A family flooring firm, three generations on
Allan C Swales started fitting floors on the Isle of Man in 1963. More than 60 years on, the same family still runs the firm, from a showroom on New Road in Laxey village.
Three generations under the Island’s feet
Plenty has changed since 1963. The materials are better, the rooms are bigger, and a kitchen floor now has to survive underfloor heating and a dishwasher leak. What has not changed is how we work: measure it properly, say what will and will not last, and fit it with our own people.
We are a finishing trade. The floor is one of the last things to go into a room and the first thing people stand on. So the parts that take skill, the joins, the thresholds, the edge against an awkward wall, are the parts we will not rush. That is the standard the Swales name has been built on, job after job, for three generations.
Working across the Island also means we are easy to reach when it matters. You deal with the same local team from the first measure to the final clean-up, and we are still here long after the floor goes down.
The standard the Swales name is built on
We are a finishing trade. The values below are the difference between a floor that is laid and a floor that is finished.
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Our own fitters
No subcontractors handed your keys. The team that quotes the job is the team that fits it.
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Honest advice
We tell you what suits the room and what will not work, before anything is ordered.
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A finishing standard
The edges and details are the job. We finish a floor to the standard we would want in our own homes.
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Local and lasting
Family-run since 1963, based in Laxey, and still here long after the work is done.
The people behind the floors
The office team that plans your job and the fitters who lay it, all local, all part of the same firm.
Office & management
The people who measure, quote and plan every job before a single board goes down.
- Phill Director
- Clio Director
- Charlie Estimator
- Susie Office
- Matt Delivery
The fitting team
Our own fitters, joiner and apprentices — the hands that lay your floor and finish it right.
- Joe F Journeyman
- Joe T Fitter
- Les Fitter
- Dan Fitter
- Mark Fitter
- Tom Fitter
- David Joiner
- Brandon Apprentice
- Corey Apprentice
- Ryan Apprentice
Find us in Laxey village
Pop in to see the flooring and paint ranges in person. We are on New Road in Laxey, with parking close by.
Inside you’ll find the flooring range alongside the full Farrow & Ball paint collection, so you can hold a colour against a real floor sample, in the same light, before you decide. We’re on New Road in Laxey, IM4 7BQ.
The brands we fit
- Amtico Luxury vinyl tile
- Kahrs Engineered wood
- Junckers Solid hardwood floors
- Interface Commercial carpet tile
- Heckmondwike Commercial carpet
- Osmo Wood oils & finishes
- Altro Safety & hygienic flooring
- Farrow & Ball Paint & wall coverings
Visit the showroom in Laxey
See and feel the flooring range alongside the Farrow & Ball paint collection. Bring your measurements, or book a free measure and we will come to you.