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Desso (Tarkett)

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Made by: (founder not found)
Date: founded 1930 (woven carpet)
Place: Oss (origin); now Waalwijk, Netherlands and Dendermonde, Belgium
Held by: Desso (Tarkett)
Themes: Machine tufting & Dalton, Global diffusion of tufting, Woven carpet

View at the source Cited in chapter 11, notes 18, 20, 26

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(founder not found). “Desso (Tarkett),” founded 1930 (woven carpet). Desso (Tarkett). professionals.tarkett.co.uk/en_GB/node/desso-carpet-16235.

Research notes

Tarkett says Desso was founded in Oss as a maker of woven carpets; a Desso brochure says its origins were a Belgian manufacturer that began weaving in Oss. Synthetic-turf division from 1980. Owned at times by DLW, Armstrong, NPM Capital (2007–11) and Bencis; Tarkett agreed to buy it on 30 October 2014. Now known for commercial carpet tiles and rolls. Why it matters: a Dutch woven-carpet firm that became a European commercial tufter (carpet tiles); a European counterpart to Interface. Dates: acquisition completion 31 Dec 2014 vs 2 Jan 2015 vs "2015". When Desso began tufting not found. Independent sources: https://www.textileworld.com/?p=10224 · https://www.npm-capital.com/en/former-investments/desso · https://www.tarkett-group.com/app/uploads/2021/12/23113044/31-10-2014-tarkett-to-acquire-desso-one-of-the-leaders-in-commercial-carpets.pdf Research note (Oct 2026): facts taken from search-result summaries; the pages themselves weren't opened. Check the cited pages before quoting.