About ISPA
ISPA was founded to help sleep product manufacturers and suppliers reach their full potential. We work hard every day on behalf of the diverse ISPA members around the world to unite voices and create a stronger mattress industry.
ISPA was founded to help sleep product manufacturers and suppliers reach their full potential. We work hard every day on behalf of the diverse ISPA members around the world to unite voices and create a stronger mattress industry.
Lead and advance the interests of the sleep products industry.
Help the world sleep better.
ISPA is proud to recognize the many members who go above and beyond in their service to the sleep products industry.
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023 ISPA Awards:
ISPA Exceptional Service Award
Ron Passaglia, Former President & CEO, Restonic
ISPA Vanguard Award
Adam Lava, Director of Sales, A Lava
Mattress Recycling Council Award
Richard Diamonstein, Managing Director, Paramount Sleep
Join us in honoring these outstanding individuals at the ISPA Industry Reception & Awards Dinner at the
ISPA Industry Conference, March 15-16, 2023 at The Vinoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club, St Petersburg, FL
LEARN MORE ABOUT ISPA AWARDS AND VIEW PAST WINNERS:
ISPA Exceptional Service Award
[formerly the Abolt Exceptional Service Award]
The ISPA Exceptional Service Award is the highest honor bestowed upon any individual by the International Sleep Products Association.
The award recognizes those in our industry who exemplify, in the eyes of their peers, the highest level of career devotion to the wellbeing and betterment of the sleep products industry. Those individuals have demonstrated undeniable personal integrity within their community, industry, trade association, and business.
ISPA celebrates those who have devoted their time, energy, and talents serving the industry. Award recipients are chosen based on length of service to ISPA, Association leadership and activities, industry leadership and community service.
ISPA Vanguard Award
The Vanguard is new for 2023 and recognizes individuals and organizations who lead the way with pioneering ideas that shape the future of the sleep products industry.
MacMorran Memorial Award (retired 2022)
Inspired by the achievements and remarkable talents of industry supplier Robert MacMorran, the International Sleep Products Association has honored select members of our industry since 1980 with the MacMorran Memorial Award.
This prestigious award recognizes those dedicated individuals who stand out as innovators. Recipients of the award exemplify leadership in keeping pace with a rapidly changing industry and implementing new strategies that set them apart from peers.
ISPA continues to honor individuals whose determination translates into action, who respect their industry colleagues and who are dedicated to the pursuit of the common good.
The MacMorran Memorial Award was retired in 2022.
We can help you market your bedding business.
ISPA magazines and online options are your direct connection to influential professionals in the mattress industry.
First published in 1917, BedTimes is still the only news magazine devoted exclusively to the sleep products industry. With editorial specifically aimed at the sleep products professional, BedTimes’ print magazine, up-to-date website and monthly e-newsletters keep readers engaged month after month. You can also reach buyers worldwide with your advertising message through the BedTimes Classifieds section.
Established in 1979, the Better Sleep Council (BSC) is a non-profit organization supported by the sleep products industry. The BSC is devoted to educating the public about the importance of sleep to good health and quality of life and about the value of the sleep system and sleep environment in pursuit of a good night’s sleep.
Launched by ISPA’s Better Sleep Council in 2002, SleepSavvy reaches nearly 24,000 mattress retailers—from single-store sleep shops to furniture and department stores to major chains—in the United States and Canada. The magazine is dedicated to helping retailers sell more and better bedding.
All ISPA supplier members receive a free basic listing in the Supplies Guide online and in print. Multiview, BedTimes’ Supplies Guide publishing partner, has begun contacting members by phone and email about updating listing information and offering cost-effective opportunities to upgrade and provide more information about their products and services. The Supplies Guide appears in print each year in the December edition of BedTimes magazine.