5.14.10 | Marietta, GA | Lees Carpets, a brand of The Mohawk Group, reaffirmed its reputation as a leader in high style and high performance with several honors from INVISTA, including being the product of choice (Lees' Shirt) for category award and grand prize recipient, Butler Rogers Baskett, for its design of Major League Baseball's headquarters.  

"Our entire organization, including the Lees brand, thrives on our ability to design and manufacture products that will perform in every commercial market," said Al Kabus, president of The Mohawk Group. "For our carpeting to be part of the grand prize winners' installation is a tremendous honor. To be recognized in four categories - large and small offices, healthcare and higher education - is perhaps even more noteworthy because it proves that our products answer the needs of all of our customers and across all segments."  

Category awards recognized the following Lees Carpets products:

Shirt: Butler Rogers Baskett for Major League Baseball's headquarters

DesignConnect: Designers at Collaborative Design Group, Inc. for the Education Sciences Building at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis

Arrival and Departure: Designers at WHR Architects for Methodist Hospital Breast Imaging Center at Upper Kirby

Heartland, Rifts, Granite, Buncrana and Wayfinder II: 20 Below Studio for American Medical Systems

Merit awards were given to the following Lees Carpets products:

Texture Blocks: Francis Cauffman for McNeil Consumer Healthcare Headquarters

Ground Strata, The Field and The Groove: Envision Design for the United States Green Building Council's headquarters

Since 1983 the Antron Carpet Fiber Design Award, now the Antron Carpet Fiber Designed to Perform Award, has recognized design firms for their innovative use of carpet in the design of high-performance interiors. Entries were evaluated on the ability of the design to withstand the test of time, the innovative use of carpet, and how well the design met client business objectives and challenges relative to performance, aesthetics and sustainable benefits.

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The Mohawk Group and its four brands, Karastan, Lees, Bigelow and Durkan, are helping to define the new generation of commercial carpeting. A leading manufacturer of award-winning broadloom, modular and custom carpeting for every installation, The Mohawk Group is propelled by its legacy of world class performance, cutting-edge style and sustainable innovation. For additional information about its proven and new generation design solutions, and to learn more about what's next from The Mohawk Group, visit www.themohawkgroup.com or call (800) 554-6637. Connect with The Mohawk Group on Facebook and Twitter.