Shaw Industries

Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTextile
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Headquarters,
ProductsCarpets, Wood Flooring, Resilient Flooring, Laminate, Tile & Stone
RevenueUS$6 billion
OwnerBerkshire Hathaway
Websiteshawinc.com

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is one of the world's largest carpet manufacturers with more than $6 billion in annual revenue and approximately 22,000 employees worldwide.[1][2] It is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia,[3][4][5] and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.[1]

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  2. ^ Tyya N. Turner, Vault Guide to the Top Manufacturing Employers, Vault, 2007, p. 388 [2]
  3. ^ Randall L. Patton, Shaw Industries: A History, Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 2003, p. 1 [3]
  4. ^ "Shaw Industries Group, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  5. ^ Forbes[dead link]