On Sunday, Axminster – one of Britain's most prestigious and oldest carpet makers – said its board had filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators. The move is designed to provide the ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the historic Devonshire carpet maker Axminster calls in the administrators, Channel 4 News takes a look at how much of a blow this could be for the South West’s economy. Devon-based carpet ...

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 ...

In a carpet mill in Weihai, Shandong province, looms and other machines are working long hours to fill a lengthy list of orders, rolling out 4-meter-wide Axminster carpet in a variety of colors and ...