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South Bay Expands Capacity With New Facility By Elaina Hundley Always anticipating the future needs of its partners, South Bay International is taking a long-term approach to addressing supply chain issues and rising container costs. Dedicated to creating the best experience possible for its customers, the move to build a new facility in Juarez, Mexico will allow the company to increase its capabilities and pour its own foam. About midway to completion, the new facility will offer space for innerspring and pocketed coil spring creation and foam pouring. It will also produce completed mattresses as well. Aimed at combating rising container costs, this move also supports the company’s seamless drop-shipping capabilities. South Bay was already unique with its vertically integrated approach and this most recent development further solidifies the company’s positioning.
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Sleep Retailer / Spring 2022
Toby Konetzny, the senior vice president of business development at South Bay International explains, “We’ve kind of always prided ourselves on being vertically integrated. We’ve never relied on other manufacturing for our adjustable beds, mattresses and pillows and so forth. We’ve always been handson in that aspect. With an evolving political climate and fluctuating freight costs, it just makes more sense to be a little bit closer to home. That’s really why we felt that being [in Mexico] would make more sense long term.” Addressing the continued consumer demand for wellness-oriented bedding and mattress products in both the brick-and-mortar and ecommerce sectors, South Bay offers a varied portfolio of latex foam to hybrid models, all of which include patented edge support in the actual comfort layers. By using air channels, foam bases and articulating cuts,
