{"id":15,"date":"2025-02-24T17:28:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T17:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birch-flooring.co.uk\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-02-24T17:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T17:52:13","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/birch-flooring.co.uk\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15\" class=\"elementor elementor-15\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e203c68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e203c68\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8518c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8518c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">our <br>story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c72c07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c72c07\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0190e13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0190e13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ac4a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5ac4a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a69cc48 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a69cc48\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dec1d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dec1d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b38874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b38874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234204f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"234204f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8329a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8329a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A major milestone for Birch Carpets and Flooring came in 2020 with the opening of its dedicated showroom. <br>\nThis new space provided customers with a hands-on experience, allowing them to explore a wide range of flooring options in person.<br>\nDespite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted businesses across the UK, the showroom launch was a success. 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