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  • By lemaster
  • 08 Oct, 2018

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 | East Anglian Daily Times 

Suffolk Carpet Weavers has been trading since 1988, so this year will be its 30th anniversary. The company will be holding an event later in the year to celebrate its continued success and to thank customers for their continued custom.

John Masters and Henry Wilden founded the company and started trading at 137 Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, before buying a builders yard in Newton Road, Ipswich and turning it into a shop. The business then moved to Witnesham, where it manufactured its own carpets on its own looms. Therefore, unlike its competitors, Suffolk Carpet Weavers has both the knowledge of weaving and the knowledge of carpet styles.

After Witnesham, the business moved to larger premises on Farthing Road, Ipswich, before moving eight years ago, to the Martlesham showroom it is still based at today.

Suffolk Carpet Weavers said: “We have recently started refurbishing the premises, rebranding with a new logo and colour scheme to bring us up to date. Grey carpets and fittings now adorn our showroom, which is on two floors, ensuring we are keeping up with the latest trends. “We stock all the most recent colours, textures and styles as well as the more traditional styles, so there is something to suit everyone. We stock wool and synthetic carpets to suit all tastes and budgets, and some of the luxury vinyl floorings that are popular, like Karndean and Camaro.

“We are a long-established company with some of the best fitters in the area with many years of experience. Our staff are helpful, friendly and extremely knowledgeable too.

“John Masters is still a director and Henry Wilden still comes into the showroom to run the whipping and binding section of the business. Jess Watkins is in sales and accounts and Teresa Knights is in sales and advertising.”

Suffolk Carpet Weavers has also launched a new innovation this month.

“The collaboration with Hugh MacKay is our “Fast Track” Axminster programme, which offers you the freedom to use bespoke designs which can be coloured from one of five individual colour palettes.

“Our showroom has an area with a laptop where you can design your bespoke carpet or rug (with a minimum order quantity of just 20m2 for individual colour palettes with a manufactured width of 4m). Create company logos, designs of any kinds, or recreate your favourite photo – our new stair carpet has our new logo.

“Our staff are at hand to help you with any ideas if you are not technologically-minded, or alternatively you can use the design programme at home on your own laptop.”

Find Suffolk Carpet Weavers at

Unit 5, Bridge Business Park, Top Street, Old Martlesham, Suffolk, IP12 4RB. For more information, for assistance or to look at samples, pop into the showroom which is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. Alternatively, call Suffolk Carpet Weaver Ltd on 01394 610202.

By Suffolk Carpet Weavers August 18, 2023

1.      The cool tones of wood effect flooring is always popular. But this year warm and vibrant colours are trending – artistic patterns in arc and curved designs (as opposed to sharp angular heritage and Victorian style tiles).

 2.       A big trend is to combine flooring. Mixing wood and tile and mismatching shapes and textures. Combination flooring in an open plan space works well in differentiating spaces such as a formal dining room space or edging a fireplace.

 3.       Geometric Patterns – renovating old properties or styling a new build with the resurgence of heritage tiling – geometric LVT is huge this year and looks to remain popular in years to come, even though the newest trend of softer edges is certainly popular.

 4.       Neutral Tones – the benefits of neutral tones are many, with the biggest being that they allow you to be more creative / experimental with your other interior design and they allow you to change your décor as they match with so many more colours and effects – so if you like repainting or wallpapering regularly, a neutral tone will work best for you. The warmer colour trends of the past few years are now making way for cooler ashy tones.

 5.       Herringbone and Chevron Patterns – Herringbone has always been popular as it is a classic design and works perfectly well in small or large spaces.

 Chevron is taking over the herringbone pattern in popularity as it is a more modern take on the classic. It is a very pleasing pattern that can showcase the wood effect planks really well.

 2023 flooring styles should be clean, cool and uncomplicated and her at Suffolk Carpet Weavers Ltd, we can assist and support you through the whole process – from start to finish. If you are having one room fitted or an entire houseful of flooring, we will be there to help you.

 

 

By Suffolk Carpet Weavers January 31, 2022

Brockway carpets has launched its NEW Herdwick Herringbone Runners for 2022 that are made from the same Herdwick range – so now you can co-ordinate your runner with the Lakeland Herdwick range carpets available.

These runners are grown in Cumbria, spun in Yorkshire and woven in Kidderminster. They are woven using a combination of undyed wool yarns combined or paired with black, the colours reflect the earthy rustic palette of the Cumbrian hills and fells.

