Bristol carpet fitter retires after 64 years in the profession

The family business fitted carpets for the former Maggs department store in Clifton, as well as other stores, before it started supplying.

Gibbs’ carpet showroom is one of the largest in the region and he said it was also the first and only place in Bristol to ever produce carpets.

Mr Gibbs said he enjoyed meeting and greeting customers and acknowledged their “tremendous loyalty”.

“Bringing carpet manufacturing to Bristol was a real highlight,” he added.

Mr Gibbs said when he retires in the summer he will focus on his charity work for the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity.