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 June
9, 2009 - The
non-profit Specialty Sleep
Association (SSA) today
announced that 14 top bedding
manufacturers have joined the
group with a commitment to
increase awareness of the
specialty sleep industry while
initiating an SSA Green
Initiative to identify, define
and standardize how mattress
manufacturers and retailers
label “green” and natural sleep
products. The initial goal is to
create definitions specific to
the bedding industry of terms
such as “Green,” “natural,”
“all-natural” and “organic” by
assimilating and organizing
existing, accepted standards.
The ultimate goal will be to
create a certification program
based on these definitions.
"The SSA is thrilled to welcome
such a diversified group of
A-list industry leaders to our
organization,” said Dale Read,
president. “All are taking an
active role in the SSA’s Green
Initiative and had attended our
recent Conference on the
subject.”
The newest members of the
Specialty Sleep Association
include Cargill Biobased
Polyurethanes, Foamex LP,
Latexco-US/Latexco West
and Organic Mattresses, Inc.
(OMI). With the trend in
eco-friendly products gathering
steam, leading manufacturers and
retailers are looking for
options and solutions.
Cargill's BiOH® polyols offer a
responsible choice when it comes
to raw materials. BiOH polyols
are a soy-based ingredient for
flexible foam used in
upholstered furniture and
bedding.
Foamex incorporate variable
pressure foaming (VPF)
technology to open-cell, highly
breathable memory foams to
natural bedding systems of
mattress support rails, mattress
cores, quilting layers and
toppers.
Latexco is one of the world’s
leading manufacturers of latex
foam components for the bedding
industry.
Organic Mattresses, Inc.(OMI),
is the nation’s leading
manufacturer of organic
mattresses and bedding. OMI is a
full-circle environmental
company committed to offering
the purest and most comfortable
organic mattresses and bedroom
accessories.
Additional new members of the
Specialty Sleep Association who
have joined the SSA to be
involved in the Green Initiative
include CPS Wood Products,
John Marshall Company,
Intertek, Keetsa Mattress,
Wm. T. Burnette,
Jeffco Fibers Inc.,
Suite Sleep Inc.,
Lenzing Fibers, Reverie,
and White Knight Engineering
Products.
Founded in 1995, the Specialty
Sleep Association (SSA) is a
national not-for-profit
organization created to
facilitate the growth and
positive awareness of the
specialty sleep category. Its
members develop and/or sell
specialty sleep products,
including air, flotation, latex,
foam and adjustable sleep
surfaces, and related
merchandise. SSA membership is
comprised of more than 100
manufacturers and retailers
ranging from small, family-owned
businesses to large
corporations.
Companies interested in
learning more about air, water,
memory foam, latex, gel,
adjustable beds and green or all
natural sleep products should
contact SSA Executive Director
Tambra Jones,
tambra@sleepinformation.org.
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