L&P Automotive India Celebrates the New Year

Our Automotive team in India welcomed the new year with a cake-cutting celebration. During the event, the team took time to appreciate everyone’s hard work and raise a toast to new beginnings. They’re excited to start fresh, go forward with positive attitudes, and focus on collaboration.

We invited a couple of team members to share their reflections:

Saravanan

Saravanan, Quality Department, shared, “I’ve been with L&P for 14 years, and I’ve become a better version of myself with my peers’ and managers’ support and guidance. I am happy and proud to be a part of Leggett & Platt.”

Ramkumar

Ramkumar, Manufacturing Engineering Department, shared, “I’ve had opportunities to learn and develop myself during the past eight and a half years with L&P. Even though there have been challenges, my time here has been fabulous—L&P is a great place to work.”

Thank you to our Automotive team in India for putting people first and doing great work together!

New Year, New Perspectives: April Lowe-Royster

To kick off 2024, we want to introduce you to several of our newest employees. First up, meet April Lowe-Royster, Director of Global Talent Acquisition!

What brought you to L&P?

What initially excited me about my role is different than what excites me today. At first, L&P’s story was most compelling to me—I loved the history of the company and seeing how it’s evolved over the decades. I thought a company with this kind of staying power is attractive and somewhere that I can call my professional home. Once I began to understand the current day in and day out of the company, I became excited by the endless possibilities of helping build something meaningful and impactful within our Human Resources, by way of Talent Acquisition, space. I love that I have an opportunity to be part of a team with plans and initiatives that are continuously developing.

What are you enjoying about your role so far?

By far, I am enjoying the people! Everyone at L&P has been so incredibly welcoming. The people that I’ve met are smart, capable, and have good intentions. They care about L&P as a whole and about their teams. Everyone I’ve met during the past three months has been receptive to my thoughts and big ideas, and I am excited to jump in, dig deep, and add value.

What’s something unique about you?

I was born and raised in Orlando, Florida, and trust me—being from Orlando, you understand how rare that is! Everyone in Florida is from somewhere else and often just visiting.

Have you set any personal or professional goals for yourself?

Professionally, I’m striving to establish and grow a strong professional network and to build meaningful connections with my colleagues and other industry professionals. The world of talent is always evolving, and it’s important to stay ahead of the curve. I’ve found that fostering relationships with those who walk alongside me goes a long way in staying abreast of what’s coming and relevant so I can ensure we are operating best in class.

Personally, I have set a goal to train for and complete a 10K run. I start training this month!

Our four company values are Put People First, Do the Right Thing, Do Great Work Together, and Take Ownership and Raise the Bar. What does it mean to you to Do the Right Thing?

To me, Doing the Right Thing means making decisions that are morally and ethically just and doing so with integrity and honesty. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. so famously said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”, and so it is with doing the right thing. It’s easy to do when everyone is watching, but what you choose to do when no one is watching is what defines your character.

Many Cultures, Shared Values

As a global company, we come from many backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, and what unites us is how we work together to support one another and help L&P grow.

Our four company values — Put People First, Do the Right Thing, Do Great Work Together, and Take Ownership and Raise the Bar — are a set of shared principles that guide our decisions, actions, and relationships. At L&P, we:

  • put people first by prioritizing safety and care for each other, offering learning and development opportunities, demonstrating trustworthiness, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy, and belonging.
  • do the right thing by acting with honesty and integrity, delivering results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth.
  • do great work together by engaging without hierarchy, collaborating as a team, embracing challenges, and working for the good of all of us.
  • take ownership and raise the bar by adding value and making a difference, challenging the status quo and biases, fostering innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, exploring new perspectives, and embracing change.

Throughout January, we’ll share some stories from our global teams on how they exemplify our values. You’ll also see some of our newest team members share what our values mean to them.

Has your L&P team exemplified our values at work? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at social@leggett.com.

Our New Foam Pouring Operation in Maryland

We’re happy to share that we opened a new Elite Comfort Solutions (ECS) branch in Havre de Grace, Maryland—the first of its kind for L&P in the Northeastern United States!

A few of the team members at the branch in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

The branch measures 615,000 square feet and contains state-of-the-art, high-efficiency equipment, which automates the foam pouring and fabrication process. Tim Landers, Vice President of Sales for ECS, describes the new facility as impressive.

