07-16-2015, 10:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-16-2015, 10:59 AM by panamaniac.)
An article in yesterday's Record about a local mattress manufacturer made me think, yet again, about the wide range of products that are still manufactured in the Region. In some cases, it comes as a surprise to learn that these products are locally produced. This thread can be used to highlight these manufacturers and, perhaps, to guide shopping decisions for those who like to "buy local".
The Record article about Waterloo Mattress Company, also makes mention of a second Waterloo company, Beam Bedding, that makes mattresses.
Mattress firm rests on local quality
Waterloo Region Record
By Rose Simone
WATERLOO — When Waterloo Bedding, a former century-old mattress manufacturer, was shut down in 2010, eight years after it was acquired by an American company it was another blow to the local manufacturing base.
But by then, Nick Ciulei, who had been a plant manager had started his own mattress-making business, Waterloo Mattress, and was determined to keep the tradition of making mattresses alive.
For him, the shutdown was an opportunity to get great talent.
"They left behind some very good local people and our biggest asset is the people we have here," Ciulei says.
Waterloo Mattress is now a growing small manufacturer that is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It employs between 12 to 14 people on a regular basis and sometimes as many as 20 in busy seasons. It has a showroom and factory at 136 Dearborn Pl. in Waterloo. ... http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5733...l-quality/
http://www.waterloomattress.com/
http://www.beambedding.ca/en/
The Record article about Waterloo Mattress Company, also makes mention of a second Waterloo company, Beam Bedding, that makes mattresses.
Mattress firm rests on local quality
Waterloo Region Record
By Rose Simone
WATERLOO — When Waterloo Bedding, a former century-old mattress manufacturer, was shut down in 2010, eight years after it was acquired by an American company it was another blow to the local manufacturing base.
But by then, Nick Ciulei, who had been a plant manager had started his own mattress-making business, Waterloo Mattress, and was determined to keep the tradition of making mattresses alive.
For him, the shutdown was an opportunity to get great talent.
"They left behind some very good local people and our biggest asset is the people we have here," Ciulei says.
Waterloo Mattress is now a growing small manufacturer that is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It employs between 12 to 14 people on a regular basis and sometimes as many as 20 in busy seasons. It has a showroom and factory at 136 Dearborn Pl. in Waterloo. ... http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5733...l-quality/
http://www.waterloomattress.com/
http://www.beambedding.ca/en/