A highly skilled flooring company in Paignton
Sam is Torbay's first and only master installer for the National Institute of carpets and floor laying, Quick-Step, Balterio, Floorskills.
More than 70 years of combined experience in the flooring business
The owner of Sam Willis Carpets & Flooring, Sam, started from the bottom when he was just 4 years old and been in the trade for over 21 years and is now 37. His dad, Tony, started sharing his knowledge in the trade with his 55 years of experience in Torbay. Sam has gone on to be qualified in all flooring and does up to date training yearly to offer the best service and is 7 x master installer since the age of 28 and is also 3 x semi finalist in carpet fitter of the year UK, final 14 since the age of 30.
1 x semi finalist luxury vinyl tile fitter of the year 2021.
sam has also been offered to do teaching, helping apprenticeships. Also wanting him to go on doing teaching qualification, lesson plans and help develop the training facilities and helping bring the next generation through, Also been asked to offer training at various places.
Sam has also tested products for manufactures smoothing compounds, glues and vinyl tiles, Manufactures have used our videos like Hanson plywood and also done stands at flooring shows for manufactures. We has also installed for one of Karndean mangers recommend by there head trainer and technical at the time also installed for staff who helped do flooring apprentice's with Ofsted and lots more.
He has built up extensive knowledge about materials and quality while using traditional and contemporary methods.
Riley, who has been with the company since beginning his apprenticeship in 2016 over 8 years now is fully qualified NVQ level 2 in textile and resilient also passing his master diploma with quickstep flooring in January 2023 making him one the youngest master installers in the country at 23
Riley is 2 x master installer in straight lay lvt and herringbone
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Riley is also a fitter member of the NICF #1689 since 2018 and had already started getting certificates with over 10 certificates
Uzin, Fball, Moduleo, Quick-step, Ardex, Bostik, Altro
Aidan who is Riley's older Brother who starting with us 21st November 2023 we are excited to have him with us starting his new flooring journey. He is now coming on brilliant and learning very well and been with us over a year now, hes has done training away at Fball doing subfloor prep from damp proofing smoothing compounds and installing lvt straight lay and herringbone.
Trained with with Altro and Bostik.
He is also a member of the NICF
Kerry Willlis (Sam's wife) has been with Sam since 2008 and has always helped behind the scenes doing admin and supporting Sam,
Kerry is now in the showroom, meeting customers and helping them choose their new floor and continues to do the admin.
Kerry is also trained by Floorskills on how to whip carpet: making rugs, runners, car matts, stair runners and more
Testimonial
"This is the third carpet Sam has fitted for us. Very considerate and helpful with good attention to detail. Will certainly use again if we need any more carpets. Many thanks."
- Sarah Moore
Call us on
07960 099 018 / 01803 522 172
for all types of flooring projects, in Paignton.