“This is a great place to take a customer because you can see the entire operation from start to finish,” said Tim. “At one end of the building, the chemicals are poured. Then, we move over to the cutting operation and then to final fabrication. Whether it’s a topper or a mattress, it gets assembled here.”

The pouring line inside the facility.

“It is very impressive when you see the size and the scale of this operation,” added Grant Dennis, Vice President – Commercial Specialty Foam. “It’s also a testament to the strong nucleus of people, past and present, who have come together to make this production a reality. It’s been a team effort, and we can’t wait to see what’s next.”

Happy New Year!

We wish you and your loved ones a year filled with health and prosperity!

ICYMI: A Recap of 2023

As we head into 2024, we want to share some of our favorite posts to recap 2023!

To read the original posts, click the previews below.

In May, we shared mental health resources and tips, including strategies for reducing mental health stigma.
Our Elite Comfort Solutions (ECS) Corporate Chemicals Supply Chain team received the Above and Beyond Award from the Mississippi Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
We invited Jess Morris, HR Manager in Kendallville, Indiana, to share how her branch operates with safety as the focus of everything they do.
We are proud to partner with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Plants program, which is aimed at improving energy efficiency across U.S. industries. Check out how a few of our facilities are identifying energy-saving projects.
Our Pullmaflex Automotive team in the United Kingdom prioritizes safety by following behavioral guidelines.
Looking for an internship or know someone who is? Check out the benefits of an internship with us!
Meet Terry Sylvester! Terry is a People First Champion for his branch, a successful business owner at Sylvester’s Luxurious Mobile Detailing, and a podcast host for Surviving StartUp.
Meet Isabel Perez! Isabel is a geosynthetics and engineering professional who’s passionate about building sustainable communities and a champion for inclusion, diversity, and equity.
As a global company, we are proud to employ people from many backgrounds and cultures. We invited Samantha Lewis-Horner, Vice President of HR, to share how she leads an international L&P team.
Many of our teams in North and South America came together to support an important cause — the fight to end breast cancer — and raised more than $23,000 for breast cancer research.

‘Tis the Season of Giving at L&P

At L&P, we believe in giving back to the communities where we live, work, and play, and we’re proud of our teams who consistently volunteer in and donate to their local communities throughout the year. We’d like to share a few stories from our teams who have given back to their local communities during this holiday season.

Internal Audit Volunteers for Salvation Army

The Internal Audit team recently participated in the Salvation Army Red Kettle at the Webb City Walmart.

The Red Kettle is a charitable initiative organized during the holiday season that supports the Salvation Army. With more than 7,000 operation centers across the United States, The Salvation Army assists people experiencing economic hardships and addiction by providing many services, such as emergency relief, shelter, and food, to those in need.

LFPF – Aurora Supports Wreaths Across America

The LFPF – Aurora Flooring Team in Aurora, Illinois, participated in Wreaths Across America Day on December 16. Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization that honors and remembers the sacrifices of veterans by sponsoring and placing wreaths on Veterans’ graves across the country.

Aurora had 15 team members participate among over 100 volunteers despite the cold rain and wind. The organization had an overwhelming donation of wreaths and placed 600 wreaths across two cemeteries.

Corporate Credit Supports Sunshine Children’s Home

Our Corporate Credit team recently enjoyed a Christmas party complete with snacks, games, and a visit from Santa. They also adopted the residents at Sunshine Children’s Home in Carthage, MO. 

The Sunshine Children’s Home is a non-profit organization that originally supported children with intellectual disabilities. Today, the agency operates two residential homes and provides leisure activities, transportation, meal preparation, and personal hygiene services for adults with intellectual disabilities.

The team filled stockings from requests gathered from each resident and delivered them for a Christmas surprise. 

There’s nothing greater than the gift of giving, and we want to say thank you to all of our L&P teams for putting people first and doing great work together this holiday season!

Happy Holidays from L&P!

We hope your holidays are filled with joy, good health, and connection!

Season’s Greetings from L&P: Carolyn, Mike, and Ryan

This time of year means many things to each of us, and to celebrate the cultures and traditions that make up L&P, we invited our employees from around the world to share season’s greetings—what we are looking forward to this season, hopes for colleagues, and a variety of traditions.



Season’s Greetings from L&P: Cathy and Kirstie

This time of year means many things to each of us, and to celebrate the cultures and traditions that make up L&P, we invited our employees from around the world to share season’s greetings—what we are looking forward to this season, hopes for colleagues, and a variety of traditions.