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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION .HONORING KINGSDOWN, INC.
WHEREAS, Kingsdown began making mattresses in Mebane by hand in 1904, using materials
such as corn husks and horsehair insulation, and
WHEREAS, 100 years later -though the materials have evolved -Kingsdown mattress sets are
still handcrafted, and
WHEREAS, the company has developed and patented the "Sleep to Live" sleep system and
grown from a Southeast regional company to one with distribution in 17 countries within Asia,
the Middle East, Canada, South America, Australia, and Europe, and
WHEREAS, Kingsdown now has facilities in Florida, Virginia, Tennessee and Oklahoma, and
WHEREAS, the company has been employee owned since 1985, governed by an Employee
Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), and
WHEREAS, Kingsdown purchased and completely .renovated the former Royal Home Fashion
plant on Oakwood Street Extension in western Orange County last year to house its mattress
manufacturing, and
WHEREAS, Kingsdown employs over 160 employees in its Mebane and Orange County
facilities, and
WHEREAS, the new 80,000 square foot manufacturing facility includes an on-site fitness center,
a cafeteria, and other amenities for its employees;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
formally welcomes Kingsdown, Inc. to the County and commends the employee-owners of the
company and its Chief Executive Officer Eric Hinshaw for serving as model corporate citizens of
Orange County.
This the 15th day of February 2005.
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Moses Carey, Jr., Chair
Orange County Board of
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