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used in very prestige jobs , where budgets are less constrained and the customer is willing to pay for design innovation ,” he continues . “ These designs aren ’ t typically found in residential settings , but instead in luxury spaces . In casinos , for example , the carpet is specifically designed to be vibrant , and ultimately , to keep customers at the tables !
“ Not only did the high-definition technology enable us to increase the number of colors , but it also increased the loom ’ s efficiency by reducing the time it takes to change the loom from one project to another . The changeover process previously required our staff to feed and change 1104 bobbins per color in a process that took around 40 hours to complete . In comparison ,
the new loom uses far fewer packages , dramatically reducing the changeover time to around 30 minutes .”
In 2015 , Brintons acquired the rug and carpet manufacturer Agnella , based in northeastern Poland . This afforded Brintons the opportunity to consolidate its manufacturing base and to relocate production . With escalating manufacturing costs in the UK , in hindsight , this turned out to be a critical decision in helping the company through the last few tumultuous years of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine . “ We operate a plant in India , which serves the Far East , Middle East and the US , and we have two plants in Europe , in Poland and Portugal , to serve Europe and the US ,” Duccio reveals . “ We own

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