Leggett & Platt to Close Fashion Bed Group

Furniture World News Desk on 3/26/2019

Manufacturer Leggett & Platt announced the pending closure of its Fashion Bed Group operations. The closure affects facilities in three company locations – Bedford Park, IL; Whittier, CA; and Atlanta, GA. Fashion Bed Group is a distributor of upholstered and ornamental beds, residential bed frames, and bedding textiles to the retail bedding industry.

The closing of Fashion Bed Group is the result of the Company’s decision to exit product categories that are no longer strategic to its long-term focus. Leggett & Platt Consumer Products continues to produce, sell, and distribute adjustable bases to the bedding industry from multiple factories and warehouses. Those operations are not affected by this announcement.

The closure impacts approximately 117 warehouse, administrative, management, and sales employees. The operations will continue to serve customers for several weeks as inventories are depleted. All customer inquiries should be directed to the Fashion Bed Group customer service department at (800) 825-5233.

About Leggett & Platt: At Leggett & Platt, we create innovative products that enhance people's lives, generate exceptional returns for our shareholders, and provide sought-after jobs in communities around the world. L&P is a 136-year-old diversified manufacturer (and member of the S&P 500) that designs and produces engineered products found in most homes and automobiles. The company is comprised of 15 business units, 23,000 employee-partners, and 145 manufacturing facilities located in 18 countries.

 
Leggett & Platt is the leading U.S. manufacturer of: a) bedding components; b) automotive seat support and lumbar systems; c) specialty bedding foams and private-label finished mattresses; d) components for home furniture and work furniture; e) flooring underlayment; f) adjustable beds; g) high-carbon drawn steel wire; and h) bedding industry machinery. For more information, visit www.leggett.com.