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Products Fabricated in 16’4″ Widths
Bellbridge launched four products fabricated in 16’4′ width. The market has been calling for wider widths in carpet to minimize the need for side seams in both installations and larger rugs. Thus, Bellbridge designed products fabricated in 16’4″ widths; specifically Donegal, Grand Central, Madison and Metropolitan. Donegal has a very subtle linear feature, with colorations that…
Bellbridge Begin Dealer Recycling Program
Bellbridge began a one-year recycling trial with Hendricksen Naturlich Flooring of Sebastopol Ca. It has been agreed that any Bellbridge carpets that are replaced during this period, will be recycled in Napa Valley vineyards as weed blankets. The first carpet, that were removed from a consumers home in September, was laid in the vineyard during October. The…
Fine Carpets Making Fine Wine
Twelve months after the installation of several thousand feet of used and waste wool carpets in the Nord Vineyards in the Napa Valley, the extensive recycling trial has been declared a resounding success. Julie Nord, owner of Nord Winery a prominent wine grower from the Northern California, is well qualified to pass judgment on the…
The Secret Batch in the Pumpkin Patch
Well, it’s not really a secret… Following the outstanding results of the wool carpet lined baskets, Harvest Park Middle School have used Bellbridge wool carpet samples in their newly planted tomato area and their pumpkin patch. The wool feeding the plants as it degrades and the carpet acting as a weed barrier. In addition as the pumpkin…
What is More Important than Environmentally Sustainable Wool Carpets?
When we visited the school to meet with the Marsha Jones, the teacher who is responsible for the wool carpet reuse initiative, it was great to see first hand how our products were being recycled to benefit the flowers and plants. As you can see from previous posts on this blog, others have commented specifically…
