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Bringing Boundless Sleep Solutions to Life: A Look Inside the Creative Process of Designing ISPA Displays

Next month, our Bedding team is headed to the bi-annual ISPA EXPO in Orlando, Florida, to showcase our products, capabilities, and innovations through an exhibit called Boundless Sleep Solutions.

Scott Clark, Senior Creative Director

Scott Clark, Senior Creative Director of our Marketing + Creative team, shared more about the process of developing the creative vision for L&P’s space at the expo. “With the help of our Bedding and creative teams, I developed the overall vision and look and feel of the space that ISPA visitors will experience,” he says.

Bringing that creative vision to life isn’t as easy as it might seem, and it takes a village of creative and industry-focused experts. “My initial concepts went from written ideas, sketches, and mood boards to revision after revision for every wall, structure, display, and marketing element related to the event. Those visual and experiential ideas bounced between sales teams, product development teams, engineers, and back through our Marketing + Creative team to ultimately become the total experience in Orlando.”

There are several Marketing + Creative team members involved in the creative design process, including Taylor Orr, 3D Artist/Animator, who created the final 3D rendering for our 2019 booth.

Creating the ISPA space also requires thinking about visitor experience from a tangible standpoint versus what someone sees on a computer screen. “Designing and branding an environment requires you to think about how the space looks as you approach it, how it feels from every angle within that space, and how to best communicate the key messages during the experience,” Scott says. “My main role is making sure our brand is strong, bold, and obvious, and that every visitor is positively exposed to the knowledge and information that we want to deliver.”

The team approaches each year’s display as an opportunity to improve from the previous year. “Being an industry leader truly raises the stakes and applies pressure to make it a great experience with a compelling message,” Scott concludes. “Our space must stand out and represent the company like the leader we are.”

Visit www.boundlesssleepsolutions.com to learn more about L&P’s sleep solutions.

Innovation, Interaction, Inspiration: L&P Prepares for 2022’s ISPA Bedding Expo

Next month, our Bedding segment is heading off to the annual ISPA Expo in Orlando, Florida.

ISPA, or International Sleep Products Association, hosts the event each year for mattress producers and industry leaders from around the world to connect, showcase products and ideas, and explore the opportunities that set the pace for the mattress industry’s future.

This year, our newest Bedding partners, Elite Comfort Solutions and Peterson Chemical Technology, will join the fun. A team of L&P sales representatives will provide personalized, socially distanced tours through our booths during the event, which will include live lab demonstrations, working machines, and innovative products.

Fun fact: L&P has taken part in ISPA since 1943, minus one event in 2006!

National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Cybersecurity starts with YOU and is everyone’s responsibility. There are currently an estimated 5.2 billion Internet users—over 65% of the world’s population! This number will only grow, making the need to #BeCyberSmart more important than ever.

For more information, visit www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity-awareness-month

Happy Manufacturing Day!

Today is Manufacturing Day in the United States and we celebrate all those who proudly stand behind our goods and services. We are committed to developing quality products and unlocking innovative technologies to grow our economy. Today’s employees will power the next chapter of American production and innovation.

Global Network Transformation Project Seeking Talent

Employees in L&P’s Information Technology (IT) department work quietly behind the scenes to maintain our computer systems, analyze and reduce cybersecurity risks, and develop solutions which improve the ways our teams communicate with one another.

In an effort to enable business growth, the IT department has launched a new Global Network Transformation (GNT) project that will both modernize and enhance security for the global network. This multi-year project will enable the transition from distributed manufacturing applications to centralized cloud-based systems.

The GNT project will increase efficiency and enhance security for the global network including migration to redundant circuits, implementation of a SDWAN platform, and network segmentation.

“We are currently in the process of hiring an entire team of people to execute this project,” says Travis O’Neill, Director of Cloud Services & Network Infrastructure. “It’s such an exciting opportunity. GNT will completely change the way we support our branches around the world.”

To learn more about available opportunities at L&P, visit careers.leggett.com

L&P Acquires BS Steel

On May 31, 2021, Leggett & Platt’s Trio Line Polska work furniture business in Poznan, Poland acquired BS Steel.  BS Steel is a Polish manufacturer of bent metal tubing for furniture used in office, residential, and other settings, and the company has been an important supplier to TL Polska historically.  BS Steel will become part of the Trio Line Polska organization.

BS Steel was founded in 2006 and was operated by Bjorn Bahnsen and Steen Sorensen, who have been key business partners for L&P’s Work Furniture Group through the years.  As part of this transaction, Bjorn and Steen also invested into Trio Line Polska, forming a joint venture with Leggett & Platt.  We look forward to working together with them to continue to grow the business.

We welcome the 63 BS Steel employees to the Trio Line Polska / Leggett & Platt family!

Redesigned with You in Mind: Leggett’s New Website

Have you noticed? Leggett.com has a brand new look!

Our Marketing + Creative team worked hard to bring the updated website to life. The overhaul includes a fresh new design, streamlined navigation, and improved performance on mobile devices.

Now, it’s much easier to find everything you’re looking for, including information about our businesses, investor reports, and available employment opportunities. It also accommodates a wide range of browsers, devices, and operating systems – making your experience simpler and more efficient.

Visit Leggett.com to check out the changes! And be sure to follow L&P on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram to stay connected.

Delivering Millions of Masks

Doing our part to keep our employees safe!

Manufacturing Masks to Protect L&P Employees


Since September 2020, employees at Porter-Machine Products in Carthage, Missouri, have been manufacturing general purpose masks internally to meet the production needs of all of our North American facilities.

“It has been amazing to see so much innovation within our facilities,” said Vanessa Gile, Senior Procurement Operations Specialist. “Many of our branches have stepped up, shown that they have a capability, and worked to provide the safety products our employees need.”