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Company Information

  • Nationally recognized company owned by Berkshire Hathaway. headquartered in Dalton, Georgia
  • Fortune 500 Company with annual revenues in exceeding of $5.2 Billion
  • World's largest manufacturer of carpeting
  • One of Georgia's largest employers with over 30,000 employees
  • Recognized by Fortune Magazine as the most admired corporation in the Textile industry
  • Recognized by Facility Managers in Floor Focus Magazine for four consecutive years as #1 in value, quality, service, design and performance
  • A vertically integrated company allowing Shaw to control each step of the manufacturing and distribution process which equates to tremendous flexibility and cost savings for customers
  • ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 Certifications

Industry Publication Recognition

  • Shaw Contract Group ranks first among broadloom carpet manufacturers: Contract, 2004
  • Readers Choice First Place Award for broadloom carpet, Today’s Facility Manager, 2004
  • ACE Award for tile and broadloom offerings, Architecture, 2003 and 2004
  • Editor’s Picks Award for tile products: Architectural Record, 2003
  • Editor’s Choice Award and Top 100 Products Picks for EcoSolution Q: Buildings, 2003
  • Dealers rank Shaw Contract Group first in quality and service: Floor Focus 2002 and 2003
  • Supplier Service Award: National Floor Trends, 2000 and 2002
  • Most Admired Textile Company: Fortune, 2000

Product Awards

In addition the accolades for Shaw Contract Group’s general product categories, recognition also has been awarded to specific products for their style, innovation and performance. Among the most prestigious are the Best of NeoCon Awards, which Shaw has been awarded for the past four years, including the highly acclaimed Gold Award in 2002, 2003 and 2005. A list of awards for recent products is listed below.

  • L7 collection: 2005 Best of NeoCon Gold Award, 2005 Best of NeoCon Silver Award (note, the Best of NeoCon Gold award was for the carpet tile product category and the Best of NeoCon Silver award was for the broadloom product)
  • Fragments collection: 2004 Best of NeoCon Silver Award, 2005 ADEX Platinum (note, the Best of NeoCon Silver award was for the carpet tile product category)
  • Rejuvenate collection: 2004 Buildings Top 100 Products Editors Choice Award, 2005 ADEX Gold Award
  • A Walk in the Garden collection: 2003 ADEX Award
  • Flux collection: 2003 Best of NeoCon Gold Award (note: the Best of NeoCon Gold Award was for the broadloom product category)
  • It’s Only Natural collection: 2002 Solutia DOC Award
  • Green with Envy collection: IIDA Acclaim Award
  • Dressed2Kill collection: 2002 Best of NeoCon Gold Award (note: this award was for the carpet tile product category
  • Joie de Vivre collection: 2003 Antron Product Innovation Award
 

Environmental Achievements

  • NeoCon Most Innovative Product Award
  • Governors Award of Pollution Prevention
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Presidential Green Chemistry Award.
 
 

 

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