Explore 6 flooring brands in 2026 at Material Source Studio.
When you visit Material Source Studio in Manchester, Glasgow and London, you can explore flooring options from 6 world-class brands.
From real wood flooring to linoleum, marmoleum, vinyl & LVT, carpet and rugs, you'll find ranges suitable for any and every commercial interior project, under one roof and all year round.
Our flooring brand Partners are:
- Atkinson & Kirby - Glasgow
- Forbo Flooring Systems - Manchester, Glasgow, London
- Karndean Commercial - Manchester, Glasgow
- Milliken - Manchester, Glasgow
- Nesite Access Flooring (Parkside) - Manchester, Glasgow, London
- Russwood - Glasgow
On visiting our Studios, you can gather both inspiration and information, through dedicated PODs with hundreds of takeaway samples, plus the brands' newest flooring collections used in our real-world Studio settings, including our co-working hubs - designed specifically to aid you as interior designers, architects and property professionals in your specification journey.
Take a closer look at our flooring Partners below, and visit Material Source Studio Manchester, Glasgow and London to experience their ranges in-person. Once you've checked in at 1 of our Studios you're a Member of all 3 - they are free and open to the architecture and interior design community 5-days a week, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.
Atkinson & Kirby
Atkinson & Kirby is a leader in hardwood flooring, supplying the highest quality sustainable floors to projects around the world.
Established in 1903, Atkinson & Kirby’s flooring collections have been expertly curated following the latest design trends, providing a variety of flooring options to suit every project.
They hold an extensive list of environmental and sustainable accreditations, and are able to source high quality sustainable timbers to craft their floors.
Atkinson & Kirby’s dedicated Specification Team work directly with architects, designers and contractors, offering a bespoke flooring service tailored to the client’s individual requirements and specification.
Partners in Glasgow
Forbo Flooring Systems
As the leading global manufacturer of flooring solutions, Forbo prides itself on offering a truly comprehensive product portfolio with leading-edge products, specifically designed to cater for every area of a project.
Ever since the company began making floor coverings, starting with linoleum more than 150 years ago, the commitment has always been the same: to create better environments in all the spaces in which people, work, live, interact, relax, heal, learn and play.
From entrance to exit, whether new build or refurbishment, Forbo’s integrated flooring portfolio can help specifiers, interior designers and facilities managers to create beautiful and inspiring - yet functional - interiors. Its dedicated and passionate team can work with you to choose the right flooring solutions for your project.
Partners in Manchester, Glasgow, London
Karndean Commercial
At Karndean, the team "sees flooring differently". They travel the world in an ongoing quest to deliver exceptional floors that inspire and delight.
From the ancient forests of Europe, to the remote Australian outback and beyond, Karndean seeks out expressive and intriguing forms in the natural world to influence its unique floor designs.
By combining these original features with cutting edge design, Karndean creates simply beautiful floors that bring your vision to life.
"We take our clients on an endless journey of design discovery."
Partners in Manchester and Glasgow
Milliken
Milliken is a leading designer and manufacturer of floor coverings as functional and sustainable as they are inspiring and original; designed and made from their award-winning design studios and manufacturing facilities in Wigan.
Milliken creates a full range of beautiful and considered floor coverings, from carpet tiles and luxury vinyl tiles through to entrance flooring solutions providing a one-stop-shop for the latest in design-led flooring.
All Milliken’s flooring products are carbon neutral everywhere in the world.
Partners in Manchester and Glasgow
Nesite Access Flooring (Parkside)
A raised floor - also called a floating floor - is a dry flooring system made up of modular panels supported by a galvanised steel framework.
This creates an elevated, accessible floor with a technical zone underfloor designed to discreetly accommodate essential building services - such as HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning), electrical, and data networks - ensuring flexibility for complex commercial environments like offices, data centres, hospitality venues, airports, and retail spaces.
Whether your priority is visual impact or functional flexibility, Parkside Architectural Tiles' Nesite Raised Access Flooring delivers a solution that adapts to every design vision.
Partners in Manchester, Glasgow, London
Russwood
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Russwood has been helping customers achieve design excellence in the built environment since 1990. Based in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, with a team in Glasgow’s Merchant City, it is a trusted UK supplier of high-quality, sustainable timber cladding, decking, flooring, and interior cladding products.
Its ethos is built on quality, expertise, innovation, environmental responsibility, and community.
Combining unrivalled technical knowledge with exceptional customer service to support architects, designers, and contractors, Russwood can bring your vision to life. By offering durable, high-performance timber products sourced with sustainability in mind, Russwood aims to create beautiful, lasting spaces while minimising its impact on the planet.
Partners in Glasgow
