ATLANTA (November 20, 2008) - Carpet Bonanza Flooring Center has been recognized as a finalist for the first annual Mohawk GreenWorks Dealer of the Year Award. Dave Machiela, owner of Carpet Bonanza, was presented with the finalist award at a ceremony in Atlanta. The award, sponsored by Mohawk Industries, the world's largest flooring manufacturer, recognizes floorcovering retailers who have incorporated exceptional environmental and sustainability practices into their businesses. Carpet Bonanza will receive $1,000 that it can donate to a sustainable cause, or use for another sustainably based effort within its own business.

Carpet Bonanza has a variety of environmental and sustainability programs. The company has diverted more than one million pounds of carpet cushion from landfills, and this year alone has recycled more than 80 tons of used carpet. Carpet Bonanza has reduced its energy use and waste materials, advertises green products, and is known as a local supporter of non-profit organizations and community festivals. Carpet Bonanza was established in 1973 and is recognized as trusted source for beautiful floor covering and service. The store is located a 11108 Chicago Drive in Zeeland. Judges for the competition noted that Carpet Bonanza has "a holistic approach that demonstrates a real commitment to all three pillars of sustainability--economy, society and the environment. And their recycling efforts show the big impact that just a single company can have."

"We are honored to be associated with an innovative, progressive company like Carpet Bonanza," said David Duncan, Vice President of Marketing for Mohawk. "Dave Machiela and his staff have shown our industry - and others - how green ideas can be used to help build a business." The Mohawk Greenworks Dealer of the Year Award is open to all Mohawk retailers in North America. It is part of Mohawk's ongoing GreenWorks program, which covers a spectrum of environmental and sustainability initiatives within Mohawk Industries, with Mohawk suppliers, and with Mohawk customers to promote new practices to protect the environment and improve the floorcovering industry. A panel of three independent judges from the environmental and sustainability profession judged the entries, narrowing the field to three finalists.

Mohawk is the largest recycler in the flooring industry, and the leader in recycled and renewable flooring. Mohawk diverts over three billion pounds of material from landfills each year, and this number is growing. Mohawk also has introduced a variety of products promoting sustainability, including SmartStrand? carpet made with DuPont? Sorona? renewably sourced polymer, where corn sugar is used to replace part of the petroleum used for the carpet fiber; reclaimed hardwood flooring and hardwood made from sustainable forests; laminate flooring where a majority of the flooring is made from recycled materials, and ceramic products that are recycled. Mohawk's goal is to develop processes and products that allow the company to focus on the five "Rs" of the GreenWorks platform: reduce, recover, reuse, renew, and recycle. Learn more at www.mohawkgreenworks.com.

Mohawk is a leading supplier of flooring for both residential and commercial applications. Mohawk offers a complete selection of broadloom carpet, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone, vinyl, rugs and other home products. These products are marketed under the premier brands in the industry, which include Mohawk, Karastan, Ralph Lauren, Lees, Bigelow, Columbia, Century, Dal-Tile, American Olean and Quick-Step. Mohawk's unique merchandising and marketing assist our customers in creating the consumers' dream. Mohawk provides a premium level of service with its own trucking fleet and over 250 local distribution locations.