Investcorp to Acquire Armacell.
LONDON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Investcorp, the asset management firm specializing in alternative investments, today announced that it had agreed to acquire Armacell International GmbH from Gilde Buy-Out Fund and funds managed and advised by CVC Capital Partners (CVC). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Armacell...

Winland Electronics' Receives $6.1 Million Purchase Order From Select Comfort Corporation.
MANKATO, Minn., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Winland Electronics, Inc. announced today that Select Comfort Corporation has increased its purchase commitments to Winland by $6.1 million. The $6.1 million commitment is expected to be consumed within the next nine months. Winland's products are key components utilized in the controls of...

Sealy Introduces North American Leadership Structure & Executive Appointments To Support Global Strategies.
- New Structure to Strengthen North American Growth & Operational Excellence - - Larry Rogers to Lead New Division - - Jim Hirshorn Resigns To Pursue Leadership Opportunity at PotBelly Sandwich Works - ARCHDALE, N.C., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sealy Corporation , the...

Bragada(R) Luxury Mattress Inc. Unveils Crown Jewel of Ultra Luxury Beds.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Even for a company whose business is built on manufacturing luxury mattresses, Vellaggio by Bragada(R) (http://bragada.com/product.php?&id=18&fid=1) is something special. The newest mattress in Bragada(R) Luxury Mattress Inc.'s Ultra Luxury Collection, Vellaggio by Bragada combines industry-leading craftsmanship with the finest natural materials and space-age...

Back with a vengeance, US cos hitting India.
Byline: Vinod Mahanta and Bhanu Pande NEW DELHI: Call it a second wave from across the Atlantic. A fresh crop of US companies http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/1437553.cms is hitting India with a vengeance. Whether it's consulting major Bain, internet biggie Google, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/1432824.cms the second rung FMCG major Church...

Hard times for makers of soft foam.
Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports In the months since Hurricane Katrina struck, consumers have been paying more at the fuel pump. Now, they're starting to see another nasty side effect of the blow to Gulf Coast refineries and chemical plants: rising prices for...

Grants a boon for local recycling projects.
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Local recipients of $84,000 in state recycling grants will use the money for projects including curbside service in Creswell and a machine that flattens 5-gallon paint cans to reclaim their valuable - and hazardous - contents. The state Department of...

Simmons(R) Receives 'One-Sided Mattress' Patent.
More Durable Mattress Construction Recognized as a Simmons Innovation ATLANTA, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Patent & Trademark Office has issued Simmons Company a patent on its one-sided mattress design (United States Patent No. 6,243,900). Simmons originally applied for the patent on January...

Parrish Joins Simmons as Chief Operations Officer; History of 'Operational Excellence' a Major Attraction to Simmons.
ATLANTA, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Simmons Company announced today that Mark Parrish has accepted the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. In his new role, Mark will lead Simmons' operations team on its continuing journey towards world-class customer service and operational excellence. He...

Not-so-cheap sleeps: expensive beds drive a wedge in workers' comp programs: when beds were made of slats and springs and cost a few hundred dollars, tacking the cost of a bed onto an insurance bill was a no-brainer. But with some beds costing as much as $30,000, it pays to think twice before signing on the dotted line.
Mankind's most popular healing tool, a good bed, isn't always covered by workers' compensation insurance. That's not necessarily because compensation bean counters are obsessed with pinching pennies. It's because some beds--costing as much as $30,000--don't come cheap. "We definitely provide coverage for workers' compensation and sometimes also...