For 80 years, the Couristan name has been synonymous with the most exquisite handmade and power-loomed floorcoverings available from anywhere in the world. Established by brothers Basil J. Couri and George J. Couri in 1926, the company began its humble beginnings by importing fine handmade area rugs from Persia. Still owned and operated by the Couri family, Couristan has grown to import and manufacture both handmade and power-loomed area rugs, as well as residential broadloom and is recognized as the pre-eminent designer and supplier of exquisite custom contract carpeting for the hospitality industry.
As the undisputed market leader for the hospitality industry, the company’s, "Hospitality Concepts" Contract Custom Carpeting Division is firmly committed to progress and development in terms of product, manufacturing systems and customer care. Couristan is one of the very few floorcovering manufacturers anywhere in the world with the ability, experience, financial standing and resources necessary to address projects of the greatest prestige, complexity and size. The division operates from two centers of excellence in St. Helens, England and Weihai City in Shandong Province of China's East Coast, design and manufacturing are carried out to exacting Quality Assurance Standards, Couristan’s environmental credentials include ISO 1400 Environmental Standards
accreditation. In addition, fully staffed showrooms and design studios, as well as warehousing in excess of 155,000 square feet are strategically located across the United States and are networked to the company’s global headquarters and showroom in Fort Lee, New Jersey. A global network of affiliated companies provide local service to customers in the Middle East, Pacific Rim, Europe and the Americas.
In addition, the division's experienced and dedicated sales force, well-versed in the technical aspects, as well as the aesthetic and performance values of carpeting, is supported by an established network of skilled designers, technical experts and quality assurance teams. Working together from estimating to design to post-project support, the division's teams of carpet experts provide clients with the most complete project management and planning services in the hospitality industry.
Supporting a continuous investment program, the company’s "Hospitality Concepts" Contract Custom Carpeting Division operates at the leading edge of technology in design and manufacture, utilizing some of the industry’s most advanced systems and production equipment to create exquisite designs used in high profile locations worldwide. As illustrated the division has grown significantly since its inception with the capability of producing:
