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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The royal coat of arms is affixed to a sign on the front of the Axminster Carpets factory, near the train station in a town of 6,000 in southwest England. Beneath the seal are the words "By ...

Historic carpet maker Axminster last night called in the administrators putting more than 400 jobs at risk. The 250-year-old firm counts the Queen as one of its customers, and also sells its rugs and ...

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 ...