{{Short description|British retailer specialising in carpets and floors}} {{Infobox company | name = Tapi Carpets & Floors Limited | logo = Tapi Carpets & Floors Limited's Logo.jpg | logo_caption = Logo used since 2015. | trading_name = | industry = Retail | founded = {{Start date and age|2015}} | hq_location_city = Orpington, Greater London | hq_location_country = England | key_people = William Barker, Executive Chairman Jeevan Karir, CEO Lord Harris of Peckham, Honorary President | owner = | subsid = Carpetright | website = {{URL|https://www.tapi.co.uk}} }} [[File:Tapi Carpets, Newport Road, Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 5424094.jpg|thumb|Tapi Carpets store in Cardiff, Wales.]] '''Tapi Carpets & Floors Limited''' (trading as '''Tapi Carpets''' and '''Tapi''') is a British retailer based in Orpington who specialises in carpets and floors.
== History == Tapi Carpets & Floors was founded in 2015 by a handful of flooring specialists and the Harris Family (who previously owned Carpetright).The first store opened in May 2015 in Tooting (which was formerly a Carpetright) .<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=John |title=Store gallery: Tapi's Tooting debut is a carpet store with a difference |url=https://www.retail-week.com/stores/store-gallery-tapis-tooting-debut-is-a-carpet-store-with-a-difference/5075418.article |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=Retail Week |language=en}}</ref>
In November 2016, Tapi opened its first Central London store on Tottenham Court Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tapi Carpets to open first Central London store |url=https://thefurnishingreport.com/index.php/news/retail-distribution/13-retail-distribution/2720-tapi-carpets-to-open-first-central-london-store |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=thefurnishingreport.com}}</ref>
On 22 July 2024, Tapi Carpets & Floors bought Carpetright in a pre-packaged insolvency deal gaining the Harris Family control of Carpetright again.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Masud |first1=Faarea |last2=Labiak |first2=Mitch |date=12 July 2024 |title=Carpetright close to collapse with 1,800 jobs at risk |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckkgl3zz1v6o |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fish |first=Isabella |date=22 July 2024 |title=Carpetright rescue deal to save 300 jobs |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/carpetright-rescue-deal-to-save-300-jobs-zdhx9js7v |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref>
On 16 January 2025, John Lewis & Partners announced that Tapi flooring concessions would be launched in 17 of their stores by the summer of 2025, with the first one opening at their Oxford Street flagship store on 10th February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Georgia |date=17 January 2025 |title=John Lewis teams up with Tapi Carpets to launch in-store concessions |url=https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2025/01/john-lewis-tapi/ |access-date=20 January 2025 |website=Retail Gazette |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2025 |title=Tapi Opens First John Lewis & Partners Concession Store |url=https://www.insightdiy.co.uk/news/tapi-opens-first-john-lewis--partners-concession-store/14733.htm |access-date=12 February 2025 |website=InsightDIY |language=en}}</ref>
On 15 May 2025, Tapi celebrated its 10th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2025 |title=Tapi Turns 10: Meet The Experts Behind The Brand |url=https://www.insightdiy.co.uk/news/tapi-turns-10-meet-the-experts-behind-the-brand/15116.htm |website=Insight DIY}}</ref>
Tapi is led by CEO Jeevan Karir, Executive Chairman (and largest shareholder) William Barker and Lord Harris of Peckham, who is honorary President.
From 2016 to 2024, Tapi raised over £170,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital by donating £1 for every customer survey completed. In 2025, Tapi launched a charity initiative called the Helping Hands Project which donates to local causes important to Tapi employees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tapi launches Helping Hands Project to strengthen community support |url=https://furniturenews.net/news/tapi-launches-helping-hands-project-to-strengthen-community-support |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Furniture News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Operations == Tapi has over 210 stores around mainland UK. As of July 2024, it acquired an additional 54 stores from Carpetright. In addition to its stores, Tapi has mobile showrooms that bring flooring samples of carpets, laminate flooring, vinyl flooring and engineered wood flooring to customers’ homes.
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Category:Carpet retailers of the United Kingdom Category:Retail companies established in 2015 Category:Orpington Category:Retail companies of the United Kingdom Category:2014 establishments in the United Kingdom