Mannington Mills, Inc. specializes in manufacturing residential and commercial sheet vinyl, luxury vinyl, carpet, and laminate/hardwood flooring. The project includes acquiring and renovating a distribution center in the small rural town of Calhoun, GA. This development is the investment needed to help this community where nearly a quarter of the residents live in poverty. The Mannington Mills Project will spur positive, catalytic change not only for the Company but also for the surrounding Calhoun community, of which more than a quarter of its 6,000 residents live in poverty. Mannington is undertaking the Project in a phased approach: (1) acquiring the distribution center and renovating an existing yarn facility into the new rubber flooring facility; (2) purchasing and installing new pressing and curing machines to expand production capacity; and (3) consolidating compounding manufacturing activities at the facility to reduce the need for redundant, costly, and non-environmentally conscious transportation between facilities.
This community was involved in the beginning of the modern flooring industry in the United States. Mannington has been a major partner in the growth and innovation of that industry, but more importantly, they have been a partner with our community.
