{"id":44814,"date":"2016-09-16T00:16:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T23:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/?p=44814"},"modified":"2016-09-21T16:48:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T15:48:24","slug":"declan-and-cameron-christie-luxury-flooring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/declan-and-cameron-christie-luxury-flooring\/","title":{"rendered":"Declan and Cameron Christie: Luxury Flooring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Declan and Cameron Christie, 24 and 22<br>\n<\/strong><strong>Company: <\/strong>Luxury Flooring<br>\n<strong>Web: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.luxuryflooring.co.uk\">www.luxuryflooring.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leeds-based Luxury Flooring is an intriguing proposition: an online-only flooring shop. The operation sells a range of affordable solid wood, engineered, laminate and vinyl flooring as well as carpets and accessories &ndash; after just three years of trading, the company is already exporting its goods UK-wide and across a number of European countries.<\/p>\n<p>Cleverly avoiding the overheads of a large showroom, but recognising that it&rsquo;s difficult to choose flooring without seeing it, Luxury Flooring offers free samples of all its products to customers. Keen to stand out in a well-established market, the firm promises to beat any like-for-like quote from competitors.<\/p>\n<p>At just 24 and 22 respectively, founders Declan and Cameron Christie are bringing a fresh approach to the industry, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the digital world, while retaining the sense of quality and heritage expected from a flooring provider.<\/p>\n<p>Luxury Flooring plans to maintain its high rate of growth through the introduction of different sales channels spending on paid marketing and also selling through retail outlets.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image&nbsp;&copy;Peter Searle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Declan and Cameron Christie, 24 and 22 Company: Luxury Flooring Web: www.luxuryflooring.co.uk Leeds-based Luxury Flooring is an intriguing proposition: an online-only flooring shop. 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