Kerry Lebensburger retires from Ashley Furniture
Kerry Lebensburger, the longtime Ashley executive responsible for a multitude of initiatives that helped propel the company into the largest home furnishings resource in the …
Category: Manufacturing
Compass Sleep Products to produce 1,600 mattresses for student dorms at University of Kentucky
GREENVILLE, Florida—Compass Sleep Products has signed its first contract deal with a 1,600-mattress order from the University of Kentucky for its student dormitories. The transaction …
Carpenter Co. completes $486M acquisition of Recticel N.V. Engineered Foam segment
Purchase adds 245-year-old Belgian company’s people, offices and manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America to Carpenter’s assets RICHMOND, Va. — Carpenter Co., a …
AkzoNobel opens $60M R&D, customer support center in High Point
Facility represents single largest investment the company has made in its wood coatings business in the past decade HIGH POINT — On June 22, AkzoNobel …
Havertys recalls 930 power recliners because of potential fall hazard
CPSC says metal power assembly unit can bend when returning the chair to upright position, causing the chair back to detach ATLANTA, Ga. — HNN …
Gold Bond launches first organic futon fabric upgrade
HARTFORD, Conn. – As the demand for organic products increases, independent bedding manufacturer Gold Bond announced it is introducing its first organic futon fabric upgrade to …
La-Z-Boy reports fiscal Q4, full-year results
Consolidated FY 2023 sales total $2.349 billion, down slightly from the prior fiscal year MONROE, Mich. — La-Z-Boy reported a drop in quarterly sales and …
AHFA: CPSC asks ASTM International to develop performance safety standard for recliners
ASTM is moving forward to create a standard and has set a July 10 meeting to discuss the matter with industry officials WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. …
In furniture, it’s a fine line between paying homage and actually copying
Rather infamously, home furnishings is a knockoff-driven industry. Parsing the fine line that separates homage from trade dress infringement is difficult to do, both as …
Henglin Home Furnishings opens showrooms in Asia, High Point
OXFORD, Miss. — Motion and stationary upholstery manufacturer Henglin Home Furnishings Co. Ltd. is establishing new showrooms in Asia and North America to showcase the …
