The five winners of this year' National Bed Federation (NBF) Bed Industry Awards have been announced. Now in their sixth year, the awards recognise the companies considered best in class over the past 12 months. The winners were: Kaymed ...
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Five bed industry champions were celebrating last night as they scooped the top awards at the National Bed Federation (NBF) Bed Show Gala Dinner in Telford. The winners were Kaymed UK for Bed Manufacturer of the Year; Vitafoam for Bed ...
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Leggett & Platt expects to record a $108 million pre-tax, non-cash goodwill impairment charge for the second quarter. This charge reflects the complete write off of the goodwill associated with the Store Fixtures group, which is part of the ...
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The bedding industry saw only modest growth last year, with units increasing 1.2% and the dollar value of wholesale bedding shipments increasing 2.4%, according to the industry’s official report of 2013 results. The 2013 Mattress ...
Airweave inc., Japan’s leading manufacturer of premium bedding toppers and pillows, announced that it has become an official supplier to multi-national Olympic delegations, which include the United States (U.S. Olympic Committee), ...
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The bedding industry posted modest gains for 2013, with units increasing by 1.5% and dollars climbing by 2.1%, according to preliminary figures released by the International Sleep Products Assn. The figures showed the innerspring segment ...
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Saturday, February 01, 2014: Attendees at ISPA EXPO 2014 will have ample opportunity to make the connections, build the relationships and gain those special insights that will make a difference to their business. Meet with CEOs, purchasing ...
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Seven new bedding-related sources will be exhibiting in their own showrooms for the first time at the Winter Las Vegas Market, further strengthening the market’s position as the international hub for the bedding industry and the ...
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LAS VEGAS — The Specialty Sleep Assn. is sponsoring a presentation at the market here by James Kohm, the associate director for the Enforcement Division of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection. Kohm, who ...
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Simmons is introducing its new ComforPedic iQ mattress, a self-adjusting mattress that provides personalized support, at a launch party here on the eve of this month's Las Vegas Market. Speaking at that event will be Dr. Andrew Weil, a ...
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The bedding industry's rocky road continued in November, when units dipped 2.5% and the dollar value of bedding shipments declined 1.3%. The November results, which reflect the performance of 14 U.S. mattress producers accounting for a ...
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The up-and-down bedding industry took a turn downward in September, with unit sales falling 1.0% and the dollar value of bedding shipments dropping 0.6%. The September Bedding Barometer report from the International Sleep Products Assn., ...
Bed frame manufacturer The Knickerbocker Bed Co. has appointed 20-year industry veteran Joe Hunt as its vice president of sales and marketing. Hunt most recently was vice president of Eastern region sales for bedding source Dormeo ...
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Paramount Sleep has named bedding veteran Richard Fleck president of the company. Fleck, formerly chief marketing officer at the company and a former Spring Air executive, succeeds Jamie Diamonstein as president of the bedding source. ...
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He succeeds Rob Vickers, who left the company a few months ago. Simmons Canada said Besner is a 21-year bedding industry veteran who most recently was vice president of sales and marketing at Louisville Bedding Co., a producer of mattress ...
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