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Independent bedding producer Southerland is introducing what it says is the first mattress and foundation system designed to eliminate bedbugs, dust mites and their allergens. Southerland”Southerland’s David Corbin, left, and Joseph Latino and Gus Carey of Allergy Technologies show demonstration units for the bedding company’s new Total Protection Sleep System, which is said to eliminate bedbugs.” . . . → Read More: First Anti-Bedbug Mattress Claimed GREENVILLE, Tenn. — Upholstery producer Berkline has been hit with three lawsuits in U.S. District Court here that accuse the company of violating the federal WARN Act when it suddenly shut down operations on March 30. The suits, filed by former Berkline employees, seek class action status for their complaints. Sun Capital Partners, the private . . . → Read More: Employees Sue When Plant Closes! International Sleep Products Assn. officials have launched a new push for state laws to protect consumers from preventable fire and health risks, including the growing bedbug epidemic. The mattress industry trade group is leading efforts in several states to enact new and tougher laws to address the spread of the bugs in used and renovated . . . → Read More: Law Against Bedbugs! The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Southern Enterprises Inc. have announced a voluntary recall of a wall-mounted fireplace unit. The recall applies to about 6,000 Colin Cowie dual positioning, wall-mount, gel fuel wood fireplaces sold by Southern Enterprises, also known as SEI. Consumers have been advised to stop using the product immediately. The CPSC said . . . → Read More: Wall-Mounted Fireplaces Recalled In his closely watched annual letter to shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett said its businesses related to home construction struggled again last year, though he predicted a housing recovery could begin within a year. Buffett’s letter, released over the weekend, hardly mentions Berkshire’s furniture stores — Nebraska Furniture Mart and its Homemakers division, R.C. . . . → Read More: Warren Buffett Predicts Housing Recovery |
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