I  would like the name, email address, and plant location of the place
in Holland that manufactures a residential carpet line named Unique
carpets Ltd.

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Request for Question Clarification by websearcher-ga on 16 Jan 2003 09:51 PST

Hello kellysue:

Are you certain this manufacturer is in Holland. The only one I was
able to find by that name is in California.

http://www.uniquecarpetsltd.com/

If you are sure of the Holland part, can you give us more information,
such as names of carpet types...?

Thanks. 

websearcher-ga

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Clarification of Question by kellysue-ga on 16 Jan 2003 12:25 PST

The California addresses are just U.S. distributors.  I think they are
probably wholesaling to retailers. It is very, very expensive, and
since we travel through Holland quite often, I thought we could try to
purchase it over there. I am positive it is in Holland, it says so
right on the carpet sample.  The exact wording on the sample I have,
and want to purchase is as follows:  Unique Carpets Ltd.
          Fine Imported and Domestic Carpets
          Style:  Avignon
          Color:  White
          Pile Content:  100% Pure New Wool
          Width:  9' or Custom
          Country of Origin:  Holland

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Request for Question Clarification by websearcher-ga on 16 Jan 2003 12:45 PST

Hi kellysue:

Thanks for the further details. I was unable to find any company in
Holland under the name Unique Carpets Ltd. From the information you
provided, it is possible that the California company by that name is
importing the carpet from a Dutch company of a completely different
name. I searched for the style name and on the other details as well,
but was unable to come up with anything.

Perhaps another researcher might be able to help you. 

Thank you. 

websearcher-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by tlspiegel-ga on 16 Jan 2003 14:15 PST

Hi kellysue,

I'm going to post a clarification, because the answer is: there is no
way you can buy the carpet in Holland.  With that said, let me
explain:

I placed a call to Unique Carpets Ltd. at 1-800 537-8266 and spoke to
Bob, the Executive Vice President.  The facts are this:

In Holland the carpets are manufactured and made for Unique Carpets'
specifications.  There is no stock kept at the factory in Holland.

- The factory makes the carpets and ships to the United States.

- The carpets are shipped in 45 foot containers - over 100 containers
at a time.
- When they are shipped there is a cost of 17.5% VAT (value added
tax).
- There is a duty tax of 8%, and a cost of $12/per yard to fly from
Holland to the United States.

Just because I was interested if he would tell me the location of the
plant (and Bob was very friendly and informative) I did ask for some
way to contact or locate the plant, and he wasn't about to tell me, no
way - no how!

I hope this helps,

tlspiegel
Google Answers Researcher

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Request for Question Clarification by markj-ga on 17 Jan 2003 05:08 PST

kellysue --

After reading tlspiegel-ga's clarification request, I don't know
whether you are still interested in getting information on the
manufacturer of the carpet in question.  So, I am posting this as a
clarification request as well, and I look forward to your response.

Information on the manufacturer/marketer/retailer relationships
involved is sparse and hard to find, but I believe I have "connected
the dots" sufficiently to narrow down the field to two manufacturers
in Holland, one of whom is likely to be the one you are looking for. 
I can provide contact information (telephone number and/or mailing
address) for both.  I don't believe that further research will get me
any closer to a definitive conclusion on a single manufacturer.

Assuming that you are satisfied with the explanation of my research
that I would provide,  would you consider a "short list" of two prime
possibilities (and their contact information) a complete answer to
your question?

markj-ga

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Clarification of Question by kellysue-ga on 17 Jan 2003 07:31 PST

I would be happy with the two names(and other information) of carpet
manufacuters in Holland.  I can ask them! Thank you for your help, all
of you!

kellysue -- 

Here are the names and contact information for two companies that I
believe are most likely to be the producers of the carpet you have
described.  If you do end up visiting them, it is helpful that they
are conveniently located in the same city.

1. Bewe Tapjit
   Randweg 16
   8061 RW Hasselt
   Postbus 13 8280 AA 
   Genemuiden, Netherlands
   038-4778160 (Tel.)
   038-4778177 (Fax)

Here is a link to the company's website.  Unfortunately, there
apparently is no English-language version of the site:
http://www.bewe.nl/HTML780/start780.html 
An e-mail can be sent to Bewe from this page at the above site:
http://www.bewe.nl/HTML780/email7.html
 
2. Telenzo Carpets BV
   Postbus 125 8280 AC
   Genemuiden, Netherlands
   038-3851700 (Tel.)
   038-3851707 (Fax)

Telenzo's website is apparently not up and running but has the
following address:
 http://www.telenzo.nl/


Search Strategy:

The name of the carpet style in question -- Avignon -- led me to the
page on the Unique Carpets website that described that product.  At
that page, a logo was displayed next to each style within the "Woven
Elegance Collection."   That logo carries the legend "Decorwool."

(Amazingly enough, Unique Carpets has apparently reconfigured the
"collections" on its website overnight, so that today there is no more
"Woven Elegance Collection," and the Avignon style is now contained
within the "Shagtastic Collection" (
http://www.uniquecarpetsltd.com/shagtastic.htm# ).  Logos are no
longer pictured with the collections.)

Searching for links containing the word "Decorwool" led me to the
information that Decorwool is a brand promoted by a marketing
organization called "Wools of New Zealand."

See, for example, the reference on this page to "100% pure wool
branded: Wools of New Zealand - Decorwool":
installQuote: Berber Loop Collections
http://www.installquote.com/cats/Carpet/ExpressiveDesignsBerberLoops-5083.html

The "Wools of New Zealand" web site reveals that the graphics in its
own logo are identical to those used by the retailer with the
Decorwool brand, which confirms their relationship:
Wools of New Zealand
http://www.woolsnz.com/index.asp

The product marketing section of the website provides much information
about the function of the organization:
"There are 361 licensed Wools of New Zealand brand partners in 20
countries - these are manufacturers of apparel and interior textile
products who are well known in their markets and can help make New
Zealand wool an even more valuable product.

Brand partnerships are the key to building international demand for
New Zealand wool because they lock leading spinners, weavers,
manufacturers and retailers into using New Zealand wool. This is
because brand partner license specifications require New Zealand wool
to be used, and because of the benefits brand partners receive - such
as quality wool supply, Wools of New Zealand product development,
WRONZ technologies and access to high-tech retail merchandising and
promotion."
New Zealand Wool Group Product Marketing
http://www.woolgroup.co.nz/product_marketing/woolsofnz.html

Since your carpet sample indicated that it was manufactured in
Holland, the last step was to find a current list of the manufacturing
partners of Wools of New Zealand that are located in the Netherlands. 
That list was found at this page deep within the Wools of New Zealand
website:
Wools of New Zealand: Partner
http://www.woolsnz.com/popup_partner/eu.htm

The fact that Bewe and Telenzo are the only broadloom partners located
in the Netherlands led me to the conclusion that the manufacturer of
the carpet in question is likely to be one of those two companies.


Google Search Terms:
"unique carpets" avignon
decorwool
"wools of new zealand"
bewe
telenzo


This has been an interesting but enjoyable journey.  I hope that this
information leads you to purchase the carpet of your dreams at a
reasonable price.

Please let me know if any of the information is unclear or if any of
the links don't work.

markj-ga