History

• 1946 FRED BUTLER STARTED AMERICAN RUG & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING IN BROCKTON, MASS.
• 1948 MOVED FAMILY AND BUSINESS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, RENAMED COMPANY FRED’S RUG SERVICE
• 1964 OPENED FIRST 800 SF RETAIL STORE IN WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA.
• 1969 MOVED BUSINESS TO A LARGER 3,000 SF FACILITY IN TORRANCE
• 1969 MARY AND JERRY BUTLER JOINED THE COMPANY FULL-TIME AFTER JERRY GRADUATED FROM USC
• 1973 MIKE HORNSTRA HIRED TO WORK PART-TIME AFTER SCHOOL AND LATER BECAME THE TOP SALESPERSON AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE COMPANY
• 1984 FRED BUTLER RETIRED
• 1985 PURCHASED A 6,000 SF RETAIL LOCATION ON TORRANCE BLVD.
• 1987 PURCHASED ADJOINING 2,800 SF BUILDING TO ADD HARD SURFACE SHOWROOM SPACE
• 1997 PURCHASED ADJOINING 3,300 SF WEST BUILDING
• 1997 JOINED CARPET’S PLUS OF AMERICA
• 2001 BUILT A NEW ON-SITE 4,000 SF WAREHOUSE, PAD LOFT, INSTALLER ROOM, AND REMNANT SHOWROOM, COMPLETING OUR CURRENT 16,000 SF FACILITY
• 2002 HOSTED CARPET’S PLUS SUMMIT
• 2010 HONORED THE TEN CURRENT STAFF MEMBERS IN OUR TWENTY YEAR EMPLOYEE CLUB
• 2011 CELEBRATED THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPANY
• 2012 (MAY 1ST ) OPENED SECOND LOCATION , FRED’S CARPETS PLUS SOUTH
• 2015 MOVED OUR SOUTH LOCATION TO A BEAUTIFUL STATE OF THE ART SHOWROOM AT 24227 HAWTHORNE BLVD.