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The Company. Our core Values. Our Beliefs.

Custom Design

At O’Brien Flooring, we spend a significant amount of time and energy meeting the expectations of what the designer, customer envisions on a project.

Technology

O’Brien Flooring employees are equipped with the latest technologies regarding the modern flooring industry, both in the field as well as in the office.

100+ Years Combined Experience

From launch to conclusion, the O’Brien Flooring concept is one of service, performance, and environmental responsibility.

O’Brien Flooring is a business backed by integrity. We specialize in hospital and institutional style flooring, but our skillset goes far beyond. We can proudly say we do our diligence to stay in tune with the ever-changing flooring market. In this business, reputation is everything and a company is only as good as their last job.

Our History

1960

In 1960, Frank O’Brien Sr. was driven by an idea. That idea was to create an elite labor force capable of installing all types of commercial flooring. He began pursuing this idea with a core group of installers.

While performing floor installations for various large commercial flooring companies in the greater New Orleans area, this group quickly honed their skills and became known for quality-driven excellence. The expertise and performance of O’Brien installers catapulted their career. They swept through the Gulf South area doing installations building a prestigious resume. From the Rural Gymnasiums of Alabama and Mississippi to the hospitals and high-rise office buildings of Baton Rouge and New Orleans, O’Brien flooring was becoming a brand.

With a concentration in the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany, the O’Brien Flooring name became woven into the fabric of the southeastern Louisiana flooring industry. O’Brien’s flooring installers, Carl Alford, Jr., Rudy Crawford, Frank O’Brien, Jr. and Michael O’Brien, were recognized for their talents and were the first installers in the State of Louisiana to acquire certification in heat-welded Armstrong Medintech® installation. O’Brien flooring has been at the forefront with the cutting edge of technology in the flooring industry, leading the way with new product installation and application.

1999

In 1999, with the retirement of Frank O’Brien, Sr., sons Michael (President) and Frank Jr. (Vice President) acquired the business. The vision of the brothers was to add the full-service dynamic to the business, so material sales were added to the already established and thriving labor force that had become O’Brien Flooring, Inc.

With adding this full-service aspect, the need for an office/warehouse became a necessity and O’Brien Flooring, Inc. purchased the first location at 189 Commercial square blvd. This location served its purpose until outgrowing it in 2006. Although we have outgrown the original building, the care and attention to detail that propelled the company to the place held today in the Southeastern Louisiana Flooring industry are still evident in the staff of O’Brien Flooring.

In 2007 the O’Brien company would complete construction and move into a new location at 589 J. F. Smith Ave. just off US Hwy 11 North in Slidell, LA. The face of O’Brien Flooring has changed as the business has grown. Throughout the growth of the company, the emphasis remains centered on quality and efficiency but added value in every employee and new location.

Over the past
14

 YEARS

Over the past 14 years, O’Brien Flooring has grown four-fold and the many facets of the company have changed and evolved keeping pace with our ever rapidly changing industry. O’Brien Flooring employees are equipped with the latest technologies regarding the modern flooring industry, both in the field as well as in the office. The foundation of every project begins with a comprehensive computerized take-off using the most current and modern estimating system available. This system is the pinnacle of estimation programs in the flooring industry. Being environmentally conscious, the O’Brien Flooring office receives 95% of all plans through electronic pathways (emails or discs), utilizing the PDF, DWG, and TIF formats. To further reduce the footprint left on the environment, the bid process, and invoicing utilizes email via the internet, consuming as few paper products as possible. The O’Brien Flooring installers are equipped with color-coded prints for each project. As a result, errors in communication for all jobs, regardless of size, are kept to a minimum. From launch to conclusion, the O’Brien Flooring concept is one of service, performance, and environmental responsibility.

With a combined 100+ years of experience, the estimation and operational personnel are equipped to answer almost any question or suggest a resolution to most situations. With an attitude toward service, a penchant for quality, and a drive for the future, O’Brien Flooring has earned a reputation of being the best, and proudly ascribes to the motto; “We Lay Anything”.

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