King Koil moving corporate headquarters to factory in Phoenix market

Time：2019-10-26 15:09:49    Share：

After almost two decades of calling this suburban Chicago community home, Top 15 bedding producer King Koil said it will relocate its corporate offices to its manufacturing facility in greater Phoenix by the end of the year.

The move will bring corporate executives closer to the daily operations of its plant, and closer to customers and to the research and development team, officials said.

“This is an exciting time for our company as we experience strong growth and marketplace reception for all the changes we have made in the company over the past two years,” said David Binke, King Koil’s CEO. “The senior management team believes that our ability to be based at the epicenter of our manufacturing home will be of great benefit to our customers, employees and shareholders. The energy in Avondale is palpable and contagious as our team builds the King Koil brand and is something all of our people want to be closer to. It will be great having everything under one roof after this move.”

King Koil came to Chicago 18 years ago from Minneapolis. It opened its 90,000-square-foot Avondale, Ariz., facility in May 2018. Since that time, newly hired executives have chosen to work from the plant, and its 27,000-square-foot Willowbrook headquarters team had transitioned from 24 to six employees. Of the remaining employees in Illinois, most will relocate to Arizona, officials said.

The Avondale plant serves retail partners in 17 states: Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

In addition to manufacturing, the new facility houses offices for management and customer service, as well as an audio-visual conference room that connects King Koil’s offices around the country for meetings. A 2,500-square-foot showroom is also located in the facility and provides presentation space for the company’s national product lines.

Several years ago, King Koil announced plans to shift its domestic business model from a licensing structure to a direct-to-retail manufacturing strategy. As part of the change, the company formed a strategic partnership with long-time licensee Blue Bell Mattress that will continue to service King Koil retail partners in the East and Midwest with the company’s product.