Bedding Suppliers

O’Neills return to Leggett & Platt

Larry Thomas, July 17, 2008
CARTHAGE, Mo. Industry veterans Bob and Rob O’Neill have rejoined Leggett mp; Platt’s top-of-bed division in key sales and merchandising posts. More
Leggett & Platt sells aluminum unit

By Furniture Today Staff, July 17, 2008
CARTHAGE, Mo. Leggett mp; Platt announced Wednesday that it has completed the sale of its aluminum products segment to the investment firm of Kenner mp; Co. in a deal valued at about $350 million. More
Latex International an innovator

By David Perry, July 11, 2008
Latex foam producer Latex International has dramatically boosted its production and efficiency in the last two years as part of an effort to transform the company to one focused on product innovation. Now, say officials of North America's only producer of Talalay latex, a key ingredient in mattresses and pillows, they are developing new products that help manufacturers an... More
Innerspring antidumping report delayed

By Furniture Today Staff, May 29, 2008
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Commerce said it will postpone reporting the preliminary results of an antidumping investigation on uncovered innerspring units from China, Vietnam and South Africa by 50 days. More
L&P offers high-profile innerspring

David Perry, May 7, 2008
CARTHAGE, Mo. Components giant Leggett mp; Platt is introducing a high-profile innerspring coil designed to help bedding producers save money on upholstery materials. More
Bedsprings prices rising sharply

David Perry, May 2, 2008
HIGH POINT — Bedding producers, struggling to break out of an industrywide sales slump, have gotten some unwelcome news from their spring suppliers: Prices are going up dramatically. More
Leggett introduces advanced innerspring system

David Perry, April 23, 2008
CARTHAGE, Mo. Components major Leggett mp; Platt has introduced what it is billing as the latest advance in sleep technology: A newly engineered innerspring coil that takes dead aim at the most popular innerspring in the world. More
Leggett & Platt sees sales, earnings dip in first quarter

By Furniture Today Staff, April 17, 2008
CARTHAGE, Mo. Soft demand in residential markets and higher steel costs led to a 5% sales decline and a 42.7% earnings dip in the first quarter for components giant Leggett mp; Platt, the company reported. More
Soltex acquires Value Ticking

David Perry, April 17, 2008
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Bedding supplier Soltex has acquired ticking vendor Value Ticking. More
Foamex sales drop 11.1% in fourth quarter

By Furniture Today Staff, April 7, 2008
LINWOOD, Pa. – Foamex, a major supplier of polyurethane foam, reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $35.6 million on an 11.1% drop in sales. More
McKay joins Protect-A-Bed in sales role

David Perry, March 27, 2008
CHICAGO — Bedding veteran Larry McKay has joined Protect-A-Bed in the new position of executive vice president of sales. The 30-year bedding veteran was most recently president of Comfort Solutions and earlier worked at Sealy, Spring Air and Serta. More
ISPA elects Simmons’ Eitel chairman

By Furniture Today Staff, March 17, 2008
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Charlie Eitel of Simmons was elected this week to a one-year term as chairman of the International Sleep Products Assn. board of trustees. More
Foamex seeks to raise $80 million in equity

By Furniture Today Staff, March 16, 2008
LINWOOD, Pa. Foamex, a key supplier of foam to the furniture and bedding industries, said it intends raise about $80 million in additional equity through a complex rights offering to existing shareholders and by swapping some debt for additional common stock. More
Seo to headline Bedding Conference

By Furniture Today Staff, February 27, 2008
HIGH POINT Green living guru Danny Seo is the headline speaker at Furniture/Today’s third Bedding Conference, set for May 14-16 at the Ritz-Carlton golf resort in Naples, Fla. More
Hickory Springs hires industry veteran Cornelius

By Furniture Today Staff, February 22, 2008
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Bedding manufacturers, retailers meet

By Furniture Today Staff, February 12, 2008
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Leaders of bedding manufacturers and suppliers in the International Sleep Products Assn. met with mattress retailers on Feb. 7 in Naples, Fla., to explore opportunities to work together to expand the market for mattress sales. More
Survey says sex goes better with innersprings

David Perry, February 5, 2008
CARTHAGE, Mo. Springs make for better flings, according to the bedding industry’s leading spring producer. More
LeggettSleep.com back in action after siesta

David Perry, February 4, 2008
CARTHAGE, Mo. LeggettSleep.com, the Web site launched last year during Leggett mp; Platt’s national Spring Alive Tour, is back in cyberspace. This time, officials say, it will have a permanent home. More
Leggett reports $212.6 million fourth quarter loss

Larry Thomas, January 25, 2008
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Components supplier Leggett & Platt, which is in the midst of a massive restructuring, reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $212.6 million due largely to several one-time charges. More
Q Collection launches kids furniture, bedding lines

By Furniture Today Staff, January 11, 2008
NEW YORK Q Collection, a source of sustainable home furnishings, has launched a collection of safe children’s furniture and organic bedding called Q Collection Junior. More

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