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  • CPSC: Imported upholstery would require FR test
    Gary Evans -- Furniture Today, 3/21/2008 7:53:00 AM
    GREENSBORO, N.C. — Retailers who buy upholstered furniture from abroad will be responsible for testing the products to make sure they meet a proposed U.S. flammability standard, a staff member of the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission said here Thursday....
  • CPSC: Bedding industry doing “good job” on FR compliance
    David Perry -- Furniture Today, 11/13/2007 2:23:00 PM
    WESTON, Fla. — An official with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said the mattress industry is working hard to comply with a tough new federal mattress flammability standard....
  • Sealy raises prices by $35 on some models
    David Perry -- Furniture Today, 10/26/2007 6:48:00 AM
    ARCHDALE, N.C. — Bedding sales leader Sealy is raising prices on a number of its products, including some of its flagship Posturepedic models. Among the factors behind the price hikes is the cost of adding fire-resistant materials to bedding, Sealy officials said....
  • Groups agree on upholstery fire safety plan
    Gary Evans -- Furniture Today, 7/27/2007 6:39:00 AM
    ARLINGTON, Va. — A diverse group of industry stakeholders agreed on a recommendation here last week for federal regulators considering U.S. fire safety standards for upholstered furniture....
  • Saupe assumes day-to-day duties at bedding consultancy
    David Perry -- Furniture Today, 7/27/2007 6:00:00 AM
    ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Larry Saupe, a founding partner of Global Supply Chain Partners, has assumed sole responsibility for day-to-day operations of the bedding consulting firm....
  • Mattress Retailing 101: New, safer day dawns for bedding industry
    David Perry -- Furniture Today, 7/23/2007
    A new day has dawned in the mattress industry. It's a day that has been many years in the making, and that has involved thousands of members of the bedding industry who have introduced new fire-resistant technologies to the market. The new era officially started  July 1, when a new federal mattress flammability standard went into effect....
  • Three big bedding stories close first half with a bang
    David Perry -- Furniture Today, 7/11/2007 5:57:00 AM
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  • Therapedic offers first FR guarantee
    David Perry -- Furniture Today, 6/25/2007 6:17:00 AM
    PRINCETON, N.J. — Top 10 bedding maker Therapedic has become the first bedding producer to announce a guarantee protecting retailers who sell its fire-resistant bedding against fines or penalties....
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