Looking for a Carpetright alternative? 10,000+ flooring products supplied nationwide with DCTUK.
If your local Carpetright shut its doors, DCTUK is where to go next. Nearly 20 years trading, profitable and family-run, with 10,000+ flooring products, free samples posted out, next day delivery on hundreds of lines and a nationwide fitting service with a free site survey. From a single room to 10,000m².
Nearly 20 years trading, profitable and family-run. 10,000+ products, free samples, next day delivery and nationwide fitting. One room or 10,000m².
Message us on WhatsApp and a real person in Liverpool answers — usually within minutes, during working hours.
- 10,000+ SKUs
- Next day delivery
- Credit facilities
- Nationwide fitting + free site survey
Why buyers are moving
Why flooring buyers choose DCTUK over Carpetright
Carpetright collapsed into administration in July 2024. Tapi bought the brand and 54 stores for £3.7m — 218 stores and the Purfleet head office weren’t part of the deal, and more than 1,000 jobs went with them. If the branch you used to walk into has gone, it isn’t coming back.
We’re built differently, and we never had branches to lose. Over 10,000 flooring products on one site and one price list: carpet tiles, LVT, sheet vinyl, safety flooring, rubber, linoleum and entrance matting, plus the adhesives and subfloor prep to lay them. Free samples posted out, next day delivery on hundreds of lines, and our own CFA-registered fitting teams anywhere in mainland UK with a free site survey.
Nearly 20 years, family-owned and profitable, trusted by the NHS, Channel 4, Netflix, McDonald’s and Amazon — plus a Clerkenwell showroom with 500+ samples if you would rather see it in person.
Reports cited above relate to the July 2024 administration of Carpetright Limited and subsequent coverage; the Carpetright brand now trades as part of Tapi Carpets & Flooring. DCTUK is an independent flooring supplier and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Carpetright or Tapi. Brand names are used for identification only.
Side by side
DCTUK vs Carpetright: what you get when you switch
A high-street chain that shed 218 stores, against an online-first flooring specialist that delivers nationwide and fits it too.
| What you need | DCTUK | High-street carpet chain |
|---|---|---|
| Product range | 10,000+ SKUs — carpet tiles, LVT, sheet vinyl, safety flooring, rubber, linoleum, entrance matting, accessories | Carpet and vinyl led, limited by what’s on the shop floor |
| Where you buy | Online with free samples posted to you, plus a central London showroom | In branch — if your branch is still open |
| Delivery speed | Next day on hundreds of lines, to your home or your site | Order-in lead times through the store |
| Installation | Nationwide fitting, fully managed, CFA-registered, free site survey | Fitting arranged through the branch |
| Commercial work | Offices, schools, gyms, retail — specified and fitted to contract standard | Domestic focused |
| Trade account & credit | Trade pricing plus credit facilities and pay-later options | Limited trade offer |
| Order size | 10m² sample-and-see through to 10,000m² rollouts | Room by room |
| Still here tomorrow | Family-owned, profitable, trading since 2007 | 218 stores closed in the 2024 administration |
“High-street carpet chain” describes the traditional branch-based carpet retail model. Store closure figures relate to the July 2024 administration of Carpetright Limited as reported at the time.
Stock you can actually get
Next day delivery on hundreds of carpet tiles and flooring lines
We hold depth, not just breadth. Hundreds of our most-specified carpet tile, LVT, vinyl and safety flooring lines are available for next day delivery to site or depot — so a supply problem never becomes a programme problem.
- 10,000+ SKUs across every commercial flooring category
- Low trade prices, held on a single national price list
- Free samples posted out before you commit a penny
- Just-in-time scheduling so pallets don’t clutter a live site
The range
Over 10,000 flooring products across every commercial category
Ten categories, hundreds of ranges, thousands of colourways — and the adhesives and subfloor prep to lay them. One supplier, one account, one delivery. No branch-hopping to find the thing that’s actually in stock.
348 productsCarpet tiles
Offices, schools and retail. Interface, Desso, Milliken, Burmatex, Forbo and more.
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81 productsCarpet planks
25 x 100cm planks for linear, directional layouts and easy single-plank replacement.
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822 productsLVT & luxury vinyl
Wood and stone effect click, gluedown and looselay. Waterproof and hard-wearing.
