Company Profile
Tempur-Pedic International
Company Overview
We have a unique culture
We’ve been producing and selling revolutionary sleep products around the globe for years. And yet, we still have a start-up mentality—it’s not unusual to see our CEO talking to staff members in the hall. And nimbleness, innovation and creativity aren’t simply buzzwords around here—we use them to grow our business each and every day.
You can build your own success
We want to grow, so we expect everyone to contribute in meaningful ways. But we want each of our employees to be successful too. We love leaders and ground-breakers and people who don’t want to settle for anything but their very best. If you’re determined to be successful, you’ll love it here—and we’ll love working with you.
We have a strong brand and product
We have a lot going for us. Products that owners love—we’re the most highly recommended bed in America™. A powerful, well-known brand. Strong advertising and marketing support. Our history, with a revolutionary product that created a whole new category. And the determination to continually invest in product development, continuous improvement, and our staff.
We care about our employees
We’re proud of our diversity—the people who own our products come from every walk of life, and so do our employees. Because our employees are the key to our success, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a bonus program for all, and an employee purchase discount program.
We are growing
There are many successful mid-sized companies out there. But very few can say they’re substantially outgrowing their industry peers–which we are. We have offices around the globe, with multiple manufacturing sites. At our home in Lexington, Kentucky, we recently moved into a beautiful new global headquarters–it’s LEED-certified, and designed to inspire innovation and collaboration among our employees. And in addition to great amenities (like a fitness center and café with healthy food options), it’s surrounded by the rolling hills, bourbon, and horses of the Bluegrass.
Company History
The early years: NASA® and the Swedish scientists
If there’s one thing that people know about us, it’s that we’re somehow connected with both NASA and Sweden. How is that possible?
In the early 1970s, NASA developed a pressure-absorbing material to help cushion and support astronauts during lift-off. The material was temperature-sensitive and it evenly distributed body weight. NASA released this material to the public in the 1980s.
Another set of scientists, at the soon-to-be-merged companies Fagerdala in Sweden and Dan-Foam in Denmark, continued development on NASA’s creation. After nearly a decade and millions of research dollars, these “Swedish scientists” perfected TEMPUR material for use in mattresses.
Next up: better sleep comes to the U.S.
In 1992, Lexington, Kentucky resident Bob Trussell visited Denmark and met the scientists at Dan-Foam. Realizing the opportunity to improve sleep for people in the U.S., he started Tempur-Pedic—and a revolution in sleep was born.
The company built an R&D and engineering center in Duffield, Virginia and a second fabrication plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. And we began telling our story—people still remember the legendary “wine glass” commercial, even though it hasn’t run for years.
Eventually, Tempur-Pedic and the Danish company Dan-Foam combined, creating a global company focused on sleep products and headquartered in Lexington.
Today: everything you need for better sleep
Over the years, we’ve expanded our line of mattresses and added pillows, bed linens, cushions—even a sleep mask and slippers. In addition to our original TEMPUR-formulation products, we have TEMPUR-HD that highly conforms to your body for better pressure relief, and TEMPUR-ES for unmatched pillowy softness with our famous support. Our products are sold in retail stores across the country, as well as direct from us by phone and on this website. And most exciting for us, we’re now the most highly recommended bed in America.
The future: continued innovation
With scientists and engineers in Denmark and the U.S. working in concert, we’ll continue to develop new ways to use TEMPUR material, as well as new formulations of the original to help people sleep better.