heathcoat, in partnership with the nottingham manufacturer charles lacy, moved his business from there to the village of hathern, outside loughborough. the product of this "loughborough machine" came to be known as english net or bobbinet. however, the factory was attacked in 1816 by luddites thought to be in the pay of nottingham competitors and 55 frames were destroyed. this prompted heathcoat to move his business to a disused woollen mill in tiverton, devon.