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Axminster Carpets Ltd holds the following certificates and conforms to the following British standards:

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Axminster Carpets Ltd holds BS Quality assurance 1SO 9001 1994 which means that all our products are manufactured to the highest possible degree of control assuring our customers of the best quality products available on the market.

Aviation

Axminster Carpets Ltd is the only UK manufacturer U.K.A.S approved to hold certificate JAR 25-853 Appendix F laboratory B4 status. This means that we are the only UK manufacturer with authority to conduct in house flammability testing, thereby increasing the speed of product turnaround for our customers.

Underlay

Axfelt 65, Axminster Carpets Ltd underlay has been tested by the BCTC and conform to the following standards:

BS 4790
BS 5287 : 1987 (1996)
BS 5808 1991 (!996) (contract)

The above British Standards test for, compression, static loading test, breaking strength and elongation, resistance to breaking and cracking of underlay, thickness of underlay.

Carpets

Axminster Carpets Ltd control tests its products on a monthly basis ensuring that all our products are manufactured to the highest possible degree at all times. This is to guarantee that we consistently deliver quality to our customers.

The European and British Standards that our products are tested to include the following:

BS 4051: 1987 (1996) - total thickness
BS 4098:1975 (1996) - compression and recovery test
BS 4939:1987 (1996) - static loading test
BS 4052:1987 - dynamic loading test
BS EN 1307- classification of pile carpets, covers weight specifications, pile details and performance tests such as the hexapod.

Maritime

Axminster Carpets holds the following maritime certifications:

Certificate IMO Res. A.653 (16) part 5 - fire testing (8 and 9 shot marine carpet)

Axminster Carpets Ltd. have Test Certificates passes in several qualities for the following I.M.O. tests, Fire tests according to Resolution A.653(16) as amended by Resolution MSC.61(67) Annex 1, Part 5: For smoke and toxicity to the International Maritime (IMO) Resolution 61(67) annex 1, Part 2 Smoke and Toxicity test


 

 

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