THE SOUTHWEST GREENS DIFFERENCE
Our products are carefully created to imitate the authentic look, feel, and performance of natural grass in Los Angeles and Southern California. In spite of the season, an expertly installed synthetic lawn will outperform natural lawns over the years. We’re proud of our people, our heritage, and our capability to serve you.
THE LEGEND AND THE PRO
We're speaking of Shaw Industries, a branch of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and Southwest Greens International. Each of them, a leader of their own accord, now together make an incredible team. Southwest Greens of Southern California is a division of Shaw Industries, the world’s biggest carpet manufacturer and a wholly-owned branch of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a leading Fortune 500 Company. With a multi-million dollar network of 50+ franchise operations around the world and a prosperous 20-year history, Southwest Greens is the global leader and ultimate turnkey construction company in developing and installing state-of-the-art artificial grass systems backed by the largest flooring manufacturer in the world.
IT ALL BEGAN WITH GOLF
Southwest Greens began in 2003 to address the need for well-designed and well-executed Synthetic Turf Installation. Championship caliber golf greens, tee boxes, and practice areas advanced the business and continued to gather professional endorsements from Vijay Singh, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sörenstam, Rickie Fowler, and Hale Irwin. With more than 50 franchise locations worldwide and 40,000 projects and counting, Southwest Greens continues to provide the highest quality greens, installation expertise, and developments. Our powerful reputation took home golf amenities to the backyard with lawn and pet turf solutions. Intelligent businesses have purchased our turf and understand how it impacts their bottom line while staying ecologically sound.
EXPERTS IN MANUFACTURING
The Shaw Turf division holds the industry’s biggest and most innovative sports science lab for product advancement and testing. The 13,000 square-foot Sports Science Laboratory has state-of-the-art testing equipment and a full-time staff building and testing engineered synthetic turf solutions for multiple applications and markets.
Synthetic turf products are developed and tested around athlete/surface and ball/surface interactions to guarantee the right combination of durability, performance, and safety are met. Southwest Greens also features over 18,000 square feet of on-site, outdoor field example plots, so our artificial turf is not only subjected to simulated testing, but real-world exposure. Each blade sustains a real-life sheen without fading in the sun, pledging our synthetic green products will never fade and are always well-kept, unlike real grass. Our environmentally-friendly products look, feel, and are just as resilient as authentic grass. Plus, Southwest Greens of Southern California's signature collection of turf are lead-free and 100 percent recyclable!
EASE OF MAINTENANCE FOR LUXURY LIVING
Save time – never get rid of leftover lawn clippings again! Simply keep the artificial grass surface clean with a sweeper or leaf blower. Do it yourself or rely on us to periodically inspect infill levels. With over thirty heights and designs to choose from, Southwest Greens of Southern California synthetic turf solutions are carefully constructed to simulate the actual look, feel, and performance of real grass. Southwest Greens of Southern California’s products are tough, resist matting, do not diminish in the sun, and are resilient enough to handle heavy use. Plush and natural yet extraordinarily durable, artificial turf is perfect for severe climates and locations with heavy traffic. Always green and vibrant, our grass is made of a distinctive polyethylene blend of long-bladed, grass fibers designed to last a lifetime.
KID-SAFE, PET-FRIENDLY
The nature of our products eliminates itching, sneezing, and stains connected with real grass. Our synthetic grass solutions eliminate the need to expose friends, family, and pets to harmful chemicals required to treat natural grass. Southwest Greens of Southern California synthetic turf can also be constructed for extra-soft, fall-safe ASTM-compliant landings.
Have pets? Our turf backing system is designed with urethane technology allowing superior flow-through for drainage leaving out the mud. Smells and spots of wilted grass will be a thing of the past. Synthetic grass also keeps fleas and ticks away, giving you peace of mind while saving money.
THE GREEN ALTERNATIVE
Environmentally-friendly, Southwest Greens of Southern California unique collection of products save water, eliminate the need for fertilizers and pesticides, and are heavy metal-free. Additionally, it is the only synthetic turf that uses 100 percent recyclable materials! Despite the starting cost, homeowners, business owners, and municipal managers report long-term savings. Founded on customers’ reports, most anticipate a two to five-year return on their artificial turf investment. Installing artificial grass solutions saves millions of gallons of water each year and lowers pollution byproducts due to mowing machinery use. Ask us how your project contributes towards U.S. Green Building Council LEED points for environmental efficiency.
ABOUT SHAW'S GREEN EDGE
Synthetic turf fibers can be recycled and reused to produce fuel for our numerous manufacturing locations or into new flooring products such as carpet backing, mats, rugs, and more! You can trust Southwest Greens of Southern California for professional expertise, and you can have faith that we will be here to honor our professional obligation and product warranties that transcend industry norms.
COMMITTED TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
With a fully vertically-integrated manufacturing and supply chain for absolute control of product quality from construction to installation, Shaw Industries provides the world’s largest and most advanced sports science laboratory for product manufacturing and testing. Southwest Greens of Southern California is supported by unlimited tufting capacity, fiber extrusion, and in-house secondary finishing capabilities. Our artificial turf systems are 100% fully recyclable. They can be repurposed in various ways, such as a patented method used to make other flooring products.