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90 productsSheet vinyl
Seamless, hygienic and slip-rated. Built for schools, kitchens and healthcare.
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36 productsRubber flooring
Heavy-duty tiles and sheet for gyms, plant rooms and high-traffic circulation.
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21 productsLinoleum
Natural, low-carbon Marmoleum and lino for sustainability-led specifications.
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27 productsEntrance systems
Barrier matting that stops dirt and water at the door and protects the floor beyond.
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5 productsInterlocking vinyl tiles
Snap-together industrial tiles. No adhesive, no subfloor damage, minimal downtime.
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36 productsFlooring adhesives
Bostik, F. Ball, Uzin and Tuskbond. Sprays, pastes, tabs and tape for every format.
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55 productsSubfloor prep
Smoothing compounds, primers, DPMs and feathering compounds. Get the base right.
View the rangeCan’t see it? Ask anyway. We source across Interface, Milliken, Forbo, Tarkett, Desso, Polyflor, Altro, Balsan, Gerflor, Burmatex, Heckmondwike, Nora, Paragon and Mohawk — if it’s a commercial floor covering made in the UK or Europe, we can almost certainly get it, price it and fit it.
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The bit a carpet shop can’t do
Nationwide flooring installation with a free site survey
A carpet shop sells you the flooring and books a local fitter. We supply and fit ourselves — one contract, one point of accountability, one invoice, anywhere in mainland UK. CFA-registered, CHAS-accredited and FITA members, trusted by the NHS, Channel 4, Netflix, McDonald’s and Amazon.
- Free site survey and free floor-plan design service
- Uniformed, vetted fitters — out of hours and phased where needed
- Furniture moving included on projects over 100m²
- Old flooring uplifted and recycled via Tarkett ReStart, with carbon certificates
- Around 15 working days from first enquiry to a fitted floor, anywhere in mainland UK
Trade welcome
Trade accounts and credit facilities for flooring contractors
Contractors, fit-out firms, facilities managers, retailers, architects and specifiers — trade enquiries are genuinely welcome here, whether you place one order a year or one a week.
Credit facilities
Approved trade accounts get credit terms, plus pay-later options over 3 or 12 months on fitted projects — so cash flow isn’t what decides your programme.
One account manager
No branch roulette. You get a named contact who knows your projects, your specs and your sites — reachable on WhatsApp.
A supplier you can plan around
Family-owned, profitable and trading since 2007. No administrations, no branch closures, no “sorry, that store has gone”.
Any size, any sector
From 10m² to 10,000m² — commercial flooring at any scale
A single office refurb or a multi-site national rollout: same team, same prices, same speed. Nearly two decades of taking orders other suppliers said were too small, too big or too urgent.
Proof, not promises
Commercial flooring projects we’ve supplied and fitted
Real jobs, real sites, real handover dates — supplied and installed by us, not handed to a subcontractor and hoped for the best.
Come and see it
See the major flooring brands at our London showroom
Specifying blind is how mistakes happen. Our Clerkenwell showroom holds 500+ samples so you can see, feel and compare the big manufacturers in one afternoon — with someone on hand who actually knows how each one performs on site.
- Milliken
- Interface
- Balsan
- Altro
- Polyflor
- Forbo
- Mohawk
- Tarkett
- Desso
- Nouveau
About us
About DCTUK: almost 20 years of flooring that ain’t boring
We started in 2007 as a small family business selling carpet tiles online. Nearly two decades on we’re one of the UK’s biggest commercial flooring suppliers, still family-run, still profitable, and still answering the phone ourselves.
Along the way we’ve floored for Eddie Stobart, Marriott Hotels, Cancer Research UK, Manchester Airport and UK military bases — and thousands of contractors, fit-out firms and facilities teams who just needed the right floor, on site, on time.
Grab a brew, hit play, and let us walk you through the DCTUK story so far.
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Carpetright alternative FAQs
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Need a flooring supplier who’ll actually pick up?
Send us the spec, the square metreage or just a photo of the floor you’re replacing. We’ll come back with availability, a trade price and a delivery date — usually within the hour during working hours.
- No call centre. No branch transfers. No hold music.
- Free samples and a free site survey before you commit.
Fastest way to a price
WhatsApp us now Open a trade accountOr call the office — a human answers, in Liverpool.