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

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 ...

One of the oldest names in British carpet-making is on the brink of collapse. Axminster needs to find a buyer to avoid going bust for the second time in seven years. The Royal Warrant holder, which ...

How to find the best place to live in the UK Axminster will be put forward as the East Devon town to try and grab a share of a £675m fund to ‘help failing High Streets’ – ahead of Cranbrook. East ...

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 ...

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 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 ...