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Carpet, Carpet, Carpet! Dalton, Georgia, a small city in the North Georgia mountains, is known as The Carpet Capital of the World. It all began with a cottage tufting industry of chenille-spread making, and grew into a billion-dollar industry that manufactures the bulk of the world's tufted carpet. Connector 3 in Dalton is where carpet outlets are located. Walnut Avenue has the motels and restaurants. The Connector Three page should help the first-time visitor to Dalton plan for motels, meals and shopping. For more about carpet, check out the links below.
Where can I buy carpet?
What are the outlets like? Will a day trip cover it? What Should I Look For in Carpet? What Do I Need to Know? Who are the biggest manufacturers in Dalton? This page is not intended as a comprehensive guide to carpet, but as an indication of the massive carpet industry centered in Dalton, Georgia. Shaw, Mohawk and Beaulieu, as three of the world's largest carpet manufacturers, are important in the history of tufted textiles. Shaw Industries, Inc. began on a shoestring budget and is now the world's largest carpet manufacturer. Shaw has been purchased by Berkshire Hathaway. Mohawk is Shaw's largest competitor. Shaw and Mohawk are both publicly owned companies. Beaulieu is the largest privately owned carpet company in the world. All three companies are based in Dalton. Current textile news involves new technologies for hard flooring and laminates. Dalton-based mills have branched out into hard-surface and laminate flooring. Many of the outlets sell it and some of them specialize in it. There is much speculation on the future impact of foreign imports of flooring. (China, for example, has developed some high-end bamboo flooring). The industry continues to evolve. |  |
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