Paragon at the heart of the campus

Cetus from Paragon Carpets Design Loop
selection was used in the NTU Boots
Library breakout space. With its low LRV
colour ways partnered with a high LRV
accent colour, a calming yet productive
relaxing area was created.

Solaris was specifed for use in the main
lecture halls to mirror the high impact
furniture creating a vibrant, colourful and
contemporary theme to nurture inclusion
and positive thinking in a crucial
university space.

ABOUT PARAGON

Our achievements
We have achieved ISO14001 Accreditation in
2004 – the international standard demonstrating
a company’s commitment to developing
operations that fulfil environmental
responsibilities, with independent verification
that ensures continuous improvement and
development of environmental objectives.
BREEAM A rated products as part of the National
Floorcoverings Group. ISO 9001: 2008 achieved in
quality management systems including the highest
training provision under British Institute
programmes. Part of the CFA Flooring Association
Part of CRUK Ltd, taking back tiles programme.
also achieve the highest international standard for
wear and colour fastness. Our carpets are suitable
for use with computers.

Affiliated to RIBA and NBS Plus ensuring professional
links architects. Affiliated to ENDAT, Technical Indexes
and ASC Info for closer links to specifiers. A member of
SEA organisation ensuring we achieve our carbon
management targets. Performance to the most rigorous
British and International standards for flammability,
static and quality. Paragon Carpet has been part of
3 major projects achieving design & sustainable critical
acclaim recently, Nottingham Trent University –
1st in the People & Planet University tables,
Tower Wharf project RICS best building award winner
and Opera finest interior design scheme 2016.

“Paragon …
a long history
and a bright
future in carpet
tile manufacturing”

Since the establishment of Paragon in 1997 we have been
consistently a major player in tufted carpet tiles. We are part of
a dedicated manufacturing ISO 9001/ 14001 registered flooring
group called National Floor Coverings. The group has flooring
roots that date back to 1873 when it was involved in the
manufacture of high quality Axminster and Wilton carpets.
Paragon Carpets began with a small factory and only 3 product
ranges, this quickly expanded to a factory now regarded as the
cleanest carbon emissions tile factory in Europe, manufacturing
over 25 education focused ranges, with BREEAM A+ certification
and the highest quality standards in the industry including close
partnerships with BIM, NBS PLUS and BREEAM.
Paragon’s state of the art facility and customer service has won
many plaudits amongst which the company is very proud of
supporting local economies in a brownfield regeneration site.
The company has been focal in recent award wins for RICS Best
Property Winner 2016 and 1st for the People & Planet Awards with
Nottingham Trent University.