Comfort Solutions-Texas Celebrates New Facility

June 13, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on June 14, 2012

Comfort Solutions' Texas-based licensee will host three days of events to mark the opening of its 200,000-square-foot manufacturing, sales education and office complex in Ft. Worth, Texas.

The grand opening celebration will be held June 22-24. The event will begin Friday, June 22 with a ribbon-cutting and presentations by Comfort Solutions president Dave Roberts and sleep expert Dr. Michael Breus. Also scheduled that day are product presentations, factory tours, retailer education sessions and a gala party and dinner.

Over the weekend, an open house will allow retailers to review the more than 100 beds-a representation of the company's complete range of products. 

The grand opening of the new complex coincides with the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market (June 20-26) at the Dallas World Trade Center.

"This celebration is a sincere 'thank you' to our many retail customers, industry partners and employees to whom my family owes our success," said Rizwan Sunderji, senior vice president of the business founded as Sleeptronic more than 20 years ago. "Our new home will better accommodate our growth and enable us to capitalize more fully on the product lines and marketing opportunities that Comfort Solutions offers."

According to Sunderji, the biggest difference between the company's former 50,000-square-foot facility in Dallas and the new complex lies in scope and sophistication. The Sunderji family spent more than a year remodeling and upgrading an existing structure to maximize efficiency and design while minimizing the plant's environmental footprint.     

"The new complex is a model facility in terms of its layout, design, state-of-the-art equipment, accommodations for customers and employees, and environmental standards," Roberts said. "We're very proud of what Comfort Solutions-Texas has accomplished."

Located on an 11-acre site, the factory features bright, energy-saving lighting throughout and new, high efficiency equipment like computerized quilters, tape edge and packaging machinery, plus a 2,000-foot-long conveyor-affording an output of up to 4,000 pieces per day. 

"Waste from every subcomponent in our manufacturing process will now be re-sold for re-use," said Alim Sunderji, executive vice president.  "Waste overall will be greatly reduced through increased efficiency and new technologies."

A two-story, 20,000-square-foot office/showroom space is situated within the building and features a custom-designed exterior entry. The office interior includes on the top floor a 10,000-square-foot reconfigurable showroom with multi-channel, high-definition monitors; a customer entertainment center and lounge; a board room, executive offices and an office for outside salespeople.

On the ground floor Comfort Solutions-Texas has installed a second, larger board room that adjoins a sophisticated product education center. A series of retailer-focused seminars led by content experts are now in development for the center, covering topics like product components, selling strategies and retail marketing.

Comfort Solutions-Texas, which makes both Comfort Solutions and its own branded products, was founded by the Sunderjis in 1991. Today, the company is operated by Amir ("Andy") as president and CEO; Alim; Rizwan; Jameel, vice president, and Yasmin, office manager.

Other key staffers include Anthony Klatt, director of sales and marketing, and Arturo Alcala, plant manager.

"We could never have reached this company milestone alone," concluded Amir Sunderji. "On behalf of our entire family, we express our sincere gratitude to everyone who helped make this possible."