Culp, Inc.

High Point, NC United States

  (NYSE: CFI)

Company Description

Culp just wants to keep on ticking. The company is one of the world's largest makers of furniture upholstery fabrics and mattress fabrics (known as ticking). Its upholstery fabrics include wovens (jacquards and dobbies), knits, screen-prints, and velvets (woven and tufted). Its fabrics are used in upholstering residential and commercial furniture such as recliners, sofas, and love seats. Its ticking is used for covering mattresses and box springs. Major customers include furniture makers La-Z-Boy (12% of sales),  Bassett, and Furniture Brands International, as well as mattress makers Sealy and Serta. US customers account for nearly 80% of sales. Culp has eight manufacturing plants in the US, Canada, and China.