In honor of Veterans Day and Remembrance Day, we’d like to reshare the spotlights of our Valor members from this past year. We thank them and all who have served their countries.
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November 13th is World Kindness Day!
From beach cleanups to supporting charitable organizations, our teams around the world spread kindness throughout their communities. To celebrate World Kindness Day, we’re resharing some inspiring stories of their kindness in action:
That’s a wrap on Manufacturing Month!
L&P teams across the world celebrated with fellowship, food, branch tours, and some continuous improvement exercises. We also enjoyed spotlighting some of our dedicated employees who make our products and processes the best they can be.
Thank you to all of our teams for doing great work together!
At our Spühl facility in Switzerland, preparing the next generation of vocational students for the workforce is a tradition. For more than 100 years, Spühl has offered apprenticeships to local students and graduated approximately 700 apprentices since record keeping began.
Out of Spühl’s current employees, 35 of them completed vocational training with Spühl. These former apprentices now work in all areas of the company!
Apprenticeships typically last three to four years, and apprentices work at places like Spühl while attending vocational school. At Spühl, apprentices gain hands-on experience in various professions like automative engineering, design engineering, polymechanics, production mechanics, and logistics. From their third year of training onward, they work exclusively in productive roles within the company.
Thirty students are currently in Spühl’s apprenticeships program, and seven students just graduated! Once students graduate, they can enter military service, seek positions at other companies, be hired by Spühl, or work at other Leggett & Platt locations. Of the seven apprentices who recently completed their basic vocational training with Spühl, Elias Thür was hired as a polymechanic.
“I really enjoyed my training at Spühl,” says Elias. “During four exciting years of apprenticeship, I learned a great deal about the polymechanic profession. I was able to perform many interesting tasks in a wide range of areas, from milling and turning to assembly and logistics. I really enjoyed the variety of the work and couldn’t imagine a better training program for myself.”
We’re grateful to our team at Spühl for their commitment to providing career development opportunities!
At L&P, we strive every day to reduce workplace injuries through education, awareness, and prevention. Our teams set safety goals, and when they meet or exceed those goals, it reinforces our commitment to putting people first.
We’re proud to celebrate Ennis Spring in Ennis, Texas, for reaching an incredible safety milestone: 745 consecutive days without a Lost Work Day Case. And their commitment to safety isn’t stopping there –they are already gearing up for their next safety milestone – one million man-hours without a Lost Work Day Case.
These milestones reflect the branch’s dedication, teamwork, and daily focus on safe practices that protect our people.
Mary Estrada, EHS Manager, attributes their success to their people.
“These achievements are possible because our team stays aware of their surroundings, takes precautions to protect themselves, and contribute to a strong safety culture through initiatives, regular training, recognition, and awards.”
Congratulations to Branch Manager Steve Prokop, Mary Estrada, and the entire Ennis Spring team!
You might know them as the first responders for tech problems, architects of many L&P systems, and sacred keepers of Old Spice after shave and cologne from the 1990s – it’s our IT team!
On this IT Professionals Day, we’d like to give a shout-out to our IT pros around the world. Thank you for keeping us running, connected, and sane after those oops-something-went-wrong messages.
To celebrate, our Corporate IT Department treated their teams to a catered breakfast and snacks throughout the day. They also hosted a scavenger hunt that featured the Old Spice from the 1990s and fun spaces like the server room, telecom closet, and Terry’s office (we’ll miss you, Terry). Little dumpster fires and ducks were also hidden around the IT Department for team members to find.
At Leggett & Platt, our reach spans continents, but our strength lies in how we think – collaboratively, inclusively, and with a global perspective.
From bedding to flooring, textiles to automotive components, our teams around the world work together to deliver comfort, innovation, and quality – everywhere we are!
September 3rd is Global Talent Acquisition Day!
Every day, our TA professionals help connect job seekers around the world to L&P. We’re proud of them and grateful for their dedication to shaping a positive candidate experience and growing our L&P community.
Help us celebrate them by getting to know them a little better. We’ve got musicians, artists, animal lovers, and more on our global TA team!
Recently, Leggett & Platt employees joined hundreds of volunteers across southern Missouri for United Way Day of Caring – a powerful day of giving back and lifting up our Leggett communities.
From painting and repairs to hands-on clean-up projects, our team brought energy, heart, and teamwork to three local organizations: the Jasper County Youth Fairgrounds, the Carthage Crisis Center, and Sunshine Children’s Home. Thanks to their dedication, each site saw meaningful improvements that will continue to serve those who rely on these vital community resources.
At the Jasper County Youth Fairgrounds, volunteers tackled everything from the Small Exhibit Building to the 4-H concession area. Others spent the day supporting the Carthage Crisis Center, which provides shelter and care for individuals in need, while a third group helped beautify and assist at Sunshine Children’s Home, a space devoted to caring for vulnerable children in our area.
We’re honored to support the Carthage Area United Way and proud of the impact our employees continue to make through service and connection.
Throughout the month of June, members of W:ISE Employee Resource Group (ERG) inspired members to give back to their communities through acts of service and philanthropy. The initiative encouraged everyone to find a way – big or small – to make a positive impact, reflecting our company values of putting people first and doing great work together.
From supporting local blood drives, volunteering at a local library, and cleaning community spaces, to helping animals find forever homes, members embraced the call to serve. Participants from North Carolina to Missouri and Canada to Brazil volunteered at organizations like the Red Cross and community outreach programs like Carthage Crisis Center and The Foster Closet, showing just how much we can achieve when we come together.
Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, talents, and compassion to make a difference. Your efforts not only strengthen the communities where we live and work but also embody the spirit of teamwork and care that defines our values at Leggett & Platt.
A special thank you to Juliet Tinker, Holly Snow, Joe Wiersma, and Isabel Perez, who collectively volunteered in their local communities through various roles, including assisting at a school library, performing in a church praise band, and participating in an International Day of the Girl workshop.