"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. It is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway," the Wikipedia says.

"Shaw Industries got its start in 1946 as Star Dye Company, a small business. Clarence Shaw, father of Robert and J.C. Shaw, bought a commission dye company in 1946. Star Dye Company produced bedspreads and scatter rugs. In 1958, Robert Shaw became CEO of the company, which was then jointly owned by the two brothers. With $300,000 in sales, the company expanded dramatically and soon started finishing carpet as Shaw Industries.

"On January 4, 2001, under the guidance of CEO and President W. Norris Little Sr. and CEO Bob Shaw, Shaw Industries was sold to Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the holding company of Warren E. Buffett. Today, with the leadership of Tim Baucom, CEO, Shaw has $6 billion in annual sales and approximately 22,000 employees. In 2016, Shaw acquired competitor USFloors."

"Shaw Industries Group, Inc. supplies carpet, resilient, hardwood, tile and stone, synthetic turf and other specialty products to residential and commercial markets worldwide. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with approximately 20,000 associates worldwide," the official website says.

"Shaw is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, with salespeople and/or offices located throughout the U.S. as well as Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, India, Mexico, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

"We make Shaw our customers' first and best choice through a trained workforce, robust infrastructure, and cross-functional collaboration. Our manufacturing operations and integrated supply chain deliver a broad array of products to meet diverse needs across residential and commercial markets throughout the world."

"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," the Galaxie Floor Stores says.

"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 subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, is the largest manufacturer of carpet in the world today, with sales of more than $4.5 billion in 2003. Shaw also markets other floor coverings, including hardwood and vinyl. The company employs more than 30,000 workers, most of them in Georgia. Shaw Industries, its founders, and its predecessor firms have played a key role in the creation of northwest Georgia’s dominant carpet industry and in the emergence of Dalton as the carpet capital of the world," the New Georgia Encyclopedia says.

"Shaw Industries succeeded in the late 1960s and the 1970s by adopting new technology and using it efficiently. Other manufacturers were sometimes quicker to introduce new technology (like printed carpets and continuous dyeing ranges), but Shaw’s Star Finishing division generally proved more efficient in turning new processes into profitable operations. Shaw Industries became a publicly traded company in 1971 but used the bulk of the proceeds to reinvest in the company. Chief executive officer Robert E. Shaw often observed that he was not interested in building a business in order to sell it; he wanted to build an institution that would last.

"Legendary investor Warren Buffett purchased a controlling interest in Shaw Industries in early 2001. Buffett and his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, have long been famous for buying undervalued but well-managed companies. Buffett also tended to require existing management to stay on and run Berkshire’s subsidiaries. For the Shaw family, the Berkshire deal freed the company from the short-term outlook imposed by Wall Street analysts; Shaw now had only one stockholder—Berkshire Hathaway. The deal also allowed the company’s successful management team to remain in place and continue guiding the company into the twenty-first century."

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