Tempur Sealy officials gathered Thursday to snip the ceremonial ribbon to open its $138 million foam-pouring plant near Crawfordsville.
The celebration came almost two years to the day from when the Lexington, Kentucky-based mattress and bedding manufacturer broke ground on its largest production facility in the world. Construction of the new 700,000 square foot plant, which sits on 200 acres between C.R. 250E and Nucor Road, was completed earlier this year. The manufacturer is expected to bring 300 jobs to the area by the end of 2025.
“Two years ago, on Oct. 7, 2021, we broke ground on this facility and now we are sitting in what will be the largest Tempur Sealy manufacturing facility in the world, and our third domestic foam-pouring plant,” said Tao Zhu, Director of Manufacturing. “This state-of-the-art facility was designed through collaboration and integration of the best practices of our existing foam pouring and fabrication plants as well as the latest equipment and building technology.”
Zhu acknowledged the hard work and dedication brought by the Tempur Sealy team as well as city, county and state officials.
Crawfordsville Mayor Todd Barton said Tempur Sealy’s decision to locate near Crawfordsville will “impact generations to come.”
“I know on the day of the ground-breaking it wasn’t just about moving dirt, pouring concrete and erecting steel,” Barton said. “It was, and still is, about much, much more. Today is about more than opening a new manufacturing facility to make high-quality bedding ... It’s also about transformation and growth. It’s about the future. It’s about the transformation and growth of Tempur Sealy as a company, our community, and most importantly the people of our community.”
Barton shared his gratitude for the investment Tempur Sealy has made in its facility and the community. He called the partnerships that have been formed between the company, the Indiana Economic Development Commission, the Montgomery County Council and Commissioners, Montgomery County Redevelopment Commission, Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power and others “a testament to community teamwork.”
“Lives will be changed as careers are built, new relationships are formed and the citizens in West Central Indiana have the opportunity to become a part of a world class company,” Barton said.
Cliff Buster, North American CEO, said Tempur-Pedic is the No. 2 selling brand in the United States, following Sealy, its sister brand.
“The new facility will be key and instrumental to our growth and success in the future,” he said.
Buster added that community support and available workforce were among the reasons Tempur Sealy chose Crawfordsville after a nationwide search.
“We are proud to be a part of Indiana’s manufacturing landscape,” he said.
The company is looking forward to being a long-term community partner.
“We are feverishly and aggressively working to hire,” said Scott Vollet, EVP of Global Operations. “And by the end of the year we will be producing a tremendous number of mattresses out of this facility.”
Vollet complimented the hard work and dedication everyone has contributed to make this dream a reality. He was especially grateful for the infrastructure that was provided for the project, including a new access road, a one-million-gallon water tower, sewer, electric and a four-mile water main.
Tempur manufactures bedding products and components for brands including Tempur-Pedic and Stearns & Foster.