These runners are authentically British carpets that are rugged and durable due to the natural resilience of one of Britain’s best loved and hardiest sheep breeds.

Available at Suffolk Carpet Weavers Ltd. Call, email or pop into the showroom to take a look.

 

By Suffolk Carpet Weavers January 12, 2022

Carpet is making a welcome comeback for 2022.

Whichever room you are decorating, it’s worth making a fuss of the floor. In a living room, we recommend a statement rug or carpet. Not only will it ground the room but it can serve as the starting point from which to build the scheme. It’s a worthwhile investment, and your feet will thank you come winter.

By Suffolk Carpet Weavers February 19, 2021

Suffolk Carpet Weavers Ltd in Martlesham has a new range of rugs by Louis de Poortere who manufacture their products in Belgium. We had a new stand installed recently showcasing the range of modern rugs in cotton chenille and synthetic fabrics with modern, eclectic patterns.

At the moment, the showroom is closed for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19 but if you are looking for a rug and want to see these rugs before we reopen, please call us on 01394 610202 or email us at sales@suffolkcarpetweavers.com. Please leave a message on the phone and we pick them up once every day and we’re look at our emails remotely regularly.

By Suffolk Carpet Weavers October 6, 2020

By treating the floor as the ‘5th wall’, carpet is a fantastic way to introduce colour or pattern into your home. The floor should not be an after-thought, instead the entire room can be styled from the floor up!

Choosing a bright, bold contrasting colour or pattern in rich tones or geometrics, the carpet can be a way of self-expression. Or alternatively an earthy, organic natural carpet is something that will endure for many years.

Almost all carpet manufacturers have ranges covering both styles and the choice then falls on the individual and it should be considered next to the other 4 walls. Some trends currently taking hold are below. These can bring great joy and comfort to a person when used correctly.

1.      The natural option

2.      Eco-chic

3.      Hotel Luxe

4.      Bold and Bright

5.      Maximalism

6.      Pattern Play

7.      Geometrics

8.      Jewel Tones

By Suffolk Carpet Weavers July 15, 2019

We recently fitted luxury vinyl tiles into a very swish caravan. 

 Beautiful throughout and enhanced perfectly with this new flooring. The customers are thrilled with their new floor and can’t wait to spend the summer travelling around enjoying their caravan.

By proadAccountId-419325 June 10, 2019

While carpet is in our name, you'll soon find that we offer so much more than that. Our team of friendly experts can give you all the advice you need. Whether you are interested in vinyl, LVT, carpets or artificial grass, we have many options available.

We'll help you find the right one for your space, and we'll make sure it is fitted and installed perfectly.

We also offer carpet binding, weaving and a design service - bespoke options that few local competitors can match.

After all, your space is unique, and so are your needs. We urge you to visit our large two-storey showroom in Martlesham to shop our full selection today or call us for advice!

By proadAccountId-419325 April 30, 2019

We’ve created 4 new rugs, each available at £125.00. Black and cream Axminster woven and already edged.

 

Each rug is 6ft x 3ft (1.82 x 91cms). To purchase one please come in to our showroom and take a look or call us.

 

If this design is not what you are looking for, we can create your own design and colours for you too.

By proadAccountId-419325 January 29, 2019

Suffolk Carpet Weavers Ltd are happy to announce a new wool twist (80/20) carpet range. It is manufactured by Ulster Carpets in Ireland and is available in four on trend colours of greys and creams and is produced in a cut and loop textured effect pattern so that the carpet, although a single colour, has a textured patterned.

It comes in a variety of widths, giving less waste in rooms (particularly stairs and landings).

It would look attractive in any room in any home and give a unique twist to your home décor.

Pop into our large two-storey showroom in Martlesham to take a look at the samples available.

By proadAccountId-419325 November 26, 2018

The Christmas tree is up and the sheep kindly donated by www.hughmackay.com are helping to create the festive cheer in the showroom. We have decided to have a wool theme this year at Suffolk Carpet Weavers, and have made the hats for the sheep and the pom poms for the Christmas Tree. The wool theme has been chosen because we buck the trend of most carpet retailers and sell mostly woollen carpets which we have starting from as little as £16.99 per square metre. We stock synthetics too at various prices but our customers seem to prefer wool.

 

Pop into our showroom to take a look around at all of our ranges. We have a large two-storey showroom in Old Martlesham that has many ranges and styles. Call us or pop in.

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