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Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Description

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated designs and produces various engineered components and products worldwide. The company's Residential Furnishings segment offers innersprings and wire forms; steel mechanisms and hardware, springs, seat suspensions, steel tubular seat frames, bed frames, ornamental beds, and adjustable beds, as well as top-of-bed accessories; and structural fabrics, carpet underlay materials, and geo components. This segment serves manufacturers of finished bedding products or upholstered furniture. Its Commercial Fixturing & Components segment provides shelving, counters, showcases, and garment racks; standardized shelving; and bases, columns, back rests, casters, and frames for office chairs, as well as control devices. This segment serves retail chains and specialty shops; and institutional, office, and commercial furniture manufacturers. The company's Industrial Materials segment offers steel rods, drawn wires, steel billets, fabricated wire products, welded steel tubing, fabricated tube components, and titanium and nickel tubing products. This segment serves bedding and furniture, and mechanical spring makers; automotive seating, and lawn and garden equipment manufacturers; waste recyclers and waste removal, and medical supply businesses; and aerospace suppliers and OEMs. Its Specialized Products segment provides manual and power lumbar support and massage systems; seat suspension systems; automotive control cables; low voltage motors and motion assemblies; formed metal and wire components; quilting machines; machines for shaping wire into springs; industrial sewing/finishing machines; and van interiors. This segment primarily serves automobile seating and bedding manufacturers; and telecommunication, cable, home service, and delivery companies. The company sells its products through sales representatives and distributors. Leggett & Platt, Incorporated was founded in 1883 and is based in Carthage, Missouri.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Home Furnishings & Fixtures
Keywords: Metals Visual Arts Carpet Bedding Retail Chain Furniture Suspension Titanium Nickel Control Devices Mattresses Upholstery Specialized Products Wire Products Decorative Arts Wire Massage Sewing Steel Tubing Bed Frame Garden Equipment Massage Systems