Article Number: 4954
Shaw Industries: Covering the flooring industry from A to Z
Shaw’s focus on hardwood has strengthened remarkably-as demonstrated by the Anderson and Zickgraf acquisitions and the company’s greatly expanded hardwood offerings. Its corporate and sales management structures have changed to reflect a more intense emphasis on hard surface. And Shaw’s distribution strategy has been adapted to fit the needs of customers in regional markets. Shaw is continually working to be the category leader in style, design, quality and service so its customers can achieve profitable business in all three consumer focused-brands, from A to Z.
Anderson is a family business that has provided high style, expert craftsmanship and innovative design since 1946. The company hosts an advisory council of designers from across the nation that studies present and future fashion trends. Anderson developed 5-ply construction, which is still the industry standard. It rivals the strength of steel and uses half as much wood as solid floors. Additionally, the company was instrumental in helping political efforts that expanded the Lacey Act.
Anderson is sold through the finest distribution network in the industry. Strong distribution partners provide the backbone for the industry’s most innovative offerings.
Established in 1933, Zickgraf is an industry leader in unfinished and prefinished solid hardwood flooring, offering superior quality in an unmatched selection of species and widths. Zickgraf products offer the Diamondized difference-an exclusive, state-of-the-art wearlayer that gives lasting protection against traffic, wear, soil and stains. Zickgraf creates “beauty built to last.”
Shaw entered hardwood manufacturing with the 2006 opening of the Epic plant, where it makes a prefinished, engineered hardwood flooring-the fastest-growing segment of the market. The plant, whose operations include pressing, milling, scraping and finishing, has the latest manufacturing innovations. And its product line has technological differentiations that benefit retailers, installers and consumers alike.
Epic is a premium product that provides advanced visual, technological, installation and long-term performance solutions over conventional solid and engineered hardwood flooring products in a vast array of sizes, species, surface textures and price points. Epic uses fewer resources, thanks to EnviroCore, which is made from every part of the tree that would otherwise have been burned or sent to the landfill. Epic’s EnviroCore is now third-party certified to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s guidelines for environmentally preferable products.
Shaw has retailers and consumers covered in hardwood from A to Z. Its intent is to build on the strengths of the Anderson, Zickgraf and Shaw brands in order to give Shaw customers the best visuals with the most variety to ultimately allow for greater profitability and success.
Anderson is a family business that has provided high style, expert craftsmanship and innovative design since 1946. The company hosts an advisory council of designers from across the nation that studies present and future fashion trends. Anderson developed 5-ply construction, which is still the industry standard. It rivals the strength of steel and uses half as much wood as solid floors. Additionally, the company was instrumental in helping political efforts that expanded the Lacey Act.
Anderson is sold through the finest distribution network in the industry. Strong distribution partners provide the backbone for the industry’s most innovative offerings.
Established in 1933, Zickgraf is an industry leader in unfinished and prefinished solid hardwood flooring, offering superior quality in an unmatched selection of species and widths. Zickgraf products offer the Diamondized difference-an exclusive, state-of-the-art wearlayer that gives lasting protection against traffic, wear, soil and stains. Zickgraf creates “beauty built to last.”
Shaw entered hardwood manufacturing with the 2006 opening of the Epic plant, where it makes a prefinished, engineered hardwood flooring-the fastest-growing segment of the market. The plant, whose operations include pressing, milling, scraping and finishing, has the latest manufacturing innovations. And its product line has technological differentiations that benefit retailers, installers and consumers alike.
Epic is a premium product that provides advanced visual, technological, installation and long-term performance solutions over conventional solid and engineered hardwood flooring products in a vast array of sizes, species, surface textures and price points. Epic uses fewer resources, thanks to EnviroCore, which is made from every part of the tree that would otherwise have been burned or sent to the landfill. Epic’s EnviroCore is now third-party certified to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s guidelines for environmentally preferable products.
Shaw has retailers and consumers covered in hardwood from A to Z. Its intent is to build on the strengths of the Anderson, Zickgraf and Shaw brands in order to give Shaw customers the best visuals with the most variety to ultimately allow for greater profitability and success.
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