Feltex Carpets
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | Sydney, Australia, AUS (1921) |
| Headquarters | Geelong, Melbourne, Australia |
| Products | Feltex 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) |
| Website | www.feltex.com |
Feltex Carpets is a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial carpets.
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.[citation needed]
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.
Community activity
From 1970 to 1985, Feltex sponsored the New Zealand Feltex Awards, which recognised technical and artistic achievement in television.[1]
References
- ^ Boyd-Bell, Robert (1985). New Zealand Television: The First 25 Years. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 978-0474000102.