BY JULIE A. PALM Lean manufacturing techniques and a clean, well-organized facility can reduce waste, improve efficiencies and boost profits A decades-old lean manufacturing technique that helps reduce waste, increase productivity…
Putting the 5S philosophy to work
Today’s springs support and comfort sleepers on all points of the mattress
BY BETH ENGLISH It might be fair to say coil manufacturers are walking with a spring in their step these days. With the advent of microcoils in the comfort layer, coils…
BedTimes magazine celebrates 100th anniversary
BY JULIE A. PALM The business journal for the International Sleep Products Association marks its centennial this month. The following retrospective chronicles the publication’s past and offers insight into its…
How to reduce the risk of impaired workers with policies and testing
BY PHILLIP M. PERRY Workplace drug abuse can threaten your bottom line in many ways. Higher absenteeism. Lower productivity. Costly accidents that spark lawsuits. Employers are facing a greater risk…
Mattress Industry Cost Survey, Wage Survey Provide Essential Benchmarking Tools
Free, exclusive reports are part of ISPA member benefits package BY JULIE A. PALM Everybody wants to know how they’re doing compared to their competitors. And the International Sleep Products…
How ISPA’s Statistical Products Help Your Biz By the Numbers
BY JULIE A. PALM International Sleep Products Association’s industrywide statistical products help bedding manufacturers make projections, track trends and evaluate performance. You can’t run your mattress company without knowing the…
Foamer FXI bought by One Rock Capital
Foam producer FXI is being acquired by an affiliate of Los Angeles-based One Rock Capital Partners…
Ante4Autism moves to Saturday night, gains another major sponsor
The 10th annual Ante4Autism Poker Tournament takes place on a new night at the Winter Las…
American & Efird joins global sustainability group
Mount Holly, North Carolina-based American & Efird, a supplier of threads and textiles, has joined the…
Art Van aids flood victims
Retailer Art Van Furniture, based in Warren, Michigan, assisted victims of flooding this summer across the…
Pleasant Mattress uses new tech tools
Fresno, California-based bed maker Pleasant Mattress Inc. has implemented new technology to enhance its customers’ experience,…
Amelco equipment packs more springs with new paper
Machinery and components supplier Amelco Industries Ltd., with headquarters in Nicosia, Cyprus, now is using a…
Mattress e-commerce news is far from sleepy
Lots of e-commerce boxed-bed brand introductions, Purple goes public, Casper and Leesa nab more funding, and…
Predictions about the Internet of Things
Don’t drink the Kool-Aid: Avoid business jargon
Writing e-newsletters people want to read
What do you need to know about managing Gen Z?
Sleep a key in teen suicide prevention, according to recent sleep research
Who’s most interested in tracking sleep?
Why a positive outlook on life means healthy sleep
Out-of-sync sleep may have roots in human past
Retirement and leadership changes at Global Systems Group
News release written by Leggett & Platt Inc. and published, unedited, by BedTimes Carthage, Missouri, Sept. 20, 2017 — After 42 years of service…
New Latexco U.S. hires help company prepare for growth
Industry supplier Latexco U.S. Holdings LLC, with headquarters in Lavonia, Georgia, has hired Brent Limer as chief sales officer and Andy Strickland as vice president…
Customatic Adjustable Bedz adds CFO Thomas Sleboda
Adjustable base supplier Customatic Adjustable Bedz, headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, has named certified public account Thomas Sleboda as its first chief financial officer. In…
Tietex International’s success stems from stitchbonding
BY GARY JAMES The supplier has grown its business with solution-oriented products from anti-skid to FR Tietex International Ltd.’s core product line for the bedding industry—stitchbonded filler fabrics—may…
Jomel Industries Evolves as Mattresses Do
Innocor Inc. Passionate About Innovation
MFI International Finds Success on the Border
5S philosophy hits home
BY BETH ENGLISH At least once or twice a year, I hear these dreaded…
New BSC research says sleep positions may reveal more than you think
A new survey conducted by the Better Sleep Council, the consumer-education arm of the International Sleep…
3 members join ISPA groups Better Sleep Council, Statistics Committee
The International Sleep Products Association welcomes three new members to the Better Sleep Council and…