About burton BURTON In the small backroom of a wholesale florist Maxine Burton started a revolution The year was 1982 and Maxine was working at Flowers Inc Wholesale a floral distributor coowned by her husband Bob Silver foil balloons had just been invented and floral customers were starting to request them Maxine soon realized that the balloon imprinting process could be used to print a message or design on a balloon creating a floating greeting carda concept that would soon transform the floral industry and lead her to found Flowers Inc Balloons Her ingenuity has taken the company from a backroom startup to The Worlds Largest Balloon and Coordinating Gift Supplier In 2006 Flowers Inc Balloons changed its name to burton BURTON to represent the extensive inventory of balloons floral supplies coordinating gifts and home dcor the company offers Some Things Are More Important At burton BURTON we are always looking for ways to provide more meaningful and sustainably sourced product offerings What better way to celebrate lifes special moments than giving a gift that gives back In 2018 we introduced the Weaving Hope project which provides schools and feeding programs for children in Rwanda through the sale of handmade baskets crafted by a womens collective in the village of Gitarama In addition to the Weaving Hope collection of baskets and accessories we are making a conscious effort to design our products with a more sustainable and earthfriendly intent Our goal is to use upcycled andor recycled materials as we take pride in being a brand with purpose