Feltex Carpets

Feltex Carpets is a manufacturer of residential and commercial carpets.

Feltex Carpets Ltd
TypeSubsidiary
FoundedSydney, Australia, AUS (1921)
HeadquartersGeelong, Melbourne, Australia
ProductsFeltex
Feltex Classic
Redbook
Redbook Total
Redbook Green
Feltex Commercial
Feltex Woven
Feltex Tile
Tile By Design
Tascot
Number of employees
820 New Zealand
500 Australian (October 2006)
Websitewww.feltex.com

The company began its manufacturing operations in New Zealand in the 1920s. The company was publicly listed and later acquired by Australian and New Zealand carpet manufacturer Godfrey Hirst Carpets after going into receivership in 2006.

With production plants in Victoria, Australia and New Zealand as well as offices in the United States, the company exports its products throughout Southeast Asia, Japan, USA, the Middle East and other world markets.

Its well-known residential brands in Australia and New Zealand include Feltex, Feltex Classic, Redbook, Redbook total, Redbook green and Feltex green. Commercial ranges include Feltex Commercial, Feltex Woven Axminster, Feltex tile, Feltex tile by Design and Tascot.

Factories in New Zealand were at Dannevirke, Feilding (closed 2009), Foxton (closed 2009),[1] Kakariki (closed 2006),[2] Lower Hutt,[3] Riccarton (closed 2006)[4][5] and Wainuiomata (closed about 2003)[6] and in Australia at Tottenham.

Community activity

From 1970 to 1985, Feltex sponsored the New Zealand Feltex Awards, which recognised technical and artistic achievement in television.[7]

References
  1. "Last supper as Feltex plant closes". Stuff. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. "Kakariki factory folds with loss of 44 jobs". WHANGANUI CHRONICLE. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. "CARPET FACTORIES TO CLOSE". Stuff. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. Tuesday; November 2006, 21; Union, 10:28 am Press Release: National Distribution. "KiwiSkills launch to find jobs for Feltex workers | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "Kakariki workers keep an eye on Feltex talks". WHANGANUI CHRONICLE. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. "Big new tenants for former Feltex factory". Stuff. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. Boyd-Bell, Robert (1985). New Zealand Television: The First 25 Years. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 978-0474000102.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.