Axminster Carpets

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:associatedWith Axminster (town)
gptkbp:category British brands
Textile companies of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:employs craftspeople
gptkbp:exportedTo international markets
gptkbp:founded 1755
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Thomas_Whitty
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Axminster,_Devon,_England
gptkbp:historicalEvent factory destroyed by fire in 1828
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Axminster Carpets
gptkbp:industry carpet manufacturing
gptkbp:material wool
gptkbp:notable_for luxury carpets
supplying carpets to luxury hotels
invention of Axminster weave
supplying carpets to royal palaces
gptkbp:product gptkb:Axminster_carpet
gptkbp:re-established_by Harry Dutfield
gptkbp:restored 1937
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:type gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:website https://www.axminster-carpets.co.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Whitty
gptkb:Thomas_Whitty_House
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8