Shaw Hosts Grand Opening of $85 Million Carpet Tile Facility in GA

Adairsville, GA, December 2, 2016 – Shaw Industries cut the ribbon on its new modular carpet tile manufacturing facility located in Adairsville, Georgia. 

The $85 million facility, which became operational in the fourth quarter of 2016, employs 170 associates and will create a total of 500 new jobs once it reaches full capacity.

Known as Shaw Plant T1, the facility provides adds 25% more production capacity for Shaw's modular carpet tile business. The commercial brands serviced by this facility are Patcraft, Philadelphia Commercial and Shaw Contract. It complements the company’s existing carpet tile manufacturing, recycling and warehouse facilities in Cartersville, Georgia and Nantong, China. The China facility opened in mid-2013 to serve the Asia Pacific market.

Today, this plant is 600,000 square feet under one roof, and the current equipment takes up about 1/3 of that space. However, plans are to add additional equipment in this building and then, ultimately, more buildings to the 115 acre industrial site, which is right on the edge of Adairsville in Bartow county.

County officials at the ribbon cutting pointed out that Shaw is the largest employer in Bartow County with 3,200 employees.

Brenda Knowles, VP of Commercial Marketing for Shaw, pointed out that carpet tile continues to grow while the broadloom business is declining.

Shaw reported at this event that it now is the largest producer of carpet tile in North America. 

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