Shifman Expands in Newark

November 19, 2008  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on November 2008 Shifman Mattress Co. CEO Michael Hammer and Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker cut a ribbon at the luxury mattress factory Tuesday to mark a 24,000-square-foot expansion that company officials said represents a renewed commitment to the city that’s been home to Shifman for 115 years.

The expansion adds to an 84,000-square-foot facility that also houses a state-of-the-art warehouse, offices and showrooms. It supplies fine furniture stores and, since 1987, has created a luxury bedding line that’s sold exclusively at Bloomingdale’s.

“This expansion represents a renewed commitment to the marketplace as well as to the city of Newark, which has been our home since 1893,” Hammer said. “Thanks to a loyal and expanding base of dealers and their customers, we are celebrating our 115th year in business. I only wish that the company’s founders, the Shifman brothers, could see how we have grown year after year while carefully preserving their tradition of manufacturing by hand.”

He attributes the company’s success to its employees, many of whom walk or bike to Shifman’s factory at One Mott Street in the city’s Ironbound District.