What is luxury vinyl flooring or LVT?

A BIG subject to cover here and an increasingly popular choice of floor covering both in the home and in many commercial establishments. LVT flooring has been in increasing demand from many homeowners and landlords for well over 10 years now. Seen as a highly durable, easy to clean and attractive solution in every room in the home and many offices up and down the UK. We have provided a breakdown of who we consider to be the leading retailers, both online and offline in the LVT market. You can read more about who we choose to delve into in our LVT buyers Guide.

LVT is an abbreviation for Luxury Vinyl Tiles. A very popular floor covering, LVT flooring can look like real wood or real stone and have any design printed on it, but it also offers many practical benefits. It is produced in shapes of tiles or planks. Historically this type of floor covering would be purchased in carpet and flooring shops up and down the country. 

However, the latest move in the market is for luxury vinyl flooring to be purchased online (through Flooring Hut and other Internet retailers). The consumer then locates and hires a local and reputable installer to complete the job professionally. It is easy to find a reputable online retailer of LVT, there is us (Obviously), but also companies like Flooring Supplies and Tapi who can be relied upon to deliver a first class buying experience. 

LVT in the UK is not new any more. However there are a constant stream of new manufacturers, brands, designs, effects, installation types and much more appearing on the market to maintain consumer interest in this type of vinyl flooring. There are some great British brands that dominate here, namely: Amtico; Karndean and Polyflor. So lets start by taking a brief look at these three leading brands:

Amtico Flooring
Designed for your home and/or your commercial client! A premium priced range of LVT, designed and finished in the UK. Amtico offer an extensive range of luxury vinyl tiles which means that there will be an Amtico floor that’s perfect for every room in your home.

Karndean Flooring
Combining original features with cutting edge design, Karndean create simply beautiful LVT floors that you will appreciate for a lifetime. Start your journey today and find out how to buy your new Karndean floor on Flooring Hut. Their floors are designed to last a lifetime and stand up to anything family life throws at them. See how life is being lived on Karndean floors.

Polyflor Flooring
Design-led luxury vinyl plank and tile floor coverings available in multiple size formats. Incorporating a variety of realistic surface textures, the Polyflor luxury vinyl flooring collections authentically capture the latest trends in wood, stone and abstract materials. Suitable for use in commercial and residential interiors.

There are other brands as well that we feature on Flooring Hut, not least of which are our very own ranges of Burrnest and Burleigh. Sepcifically we have Luvanto; Moduleo; Lifestyle Floors; TLC; Gerflor; Forbo; LG and others as well. There really has been a tremendous proliferation in the choice now available for UK consumers and commercial clients. In fact, the market is becoming rather saturated in our opinion, particularly when you add in the big sheds like B&Q and Wickes - both of whom offer LVT at excellent value-for-money prices.

To determine if LVT is the perfect flooring solution for your project, visit the link below to explore our detailed blog. 

What is LVT Flooring? [Full A-Z Guide]