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Shaw Industries Group

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Made by: Clarence Shaw; sons Robert (Bob) and J. C. (Bud) Shaw
Date: founded 1946 (as Star Dye Co.)
Place: Dalton, Georgia
Held by: Shaw Industries Group
Themes: Companies & modern tufting, Machine tufting & Dalton, Nylon & synthetic fibers (DuPont)

View at the source Cited in chapter 4, note 27 Cited in chapter 11, notes 2, 3, 24

Cite this source

Clarence Shaw; sons Robert (Bob) and J. C. (Bud) Shaw. “Shaw Industries Group,” founded 1946 (as Star Dye Co.). Shaw Industries Group. shawinc.com/Our-Company/History.

Research notes

Began dyeing small tufted goods (bedspreads, scatter rugs) during Dalton's chenille boom, then became the world's largest commission finisher of tufted carpet as Star Finishing Co. A 1967 holding company bought Philadelphia Carpet Co. (founded 1846), Shaw's first move into making carpet; public as Shaw Industries in 1971; first yarn plant 1972; acquisitions included West Point-Pepperell's carpet business (1987), Salem (1992) and Queen (1999). Owned by Berkshire Hathaway since 2001. Shaw Rugs also made licensed "Winterthur Collection" nylon area rugs (see that record). Dates: 1946 Star Dye confirmed; Star Finishing 1958 (Shaw) vs 1960 (Georgia Encyclopedia); 1967 is the holding company, not the origin. "World's largest carpet manufacturer" dates from 1987; don't repeat it as current. Other pages with images: https://shawfloors.com/why-shaw/about-us/shaw-timeline · https://shawinc.com/50years/shaw-stories · https://shawinc.com/Our-Impact/Sustainability/Our-Process Independent sources: https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/shaw-industries · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_Industries · Randall L. Patton, Shaw Industries: A History (University of Georgia Press, 2019)