SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2003


                           Burlington Industries, Inc.
                           (Exact Name of Registrant)

       Delaware                       1-10984                   56-1584586
       --------                       -------                   ----------
(State of Incorporation)       (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer ID No.)

                            3300 West Friendly Avenue
                        Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                   Registrant's telephone number: 336-379-2000



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ITEM 5.  Other Events.

         On March 6, 2003, Burlington announced that, in accordance with a March
5th  Bankruptcy  Court  ruling,  Burlington  has  initiated a process to solicit
alternative reorganization proposals. A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         See attached exhibit index.



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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.



                          BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.



                          By:      /s/ JOHN D. ENGLAR
                             -------------------------------------------------
                                Name:  John D. Englar
                                Title: Senior Vice President, Corporate
                                       Development and Law


Dated: March 10, 2003



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



         Number           Exhibit
          99.1            Press release, dated March 6, 2003.




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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                       Burlington to Conduct Sale Process

GREENSBORO,  N.C., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Burlington Industries, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin  Board:  BRLG - News) said that,  in accordance  with a Bankruptcy
Court ruling yesterday,  Burlington has initiated a process to solicit proposals
from qualified bidders for the sale of the Company. Burlington's objective is to
emerge from Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings by this summer.

Potential   qualified   bidders  are  encouraged  to  contact   Charles  Peters,
Burlington's Chief Financial Officer, at (888) 318-7649.

With   operations  in  the  United  States,   Mexico  and  India  and  a  global
manufacturing  and product  development  network based in Hong Kong,  Burlington
Industries is one of the world's most diversified marketers and manufacturers of
softgoods for apparel and interior furnishings.

This press  release  contains  statements  that are  forward-looking  statements
within the meaning of applicable  federal securities laws and are based upon the
company's current expectations and assumptions, which are subject to a number of
risks and  uncertainties  that could cause actual  results to differ  materially
from  those  anticipated.  Such risks and  uncertainties  include,  among  other
things,  global economic activity and the implications  thereon of the attack on
September 11 and the U.S.  government's  response thereto and the possibility of
armed conflict with Iraq, the success of the company's overall business strategy
including successful  implementation of the company's restructuring plan and the
company's  development of a global  sourcing  structure,  the demand for textile
products,  the cost and  availability  of raw materials and labor,  governmental
legislation and regulatory changes,  and the long-term  implications of regional
trade blocs and the effect of quota phase- out and lowering of tariffs under the
WTO trade regime, the impact that the company's Chapter 11 proceeding has had or
may  have on the  company's  relationships  with  its  principal  customers  and
suppliers,  the  nature  of the  capital  structure  which  is  approved  in the
company's plan or  reorganization  and the company's  ongoing ability to finance
its operations and restructuring activities, the cost of future capital sources,
and the  exposure to interest  rate and  currency  fluctuations,  the  company's
ability to utilize tax loss  carryforwards and retain tax refunds received or to
be received,  and other  factors  identified  in  Burlington's  filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2003

                           Burlington Industries, Inc.
                           (Exact Name of Registrant)

       Delaware                       1-10984                   56-1584586
       --------                       -------                   ----------
(State of Incorporation)       (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer ID No.)

                            3300 West Friendly Avenue
                        Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                   Registrant's telephone number: 336-379-2000
ITEM 5.  Other Events.

         On March 6, 2003, Burlington announced that, in accordance with a March
5th  Bankruptcy  Court  ruling,  Burlington  has  initiated a process to solicit
alternative reorganization proposals. A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         See attached exhibit index.
SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                          BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.

                          By:      /s/ JOHN D. ENGLAR
                             -------------------------------------------------
                                Name:  John D. Englar
                                Title: Senior Vice President, Corporate
                                       Development and Law

Dated: March 10, 2003
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

         Number           Exhibit
          99.1            Press release, dated March 6, 2003.
Exhibit 99.1

                       Burlington to Conduct Sale Process

GREENSBORO,  N.C., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Burlington Industries, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin  Board:  BRLG - News) said that,  in accordance  with a Bankruptcy
Court ruling yesterday,  Burlington has initiated a process to solicit proposals
from qualified bidders for the sale of the Company. Burlington's objective is to
emerge from Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings by this summer.

Potential   qualified   bidders  are  encouraged  to  contact   Charles  Peters,
Burlington's Chief Financial Officer, at (888) 318-7649.

With   operations  in  the  United  States,   Mexico  and  India  and  a  global
manufacturing  and product  development  network based in Hong Kong,  Burlington
Industries is one of the world's most diversified marketers and manufacturers of
softgoods for apparel and interior furnishings.

This press  release  contains  statements  that are  forward-looking  statements
within the meaning of applicable  federal securities laws and are based upon the
company's current expectations and assumptions, which are subject to a number of
risks and  uncertainties  that could cause actual  results to differ  materially
from  those  anticipated.  Such risks and  uncertainties  include,  among  other
things,  global economic activity and the implications  thereon of the attack on
September 11 and the U.S.  government's  response thereto and the possibility of
armed conflict with Iraq, the success of the company's overall business strategy
including successful  implementation of the company's restructuring plan and the
company's  development of a global  sourcing  structure,  the demand for textile
products,  the cost and  availability  of raw materials and labor,  governmental
legislation and regulatory changes,  and the long-term  implications of regional
trade blocs and the effect of quota phase- out and lowering of tariffs under the
WTO trade regime, the impact that the company's Chapter 11 proceeding has had or
may  have on the  company's  relationships  with  its  principal  customers  and
suppliers,  the  nature  of the  capital  structure  which  is  approved  in the
company's plan or  reorganization  and the company's  ongoing ability to finance
its operations and restructuring activities, the cost of future capital sources,
and the  exposure to interest  rate and  currency  fluctuations,  the  company's
ability to utilize tax loss  carryforwards and retain tax refunds received or to
be received,  and other  factors  identified  in  Burlington's  filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.