Shaw Industries Group Inc. — a Dalton, Ga.-based floor covering provider and subsidiary of
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. — will invest $85 million to build a modular carpet tile manufacturing
facility in Adairsville, Ga., and add 500 jobs.
The company will begin construction on the facility — which will comprise 600,000 to 700,000
square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space — in 2014. Six additional Shaw facilities are
located nearby, including another carpet tile manufacturing facility in neighboring Cartersville.
“Through the combination of product innovation, design and sustainability, we have grown to
become the largest producer of carpet tile in North America,” said Vance Bell, Shaw Industries
Group Chairman and CEO. “We have expanded our existing Cartersville carpet tile facility to its
maximum so the Adairsville plant will allow for continued longterm growth in this important product
segment. We will also soon open a new carpet tile plant in China to service the Asia market.” “The
steady comeback of the floor covering industry in North Georgia continues to reflect the resurgence
of the global economy,” said Georgia Governor Nathan Deal.
The Shaw expansion follows other large carpet mill expansions in North Georgia, including
Dalton-based Engineered Floors LLC’s announced plans to build two plants and a distribution
facility, and add 2,000 jobs
(See ”
Engineered
Floors To Expand In Georgia, Add 2,000 Jobs,”
TextileWorld.com, May 7, 2013).
September 3, 2013
