Founded in 2001 by Gus Carey, Ambler-based Allergy Technologies LLC manufactures ActiveGuard® mattress liners designed to prevent and control bed bugs while also addressing dust mites and their allergens. The company’s fabric-based technology is used in settings ranging from hotels and apartment complexes to college housing, and Allergy Technologies says it is now the second-largest funder of bed bug research in the United States. Its “PhilanProfit” model dedicates a portion of profits to improving lives through philanthropic causes.
American Textile CompanyFounded in Pittsburgh in 1925 by five Ruttenberg brothers, American Textile Company makes bedding for homes, hotels, retailers, and private-label customers. Now headquartered in Duquesne, the family-owned company has more than 1,000 associates worldwide and manufacturing operations in the United States and El Salvador. Its best-known innovations include the AllerEase allergen-barrier bedding line and Tranquility weighted blankets.DUQUESNE, PA
NollapelliFounded by chemical engineer and materials-science expert Allison Howard, Nollapelli makes bedding and sleep accessories that use textile technology to support cooler, more restorative sleep and overnight skin and hair care. Its signature fabrics are designed to balance temperature and moisture while reducing friction, and the company’s bedding and beauty sleep mask are made in the USA. Nollapelli’s patent-pending bedding received a 2022 Women’s Health Healthy Sleep Award.PITTSBURGH, PA
WRIGHTFounded by Dan Hauber in 2013 after he saw room to rethink the mattress business, WRIGHT designs mattresses and bedding in New York and makes its mattresses entirely in the United States from American materials. Its sleep-focused designs grew from real-world testing, including more than two years of tracked sleep data and 27 rounds of development for the W1.27 mattress. WRIGHT also supplies customized bedding to hotels through its Sleep Center research lab and hospitality program.NEW YORK, NY
Hygea NaturalFounded after Nicole Levine saw the need for safer products in her cleaning and pest-control businesses, Hygea Natural manufactures non-toxic household and pest-control solutions in the USA. The company’s products were originally developed for professional exterminators and are now supplied to hospitals, hotels, the U.S. Army, and households worldwide, with a particular focus on bed-bug and dust-mite prevention. Hygea Natural also pairs its products with practical guidance from the professionals at sister company Bed Bug 911.FREEPORT, NY