Shaw Acquires Georgia Tufters

Furniture World Magazine

Shaw Industries continues its growth with the recent acquisition of Calhoun-based Georgia Tufters, becoming a single source manufacturer of all rug categories – bath, scatter, printed and woven. As Shaw grows, the company is expanding beyond floor coverings to a range of other products for the home. In addition to its expanded rug offerings, Shaw will also market bedding, throws and decorative pillows. Jeff Meadows, Vice President of Shaw’s rug division, said he was pleased with this strategic step. “Georgia Tufters has been a well-managed operation, with product lines highly complementary to our current offerings…We will now be able to offer our combined customers an even broader selection of products for the home with unmatched style, value and quality.” Georgia Tufters, whose primary product lines include tufted bathroom, scatter rugs and chenille bedspreads, will become part of Shaw’s rug division, and will maintain operations at the Calhoun manufacturing site. As a part of Berkshire Hathaway, Shaw Industries has the financial strength as well as the creative vision to continue to lead the industry. For the past three years, retailers have voted Shaw number one in design, service and quality, which reflects the company’s consistent and unrelenting commitment to excellence, Shaw Rugs is a division of Shaw, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., and the largest soft floor covering manufacturer in the world. Shaw Rugs is a U.S. producer of machine-woven rugs in wool, polypropylene and nylon. In addition to printed and machine-woven categories, Shaw Rugs also produces wool custom tufted and nylon fabricated rugs. For more information, call 1-800-282-7429, write to Shaw Rugs at P.O. Drawer 2128, Dalton, GA 30722-2128, or visit www.shawrugs.com. -