All Mohawk Plants Get Advanced ISO Certification

Kennesaw, Ga., January 21, 2008 –The Mohawk Group said that all nine of its commercial manufacturing facilities are now ISO 9001:2000 certified to the quality management standards of the International Organization for Standardization.

The certification credits The Mohawk Group – including Karastan Contract, Lees Carpets, Bigelow Commercial and Durkan Hospitality – as the largest in the industry to achieve continual improvement in quality performance, specifically in its manufacturing procedures, company practices and policies.

“Achieving ISO 9001 certification is a testament to our ongoing efforts to produce high performance, superior quality carpeting products,” said Robert Devlin, director of Mohawk Commercial Quality for The Mohawk Group.

“This achievement is also a tribute to the culture of excellence embraced by all Mohawk employees, and is the result of ensuring accountability at all levels of our organization.”

Following a comprehensive audit of all facilities’ quality-related processes, including manufacturing and business practices, the company demonstrated an effective, systematic approach to ensuring customer satisfaction.

The Mohawk Group’s seven manufacturing facilities throughout Georgia and North Carolina – including Dublin, Ga., Chatsworth, Ga., Eden, N.C., and two in Greenville, N.C., and Dalton, Ga. – received their certifications during a ceremony Jan. 17, joining the company’s Glasgow, Va., and Landrum, S.C., facilities, which were previously certified.