ROYAL carpet maker Hugh Mackay has proved it can give clients exactly what they want - even if they are the owners of a German brothel.

The company, based in Meadowfield, on the outskirts of Durham City, has produced carpet for rock star Liam Gallagher and a bedroom carpet for The Queen.

Now the firm, which is celebrating its 100th year in business, has clinched a contract to supply a carpet for a brothel in Germany.

The somewhat unusual design features a naked woman at its centre surrounded by a border of penises.

A spokesman for the company said: "Carpet is carpet is carpet. It's the design that appears on it that makes it different."

Hugh Mackay is proud to manufacture carpet for whoever wants it, and is quick to point out that brothels are legal in Germany. The spokesman added: "We will provide our product for whoever wants it. If they stipulate a certain design then we will try our best to do it."

The company is also working on a host of other contracts, including a new design for the Chicago Hilton Hotel and a range of cruise ships.

It has supplied carpet for the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London and even created a keyboard pattern carpet in the hope of attracting Sir Elton John as a customer.