OUR NEW HOME AT THE MUSEUM OF CARPET, KIDDERMINSTER

The NCCA are excited to announce that after 50 years based in Leicester, we have moved to the Museum of Carpet in Kidderminster.We had been looking at alternative premises that would be suitable for our office and enough space for housing our training courses. Unsurprisingly, there was a real shortage of availability of these types of premises. A renewal of our existing office lease was looking likely, until a golden opportunity emerged. We were due to move in March, but due to the pandemic, this obviously had to be suspended until safe to do so.Kidderminster is one of the homes of carpet manufacturing, dating back to 1735. As an Association we owe a debt of gratitude to the town as our industry would cease to exist without towns like this. The NCCA is a natural fit for the Museum of Carpet.Within our lease is additional office space that we have converted into a training room. This has enabled the NCCA to store Corporate Member’s equipment & products, allowing us to demonstrate all the latest machinery, giving our students a much more informed, well-rounded and unbiased introduction to the industry.

Our own training space fulfils one of our long-term objectives of the development of the Association.The Museum of Carpet creates a much better working space for our team, and a learning environment for our students. We also believe our relocation will provide a greater market awareness, with regular interaction with visitors to the Museum from both carpet manufacturers and retailers.A major advantage being based at the Museum is being able to offer unique demonstrations of Axminster and Wilton working looms during our courses. We also have access to the Museum archives which is one of the largest collections of material on carpets and the manufacturing processes.

If you are ever in the area or would like to visit, we would love to see you and show you around. Just give us a shout!