mohawk industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include american olean, bigelow, daltile, durkan, karastan, lees, marazzi, mohawk, mohawk home, pergo, unilin and quick-step. during the past decade, mohawk has transformed its business from an american carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in australia, brazil, canada, china, europe, india, malaysia, mexico, russia and the united states.