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Englander Names Industry Vet Lou Paige New President/CEO

Chicago-based licensee brand Englander has appointed Lou Paige, a mattress industry veteran of 35 years, as its new president and CEO. Paige has set...




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Serta Simmons Bedding Announces Leadership Transition

Doraville, Georgia-based Serta Simmons Bedding Inc. has named Charlie Eitel as its new CEO,...

Shifman Gives John Nagle Top Sales Honor

Shifman Mattresses has awarded territory manager John Nagle with the company’s top sales award. The...

Industry Veterans Launch Innovative Sleep Technologies

Innovative Sleep Technologies is a new company in the adjustable base and bedding categories....

King Koil Canada Hires Quebec Territory Sales Representative 

Montreal-based King Koil Canada has hired Mario Barbieri as its new territory sales representative for the Quebec market.   According to a news release, Barbieri has...

Harrison Spinks Chairman Awarded OBE

Simon Spinks, chairman of Leeds, England-based mattress and bed manufacturer Harrison Spinks, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s 2025 New Year’s Honours...

King Koil Appoints Taheny SVP of Business Development

Mattress manufacturer and licensing group King Koil Mattress Co. has turned to industry executive Chris Taheny to serve as senior vice president of new...

ISPA Announces 2025 Award Winners, Honoring Excellence in the Sleep Products Industry

ISPA NEWS RELEASE (Alexandria, VA) – The International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) will pay tribute to the recipients of its 2025 ISPA Industry Awards, recognizing...

Chealen Martin Appointed President of DreamFit

Top-of-bed maker DreamFit has named sleep products industry veteran Chealen Martin president of the Cullman, Alabama-based company.   According to a news release, Martin has a...

King Koil Sleep Products Canada Names Grant Dempsey Territory Manager for British Columbia

Calgary, Alberta-based mattress manufacturer Park Avenue Furniture Corp., which operates under the name King Koil Sleep Products Canada, has named Grant Dempsey territory manager...

Revolutionizing the Mattress Shopping Experience: A New Approach to Better Sleep

Join Kathryn Greene as she interviews Nate Cangemi, a seasoned industry expert, about his new venture: Golden Dreams Mattress. Discover how Nate's innovative approach...

Wright Creative Branding & Labels’ Vicki Fishman to Retire

Wright Creative Branding & Labels announced the retirement of 40-year company veteran and executive Vicki Fishman, an industry leader who has dedicated more than...

Growth Fuels Mlily USA’s Sales Team Expansion

Knoxville, Tennessee-based Mlily has made two additions to its sales team to elevate the brand and its service levels for retailer partners nationwide. Industry...

Spring Air Expands Customer Service Resources

Bedding manufacturer and licensing group Spring Air International is expanding its national customer service capabilities to reflect an increase in private-label direct-ship business.  According to...

Rize Home Expands Sales Leadership Team

Cleveland, Ohio-based sleep solutions and home furnishings manufacturer Rize Home has announced a strategic realignment of its sales territories. As part of this initiative,...

Paramount Sleep Grows Sales and Marketing Team 

Norfolk, Virginia-based Paramount Sleep Co. has promoted two associates to new positions in sales and marketing and added an intern to support growth.  According to...

Heritage Sleep Concepts Appoints Andrew Burt as New VP of Sales 

Rome, Georgia-based mattress manufacturing company Heritage Sleep Concepts has announced Andrew Burt as its new vice president of U.S. sales. Burt, who has more...

Ergomotion Promotes Gui Peres to CEO

Ergomotion, an adjustable base supplier headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, has promoted Gui Peres to CEO. Peres had served as chief operating officer since...

Symphony Sleep Adds Sales Veterans to Its Sales Force

Innovative Sleep Technologies (IST), a manufacturer of adjustable bed bases headquartered in St. Peters, Missouri, is expanding its sales team in response to increasing...

Mlily USA Promotes Valued Team Member and Announces New Hires

Knoxville, Tennessee-based Mlily USA is promoting Ray Bishop, former administrative director, to the role of communications director and has also hired industry veterans Chase...

Shifman Hires Industry Veteran Mark Quinn As Part of Sales and Leadership Restructuring Initiative 

Newark, New Jersey-based luxury mattress manufacturer Shifman Mattress Co. has restructured its leadership and sales teams, hiring industry veteran Mark Quinn, promoting long-time company...

Purecare Co-chair Arnold Hershbain Dies at 77

Arnold Hershbain, co-founder and co-chair of Phoenix, Arizona-based wellness-focused bedding accessories manufacturer Purecare, died on July 8 at age 77.  Born in New York City...

CertiPUR-US Program Names Deputy Executive Director 

The Rochester Hills, Michigan-based CertiPUR-US program has selected Dan Dobratz as deputy executive director. When the organization’s current executive director, Michael Crowell, retires later...

Covestro Welcomes New Texas Plant Manager

Covestro LLC, with world headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany, and U.S. headquarters in Pittsburgh, has named Victor Ortega the new senior vice president for performance materials...

Palmetto Pedic Poised For Major Expansion

Palmetto Pedic LLC, the five-year-old foam and bedding supplier owned by leading global fabric and home fashions manufacturer Home Furnishing International, has enlisted bedding...