Spring Back Recycling celebrates milestone
Spring Back Recycling celebrated the recycling of its 30,000th mattress in early May with an event that included Kim Brown Knopf, chief executive officer of Innovative Mattress Solutions; John Gonas,...
View ArticleElectronics recycling bill dies in Hawaii
The Hawaii Legislature tabled a bill for this year that would have expanded the requirements for electronics recycling. Because the bill’s original definition of electronics was written broadly, it...
View ArticleWright reduces chemicals in printing process
Wright Global Graphic Solutions, which provides packaging, point-of-purchase materials and other branding and marketing solutions to the bedding industry, has begun printing materials using...
View ArticleBoyd to achieve energy autonomy this summer
Let the sun shine: Boyd Specialty Sleep, which has headquarters in St. Louis, has installed solar panels on its 320,000-square-foot factory in Fontana, Calif. St. Louis-based mattress maker Boyd...
View ArticleHigh Point Market Manufacturers warm up to promotional offerings—& spring a...
There was enough product news at the High Point Market held April 20-25 in High Point, N.C., to keep retailers occupied and BedTimes’ editors interested. BedTimes chatted with Ron Passaglia, president...
View ArticleProtect-A-Bed appoints key account manager
Don WingateBedding protection supplier Protect-A-Bed has hired Don Wingate as a key account manager in its furniture retail division. Wingate is responsible for working with the Chicago-based company’s...
View ArticleIn mattress industry, charity begins in the bedroom
Julie Palm, editor in chiefWhen a friend is diagnosed with cancer, we look for ways to offer comfort and healing. We sit at her bedside, send flowers, say prayers and deliver casseroles. When monster...
View ArticleGober returns to Latex International
Jeff Gober Industry supplier Latex International has rehired Jeff Gober, who will serve as director of component sales for its western division. He is a mattress industry veteran with more than 20...
View ArticleHSM fills new VP post
Gregg Greulich Industry supplier HSM (formerly Hickory Springs Mfg. Co.) has hired Gregg Greulich as corporate vice president of innovation and technology, a new position for the company. In the role,...
View ArticleISPA: U.S. mattress sales rise in April
According to the June 5 Bedding Barometer, the latest monthly report on U.S. mattress sales published by the International Sleep Products Association, April 2013 unit sales and the wholesale dollar...
View ArticleKingsdown hires director for quality
Michael Shoe Michael Shoe has joined Kingsdown Inc. as director of quality systems for the Mebane, N.C.-based mattress maker. His responsibilities include leading Kingsdown’s total quality management...
View ArticleTwo named to Flexible Polyurethane Foam Hall of Fame
The Loudon, Tenn.-based Polyurethane Foam Association inducted Charles Morgan and the late Graham Walmsley into the Flexible Polyurethane Foam Hall of Fame during its annual meeting in May. Charles...
View ArticleKingsdown enters Indonesia
Opening doors: The Sleep Center store in Jakarta is the first of five retail outlets Massindo Group plans to open in Indonesia this year to feature Kingsdown’s MySide line. Mebane, N.C.-based mattress...
View ArticleDormeo Octaspring expands capabilities of Texas facility
Specialty mattress producer Dormeo Octaspring, with U.S. headquarters in Plano, Texas, has “expanded the manufacturing function” at its Dallas facility. The company spent more than $500,000 to retrofit...
View ArticleSleep Number topper offers temperature control
Sleep Number DualTemp topper Airbed manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort, with headquarters in Minneapolis, has introduced a DualTemp technology topper to address disagreements between couples...
View ArticleVi-Spring launches first adjustable base
The Emerald adjustable bed Ultra-premium mattress manufacturer Vi-Spring, with headquarters in Devon, England, will launch the Emerald Adjustable Bed at the summer Las Vegas Market July 29-Aug. 1. The...
View ArticlePrecision Fabrics earns Oeko-Tex certification
Greensboro, N.C.-based Precision Fabrics Group, a supplier of woven and nonwoven technical textiles, has renewed its Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification for three woven fabric lines. The certification...
View ArticleGlobal Systems Group: Introductions focused on production efficiency
Global Systems Group, the machinery division of Carthage, Mo.-based industry supplier Leggett & Platt, introduced several new and updated mattress machines under various brand names at Interzum...
View ArticleDale Carlsen awarded honorary doctorate
Lauded: Sacramento State University President Alexander Gonzales shakes hands with Sleep Train’s Dale Carlsen. Photo courtesy of Sacramento State University. Dale Carlsen, founder and chief executive...
View ArticleWhite House nominates CPSC commissioner
The Obama administration has nominated Ann Marie Buerkle to serve as a commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Buerkle is a one-term Republican member of the U.S. House of...
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