Furniture is at the heart of the AIS buying group. We give independent retailers access to new, bestselling, and exclusive furniture products across upholstery, cabinet, bedroom, lighting, accessories, and garden.
Flooring Buying
The AIS Flooring One team offers Members the best quality, largest, and most innovative selection of floor coverings in the UK and Ireland. With rugs, carpets, woods and laminates for every room in the house.
Get access to the best range of floor coverings
Flooring One offers Members access to a large selection of carpets, rugs, vinyl, underlay, laminate, LVT and wood quality flooring from an expertly selected supplier base. With unrivalled industry knowledge and experience, the Flooring One team are on hand to help and support you in making your buying decisions.
Carpets
Flooring One provides an extensive range of high-quality carpets, from exciting modern designs to timeless and traditional styles, with something suitable for every home.
Rugs
From modern wool and shaggy styles, to more traditional designs, Flooring One offers a large selection of rugs, showcasing intrinsic designs and an extensive range of colours.
Vinyl flooring
Tough, durable, practical and hardwearing, the Flooring One range of vinyl includes everything from realistic, wood effects, to simple tile designs, all available in a huge selection of colours.
The INDX National Flooring show
In partnership with industry buying groups; Flooring One, ACG, BRM, Carpet 1st, Greendale, and SMG, the INDX National Flooring Show presents the latest ranges from key UK and European flooring brands. Taking place annually at Cranmore Park exhibition venue, and open to all independent retailers.
The AIS Flooring One Team
Meet our flooring experts
Peter Karra
Flooring One BuyerAfter spending 10 years in home retail at House of Fraser, Peter joined Flooring One as Assistant Buyer in 2002 before being promoted to his current role in 2017.
Gavin Akers
Field MerchandiserGavin joined Flooring One as Field Merchandiser in 2007 and boasts over 30 years experience in all aspects of the flooring industry, including manufacturing, installation, estimating and retail.
Patrick Santry
Field MerchandiserWith over 30 years’ experience in the home furnishing and flooring market as a Furniture Buyer and latterly Commercial Director, Patrick brings a wealth of experience to his role at Flooring One.
Why become a Member of AIS?
Flooring One, our flooring buying team, helps independent retailers get access to a massive range of carpets, rugs, vinyl, and wood flooring to suit all customers.
Flooring One offers a huge range of floorcoverings
Explore a huge range of carpets, rugs, vinyl, and wood. Flooring One has a selection of modern, traditional, and contemporary products, from quality hand-tufted rugs and practical hardwearing vinyl, to contemporary carpet.
Payments made easy
You can pay AIS preferred suppliers with a simple direct debit that saves you time and money. Get discounts, extended payment options, and other beneficial terms from our approved flooring suppliers.
Support from our flooring experts
Flooring One regularly share supplier updates, trend reports, and business opportunities with Members, plus exclusive access to Flooring One’s resource Hub.
Our Products and Services
We have a team of highly respected experts across home, fashion, leisure, sports, and toys. We source the best brands, suppliers, exclusive products and develop our brands as well as providing essential commercially driven services to support the independent retailer.
Homeware Buying
From well-known brands to exclusively sourced ranges across cookware, kitchenware, small electricals, dining, glassware, home fragrance, and home textiles, AIS is the UK and Ireland’s leading homeware buying group.
Fashion Buying
Explore men's, women's, and kids ranges across fashion, accessories, and footwear. With access to exclusive brands, a strong focus on lifestyle, high street, and high-end names, plus our own label First Avenue.
Flooring Buying
The AIS Flooring One team offers Members the best quality, largest, and most innovative selection of floor coverings in the UK and Ireland, with a wide variety of traditional and contemporary products to suit every room of the house.
Retail Buying and Merchandising
A one-stop-shop of retail industry expertise, supporting with annual strategy and planning, buying, and brand selection - all designed to improve margins and profitability.
Sports and Leisure Buying
Our newest division, the AIS sports and leisure team work with leading sports, active lifestyle, performance wear, and team wear suppliers with a focus on innovation, expertise, and quality.
Toy Buying
Playroom is the home of market-leading toy brands as well as unique and sustainable products for children and nursery. As an AIS Member you can get access to exclusive margin-beating import programmes too.
Easy Payments
CENPAC is our unique AIS central payment system. CENPAC enables Members to settle all invoices from our preferred AIS suppliers with one easy and convenient direct-debit payment.
Become a Member of AIS
Membership is by Application. Register your interest and start your application today.