James Halstead plc is a United Kingdom-based manufacturer and distributor of commercial flooring products. Its head office is located in Radcliffe, Manchester.
History James Halstead established the business as a manufacturer of waterproof cotton textiles and rubberised fabrics in 1915. The flooring market was entered in the 1930s. It was registered as a public company in 1948.
Polyflor was introduced in the late 1940s. It represented a new type of plastic flooring, combining PVC, limestone and a plasticiser. By the late 1980s James Halstead had transitioned to become a specialist floor covering manufacturer.
Belstaff, the British outerwear clothing brand which was acquired back in 1948, was sold to Italian businessman Franco Malenotti for £10 million in 2004.
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