Jones Nonwovens taps Dailey as VP of sales
Jones Nonwovens, a division of the Humboldt, Tennessee-based Jones Family of Companies, has named Andrew Dailey vice president of sales for the mattress division.
Also,...
E.S. Kluft names Luciano Saldana vice president of operations
Luxury mattress producer E.S. Kluft & Co., based in Rancho Cucamonga, California, has named industry veteran Luciano Saldana vice president of operations.
He succeeds Ron...
Ergomotion introduces Club Ergo
Adjustable base supplier Ergomotion, with U.S. headquarters in Santa Barbara, California, has developed a loyalty program for its retail partners that offers personalized marketing...
Spring Air parts with Corsicana
Chelsea, Massachusetts-based mattress licensing group Spring Air International is parting ways with Corsicana Mattress Co. as part of a shift in its licensing strategy...
Jowat launches Pur hot melt
Jowat Corp., based in Archdale, North Carolina, with world headquarters in Detmold, Germany, held the official U.S. launch of the Pur line of hot-melt...
McRoskey modernizes its production with Attology
Premium mattress manufacturer and retailer McRoskey Mattress Co., founded in 1899, recently installed a 21st-century smart manufacturing technology called Attology.
Now, at McRoskey’s 25,000-square-foot plant,...
AVB members gather for Spring Summit in Nashville
More than 1,000 members of Associated Volume Buyers gathered at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center March 3-6 in Nashville for the Tustin,...
Harrison Spinks fells first trees from its forest
Luxury bed manufacturer Harrison Spinks, based in Leeds, England, has felled its first trees from its wholly owned and responsibly managed forest in Sand...
Lenzing promotes Tencel in pillows
Viscose fiber supplier Lenzing Group, with headquarters in Lenzing, Austria, is promoting its Tencel branded lyocell fibers for use in pillows.
The company said in...
Nationwide Marketing Group invests in Retailer Web Services
Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Nationwide Marketing Group has invested in Retailer Web Services, a provider of digital automation, e-commerce, web design and intelligent software solutions...
Devan Chemicals enlarges offerings with mix-and-match treatments
Chemical supplier Devan Chemicals NV, with headquarters in Ronse, Belgium, has expanded its Bi-ome line of anti-microbial finishes, which it sells to textile suppliers...
Act now: ISPA Cost Report survey deadline extended
The International Sleep Products Association, the mattress industry trade group based in Alexandria, Virginia, has extended the deadline to the end of May for...
Brooklyn Bedding tells its story in brand-identity video
Brooklyn Bedding, a vertically integrated manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of mattresses, has created a brand-identity video.
In the video, John Merwin, who founded the Phoenix-based...
New American & Efird thread ensures product integrity
Thread and technical textiles supplier American & Efird, with headquarters in Mount Holly, North Carolina, now offers anti-counterfeiting sewing threads created in collaboration with...
Tempur-Pedic tips SXSW service workers with beds
Lexington, Kentucky-based Tempur Sealy International Inc. gave away 19 Tempur-Pedic mattresses at the SXSW (South by Southwest) Festival in March in Austin, Texas.
The company...
Ohio acquisition expands Malouf distribution space
Logan, Utah-based sleep accessories supplier Malouf has added more than 1 million square feet of distribution space with the acquisition of two warehouse buildings...
Culp buys Read Window Products
Textile supplier Culp Inc., with headquarters in High Point, North Carolina, has acquired Read Window Products Inc.
Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, Read Window Products is...
A. Lava, Springs Creative team up on FR sales
Rock Hill, South Carolina-based Springs Creative Products Group LLC and Chicago-based A. Lava & Son Co. have signed a joint sales and distributorship agreement...
Culp sales rise 12% in third quarter
Fabric supplier Culp Inc., with headquarters in High Point, North Carolina, reported net sales of $85.3 million for the fiscal third quarter ending Jan....
New expo center proposed for downtown Las Vegas
The city of Las Vegas and International Market Centers, owner and operator of World Market Center, have proposed construction of a 350,000-square-foot expo center...
Hickory Springs broadens product offerings
Bedding components supplier Hickory Springs has inked distribution agreements with adjustable base maker Ergomotion, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, and latex producer Lien A...
The power of good deeds
The bedding industry has a time-honored tradition of charitable giving. Does your company want to continue its efforts? Start a new philanthropic program? Consider...
ISPA EXPO 2018 Wrap-Up
Making your bed and shipping it, too
At this busy show, there were plenty of one-stop shopping opportunities as exhibitors kept one eye on customers...
Better Sleep Council research finds men earn bragging rights when it...
Better Sleep Council news release
ALEXANDRIA, VA – May 1, 2018 – Today the Better Sleep Council, the consumer education arm of the International Sleep...
Serta Simmons Bedding opens Serta and Beautyrest plant in Northeast
Mattress major Serta Simmons Bedding LLC has commenced mattress manufacturing at a new plant in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. It is twice the size of...
5 phrases employees love to hear
Good leaders want to bring out the best in their employees. Saying a few simple words can create a positive atmosphere and lead to...
‘Doubling up’ a new home trend
Adult children moving back in with their parents. Parents living with their grown children. Friends or siblings cohabitating as roommates.
Whatever the configuration, the number...
We need sleep. Oh, yes. We do
BY BETH ENGLISH
There was a time when I was desperate for sleep.
It was last night.
Even with everything I’ve learned about the importance of sleep,...
Trustees added to ISPA Board, new additions to industry committees
ISPA NEWS RELEASE
(Alexandria, VA - April 17, 2018) – The International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) has announced the results of its election of individuals...
Is the sleep message getting through?
Americans are getting more shut-eye than before.
That’s according to data from 181,000 people, ages 15 and older, who took part in the American Time...
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