Grays Carpets Ayr

Gray sons ltd.

Grays carpets ayr.

Gray produced carpets on two hand looms. This fantastic rug was designed by a company called william c. We also supply made to measure shutters and blinds. We stock a wide range of carpets carpet tiles mats rugs and wooden laminate timber and vinyl flooring materials.

As a long established company of more than 20 years you are able to delight in more exclusive products from the most reputable brands. Photo exhibition at ayr s carnegie library. In 1876 william c. Carnegie library 12 main street ayr ka8 8eb the exhibition is on display in the non fiction read more picturing the past.

Grays carpet factory ayr. Working days at grays carpet factory in ayr threw many fascinating people together. Gray started to produce carpets on two hand looms in a small shop in carrick street ayr. Look out for the captions describing the different processes used in carpet making.

Special features include gray s carpet factory and daniel wyllie s chemical works. No wonder with a workforce of over 1000 and a shared belief in a top quality product. William c gray carpet factory. Whether you want to add some old world charm to your home with hardwood flooring or a sleek modern appeal with designer carpets we re your one stop shop.

Internally the factory floors were heavily contaminated with asbestos which required immediate attention. At its peak templeton s bridgeton factory employed 3000 people before. The company expanded and moved to newton on ayr in 1877. As production grew the company required larger premises and moved to a site in newton on ayr in 1877.

Gray started producing carpets on two hand looms in a little shop in carrick street in ayr. We have a large selection of flooring to suit all tastes needs and budgets at our flooring shop in warminster wiltshire. Gray and sons newton carpet works ayr scotland. The company was bought by an american group the guthrie corporation and briefly traded under the name of british carpets but could not survive.

It was here that their factory would be built in the 1880s. The end scene leaving the. In 1969 templeton s bought a rival carpet firm grays of ayr but their expansion brought about the demise of the firm. To safely decontaminate demolish clear and hard landscape the former grays carpet factory which predominantly covered a 5 acre site off mccall s avenue in ayr.

The company grew from small beginnings in 1876 in ayr where william c.