Media Contact at Mohawk

For media inquiries, please contact Sarah Seifert at Cramer-Krasselt Public Relations at (414) 227-1535.

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2010 PRESS RELEASES

Mohawk Announces New iPhone Application “Mohawk Me!” Now Available For Free Download
First iPhone App From a Flooring Company

JANUARY 7, 2010 — Mohawk has an app for that.The brand new Mohawk ME! application allows users to “shop” for the perfect mohawk hairstyle to fit their face and lifestyle. Using the iPhone’s camera or images stored in the iPhone or iPod Touch’s photos gallery, users can put a face into one of eight distinct mohawk styles.  Their choice will reveal not only key personality traits, but also the perfect flooring choice to match the lifestyle of the hairdo choice.  The new “Mohawk ME!” image can be loaded onto Facebook or emailed to friends. (more)

2009 Press Releases

Black Rhino No Match for Mohawk SmartStrand
Carpet Cleans Up After Two Weeks in Rhino Enclosure

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 — The grudge match is over and the winner has been crowned in the battle between Mohawk® SmartStrand® carpet made with DuPont™ Sorona® renewably sourced polymer, and Ricko The Rhino. The beige carpet emerged victorious in the SmartStrand Rhino Challenge… after two weeks of exposure to Ricko, the 2,800-pound black rhinoceros, the SmartStrand triexta carpeting came clean. (more)

Black Rhino Tests Carpet for Durability and Stain Resistance

AUGUST 11, 2009 — Mohawk Industries (Mohawk) has teamed with The Birmingham Zoo to put its SmartStrand(R) with DuPont(TM) Sorona(R) (SmartStrand) carpet to the mightiest of durability and stain resistance tests. On August 14, Mohawk will install SmartStrand triexta carpet in the indoor enclosure of The Birmingham Zoo's only Eastern Black Rhinoceros, leaving it there for two weeks. "Ricko the Rhino" — not your typical 12-year-old! — is a bold opponent for the SmartStrand Challenge. (more)