Jacobsen's Christchurch branch sits at 7/142 Ferry Road in Waltham, bringing a business with more than 60 years of New Zealand flooring history to the city. Founded in 1962 on family values, outstanding service and technical expertise, Jacobsen curates world-class flooring from around the globe, and the Jacobsen name has grown to stand for style, texture, innovation and performance.
The Christchurch team serves both sides of the business. Homeowners can explore residential carpet in loop pile and cut pile constructions, sheet vinyl ranges like Traffic and Iconik, luxury vinyl tiles in timber and tile designs, TimberTop and Bespoke wood flooring, and Everlast laminate. Commercial clients have access to one of the widest flooring catalogues in the country: high-traffic carpet tiles, Royal Thai Axminster, smooth, safety and wetroom vinyl, ceramic and porcelain tiles, rubber, six Tarkett linoleum collections, cork, wallcoverings and a full accessories line.
Behind it all is a simple belief: a floor is where life happens. Jacobsen treats flooring as more than a design element — it is the backdrop of a home or workspace — and backs its ranges with technical know-how, published sustainability reporting and a nationwide retailer network.
Jacobsen has been bringing world-class flooring to New Zealand for more than 60 years. Since 1962, the company has grown from family roots into a name that stands for style, texture, innovation and performance, built on outstanding service, technical expertise and dependable relationships. The Christchurch branch, at 7/142 Ferry Road in Waltham, carries that heritage into the South Island for homeowners, designers and commercial teams alike.
What sets Jacobsen apart is the way it curates flooring from around the world rather than simply selling it. The catalogue spans an unusually wide spectrum — carpet, vinyl, wood, laminate, ceramic and porcelain tiles, luxury vinyl tiles, rubber, wallcoverings, linoleum, cork and the accessories that pull a project together — so one relationship can cover everything from a living room carpet to a workplace fit-out.
Jacobsen's philosophy is disarmingly simple: a floor is where life happens. A floor defines the soul of a space — it carries stories, weathers life, supports and connects people. It is a playmat, a workspace, a dancefloor, even a picnic spot. Through colour and design, texture and sustainable materials, the company aims to go further than practical solutions, creating mood and setting pace in the rooms where New Zealanders live and work.
For residential customers, that translates into loop pile and cut pile carpet, sheet vinyl ranges such as Traffic 250, Traffic 200, Iconik 240 and Trend, luxury vinyl tiles in timber and tile designs, TimberTop and Bespoke wood flooring, and Everlast laminate. Accessories — Karndean floor care products, stair nosing, edging trims and transitions — help finish the job properly.
The commercial range is where Jacobsen's breadth really shows. Carpet tiles in squares and planks suit high-traffic areas and are easy to install and replace, backed by world-leading carpet tile brands. The vinyl portfolio runs from smooth and safety flooring to wetroom, antistatic, acoustic and sports surfaces, with matching wallcoverings. Ceramic and porcelain tiles cover interior floors and walls, exteriors and pools, while TimberTop and Bespoke wood, Everlast laminate, Regupol Everroll and Tarkett rubber, six Tarkett linoleum collections and Walkeasy cork round out the hard flooring offer. A deep accessories line — entrance matting, tactile ground surface indicators, weld rod, acoustic underlay and more — supports proper installation.
Royal Thai Axminster sits within the commercial carpet range alongside broadloom and rugs. Jacobsen's project work spans New Zealand's commercial sectors; one highlighted example is The Greenhouse, an Ockham Residential development in Ponsonby, Auckland, where the flooring team worked closely with the developer so every floor complemented the building's design while meeting high performance standards.
Sustainability is treated as integral rather than optional. Jacobsen publishes an Impact Report and describes the journey as continually evolving, giving customers transparency about progress alongside ranges that consider materials and environmental footprint as well as style.
Practical support is part of the package too. The jacobsen.co.nz website carries the full product catalogue, inspiration galleries, technical downloads and a knowledge base of FAQs. Homeowners who prefer to buy locally can use the Find a Retailer tool to locate stockists of Jacobsen residential ranges around the country.
The Christchurch branch is at 7/142 Ferry Road in Waltham, and the team can be reached on (03) 366 4153. For national enquiries, customer services are available on 0800 800 460. Whether you are choosing carpet for a first home, specifying safety flooring for a commercial fit-out or comparing linoleum palettes for a workspace, it is worth phoning ahead to talk through what you need before you arrive.
Six decades on, Jacobsen remains what it set out to be: a flooring partner grounded in service and technical expertise, curating the world's best floors for the places where life happens — including, now, on Ferry Road in Christchurch.