retail bedding headquarters united states australia and more ... key people james bell chief executive officer anneke chamy chief financial officer david kaplan non executive chairman of the board products mattress protection products website www.protectabed.com or www.protectabed.com.au protect a bed is a manufacturer and distributor of protective bedding products including mattress protectors and encasements that help protect against bed bugs dust and allergens . 1 protect a bed products are available in 45 countries . protect a bed supplies mattress and pillow protectors to 7 of the 11 top bedding specialists in the united states several of the top 100 u.s. furniture chains and all the major distributors in the pest control industry and hospitality industry . protect a bed products are also sold by national retailers including j.c. penney target kohl s costco and sears . the company currently has in excess of 7 000 furniture and bedding store clients in the united states as well as serving pest control and hospitality markets with bedding protection products . protect a bed is the developer of miracle membrane a proprietary membrane which is waterproof and protects against liquids as well as the patented buglock with secureseal and three sided zipper system for encasements . protect a bed products are listed as class 1 medical devices with the food and drug administration and have received the good housekeeping seal . contents 1 history 2 2011 to present 3 overseas markets 4 references 4.1 additional sources 5 external links history edit protect a bed s mattress protector was originally developed and introduced in south africa in 1980 under the name snugfit . 2 3 protect a bed was incorporated in 2000 to distribute unique waterproof mattress protectors in the united states . by 2003 the business had grown to revenues in excess of 3.5 million and was represented in 40 states . early in 2004 protect a bed established operations in chicago to further facilitate the growing distribution needs in the united states . 2011 to present edit protect a bed moved its corporate headquarters from northbrook illinois to wheeling il in the summer of 2011 . 2 iphone and android app that launched in early 2011 called bed bugs 101 to serve as a mobile consumer reference guide on bed bugs . 4 in july 2011 protect a bed released an iphone game called bed bug plague that serves as an interactive bed bug elimination game . 5 overseas markets edit protect a bed operates offices around the world in the united kingdom australia new zealand canada china south africa norway costa rica nicaragua el salvador honduras guatemala brazil colombia ecuador panama malaysia indonesia singapore korea united arab emirates oman saudi arabia qatar kuwait and the caribbean . 6 the protect a bed product is represented by distributors in 45 countries across the world including a joint venture in china hong kong and taiwan and more recently opening a distribution in india russia and singapore . references edit protect a bed hosts bed bug q & a on twitter press release . protect a bed . june 16 2009 . a b ahern sheila march 28 2011 . protect a bed to relocate to wheeling . daily herald . protect a bed company history pdf . protect a bed . bed bugs take to the skies . newsweek budget travel . protect a bed adds game to bed bug iphone app . furniture today . http www.protectabed.com content protectabed custompages pdfs international locations.pdf additional sources edit knell michael j. october 15 2006 . magi seal protect a bed distributor in venture . furniture today . accessed november 2012 . perry david november 3 2008 . protect a bed execs find rainbow at end of journey . furniture today . accessed november 2012 . external links edit official website protect a bed in indonesia retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title protect a bed & oldid 732441774 categories beddingcompanies based in cook county illinoiswheeling illinoismanufacturing companies based in illinoiscompanies established in 19801980 establishments in south africa navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 august 2016 at 00 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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