Which Cormar Carpet Range Is Best? A Practical Comparison

Quick answer: For everyday family rooms and stairs on a sensible budget, Primo Plus or Primo Naturals (£20–25/m²) are the safe, proven choice. For a step up in density and feel, Primo Ultra (£30–35/m²) is the premium twist. On the tightest budget, Apollo Plus (£18–22/m²) is Cormar's entry point. For a luxury natural-look finish, Natural Berber Twist (£40–45/m²) sits at the top of the range.

Cormar as a manufacturer

Cormar is one of the UK's best-known carpet manufacturers, built around a handful of families — Primo, Apollo, Sensation, Zenith and the Natural collection — rather than one single product. That range spread is exactly why 'which Cormar carpet is best' doesn't have one answer: it depends on the room, the budget and what you need the carpet to survive. As a local Cormar stockist, EZ Carpets supplies and fits the full collection across West Sussex, bringing samples to your home rather than asking you to guess from a website swatch.

Primo Naturals and Primo Plus — the everyday workhorses

Primo Naturals and Primo Plus sit at a similar price point (around £20–25/m²), both made from 100% Excellon Polypropylene twist pile with a 10-year stain and wear warranty and a 1.4 tog rating. Primo Naturals leans into tri-colour heather shades for a natural, wool-like look; Primo Plus offers a broader palette of heather and plain shades. Both are bleach-cleanable and built for busy family homes — a sensible default for lounges, bedrooms, halls and stairs where you want reliability over a statement look.

Primo Ultra — the step up

Primo Ultra moves up to £30–35/m², still 100% Excellon Polypropylene twist but with a denser construction and a 1.5 tog rating. If Primo Plus feels right but you want a noticeably plusher, more premium feel underfoot for the same practical bleach-cleanable benefits, this is the natural upgrade — a common choice for main living areas.

Apollo Plus and Apollo Elite — value without cutting corners

Apollo Plus is Cormar's most accessible twist at £18–22/m², still 100% Excellon Polypropylene with a 1.1 tog rating — a genuinely practical option for budget-conscious rooms, rentals or second bedrooms rather than a compromise carpet. Apollo Elite sits slightly above it at £20–25/m² for a bit more refinement. Both are worth considering alongside our best carpets for rental properties guide if you're specifying for a let property.

Sensation, Zenith and Inglewood Saxony

Sensation (£30–35/m²) and Zenith (around £28/m²) sit in the mid-to-premium tier for buyers who want a step beyond Primo without moving to a full natural-look product. Inglewood Saxony (£25–30/m²) is a genuine saxony pile rather than a twist, with a 1.3 tog rating — the right pick if you want a softer, plusher bedroom carpet rather than the denser twist construction used across most of the Cormar range.

Natural Berber Twist — the top of the collection

At £40–45/m², Natural Berber Twist is Cormar's premium natural-look product, aimed at buyers who want the wool-berber aesthetic with the practicality of a manufactured fibre. It's a strong option for a main living space or hallway where you want the floor to genuinely look and feel like a considered choice, not a budget default.

Stairs, hallways and heavy traffic

Whichever range you're drawn to, stairs and hallways need the denser, twist-pile end of the collection rather than a soft saxony — see our best carpet for stairs guide for why. Most of the Primo and Apollo family are well suited; Inglewood Saxony is better kept for bedrooms.

Warranties and what to check

The Primo family carries a 10-year stain and wear warranty as standard. Warranty terms vary by range across the wider Cormar collection, so we'll confirm the exact cover for whichever range you're considering on your home visit rather than you having to guess from packaging.

Reviews and reputation

Cormar's reputation is built on consistency rather than flashy marketing — it's a manufacturer trade fitters return to because the ranges perform as specified. Rather than rely on generic online reviews, we'd rather you saw and felt the actual sample in your own home; our own Google reviews reference specific Cormar jobs we've completed across West Sussex, which you can see on the homepage.

See it, don't just read about it

Book a free home visit and we'll bring the Primo, Apollo and Natural Berber Twist samples relevant to your budget and room. We supply and fit Cormar across West Sussex including Bognor Regis, Chichester and Worthing, or get a ballpark price first on the estimator.