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 ...

Forgotten voices from the home front are being brought back into the spotlight, as a new exhibition reveals the deeply personal wartime stories ...

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 collapsed into administration after weeks of trying to secure a rescue ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lederhosen, laughter and a lively line-up of entertainment will descend on Axminster Guildhall this autumn as Oktoberfest makes its much-anticipated return. The event, now in its second year, will ...

The majority of staff at Axminster Carpets are set to lose their jobs, administrators have said. Administrators Duff and Phelps said about 300 employees out of 400 would be made redundant at company ...