Axminster Carpets rescue deal
A rescue deal has been done to save Axminster Carpets from collapse.
A consortium, including Centric Commercial Finance Ltd and led by private investor Stephen Boyd, has taken over the business from administrators.
- Seth Conway
FULL REPORT: Job fears at Axminster Carpets
There's dismay in the Devon town of Buckfastleigh as Axminster Carpets fights to find a new owner. With administrators waiting to take over, there's huge uncertainty over the 132 jobs there and the hundreds more in Axminster.
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100 jobs saved following Axminster Carpets rescue deal
One hundred workers now have job security after a buyer was found for Axminster Carpets over the weekend.
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Historic carpet firm to lose hundreds of jobs
The company charged with re-structuring the carpet firm is making 300 staff redundant.
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300 workers laid off at Axminster Carpets
Three-quarters of the workforce at Devon-based historic carpets firm Axminster have been made redundant