Carpet Manufacturers Directory Around the World

The world four largest manufacturers of carpet are US, Belgium , Holland and Middle East with US taking the lead. The common fibers used in manufacturing carpets are nylon, olefin(polypropylene), polyester, and wool. There are some carpets now made with silk.

Below is a list of carpet manufacturers around the world.

CARPET MANUFACTURERS USA

Shaw Industries - The biggest carpet manufacturer in the world. A subsidiary of Berkshire
Hathaway. The company is based in Dalton, USA.

Mohawk Carpet- Producer of residential and commercial carpets. The second largest carpet
manufacturer in the world. It sells commercial carpets under brands like karastan carpets, lees carpets, bigelow carpets, and durkan carpets. Its residential carpet brand names are Mohawk Floorscapes, Mohawk ColorCenter,Mohawk Floorz. Brand names of smaller carpet mills that were purchased by Mohawk are Aladdin, Horizon and WundaWeve . Mohawk industries is based in Dalton.

Beaulieu of America-Third largest manufacturer of carpet in the world. It sells carpets
under brands like creajet carpets, noventis carpets and orotex carpets.

Templeton carpet-This company spealizes in manufacturing carpets for hospitality industry.

Interface Flor - Manufactures modular carpets and designs broadloom carpets.

CARPET MANUFACTURER INDIA

Carpet crafts- An indian based carpet manufacturer . It is well known for its custom hand made carpets .

CARPET MANUFACTURERS UK

Axminster carpets- This is a 250 years old carpet manufacturer based in UK. It provides carpet for British airways. The company manufactures Axminster, Wilton and tufted carpets.

Caldew carpets- A UK carpet manufacturer.

CARPET MANUFACTURERS NETHERLAND

Pvh decor - Pvh decor have been in the business of carpet since 1879 .

Willard custom carpet

Robusta carpet -The company manufacturer sisal carpet and wool carpet (flatweave and Wilton) .

CARPET MANUFACTURERS TURKEY

Yasin Kaplan carpet- A turkish carpet manufacturer.

Sultan Carpet - The company manufactures hand made turkish rugs.

CARPET MANUFACTURER BELIGUIM

Lano carpet-Manufacturer of tuft, woven carpets.

CARPET MANUFACTURERS CHINA

Yong Lun carpet- This is a chinese manufacturer of custom made carpets , rugs and carpet backing.

Fushun carpet- A chinese carpet manufacturer. It manufactures silk carpet.

CARPET MANUFACTURERS MIDDLE EAST

Mashad carpets - based in Iran. Mashad carpets are made of wool. The carpets are mostly curvilinear with a single central medallion, corner floral designs, and very busy curvilinear floral motifs in the background.

Mada Carpet


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Why You Must Install Your Carpet with Carpet Pad

The thin line between you enjoying your carpet for a long time and it wearing out quickly could be a carpet pad.

A carpet pad is simply a cushion on which a carpet is laid. It is also called a carpet cushion. Often people budget for a carpet without considering a very important component of a carpet kit , that is a proper carpet pad. Just get this clear -if you install a carpet without a good pad , it will wear out and mat fast. Matting is the untwisting of the yarn and subsequent interweaving (tangling) of the yarn tips as a result of traffic.

Most often people settle for the standard carpet pad included in the price of the carpet. The problem with these standard carpet pads is that they are often of a low quality and won’t provide your carpet the necessary protection and give the users the maximum comfort.

There are a number of carpet pads to choose from the market. They vary in the material, treatment and finishes.
There are the fiber carpet pads, rubber carpet pads and foam carpet pads.

Fiber carpet pads come in three flavors: Natural fibers, synthetic/felt synthetic and recycled textile fiber.

Natural fibers include felt, horse hair and jute. These are highly susceptible to rottening if over-wet and develops odor fast. They shed, collect dust , mildew in damp areas such as concrete floors, and stretch out of shape. They can be uncomfortable to people with allergies.

Some felt carpet pads are now improved by coating with rubber and latex(rubberized and latexed carpet pads) so as to combat these disadvantages.

Synthetic fiber/synthetic felt pads are made with materials such as nylon , polyester, polypropylene and acrylic. They are needle-punched into relatively dense carpet pads which have firm feel.

The rubber carpet pads are of two varieties: the foam rubber and sponge rubber.

The foam rubber carpet pads are often glued to the back of kitchen carpets. They have covering on both sides. They are insect proof, mildew and moth proof, and non-allergenic.

Sponge rubber (flat and waffle) carpet pads are made from natural and/ or synthetic rubber and other chemicals. They are made into continuous sheets. They are sensitive to heat, have good resilience, damaged by dry cleaning solvents, and lose resilience with age. They are also moth, beetle, mildew proof and non-allergenic. The waffle pads hold moisture.

Foam carpet pads come in three types : Prime urethane, bonded(rebond) urethane and mechanical frothed urethane.

Prime urethane carpet pads come in three varieties :conventional prime, grafted prime and densified prime. Densified prime urethane is manufactured by changing the cell structure of prime urethane.
They are not affected by heat , non-inflammable , and not as resilient as rubber. They are not affected by dampness or insects , non-allergenic , and good for concrete slabs and basements.

Bonded (rebond) urethane: It is gotten by bonding together by pressure and gluing agents little pieces of prime urethane . It is normally associated with the problem of containing a preservative (BHT) used in many plastics and even bread .This preservative causes the yellowing of carpet fibers. Many cushion manufacturers have removed BHT from their products.

Mechanical frothed urethane: This is made with carpet backing machinery. The urethane foam is applied to non woven materials, forming a carpet pad with density and firmer feel.

Note : Carpet pads should not be too thick or too thin. If too thin then the carpet wears fast. If too thick the carpet becomes difficult to stretch and starts to ripple(buckle) over time.

You can easily test to feel the thickness. Just put layers of carpet pad under the carpet and feel its thickness. Thick carpet pads should be used in rooms with low traffic while thinner carpet pads should be used for high traffic rooms.

The quality of a carpet pad is determined by its density (weight of one cubic foot of carpet pad). Carpet pads are made virtually in different weights , to stand light , medium , and heavy traffic.

Inexpensive bonded urethane padding is sufficient for low-traffic areas while prime urethane is good for high traffic areas.
Laying a new layer of carpet pad over an old carpet pad causes the layer to be too thick and causes ripple.

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