But the latest branch has special significance for martin harris tapi s ceo and for his father lord harris of peckham.
Martin harris tapi carpets.
Harris is currently an advisor and shareholder of tapi carpets a flooring retailer set up recently by a number of the old carpetright management team.
Carpet seller tapi hires former eve sleep boss as new chief the hiring of james sturrock means tapi s founder and former carpertright boss martin harris has effectively been demoted.
Harris was the chairman of carpetright plc and has over fifty years experience in carpet retailing.
Martin harris has gone from carpetright veteran to the founder and ceo of its main rival tapi carpets in just four years the retail gazette spoke to him to find out more about his story.
The son of carpet king baron harris of peckham is planning to compete with the business his father founded carpetright with his own chain of 200 flooring stores.
Carpet wars go to the mattresses.
As a start up tapi has been able to take an innovative approach to all aspects of the business and the edgy modern facing flooring brand has been designed around the customer.
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There isn t another family in britain that knows about carpets and flooring like the harris.
Martin harris ceo willem tijink buying director.
It is tapi carpets 114th store since the company launched in 2015.
About us one big tapi family.
Martin harris who.
One of britain s biggest flooring retailers the company has been hammered since the launch of tapi which is run by martin harris who was with carpetright for 23 years.
Harris left carpetright in 2014 sold all of his shares and he is no longer associated with.
Tapi was launched in 2015 by martin harris to blow a breath of fresh air into the world of carpet and flooring retailing.