If you run a restaurant, you will know that a great menu alone will not be enough to keep the customers coming back and attract new diners. There has to be a good ambience too.
That means there needs to be a good design and layout, an attractive décor and, among other things, good carpets.
You don’t necessarily have to have a beautiful carpet with ornate coverings; after all, people will be drawn to look at the menu, interesting pictures and the faces of the people they are dining with rather than what is under their feet. But it certainly needs to be practical.
Nobody wants to be walking on a worn or uneven carpet, while a dirty one will get noticed even if it isn’t the focal point. At best, it looks ugly and damages the ambience. At worst, it creates a bad impression that may deter people from coming again and generate bad online reviews, especially from someone looking for things to criticise.
What You Need From Your Carpet
A good restaurant carpet is, therefore, something that needs to be durable, smart, easy to clean and yet not too attention-grabbing; after all, that’s not what people are there to look at.
If your carpet needs replacing, autumn may be the best time to do it, apart from half-term week, when you may get more footfall.
The reason for this is that it falls nicely between some of the busy times of the year, so if you need to close for a day or two this is when to do it. On the one hand, the summer holidays are now a fading memory, while Christmas and all the fun of the weeks leading up to it are looming on the horizon.
In the meantime, while there are notable events in autumn, these are not the sort that necessarily leads to a restaurant as kids go trick-or-treating on Halloween, while Bonfire night with its fireworks is a distinctly outdoor occasion, although some might want to eat out earlier before going to a display.
If now is a good time to do the work, our range aimed at the leisure and hospitality sector has everything you need in a restaurant carpet.
We offer carpet tiles from all the well-known UK carpet tile manufacturers, offering excellent, hard-wearing and stylish carpets with a lot of choice of designs, patterns and colours.
Gradus
For high-traffic areas, look no further than the Gradus collection of superior carpet tiles. There are many different ranges to choose from, available in both tiles and planks, so there’s something to suit everyone and every application.
The CityScene carpet tile range, for example, is made from tufted loop pile and 100 per cent solution dyed nylon, perfect for all sorts of environments, including commercial, education and healthcare, as well as hospitality.
Be Bold With Burmatex
Burmatex has a wide range of carpet options. The Arctic Carpet Tile is described as having a design influenced by the “changing landscape of the Arctic region”.
Coming in various attractive grey and blue shades, these 500 x 500 mm tiles are smart without being visually dominating, with a 7mm thick tufted gauge loop. They are made from 85 per cent polypropylene and the rest dyed nylon, with a warranty of ten years.
An alternative patterned option comes from the Burmatex Balance Grid, which offers an array of bright and colourful shades from green, red, orange, blue and yellow, as well as more restrained greys and browns, each with a smart grid pattern.
Measuring 7mm in thickness, these 500 x500 mm tiles come in tufted gauge loops, are made from recycled yarn and have a 15-year warranty.
Other Burmatex options include the Balance Ratio carpet tile, again with a great choice of colours, which again features recycled yarn and uses a 12th gauge 48th stitches manufacturing method. This also comes with a 15-year warranty.
These choices are ideal for hospitality because they are durable, comfortable and smart without being too extravagant or ostentatious. If you are looking for new restaurant carpets, look no further.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to get in touch with the CVT Direct team via our Contact Us page or give us a ring on 0345 121 1234.
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