Tempur-Pedic International, Inc., now part of
Tempur Sealy International
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. is an American manufacturer of mattresses and bedding products. It was formed when Tempur-Pedic International, a manufacturer of memory foam mattresses acquired its biggest competitor Sealy Corporation in 2012 ...
, is a manufacturer and distributor of
mattress
A mattress is a large, usually rectangular pad for supporting a lying person. It is designed to be used as a bed, or on a bed frame as part of a bed. Mattresses may consist of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, conta ...
es and
pillow
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s made from
viscoelastic foam
Memory foam consists mainly of polyurethane with additional chemicals that increase its viscosity and density. It is often referred to as "viscoelastic" polyurethane foam, or low-resilience polyurethane foam (LRPu). The foam bubbles or ‘cells’ ...
. The company is headquartered on the
Coldstream Research Campus
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in
Lexington, Kentucky
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and has manufacturing plants in
Duffield, Virginia
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and
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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.
Tempur was originally based on
NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
's research to develop a material that would cushion aircraft seats and improve survivability in the event of an accident.
History
The first Tempur-Pedic mattress was introduced by
Fagerdala World Foams
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Fagerdala is a company specializing in the development, manufacturing and converting of technical polymer foams, thermoforming parts and resilient materials.
History
The company was founded as Fagerdala World Foam ...
, a
Swedish
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technical foam firm. The brand was brought to the
United States
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in 1992 and the company Tempur-Pedic, Inc. was founded. Nine distributors of Fagerdala, including Tempur-Pedic, Inc., merged in 1999 to form Tempur World holding company, reformed in 2002 as Tempur-Pedic International Inc. The company went public in 2003. In 2012, Tempur-Pedic and
Sealy Corporation
Sealy (formerly the Sealy Corporation) is an American brand of mattresses marketed and sold by Tempur Sealy International. It draws its name from the city where the Sealy Corporation originally started, Sealy, Texas, United States.
History
In ...
announced plans to merge. Tempur-Pedic paid $228.6 million, but the two companies will operate separately.
Tempur-Pedic won a 2009 Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) award for
direct marketing
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.
In 2010, Tempur-Pedic announced its alliance with
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is an independent American nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to create, find, and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.
RMHC has a global network of c ...
.
Tempur-Pedic began outfitting four U.S. Ronald McDonald Houses with beds in 2009.
See also
*
Foam mattress
*
Foam rubber
Foam rubber (also known as cellular rubber, sponge rubber, or expanded rubber) refers to rubber that has been manufactured with a foaming agent to create an air-filled matrix structure. Commercial foam rubbers are generally made of synthetic rubb ...
*
Sleep hygiene
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References
External links
Tempur-Pedic websiteTempur UK
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Companies based in Lexington, Kentucky
Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Mattress retailers of the United States