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Gold Bond, Demand from Colleges Boost Mattress Sales
April 30,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Mattress manufacturer Gold Bond is making thousands of mattresses each year for college dormitories due to an uptick in demand from schools.
To provide better sleep for students, the company is working with 20 prep schools and universities to produce mattresses for their residence halls. More than 3,000 twin extra-long mattresses were produced last year, and Gold Bond expects to deliver at least 5,000 in 2018.
“We can’t prevent students from staying up all night studying for an exam, but when they do decide to get some sleep, we want to make it as comfortable for them as possible,” said Robert Naboicheck, president. “A quality mattress is one of the best ways to ensure someone gets a good night’s sleep.”
Like many of its products for the residential market, Gold Bond relies on cotton as the principal cushioning material and flame-retardant (FR) barrier for its dormitory mattresses.
“Cotton is an all-natural material and lasts much longer than the low-quality foams in the contract arena,” said Naboicheck. “And since we are one of only two garneters in the Northeast, that makes it much less expensive than if we bought it from an outside source.”