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1955 Five companies founded '''Tufted Carpets''' Ltd<ref>The Times, May 04, 1955</ref> whose products would be sold as ''Kosset Carpets''<ref>The Times, Apr 25, 1958</ref> - the companies were [[Carpet Manufacturing Co]], [[John Crossley and Sons|John Crossley-Carpet Trade Holdings]], [[Brintons]], [[James Templeton]], [[Thomas Bond Worth and Sons|T. Bond Worth]]<ref> The Times, Sep 21, 1955</ref> | 1955 Five companies founded '''Tufted Carpets''' Ltd<ref>The Times, May 04, 1955</ref> whose products would be sold as ''Kosset Carpets''<ref>The Times, Apr 25, 1958</ref> - the companies were [[Carpet Manufacturing Co]], [[John Crossley and Sons|John Crossley-Carpet Trade Holdings]], [[Brintons]], [[j. Templeton and Co|James Templeton]], [[Thomas Bond Worth and Sons|T. Bond Worth]]<ref> The Times, Sep 21, 1955</ref> | ||
1956 Factory at Brighouse acquired to make the new fabric<ref>The Times, May 04, 1956</ref> | 1956 Factory at Brighouse acquired to make the new fabric<ref>The Times, May 04, 1956</ref> | ||
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1955 Five companies founded Tufted Carpets Ltd[1] whose products would be sold as Kosset Carpets[2] - the companies were Carpet Manufacturing Co, John Crossley-Carpet Trade Holdings, Brintons, James Templeton, T. Bond Worth[3]
1956 Factory at Brighouse acquired to make the new fabric[4]
By 1965, Thomas Bond Worth had ended its association with Kosset[5]
1968 John Crossley-Carpet Trades Holdings Ltd of Halifax and the Carpet Manufacturing Co Ltd of Kidderminster bought out the interests of their other 2 partners[6]
1969 Carpets International was formed by the merger of John Crossley-Carpet Trades Holdings Ltd and the Carpet Manufacturing Co Ltd and the consolidation of their interests in Kosset Carpets Ltd[7].
1985 Kosset was acquired by John Crowther which was then acquired by Coloroll in 1988
1990 Management buyout after Coloroll's collapse[8]
1991 Acquired brand name, designs rights and some of the plant and machinery from Crossley Carpets[9]