About Us, flooring specialists

50 Years of flooring

Over the past fifty years, literally thousands of homes have had carpet and vinyl installed by hills floorings. Making us one of New Zealands longest lasting flooring experts.

There are a lot of cowboys in the industry who don't have the skill-set that a family run business like Hills can offer George Hill, Hills Floorings

From modest beginnings in 1960, hills floorings is now the biggest independent flooring specialist in New Zealand and possibly Australasia.

And it isn't just the floorings that are guaranteed. Because as well as being a large, established specialist business, with all the accompanying benefits of bulk buying and special discounts, we are still a private company, owned and operated by the same family which founded it.

The Hills story

In 1958 founding director of Hills Floorings, Bill Hill, arrived from England with his wife Nancy and their sons Willi, David and George. He came to Auckland to work as a sales rep for Bremner and Norie, a carpet importer and wholesaler, and then went on to help his employer Doug Bremner set up the Bremworth Carpet factory in Papatoetoe.

In September of 1960 Bill left his job to establish, with his wife Nancy, Hills Floorings in a small shop in Otahuhu, little knowing that it would soon become Auckland's largest and most recognised flooring specialist.

Willi, Bill's eldest, joined the company in 1962 and like his father in those early, went out knocking on doors to drum up business in the new housing development of Otara. He went on to establish the Installation and Commercial Divisions of the company and helped grow it to where it is today.

Among the highlights were the thrice yearly sales which were legendary throughout the 70's and 80's with people queuing up overnight to take advantage of the amazing specials on offer. Hills still have several major sales a year, often hiring Greenlane Showgrounds to showcase their astonishing range of flooring materials.

Hills remain the single biggest flooring stockist in the country with offices in Wellington and Christchurch. It employs over 100 staff, some of whom have been with the company for decades and the commercial team are highly sought after and have worked on many of New Zealand's landmark buildings.