Mohawk Industries Plans July Construction Start for $60 Million Expansion in South Carolina

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Flooring company Mohawk Industries Incorporated (NYSE:MHK) (Calhoun, Georgia) expects to start construction next month on a $60 million expansion of the company's plant in Bennettsville, South Carolina.

Construction will include an 87,500-square-foot building addition with yarn-conversion equipment to increase the company's current capacity and manufacturing space. Construction is anticipated to begin in July, with overall completion slated for the spring of 2011. The Bennettsville plant opened March 15, 2006.

SCH Engineering (Chattanooga, Tennessee) was selected to provide engineering services, and MB Kahn Construction Company (Columbia, South Carolina) will provide general construction services for the expansion.

Mohawk Industries, founded in 1878 in Amsterdam, New York, is a producer and distributor of residential and commercial flooring. Mohawk offers a selection of carpet, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone, vinyl and home textiles, which includes area rugs. The company is considered one of the two largest carpet manufacturers in the world.

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