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MILLIKEN SUPPORTS LOCAL COMMUNITY In line with Milliken’s corporate purpose statement, ‘Together we strive to positively impact the world around us for generations to come,’ the company held its second Annual Community Week during September 2022. From Milliken’s UK headquarters, in Wigan, where the company’s flooring products are designed and manufactured, more than 90 staff contributed 800 hours volunteering time to help support local causes and initiatives.
Emma Thomas, senior HR advisor at Milliken said: “Community Week at Milliken is our chance to bring people together. It’s an opportunity for people to work together, who may not ordinarily do so. It’s also our chance to build connections with our neighbours and community. Being able to help so many worthwhile causes is truly amazing.”
Milliken teamed up with a wide variety of neighbouring organisations and devised plans with them to find out how staff could most help. At One Vision Studios, a non-profit group that provides training courses for people with learning disabilities in all aspects of media production, Milliken volunteers helped with the refurbishment of the studio’s communal areas: a dramatic transformation that included new flooring.
CLASSIC COUNTRY
STYLE IN WOOL Abingdon Flooring has released Royal Wilton Charter Barber Deluxe, a wool- rich carpet that captures classic country home style.
With wool enjoying a strong surge in popularity as homeowners look for natural and more sustainable carpet choices for their home, Abingdon Flooring’s Wilton Royal collection gives retailers the chance to capitalise on the interest. Through a collection of wool carpet ranges that bring quality and value, homeowners can find their ideal style.
The latest addition to the Wilton Royal collection is Charter Berber Deluxe, a wool-rich carpet the captures classic country style. Using a premium
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Appley Bridge Community Association requested a grant to help them undertake conservation work to upgrade access to their meadows and enable more people to enjoy this area of outstanding beauty. Milliken employees helped to harvest wild flowers and sow seeds so they return next year, maintaining the wildlife habitat for years to come.
At Beech Hill Primary School – closely located to Milliken’s carpet manufacturing plant and HQ ̶ Milliken took teams from 11 different departments to the school. Every department demonstrated, in an
80/10/10 blend (wool/ polypropylene/ meltbond), the carpet has the unmistakable look of wool and delivers competitive value for a heavyweight quality. Multiple width options improve value further by cutting down on waste.
Charter Berber Deluxe comes in a palette of 20 colours including muted greys to tomes of mustard, nutmeg, sage and cinnamon. Whatever colour, each benefit from wool’s superb dye-
take for a depth of colour that’s unique to the yarn, with the Berber fleck adding a rustic quality and enhancing natural appearance for a classic country look.
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interactive way, what they do and the skills that are required. The children were also set a brief to design a new carpet tile collection, with the winning children earning a visit to the factory.
Milliken provided carpet tiles and a team to install them at Empathy North West, a Wigan not-for-profit organisation where the most needy individuals, families, couples and children are offered therapeutic intervention. During Community Week Milliken staff took part in litter picking sessions and the week was rounded off with a celebration for all those who took part.
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