Sealy Corporation
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1881 |
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Sealy , United States
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| Number of employees | 4,276 (November 27, 2011) |
| sales | US $ 1.2 billion (2011) |
| Branch | Bedding industry , furniture industry |
| Website | www.sealy.com |
The Sealy Corporation was one of the world's largest mattress manufacturers . Also bedsteads were produced. The US company was founded in 1881 by the cotton farmer Daniel Haynes from Sealy (Texas) . The company grew both nationally and internationally, primarily through the issue of production licenses. Today the headquarters are in Trinity (North Carolina) . Sealy shares were listed on the NYSE , with KKR as the main shareholder . In 2008 Sealy achieved sales of around USD 1.5 billion with around 4,800 employees.
Sealy was acquired by Tempur-Pedic International in 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Annual Financial Statements 2011 of Sealy Corporation (English), www.sec.gov, accessed on May 23, 2014
- ↑ Annual financial statements 2013 of TempurPedic Sealy International, Inc. (English), www.sec.gov, accessed on May 23, 2014.