Westco employees have claimed a new world record time for laying a wooden floor.

A seven-strong team took 8min 8sec to lay a floor measuring just under 14m² at the company’s offices in Cardiff.

Westco operations director Markus Burkhardt said such a feat had never been attempted before.

To view a clip of the team setting the record, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVnBt6eai6E