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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, 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, ...

Axminster Carpets has been bought out of administration by a group of investors which includes former owners. The royal warrant holder was bought by ACL Carpets, which will change its name to ...

Axminster Carpets is the latest household name that is close to collapse by confirming its intention to appoint administrators. The 250-year old company - based in Axminster in Devon with more than ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...