs/declare/label.pdf">Duratuft Soft PET Carpet Declare label</a></li>
</ul>
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Declare® Red List Free

 Declare® Red List Free certificate carpet.

<h3>Buying Australian Made has truly never been more important.</h3> 
During the challenge of covid-19, the team here at Godfrey Hirst is continuing to work closely with customers to provide strong business continuity and ongoing support, as well as supporting our local community.

With multiple manufacturing facilities in Geelong, a broadloom distribution centre in Laverton, a state of the art palletised distribution centre in Truganina, and State sales offices nationwide, when you buy a Godfrey Hirst Carpet you are supporting over 450 Australians and their families. 

Our Australian history spans back to 1865, when the Victorian Woollen and Cloth Manufacturing Company began operations in Geelong, and was purchased in the 1890’s by Godfrey HIrst. Godfrey Hirst’s entrepreneurial skills and knowledge of the industry lead to the great success that was furthered even more so by the McKendrick family in the 1960s. In 2018, the Godfrey Hirst business was acquired by Mohawk Industries, the world’s largest flooring company, expanding its product offering and capabilities to a global scale.

Today, thousands of metres of carpet are produced in our state-of-the-art Australian facilities every day, and both our carpet and hard flooring set the safe, comfortable and beautiful interior foundation for millions of homes. Commercially, our customisation capabilities and vast archive of designs are trusted for major projects in all market segments across workspace, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, public space and multi-residential in Australia, New Zealand and around the world.

Our local investment in people, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution provides total supply chain capability, ensuring quality control and consistency from product design, right through to delivery. We are proud to have a loyal and long serving inclusive and diverse workforce while managing organisational renewal to ensure excellent mix of new thinking and deep knowledge.

Through local design, manufacturing, and distribution and sales offices across Australia, we provide locally based product support and our industry leading knowledgeable sales teams in every State. Our longstanding relationships with flooring retail channels, commercial contractors, architects and interior designers, allow us to supply to consumers throughout Australia 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.

Sustainability also remains at the core of our business. We actively seek out the highest standards in product design seeking to minimise negative impacts on the environment at all stages of the product lifecycle.

Local manufacturing is a top priority within our business to continue to provide the quality, consistency, flexibility and dependable local team to support your local business.

Australian Made

This carpet has been classified under the independent Australian Carpet Classification Scheme (ACCS) labeling system according to it's durability and retention, receiving two out of four stars for commercial use.

It is suitable for areas with frequent traffic flow such as shops, offices and hotel lounges. 

<a href="/grouped-highlights/accs">Learn more about the ACCS</a>

Contract Medium Duty - 2 Star

Contract Medium Duty and Suitable for Stairs - 2 star.

Textured Loop Pile uses loops of varying heights to create unique patterns and interesting textures. The loops ensure a hard-wearing carpet that works well in medium to high-traffic rooms.
<ul><li>This style is also known as High-Low Loop Pile, Multi-Level Loop Pile or Patterned Textured Loop Pile.</li>
<li>Can be used in a random or sequenced design to create textures or patterns</li></ul>

Textured Loop Pile

This carpet has been classified under the independent Australian Carpet Classification Scheme (ACCS) labeling system according to it's durability and retention, receiving the maximum six out of of six stars for residential use.
It is suitable for all areas of the home including areas with extra heavy traffic flow such as hallways and living rooms.

Residential Extra Heavy Duty - 6 Star

Residential Extra Heavy Duty and Suitable for Stairs - 6 star.

PVC Free

Green Building Council

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.

Wool

AS 4801

An extension of the Australian Carpet Classification Scheme (ACCS), the Environmental Certification Scheme tests carpet to ensure they meet stringent environmental performance standards such as volatile organic compound emissions, noise reduction and thermal insulation properties (For more information visit: <a href="https://www.carpetinstitute.com.au/environmental/">www.carpetinstitute.com.au/environmental/</a>)

As a prerequisite for the ECS program, carpet manufacturers must comply with the Code of Practice for Environmental Management (including performance criteria for raw materials, the manufacturing process, the carpet during its use and at the end of its life).

The ECS program has four levels of certification with Level 4 being the highest standard. This stringent program is a Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) approved third party, with Green Star Level 4 certification providing maximum Green Star points.

ECS Level 4

Environmental Certification Scheme Level 4.

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. 

Declare 

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

Barwon

Manufactured in Australia and New Zealand, GH Commercial offers a vast selection of broadloom carpets. 

Ideal for all styles of living arrangements, including apartments and vertical villages or units and forever homes, our range of wool, wool blend and synthetic carpets are well suited to a wide range of interior themes. Hard wearing and visually appeasing, our wide range of styles and colours have been developed based on interior trends and colours. 

Residential Broadloom

Carpet

Penninsula

Moonah

Buckley Falls

Balliang

Bass Straight

Perennial

Breakwater

Connewarre

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.