When Beatty Floors was founded in 1929, Vancouver (located in British Columbia, Canada) was a small town with dirt and cobblestone roads and limited economic development.
The original founder, Fred M. Beatty, opened a retail flooring business, which offered basic building supply products as well as flooring. Fred tapped into the local lumber trade by offering wood flooring only, a product type that met the needs of the residents of this beautiful western Canadian town.