NZ Merino secures $3 mln contract with Godfrey Hirst for luxury wool carpet

NZ Merino secures $3 mln contract with Godfrey Hirst for luxury wool carpet
By Tina Morrison July 6 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand Merino Co, which markets the nation's wool to customers on behalf of suppliers, has secured a $3 million contract to supply a merino wool blend to manufacturer Godfrey Hirst for a luxury carpet range. The Australian-based carpet maker's new range will use fibre from sheep with a Merino genetic base crossed with stronger wool bloodlines. Production runs of the new carpet range will start in the coming shearing season following trials over the past year, NZ Merino said in a statement....