William Orders founded Orders Distributing Co. in 1955 in South Carolina, and for more than five decades it flourished under his leadership serving flooring dealers in a seven-state region of the Southeast. An active Leader in both his community and floor covering industry, Orders is known for running his business in an ethical and professional manner. In 2006, Kraus Carpet Mills, a Canadian-based carpet and fiber manufacturer and flooring distributor, acquired Orders Distributing. The new company, Kraus Orders Inc., operates as a separate wholly owned subsidiary of Kraus Carpet Mills with Orders’ entire management team and employees.