The future of Devon’s famous Axminster Carpets is in doubt after the firm fell into administration, with 80 jobs axed – but its underlay division has been saved. The 265-year-old royal warrant-holder ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Family-run Axminster Carpets, which traces its origins back to the 18th century, called in the administrators ...
One of Britain's most famous carpet-makers has collapsed into administration, threatening the 265 year-old royal warrant-holder’s survival prospects. Sky News has learnt that Axminster Carpets called ...
The axe is about to fall on Axminster. After 258 years, the future of the carpet maker, whose name is synonymous with grand, large-scale woven floor coverings, is looking distinctly threadbare. The ...
QUESTION How did Axminster become so associated with carpets? What became of the industry? The market town of Axminster, on the River Axe in Devon, is synonymous with the manufacture of luxuriously ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More than 400 jobs in East Devon are in jeopardy after Axminster Carpets, the 250-year-old maker of tufted ...
The future of Devon’s famous Axminster Carpets is in doubt after the firm fell into administration, with 80 jobs axed – but its underlay division has been saved. The 265-year-old royal warrant-holder ...