![]() In fact, the Karastan reputation is so important that dealers have explicit instructions to satisfy all customers, even if it means replacing carpet for free. There are only a few dealers in each town that are allowed to show and sell it. Distribution of Karastan is highly restricted. Karastan is the only carpet brand that manufactures both wool and man-made yarn types. They have a separate manufacturing, styling team and management staff that run it without interference from the mother company. Mohawk bought this brand about 25 years ago and has mostly left it alone. Karastan is known for beautiful area rugs but also manufactures high-quality wall to wall carpets. This is the oldest brand in the carpet business at 88 years old. The crown jewel of the carpet industry is Mohawk’s little darling, Karastan. There are a few other mills that make high quality carpets, but they didn’t make the top five cut.ġ. The remaining three are smaller niche mills that specialize in only making high-end, beautiful carpet. Although these two sell all types of carpet, they both have their own flagship carpet brands that are on this list. The two giants, Mohawk and Shaw Industries, swallowed up most of their competitors and drove the others out of business. ![]() This transition is normal in any maturing industry. That number is less than twenty today and the two largest sell almost 70% of all carpet sold. We have written an updated version for 2020, you can check that out here!įorty years ago there were over 150 carpet manufacturers in the U.S. ![]()
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