COMPANY PROFILE DORSET WOOLLISCROFT:


THE STORY BEHIND THE BRAND


George Woolliscroft & Son started making tiles in 1884, concentrating on floor tiles from 1910, we find out more about the history of the company and its reputation at ‘the safest tiling’.


There is a duty of care upon manufacturers and those who specify floor surfaces, to ensure that flooring is fit for purpose without posing any safety risks. Dorset Woolliscroft floor tiles and fittings have been developed with specific areas of usage in mind: dry/wet areas with heavy footfall, wheeled traffic areas, weather exposed situations; in fact, wherever slip resistance qualities are essential. They offer exceptional performance and safety standards for industrial, commercial, leisure and domestic markets. The tiles all comply with - and in most cases exceed - recommended standards and building regulations after independent testing. So when it comes to specifying a floor covering, Dorset Woolliscroft tiles are the safest choice.


The Dorset Woolliscroft Collection is a comprehensive range of quality, hard-wearing, fully-vitrified porcelain slip resistant floor tiles, for internal and external use.


A LONG HISTORY


OF TILE MAKING Poole in Dorset was the starting place of Carter & Co tile makers, established in 1873. The company took over Poole Pottery in the 1920s, later becoming part of Pilkington’s Tiles in 1964. Meanwhile, in Staffordshire, George Woolliscroft & Son started making tiles in around 1884, concentrating on floor tiles from 1910. They produced a wide range of tiles. In 2000, Pilkington’s Tiles took


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the company over and the floor tile range became Dorset Woolliscroft, a bringing together of two names which had symbolised high quality, hard- wearing porcelain tiling.


“MANY STUDIES


SUPPORT THE VIEW THAT PORCELAIN


TILING IS THE MOST ECONOMICAL FLOORING SOLUTION.”


NEW BEGINNINGS The Dorset Woolliscroft brand was acquired from Pilkington’s Tiles by Original Style in 2010; it has now had a new lease of life, which should ensure its continuation and success for many more decades.


The Dorset Wolliscroft slip resistant and safety floor tile ranges offer exceptional performance and safety standards for industrial, commercial, leisure and domestic markets. Renowned for being the ‘safest choice in floor tiles’ the brand has strengthened its product offering with the launch of its Blister and Corduroy tactile tiles. The superior quality of the


tiles means they are ideally suited to high traffic environments such as train stations or thoroughfares. With slip- resistant products already installed in many exacting environments nationwide, including train stations and a North Sea oil rig, the launch of the Blister and Corduroy tactiles adds a new dimension to the Dorset Woolliscroft portfolio.


FUTURE PROOF SOLUTIONS Life cycle costing is becoming increasingly important as manufacturers, architects and designers are challenged to provide and specify total cost-effective materials and solutions. Life cycle costing calculates the cost of a product over its whole lifespan, including owning, operating, maintaining, repairing, recycling and disposing. Dorset Woolliscroft fully-vitrified floor tiles are Class A (A = lower overall environmental impact) and many studies support the view that porcelain tiling is the most economical flooring solution over a lifespan of 50 years.


Today, Dorset Woolliscroft provides full technical support, before, during and after installation. To assist with choosing the right tile for a specific project, architectural binders and samples, as well as detailed technical specification sheets are available from the dedicated Contracts team. A comprehensive range of wall tiles, adhesives, grouts and sealants are also on offer.


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