Adam Carpets have been manufacturing carpets in Kidderminster for over 80 years. During that time, the brand has become synonymous for its high quality products, its innovation and its vast colour bank. Adam Carpets are proud to say that: Every single colour, of every single range that we sell, is made at the Adam Carpets factory in Kidderminster.

The process of making a quality carpet starts with the farmer. Most of the wool Adam uses comes from British farmers, the rest is from New Zealand.

The start of the process is shearing, where the sheep is sheared and the wool is then collected and scoured (washed!).

Once the wool is scoured it is sent to a spinning mill.

The yarn is then spun and it is sent to Adam in Kidderminster. The yarns are delivered in ‘hanks’ (a hank is where the yarn is loosely wound into a large ring shape).

Adam then go through the scouring (washing) process the hanks again, before dyeing them to the colour they want.

Scouring the hanks again has shown that the dye takes to the yarn a lot better, giving better clarity of colour.

The hanks are then spun to get as much water out of the yarns as possible (think of a spin dryer on its side and much bigger!). You do not want too much moisture left in the yarn, as this could affect the evenness of the colour.

The hanks are then loaded onto rollers (which continuously rotate to give an even colour) and pass through an giant steel oven at over 130 degrees.

Once dried the hanks are then taken for winding. This is where the yarns are put onto cones (think bobbins for cotton on a sewing machine, only bigger).

Now these cones could be used to make creels and be put straight into a tufting machine. However, you have to make a lot of cones and that process of tufting is as efficient as beaming.

Beaming is where the cones are used to put the yarns onto beams (giant metal cotton reels). Adam Carpets are one of only a few companies to use beaming. This enables to make smaller batches of carpets, meaning we can manufacture and stock more colours.

Adam Carpets then start to manufacture the carpet on their modern tufting machines.

Once the carpet is tufted, it requires a secondary backing. At Adam Carpets, they have the ability to ‘back’ the carpets in the same building as they tuft them. The backing plant is amongst the most efficient and modern in the UK.

Available ranges –

  • Panache
  • Pinstripe
  • Deckchair
  • Pure Brit supreme
  • Flare
  • Pure Brit
  • Revelation
  • Wyre Forest
  • Rustic Berber
  • Catherine
  • Boulevard
  • Sylvan Shadows
  • Kasbah Stripe
  • Kasbah Twist
  • Ispirations
  • Fine Worcester Twist
  • Florentine
  • Castlemead Velvet Stripe
  • Castlemead Twist

Adam Carpets sustainability statement

 

Adam Carpets is committed to sustainability and that is why we:

Create our fine carpets with wool, a renewable fibre which is grown in the UK.

We continue to innovate to find ways to reduce our waste:

In the four years to the end of 2015, we had reduced our landfill waste by over 60%

Establishing our green credentials:

Here at Adam Carpets we are working towards a cleaner environment. We are also members of the Enco Environmental Network.

Enco and its member are committed to the goals of reducing waste, improving energy efficiency, effective use of raw materials, minimising environmental impact and compliance with environmental legislation.

Over the last twelve months, we have installed new energy efficient boilers in our dye house which has reduced our fuel usage. We have also put in place new methods to take heat out of the dye house vats for use elsewhere in the factory. We have also ensured that as much of our waste as possible is recycled. All of our waste yarn, cardboard tubes, plastic cones are all sold on to recycling companies to be used in other projects.

Going forward we are looking at other opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint and continue to invest in greener production methods.