With annual sales of more than $4 billion, Shaw Industries Group, Inc., is the largest carpet manufacturer in the world. A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., it is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia and employs approximately 22,300 individuals around the world. Shaw Industries is unrelated to the publicly traded Shaw Group, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
In 1946 Shaw Industries began when Clarence Shaw, the father of Robert and J.C. Shaw, purchased a small dye company. Originally named Star Dye Company, it produced scatter rugs and bedspreads. By 1958 Robert Shaw took on the role of CEO in the company, jointly owned by both brothers. The company greatly expanded production, clearing $300,000 in sales. Soon the brothers began carpet finishing under the name Shaw Industries.
In 1967, J.C. Shaw created a holding company in order to acquire other carpeting ventures. The first was the Philadelphia Carpet Company, originally founded in 1846, followed by Star Finishing a year later. The acquisition of Star Finishing marked the Shaw brother’s first venture into carpet manufacturing. In 1971, the holding company – called Shaw Industries – went public, by this time employing more than 900 people while seeing more than $43 million in annual sales. By 1985 the company expanded its sales to more than $500 million and employed almost 5,000 people, earning its first appearance in the Fortune 500 list.
In 1999, Shaw Industries saw sales of more than $4 billion, and merged with both Queen Carpets and Cabin Crafts and Sutton. Eventually Julian Saul, whose father Harry Saul founded Queen, became president of Shaw, retiring in June of 2006.
Shaw Industries was sold to the holding company of Warren E. Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., on January 4, 2001 under the leadership of then-CEO and President, W. Norris Little, Sr. and CEO Bob Shaw.
Under the direction of current CEO, Vance Bell, and current President Randy Merritt, Shaw continues to maintain $4 billion in annual sales and 22,300 employees.
Shaw Industries (a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway) runs its entire logistics operation out of massive master facilities in Northwest Georgia, backed by highly targeted Regional Distribution Centers (RDCs) and localized service center warehouses across the country.
Central Corporate, Manufacturing & Distribution Master Hub (Georgia)
The vast majority of Shaw’s flooring orders originate right here in the Dalton area.
Corporate Headquarters / Main Hub: 616 E. Walnut Avenue, Dalton, GA 30720
Plant 26 / Distribution Center East: 3435 Dug Gap Rd SW, Dalton, GA 30720
Plant 29 / Distribution Center South: 3435 Dug Gap Rd SW, Dalton, GA 30720
Cartersville Regional Plant/Hub (Plant 12): 790 Joe Frank Harris Parkway SE, Cartersville, GA 30120
2. South-Central Hubs (Texas & Oklahoma)
Essential centers feeding the South-Central retail and builder markets:
Dallas / Coppell Service Center (Plant 36): 400 Dividend Drive, Suite 150, Coppell, TX 75019
San Antonio Regional Depot (Plant 3S): 6300 North Loop 1604 East, San Antonio, TX 78247
Oklahoma City Warehouse (Plant 3J): 4601 NW 3rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73127
3. West Coast Hubs (California & Pacific Northwest)
These heavy logistics arterial facilities manage West Coast port arrivals and regional shipments:
Los Angeles / Cypress RDC (Plant 32): 11411 Valley View Street, Cypress, CA 90630
San Francisco / Union City Hub (Plant 45): 4025 Whipple Road, Union City, CA 94587
Seattle / Kent Facility (Plant 43): 22620 64th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032
Portland Service Center (Plant 6R): 15925 North Columbia Boulevard, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97203
4. Midwest & Plains Hubs
Fulfillment anchors routing carpet, pad, and hard-surfaces across the central states:
Chicago / Elgin Regional Center (Plant 33): 2410 Galvin Drive, Elgin, IL 60124
Kansas City / Lenexa Facility (Plant 3K): 16955 W 116th Street, Lenexa, KS 66219
Minneapolis / Eagan Center (Plant 55): 2841 Beverly Drive, Suite 100, Eagan, MN 55121
5. Northeast Corridor & Mid-Atlantic Hubs
Serving high-density East Coast commercial and residential accounts:
New York / New Jersey Area Hub (Plant 48): 30 Apple Orchard Road, Dayton, NJ 08810
Boston / Taunton Facility (Plant 49): 275 John Hancock Road, Suite 100, Taunton, MA 02780
Pittsburgh / Leetsdale Warehouse (Plant 3N): 780 Brickworks Drive, Leetsdale, PA 15056
Baltimore / Hanover Hub (Plant 3M): 1405 Magellan Road, Suite B, Hanover, MD 21076
6. Additional Major Mountain & Southwest Depots
Denver Depot (Plant 50): 10300 East 40th Avenue, Denver, CO 80238
Albuquerque Facility (Plant 3A): 8000 Bluewater Road NW, Suite C, Albuquerque, NM 87121
7. Southeast & Florida Service Hubs
Florida / Lakeland RDC: 4150 N Frontage Rd, Lakeland, FL 33810
Miami / Pompano Beach Facility: 1301 SW 2nd St, Pompano Beach, FL 33069
8. Mountain, Southwest & Plains Hubs
Phoenix Service Center: 1005 N 51st Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85043 (Located near I-10 in the industrial corridor)
Salt Lake City Hub: 2225 S 5370 W, West Valley City, UT 84120
St. Louis Regional Warehouse: 8640 Evans Ave, Berkeley, MO 63134
9. Carolinas & Deep South
Charlotte / Rock Hill Hub: 774 Corporate Blvd, Rock Hill, SC 29730 (Serves the greater Charlotte metro market)
Columbia Regional Facility (Plant 8S): 4401 St Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29210
Savannah Port Logistics Center (Plant 5S): 445 NorthPort Pkwy, Savannah, GA 31407
