Nigerian Carpet Company Begins Exporting to U.S.

Lagos, Nigeria, June 5, 2009--Lucky Fibres Plc, makers of Nobel Carpets and Rugs, has begun exporting its premium brand of carpets and rugs to the U.S.

The made its first shipment last weekend to help meet carpet orders from several major U.S. retail outlets.

General Manager Rohit Lonkar said the exporting followed investment made by Nobel Carpets last year in the state of the art manufacturing machinery.

Lonkar said that that customized carpeting is a new concept in Nigeria that many industries have started exploiting for branding purposes. Lonkar stated that "we want to inform our Nigerian consumers that they no longer have to wait for any better carpets produced in the developed countries as we are now supplying to these developed countries. Nobel has the capability to cater for all the carpeting needs irrespective of tastes and budgets."