BBC

Axminster Carpets bought out of administration

Axminster Carpets were tasked with recreating the original 1822 carpet at The Royal Pavilion in Brighton. Axminster Carpets has been bought out of administration by a group of investors which includes ...
Daily Mail

How did Axminster become so associated with carpets? What became of the industry?

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 ...
ITV

Axminster Carpets rescue deal

A rescue deal has been done to save Axminster Carpets from collapse. A consortium, including Centric Commercial Finance Ltd and led by private investor Stephen Boyd, has taken over the business from ...
BBC

Axminster Carpets collapses into administration

Axminster Carpets were tasked with recreating the original 1822 carpet at The Royal Pavilion in Brighton. Axminster Carpets has collapsed into administration after weeks of trying to secure a rescue ...
The Sun

Queen’s carpet-maker Axminster Carpets goes into administration for second time in seven years

AXMINSTER Carpets has gone into administration for the second time in seven years. But in 2018, the firm made a loss before tax of nearly £1 million on top of a loss of almost £3million in 2017. The ...
Crime

Jobs cull at Axminster Carpets as giant which supplies Wetherspoons and Buckingham Palace blames Brexit

Axminster Carpets, the historic Devon-based carpet manufacturer which supplies Buckingham Palace and Wetherspoons with bespoke flooring, is shedding jobs. The shock move was announced to staff today, ...
The Daily Telegraph

Axminster Carpets: a history

Manufacture Of Axminster Woollen Carpets...Employees inspect a length of finished carpet at Axminster Carpets Ltd's factory in Axminster, U.K., on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. The price of wool has surged ...