Global Systems Group promotes Paul Block, Terry Myers
Carthage, Missouri-based Global Systems Group, Leggett & Platt Inc.’s machinery division, has promoted Paul Block to president of GSG sales and Terry Myers to...
Ashley Furniture Industries donates beds to hurricane victims
Arcadia, Wisconsin-based Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. is donating more than 4,700 mattresses to victims of Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico in September 2017....
Sleep Number spotlights smart bed at CES 2018
Minneapolis-based Sleep Number Corp., formerly Select Comfort Corp., demonstrated its Sleep Number 360 smart bed’s biometric sleep tracking technology and sleep database at CES 2018 Jan. 9-12 in...
Starsprings celebrates 100th anniversary with series of events
Innerspring supplier Starsprings AB, headquartered in Herrljunga, Sweden, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month.
The company is marking the anniversary with a series of...
King Koil opening new Arizona factory in April
Mattress manufacturer King Koil is expanding its domestic production platform with a new 90,000-square-foot factory in the Phoenix suburb of Avondale, Arizona.
It is expected...
Bedgear Performance Bedding teams up with Star Furniture
Bedgear Performance Bedding, with headquarters in Farmingdale, New York, partnered with Houston-based Star Furniture to support runners in the 2018 Chevron Houston Marathon on...
Video: Are you reading BedTimes magazine?
In this video, find out why BedTimes magazine is the must-read resource for mattress and sleep products industry members, with accurate and in-depth news...
Purple completes ‘reverse merger’ with Global Partner Acquisition Corp.
New York-based Global Partner Acquisition Corp. has completed its “reverse merger” with online bed brand Purple and taken the company public.
As a result...
Jomel Seams Reasonable adds third U.S. sewing facility
Hillside, New Jersey-based Jomel Seams Reasonable has opened a new cut-and-sew facility in Jamestown, Kentucky.
The former location of a Fruit of the Loom sewing...
FoamPartner brings its broad lineup of flexible foam components to United...
Wolfhausen, Switzerland-based polyurethane foam supplier FoamPartner is making its U.S. market debut this year with its first showing at ISPA EXPO 2018, March 14-16...
Jones Family of Companies expands Las Vegas nonwovens plant
Humboldt, Tennessee-based Jones Family of Companies has expanded its Jones Nonwovens plant in North Las Vegas, doubling its capacity.
New production capabilities and added capacity...
Diamond Needle named distributor for EMCO parts and supplies
Quilting machine producer Edgewater Machine Co., which is in the process of closing down operations, has named Diamond Needle Corp. the exclusive distributor for...
Swygman, Visser join E.S. Kluft
Luxury mattress producer E.S. Kluft & Co., with headquarters in Rancho Cucamonga, California, has added two well-known mattress industry sales executives to its leadership...
Casper expands leadership team with Macfarlane, Brooks as new CFO, CMO
Online mattress brand Casper has appointed Greg Macfarlane chief financial officer and Jeff Brooks chief marketing officer.
Macfarlane joins New York-based Casper with more than 20 years of business...
Bedgear hires Michael Lin Liu director of quality and compliance
Sleep products manufacturer Bedgear has named Michael Lin Liu director of quality and compliance.
In this new role, Liu is responsible for establishing a robust...
Customatic taps Chris Henning as EVP of sales and marketing
Adjustable base supplier Customatic Adjustable Bedz has hired industry veteran Chris Henning as executive vice president of sales and marketing.
Henning brings more than 30...
King Koil augments U.S. management team
Following the recently announced transition to a new manufacturing and sales strategy, Willowbrook, Illinois-based King Koil has made three executive appointments to strengthen its...
Ante4Autism announces record-breaking proceeds
News release written by Ante4Autism
Ante4Autism event raises $137,981 at 10th annual event at Golden Nugget
Kids and families impacted by autism will once again be...
Kingsdown Canada acquires Zedbed Inc.
Canadian manufacturing major Kingsdown Canada, part of Toronto-based Owen & Co. Ltd., has acquired Zedbed Inc., a Shawinigan, Québec-based producer of specialty bedding.
The acquisition is part...
Corsicana adds 2 sales execs Chris Corbin, Dan Thigpen
Corsicana Mattress Co., a major producer of promotional and moderately priced mattresses based in Corsicana, Texas, has added Chris Corbin and Dan Thigpen to...
Humorous Serta ad campaign encourages indulgence
In February, major mattress brand Serta, part of Atlanta-based Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, launched a new multichannel advertising campaign, “Not just sorta comfortable. Serta...
Bedding Market Quarterly: U.S. mattress sales down in fourth quarter
U.S. mattress sales dipped in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared with the same three-month period in 2016, according to Bedding Market Quarterly, a sales trend...
How to use video to connect with customers
BY JULIE A. PALM
Bedding manufacturers who want to forge new connections with consumers should jump on the video bandwagon. And using this moving medium...
Fresh ideas for a venerable industry
BY BETH ENGLISH
Every day, you see them. People hidden behind screens. Maybe it’s a man behind a laptop at the coffee shop. Maybe...
Marital conflict increases with lack of sleep
You know how a lack of sleep makes you feel—cranky, grumpy, and tired.
Now a study by researchers at The Ohio State University Institute for...
An easy tip for better sleep
Aside from making sure you’re sleeping on a quality, comfortable mattress and using good sleep hygiene, researchers have found a simple thing you can...
Some U.S. companies bring manufacturing home
After decades of American companies sending manufacturing overseas, the tide has turned and some businesses are bringing production back to the United States, according...
‘The solar eclipse made me do it’ and other excuses
Have you ever had the feeling the employee who just called in sick simply wasn’t? It’s possible. According to CareerBuilder.com, 40% of employees called...
Forbes lists best countries for business
In Forbes magazine’s 12th annual survey of the best countries for business, the United Kingdom grabbed the top spot for 2018.
“The U.K. scored particularly...
Social media trends to watch for in 2018
Social media isn’t going anywhere soon. In fact, new platforms and ways to use social media for marketing and connecting continue to grow.
In...
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