Jim Gould Comment on News . Brintons Carpets is in default of their covenants with Lloyds Banking Group according to a recent article published in the British Business Sale Report ( British Carpet business seeking a white knight) . Brintons was a formidable competitor when I was a wholesale distributor of Mohawk Carpet supplying national chains like Wendy's, Bob Evans, Hyatt Hotels and others. This nearly 230 year old company managed by the sixth generation of the founders is based in Kidderminster, England. It has a brilliant history and was once the leader of pattern axminster carpet production globally. In America, their strength was in woven axminster carpet for the commercial market; in the UK and Europe patterned residential carpet was their largest market. Late in the 20th century, Brintons purchased the Mohawk axminster plant in Greenville, Mississippi from Sam Silver. Sam, an ex-Vice President of Mohawk, had purchased the plant from David Kolb and named it US A
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