Upward of 320 Beaulieu Group, LLC, workers are going to lose their jobs over the next four months as the Dalton, Ga.-based carpet and hard surface flooring manufacturer attempts to strengthen its place in the market.
Beaulieu Group officials announced the cuts in a news releas, and said the coming restructuring of operations and corporate functions will result in the loss of somewhere between 6 and 8 percent of is 4,000 employees.
“The actions are expected to improve efficiencies across the company’s various product lines and enable the organization to take advantage of existing and future growth opportunities in the flooring industry,” Beaulieu said in a company statement.
Changes in fashion trends and consumer tastes resulted in the need to cut costs and adjust Beaulieu’s operations.
Beaulieu America was started in 1978, and is family-owned. The company manufactures a variety of products, including carpet, vinyl, laminate and engineered hardwoods.