Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, September 29, 2009

SAVANNAH, Ga. — W.S. Badcock Corp. honored several suppliers to its Badcock Home Furniture & more stores at its annual dealer meeting here in September. Recognized for superior service were bedroom furniture source Embassy International, upholstery supplier Hughes Furniture Inds., IBC and Park Place in bedding, The Import Company in tabletop, and Samsung Electronics.

Badcock, a Mulberry, Fla.-based Top 100 company with more than 300 company- and dealer-owned stores in eight states, honored representatives of suppliers that were nominated by the retailer's category managers and supply chain analysts. Among the criteria were product training support, fulfillment rate and damage rate.

Embassy President Mike Wurster and sales rep Mike Carter accepted on behalf of their company, a product development and quality control business with operations in Malaysia, China, Vietnam and Thailand.

"An award from W.S. Badcock means that we are really delivering on our commitment to our customers of providing quality products and following up with customer service and timely shipping," said Wurster.

Meanwhile, Embassy also said it also was listed for the second year on Inc. magazine's roster of the fastest-growing private businesses, coming in at 395 this year after it was ranked 117 in 2008. The company also was ranked at No. 33 among the Top 100 Consumer Products and Services and No. 11 among the Top 100 Private Businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Local mattress manufacturer Park Place Corporation has been recognized in the 23rd annual Grant Thornton LLP Top 100 ranking of South Carolina’s largest privately owned companies, a notable achievement that the family-run company has attained for the past five years. Park Place has continually risen in the prestigious ranking since its first appearance on the list in 2003, maintaining a strong 75th position in 2007.

To qualify for the South Carolina 100, companies must be privately held, headquartered within the state and cannot be a subsidiary of any other company. Rankings are a reflection of net revenues from the recently completed fiscal year.

“As a family business since our beginning, Park Place has faced the constant pressure of big bedding producers and complex marketplace conditions and, despite these challenges, we continue to grow and remain true to our commitment—to produce top-quality bedding products and deliver superior customer service,” said Jimmy Orders, president of Park Place Corporation. “With a solid track-record and an ambitious business plan, we anticipate sustained growth of the Park Place brand in 2008.”

The South Carolina 100 is compiled by Grant Thornton LLP, one of the largest U.S. accounting firms, in association with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.

Park Place Corporation, founded in 1931 as Orders Mattress Company is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina on a 40-acre campus in a Century 2000, state-of-the-art designed facility. Park Place manufactures mattresses primarily under the Park Place and Comfortaire brands. Founded during the throes of the Great Depression, the company continues to operate under the direction of three third-generation members of the Orders family. For more information, visit www.parkplacecorp.com.

For further information, contact:
Jimmy Orders, President
Phone: 864.422.2442
Fax: 864.422.1414
E-mail: jborders@parkplacecorp.com

GREENVILLE, SC. – May 25, 2007 -- Park Place Corporation and Wachovia Bank have signed a binding letter of intent for Park Place to acquire the assets of United Sleep Products. Park Place intends to operate the Denver, PA factory serving existing United Sleep Products customers from this facility.

“The location of this facility expands our footprint into the northeastern US market enhancing our ability to serve the east coast. We intend to move quickly to restore service levels to existing customers and return the company to a normal operating mode. We see this as a long term commitment to the customers and associates in this region,” according to Jimmy Orders, president of Park Place.

Park Place Corporation, founded in 1931 as Orders Mattress Company is in Greenville, South Carolina on a 40-acre campus in a Century 2000, state-of-the-art designed facility. Park Place manufactures mattresses primarily under the Park Place and Comfortaire brands (www.parkplacecorp.com). Founded during the throes of the Great Depression, the company continues to operate under the direction of three third-generation members of the Orders family. According to President Jimmy Orders, “Through the years we have witnessed many changes, but one thing that has not changed is our dedication to quality in our products and integrity in standing behind them. Without this policy, we could not have survived since 1931.”

For further information, contact:
Jimmy Orders, President
Phone: 864.422.2442
Fax: 864.422.1414
E-mail: jborders@parkplacecorp.com

GREENVILLE, SC - January 26, 2007 -- Park Place President Jimmy Orders was recently honored to be part of a group of 45 civilians participating in the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Civilian Orientation Conference in the Middle East. To read of his experience, click on the link below for his article that recently appeared in the GREENVILLE JOURNAL.

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For further information, contact:
Jimmy Orders, President
Phone: 864.422.2442
Fax: 864.422.1414
E-mail: jborders@parkplacecorp.com

GREENVILLE, SC, November 16, 2006-- Greenville, SC-based Park Place Corporation is honored to be included in the 22nd Annual 2006 South Carolina Top 100, a ranking of the state’s largest privately held companies. Park Place is ranked 75th – a move upward from their position of 80th in 2005. South Carolina 100 is compiled by Grant Thornton, LLP, the fifth largest accounting firm in the United States.

According to Park Place President Jimmy Orders, “This ranking is based on our 2005 sales. We have continued to grow and prosper throughout 2006. I look forward to next year’s report where I anticipate our ranking to be even higher.”

Park Place Corporation, founded in 1931 as Orders Mattress Company, is located on a 40-acre campus in a Century 2000, state-of-the-art facility. Park Place manufactures hand-crafted mattresses. Founded during the throes of the Great Depression, the company continues to operate under the direction of three third-generation members of the Orders family. According to CEO/President Jimmy Orders, “Through the years we have witnessed many changes, but one thing that has not changed is our dedication to quality in our products and integrity in standing behind them. Without this policy, we could not have survived since 1931.”

For further information, contact:
Jimmy Orders, President
Phone: 864.422.2442
Fax: 864.422.1414
E-mail: jborders@parkplacecorp.com