Brief about Leggett & Platt Corp. Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) is a diversified manufacturer that conceives, designs and produces a broad variety of engineered components and products that can be found in virtually every home, office, retail store, and automobile. With 2006 sales of $5. 5 billion, the company consistently ranks approximately# 400 in the Fortune 500, and serves a broad suite of customers that comprise a "Who's Who" of U. S. manufacturers and retailers. The 124-year-old firm is composed of 28 business units, 33, 000 employee-partners, and more than 300 facilities located in over 20 countries. Leggett & Platt is North America's leading independent manufacturer of the following: a) retail store fixtures and point of purchase displays; b) carpet underlay; c) adjustable beds; d) components for office furniture; e) non-automotive aluminum die castings; f) drawn steel wire; g) components for residential furniture and bedding; h) automotive seat support and lumbar systems; and i) bedding industry machinery for wire forming, sewing and quilting. Customers value our integrity, product innovation, low cost structure, financial strength, and outstanding customer service. We serve a wide array of manufacturers and retailers, with no single customer accounting for 5% of sales. Primary raw materials include steel and aluminum. Main operations include metal stamping, forming, casting, machining, coating, welding, wire drawing, and assembly. |