Dixie Group Acquires Burtco Enterprises

Chattanooga, TN, Sept. 24, 2014 -- Dixie Group said it has acquired hospitality carpet maker Burtco Enterprises.

Terms of the deal were not immediately available.

Floor Focus Magazine estimates that Burtco had sales of $10 million last year.

Burtco makes Tapistron CYP soft floorcovering and other related carpet products.

Dixie Group is hiring most of the employees of Burtco, including its operations, sales and marketing staffs and will continue to operate its tufting facility in Chickamauga, Georgia.

The operations will continue to be led by Elizabeth Moore, previously CEO of Burtco.