Who owns Godfrey Hirst?
Godfrey Hirst is owned by Mohawk (the United States, NYSE: MHK), which has owned the brand since 2018.[1]
Evidence: Mohawk Industries, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mohawk Industries, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Calhoun, Georgia
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Founded
- 1865
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Flooring
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MHK
- Trademark registrant
- Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Godfrey Hirst
Godfrey Hirst began in 1865 as one of the first textile mills in the Australian state of Victoria, at Geelong, and turned to carpet in 1966. It bought Feltex Carpets in 2006 and was itself acquired by Mohawk in 2018. It makes wool and synthetic carpet as well as hybrid, timber, laminate and vinyl flooring, and anchors Mohawk's position in Oceania along with its GH Commercial contract business.
What Mohawk's annual report says about Godfrey Hirst
Sentences about Godfrey Hirst from Mohawk's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
After initially extending its geographic footprint by acquiring national hard surface distributors in Australia and New Zealand, the Company acquired Godfrey Hirst, making the Company the largest manufacturer of carpet in both countries.
How often Mohawk names Godfrey Hirst in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Godfrey Hirst
The USPTO record for the Godfrey Hirst mark lists Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd. as the owner of record (serial number 77101615). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Godfrey Hirst
Where Godfrey Hirst sits in Mohawk
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Mohawk
Mohawk controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in flooring, and who owns them
Mohawk has more brands in flooring on Brandtree than any other owner: 11 of 24.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| DH Floors | Dixie Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FLOR | Interface | 🇺🇸 United States |
| MAC Carpets | Oriental Weavers | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| FATRAFLOOR | AGROFERT | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| MoistureShield | CRH | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Welspun Flooring | Welspun Living | 🇮🇳 India |
| Beaumont Tiles | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Fabrica | Dixie Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Mohawk
Mohawk is a publicly listed company headquartered in Calhoun, Georgia, United States. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: MHK.
Mohawk Industries is the world's largest flooring company, making ceramic tile, carpet, rugs, laminate, wood, stone, luxury vinyl tile, hybrid and sheet vinyl flooring, with operations in Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America and exports to about 180 countries. It had net sales of $10.8 billion in 2025, 54 per cent of it in the United States. It reports three segments — Global Ceramic, Flooring North America and Flooring Rest of the World — and describes itself as having spent two decades turning an American carpet manufacturer into a global one.
🇦🇺 Godfrey Hirst and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 228 brands that began in Australia. 72 of them (32%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Godfrey Hirst among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Godfrey Hirst?
The parent company of Godfrey Hirst is Mohawk, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Godfrey Hirst Australian or American?
Godfrey Hirst originated in Australia in 1865, but it is owned today by Mohawk, which is headquartered in the United States. So Godfrey Hirst is an Australian-origin brand under American ownership.
Since when has Mohawk owned Godfrey Hirst?
Mohawk has owned Godfrey Hirst since 2018.
Is Godfrey Hirst still owned by Mohawk?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Godfrey Hirst is still owned by Mohawk. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Mohawk Industries, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 22 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: GODFREY HIRST, serial 77101615 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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