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Associated Weavers International (AWI) hopes its products will continue to be trampled upon for years to come. Producing tufted and woven carpets, the company exports its products worldwide but enjoys a prominent place within European markets. Products include wall-to-wall carpets, rugs, runners, and carpet tiles for both industrial and residential clients under the brand names AW, Balsan, and Prado. In 2006 AWI was acquired by Belgian holding company, Beaulieu Kruishoutem Group. After the acquisition AWI added the materials sourcing, processing, and nylon yarn production operations of sister company, Beaulieu Nylon, to its own carpet-making enterprise.

AstenJohnson makes specialty textiles (paper machine clothing, specialty fabrics, and filaments) for the printing and papermaking industries. The company also produces monofilaments used in making paper machine clothing, and specialty fabrics for pulp mills and manufacturers in non-paper industries, such as food processing (FoodPro brand), petroleum/chemical and mining (FiltraMate), and building products (Taurus). It also makes specialty drainage equipment for paper machines. AstenJohnson operates 10 manufacturing plants in Asia, Europe, and North America, and sells its products to end users worldwide.

Beaulieu of America is the largest carpet-only manufacturer in the world. Beaulieu rolls out a line of berber, commercial, and indoor/outdoor (nonwoven, turf) carpet. Through its dealers, carpets are distributed to home improvement chains, including The Home Depot and Lowe's Companies, and commercial contractors. The company's 30-some facilities operate in North America and Australia. Consumer brands include Bliss, Coronet, and Hollytex. The company produces commercial products under the FashionSmart label, in collaboration with Armstrong's lineup. The Beaulieu Group is controlled by the Bouckaert family.

Bentley Prince Street rolls out its regal broadloom carpets for the corporate, government, education, health care, hospitality/retail, institutional, and residential markets. Its primary brands include Bentley and Prince Street for its commercial carpets and Prince Street House & Home for residential carpets. Bentley Prince Street has its own in-house product development group, which, in consultation with buyers, develops color palettes to enhance textiles, laminates, wood finishes, and furniture and wall coverings. The company is a subsidiary of Interface, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial carpets.

BGF Industries manufactures woven and non-woven fabrics from glass, carbon, aramid, and silica yarns. The fabrics strengthen, insulate, and stabilize hundreds of products in aerospace, transportation, construction, electronics, power generation, and oil refining. Products include hot gas filtration systems, aircraft and auto parts, bullet-proof vests, movie theater screens, and surfboards. The company caters to 400 plus customers like Cytec Engineered Materials, GE Energy, 3M Company, W. L. Gore & Associates, and Saint Gobain. BGF is a US subsidiary of Porcher Industries of Badinieres, France.

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