Given the trends in carpet manufacturing in recent years it’s a bold move, but the tide of consumer opinion appears to be with them.
As the minister said, they have a compelling yarn to spin.
It’s the short and medium-term prospects that are the biggest worry, as the company endeavours to move consumers from emotion to action.
Long-term, we’ll hopefully wonder why we ever used synthetics at all.
Bryan Gibson
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