Cormar Carpets, one of the UK’s leading carpet manufacturers, appeared on BBC Breakfast earlier this year to discuss their concerns over the rising prices of British wool, a matter the news channel has been investigating.
The programme has been looking into the problems that this inflation has caused in the industry and spoke to the marketing director of Cormars, David Cormack, who said: “Everyone within the woollen carpet industry is experiencing the problems associated with the rising costs of wool. As a result of the increases we have seen woollen yarn prices increase dramatically and at the moment there are no signs of prices coming down.”
The report aired on Tuesday September 6th and highlighted the fact that the price of wool is now at its highest in 25 years. The main causes for this significant rise are the escalating global demand for wool and the decreasing supply, which has fallen because of a reduction in the number of sheep in the UK and in New Zealand. This activity has then had an effect on yarn spinners in the UK who rely on a steady wool supply, causing sales and productivity to slow down.
During the interview, filmed at Cormars Holme Mill tufting production unit in Bury, David Cormack told Jenny Hill: “As a British manufacturer, we really want to support British Wool but because of the increase of cost to the business we’ve had to look at producing alternative products to offer more choice for our retailers and consumers.”
Producing all wool and polypropylene carpet ranges on site at their Lancashire based mills, Cormar Carpets then distributes their high quality products to customers and retailers throughout the UK and Eire using their own delivery fleet. Their dedication to quality of service and products has seen them awarded 27 industry awards in the past ten years.
Jasper Butterworth writes around a range of home improvemen and interior design topics, specialising in carpets.
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