Masland Moving Machines, Some Jobs To Atmore

October 13, 2008

The Dixie Group, which owns Masland Carpets, has announced that it is closing a plant in Eton, GA, and move that equipment and some jobs to Atmore.

The equipment from Dixie’s carpet tufting operation in Georgia will be moved to their tufting, dyeing and finishing facility in Atmore.

The company could call back some of the 40 employees that were laid off from the Atmore plant this year, or could lead to more employees being hired at the 360 worker plant.

Dixie  has reduced their total employment by nine percent so far this year, and the Georgia closure is expected to reduce their total number of employees by another five to seven percent when coupled with administrative and organizational changes.

The company continues to lose money, according a released statement, rather than reaching their goal of an eight percent profit. The company statement says the losses are due to “continuing weakness in the sales of new and existing homes and deteriorating credit conditions”.

“We are disappointed that residential carpet markets have continued to weaken and commercial carpet sales have declined faster than anticipated,” said Dan K. Frierson, chairman and chief executive officer. “As a result, we expect to report a loss from continuing operations for the third quarter, which will result in earnings well below current analyst estimates.”

Dixie markets their carpet and rugs to high-end residential and commercial customers under the names Fabrica International, Dixie Home and Masland Carpets.

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One Response to “Masland Moving Machines, Some Jobs To Atmore”

  1. Tanya on February 5th, 2009 4:21 pm

    How do I apply for the new jobs coming to Atmore

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