Mohawk Group Installs Smartflower Solar Energy Unit in N.C.
As part of Mohawk Group’s ongoing commitment to leaving more handprints than footprints, the commercial flooring manufacturer joined Groundswell and other project partners in Eden, N.C. to install a new smartflower solar energy unit located near three schools in the community’s Central area. Eden is also the location of Mohawk’s historic Karastan woven plant, which celebrated its 90th anniversary of operation this year. During a brief program, Mohawk Group and Groundswell, together with local project partners, will debut the second of 10 smartflowers to be established across the U.S. as part of a three-year partnership.
“We are especially proud to be part of this project and be able to invest in the Eden community where many of our colleagues live and work,” said George Bandy Jr., Mohawk’s vice president of sustainability and commercial marketing. “In creating our Living Products, we want to be a strategic community partner and use our handprints to connect the next generation with STEM programs and innovative technologies that support a sustainable future.”