Inventors Redefining Everyday Products
Leggett & Platt is a diversified manufacturer and a worldwide leader in the manufacture of everyday products that can be found in virtually every office, home and retail space. From its humble beginnings as a designer and leading producer of innersprings for mattresses and box springs, Leggett & Platt leads the world in manufacturing components for a variety of industries.
- Leggett & Platt is the world's leading manufacturer of innerspring and box spring components for residential bedding and a leading supplier of adjustable beds. It is also the world's top producer of recliner mechanisms, sofa sleeper units and seating systems for the upholstered furniture industry. Leggett & Platt is also the leading supplier of non-fashion construction fabrics and carpet underlay in the United States, as well as a major supplier of geocomponents.
- Leggett & Platt also supplies nearly every major retailer with retail store fixtures and display products and services under its commercial fixtures and components division.
- Leggett & Platt is also a leader in the manufacturing of seating mechanisms and office furniture components. Leggett & Platt is North America's number one independent producer of drawn steel wire.
- In the industrial sector, Leggett & Platt is a major producer of electric resistance, welded carbon steel mechanical tubing, and other fabricated tubular components. Leggett also manufacturers dozens of specialized products, from massage, lumbar and seat-suspension systems for the automotive industry to quality, sewing and wire-processing systems for bedding, home textile, upholstery and apparel industries.
Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) is a global diversified manufacturer headquartered in Carthage, Missouri. The company serves a broad suite of customers that comprise a "Who's Who" of U.S. manufacturers and retailers. The 125-year-old firm's continuing operations are composed of 20 business units, 20,000 employee-partners, and more than 160 manufacturing facilities located in 18 countries.