Adonis Furniture Opens New Hartford CT Distribution Center

Oakland, CA—Adonis Furniture one of the futon industry’s’ leading manufacturers is proud to announce the opening of its new Hartford CT Distribution Center. “This new distribution center will be the third for Adonis which currently has facilities in Oakland CA and Tampa FL,” said company spokesperson Matt Sansoe.

The new facility is scheduled be up and fully operational by June 15th. The new facility will allow Adonis quicker shipment into the New England area and broaden its distribution significantly. Sansoe, Adonis’ GM, is very excited about the new opportunities this facility presents. “We now have overnight shipment into New York and New Jersey as well as a great ‘will call’ location in Hartford.” Additionally Adonis’ East Coast marketing arm The Glasser Group, Inc. has added a new sales rep for the region, Massachusetts native, Bill Hamelin. “Bill will facilitate sales for the New England and New York region,” Sansoe said.

Lifestyle Solutions Launches New Website

Lifestyle Solutions of San Jose, CA — A major player in the emerging futon sofa industry is putting the final touches on their new website. New photos of products recently shot at their new Malaysian studio bring a new and refreshing energy to the futon industry.

“Most of our competitors don’t even have and seem not to wish to promote their products electronically through a website. We feel every time we get a chance to shed new light on the real possibilities of this category we’re going to do that,” said JC Gholston (National Sales Mgr). “What we’re doing is showing that the Sofa-Bed Convertibles of Lifestyle Solutions outperform traditional sofa beds on the key selling points of Comfort, Function, Flexibility, and Affordability.”

The site promotes all of the LS lines which include: Fashion Hardwoods, Hampton (American Oak/Ash) Collection, the European Collection and the Active Sleep line which includes Platform Beds and Case Goods.

Customers seeking service on an existing product can download instruction sheets, parts request forms, sales orders, or customer service forms.

SIS Futon Covers Moves To New Digs

SIS Futon Covers Enterprises recently moved its offices, manufacturing, and warehousing to a new building in June. After 12 years in their current building, the time was right to purchase a permanent home for the firm. The new building is only five miles from the current location, and will provide a larger and more efficient space. SIS Futon Covers’ orders will now be shipped with lightning-quick speed from 6707 Shingle Creek Parkway in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. The company phone numbers will remain the same.

Also, buyers at the 2003 Futon and Specialty Sleep Expo in Las Vegas previewed SIS Futon Covers’ newest line of futon covers along with this Spring’s regular fabric updates. This year, the company’s Best-Visual-Display-winning booth featured futon sofa sleeper and bedroom vignettes in a row of diagonal, painted cubes flooded by white light shining up through a slatted floor.

The season’s fabric updates featured a broad range of styles having the common theme of warm/hot colors in everything from novelty themes and traditional floral tapestries to bold 1970’s-inspired prints and tropical patterns.

SIS Futon Covers’ value line is also expanding and was on display at Futon Expo. Dozens of new tapestry and upholstery-weight fabrics are being added to the popular Grade A fabrics, and a new price point, called “Grade U,” which are even less expensive, will also be available in mid June. The prices are comparable to factory select futon covers, but you can pick them yourselves from swatch images available on computer disk; and best of all, they can be ordered and re-ordered with matching pillows and/or bolsters in value packs.

Protect-A-Bed Offers Healthy Solutions

“This is such a great product with a wonderful sell through,” said Peter Gallivan, an East Coast sales rep for the Protect-A-Bed product. “And it actually works too,” he added.
Every night the human body sheds millions of skin cells and releases body moisture as well. These facts can lead to increased bacteria and dust mite populations, both leading causes of asthma, eczema, and rhinitis.

“The Protect-A-Bed bedding protector for mattresses and pillows provides what we call a ‘healthy stain and allergy free sleep zone’ for families,” added Gallivan. The mattress and pillow protectors come in several sizes and provide breathable comfort in a stain proof, waterproof, and easy to fit “fitted” sheet style.

The Protect-A-Bed product is made from a waterproof yet breathable fabric that is super stretch for added comfort and easy fit, machine washable and dry-able at high temperatures, and is especially helpful in cases of incontinence. The Protect-A-Bed product is also guaranteed for five years against fabric and manufacturing defect only.

KD Frames Boosts Production Capabilities

KD Futon Frames has added the new Accu-Systems HVPP computer controlled boring and doweling machine. “We are now in full production with this new unit,” said Alan Bowden, company President. The HVPP replace twelve manual boring machines and two drill presses. “We can now do more and do it even more accurately adding even more value to our line,” Bowden said.

The new combo futon frame at $39.00 full and $29.00 twin is ready to ship. “Our futon buyers can expect more new designs in the near future with the unlimited capabilities of the HVPP,” he said.