Case studies

Property Management Consultants Mix it with Tessera
When Stockport based property consultants Fairhurst Estates refurbished their new premises in Stockport they decided to take advantage of the distinctive aesthetics and practical benefits of Mix, Tessera’s new random-lay, batchless carpet tile. ..full story

Etch makes a lasting impression
A subtly textured cut and loop pile carpet tile from Tessera is one of three consistent design elements running throughout the meticulously renovated Sandbach offices and design studios of national interior solutions provider, Workplace by Design. ..full story

Call centre staff create their own floor designs with Tessera
With a little help from Tessera, employees at Alliance & Leicester’s call centre in Ashford, Kent, have transformed their previously plain, traditionally styled office surroundings into a vibrant, colourful working environment with a striking floor design scheme they all helped to specify...full story

Chess makes a smart move with Tessera
Tessera, the UK’s largest contract carpet tile manufacturer, has supplied floorcoverings for the impressive new Aberdeen HQ of the Chess Group plc, home to Chess companies Knight Real Estate and Space Solutions. The building was designed by Space Solutions, the Group’s own commercial architectural and interior design specialists. The objective was to deliver a thought provoking and inspirational working environment for Chess personnel, and to ‘showcase’ the Group’s creative ideas and talents to prospective clients...full story

The right prescription for Scottish health centre
Tessera’s carpet tiles have been installed throughout the new £2.25m Newbattle Health Centre in Dalkeith, Midlothian. A team of fitters led by Alan Spiers from Ayr based C C Contracts carried out the installation for healthcare developers Sapphire Primary Care and their interior specialists, Design Incorporated (Scotland) Ltd...full story

Tessera qualifies for Silverstone's Innovation Building
Etch, one of Tessera’s most distinctive and versatile heavy contract carpet tile designs has been used at the prestigious Silverstone Innovation Centre, a £4.2 million building designed to provide accommodation for new businesses in the motorsport industry, at the home of the British Formula One Grand Prix...full story

Swiss RE London headquarters
Hardwearing heavy contract quality carpet tiles from Tessera have been installed at Swiss Re’s iconic London headquarters, now affectionately known to many as ‘The Gherkin’ due to its distinctive shape and uncompromising modern design. The Lancashire based manufacturer has supplied bespoke and stock carpet tile ranges for four floors of the building at 30 St Mary Axe, working closely with Loughton Contract Carpets of Essex, one of the UK’s leading flooring contractors...full story

Ministry of Defence head office Whitehall, London
Tessera has supplied almost 60,000 square metres of heavy contract carpet tiles in a variety of bespoke constructions and colourways to the Ministry of Defence Head Office at Whitehall. The contract to supply the floorcoverings was part of a major PFI redevelopment and refurbishment project undertaken by Skanska to provide a more modern, efficient and appropriate working environment for some 3000 military and civilian staff who now work in the Main Building, responsible for directing Britain’s defence operations across the world...full story

British Library, London & Boston Spa
Tessera has provided 15,000 square metres of specially engineered carpet tiles for the British Library, one of the world’s leading libraries and home to over 150 million items, collected and maintained for the nation...full story

Land Registry, Weymouth
Contract to supply over 120,000m² of carpet tiles over the next 10 years for Land Registry as the organisation adopts its new corporate identity...full story

Thurrock Council civic offices, Grays, Essex
Thurrock Council’s offices have been given a contemporary feel with the installation of over 3000m2 of bespoke loop pile carpet tiles manufactured in special colours by Tessera. The manufacturer worked closely with Stuart Taylor of Bailey & Taylor of Rochford, Essex, an OGC contractor, to fulfil the local authority’s requirements...full story

Advantage Day Nursery, Surbiton, South London
A brand new nursery has been given a fresh, bright and child-friendly feel with the installation of over 600m2 of carpet tiles from Tessera. A combination of different Tessera ranges, in contrasting colourways, has created a unique and vibrant environment at the Advantage Day Nursery in Surbiton, South London...full story

HBOS Business Banking HQ, Citymark, Edinburgh
Tessera has supplied over 10,000m2 of floorcoverings at HBOS’s impressive new Business Banking headquarters, Citymark, in Edinburgh’s Fountain Bridge. The six-storey building serves a dual purpose, incorporating access for corporate clients alongside office space for 1200 HBOS employees...full story

The King’s Academy, Middlesbrough, Cleveland
Over 8000m2 of hardwearing carpet tiles from Tessera have been installed in a prestigious new build secondary school, The King’s Academy, in Middlesbrough, Cleveland...full story

Scottish Courage, Staines, Middlesex
Scottish Courage, one of Europe’s leading brewers, has refurbished its main Southern office complex, at Staines in Middlesex, specifying a range of co-ordinated floorcoverings from Tessera and making full use of the supplier’s in-house floorplanning and design services...full story

Lloyds TSB fits Tessera
Lloyds TSB has installed carpet tiles from Tessera’s Helix, Optimum Chroma and Weave ranges to enhance its prestigious offices at Gresham Street, London...full story

Caledonian University mixes it up
Creating an inspiring learning environment that is capable of coping with thousands of students can be a challenge...full story