Bob Shaw Carpet Company

December 11th 2011 by ellis smith bob shaw former head of shaw industries came out of retirement and is chairman of engineered floors.

Bob shaw carpet company.

Just as silicon valley is home to the tech industry detroit is home to the auto industry north georgia between calhoun and chattanooga tennessee is home to the carpet industry. With his now retired brother j c. Shaw floors is a passionate supporter of st. It is headquartered in dalton georgia and is a subsidiary of berkshire hathaway.

Shaw industries group inc. Engineered floors expects to open a new 500 000 square foot carpet tile facility on old dixie highway in southern whitfield county in 2018 and that s not even the biggest construction project the company has underway according to founder and chairman robert e. Learn more responding to covid. Golf got boring for bob shaw godfather of the carpet.

Our founder bob shaw doesn t do things halfway when he set out to re imagine the carpet industry he did so with the intent of creating the best possible product. Dec 6 2011 bob shaw head of engineered floors talks tuesday about the carpet industry. Shaw bob shaw built shaw industries into the world s largest carpet manufacturer with sales of 3 billion. Bob shaw had been in the carpet business for more than five decades when at nearly 80 years old he.

Bob shaw dalton ga. See the benefits and shop for samples responding to covid. In addition it s no secret that bob shaw has engaged his two closest and lifelong advisers as sounding boards on this engineered floors venture both of whom have had storied careers in the carpet. Jude children s research hospital and its mission to improve the overall childhood survival rate.

Shaw then spent four years at the university of the south across the mountains in sewanee tenn without earning a degree. Is one of the world s largest carpet manufacturers with more than 6 billion in annual revenue and approximately 22 000 employees worldwide. Shaw s flexible carpet backing system offers a host of benefits over traditional backings. A teenage bob shaw drove a truck for his father s company.