About Us
The History of Leggett & Platt
1883
 
1901
 
1929
 
1947
 
1960
 
1967
 
1972
 
1979
 
1989
 
1994
 
1996
 
1998
 
1999
 
2000
 
2004
 
2006
 
::From 1883 to the Present::
 
J.P. Leggett & C.B. Platt form a partnership in Carthage, MO
 
Unionville, KY plant is opened
 
J.P. Leggett, Jr. becomes President
 
Ennis, TX plant is opened
 
Harry Cornell, Jr. becomes President

Strategic direction changes

Sales exceed $7 Million
 
L&P becomes a public company
 
Strategic entry into die casting and fixtures & displays
 
L&P lists on the NYSE
 
Sales exceed $1 Billion
 
Sales exceed $2 Billion
 
L&P makes its largest acquisition ever – Pace Industries, Inc. forming the Aluminum Products segment (Leggett & Platt Aluminum Group)
 
Sales exceed $3 Billion
 
Felix Wright becomes CEO

SEC requires segment reporting
 
Sales exceed $4 Billion
 
$5 Billion in Net Sales

 
$5 Billion + in Net Sales
 
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