Ensley Fairfield Mattress Co. to close after 100 years in business – Shelby County Reporter

By LIZZIE BOWEN | Employees Author

PELHAM – Ensley Fairfield Mattress Co. will shut its doorways after over 100 years of service to the world.

Ensley Fairfield Mattress Co. began operation in 1915, 2023 can be its 108th 12 months of operation. The official announcement of the closing befell on Monday, Dec. 26. January 2023 might be its remaining month of operation.

“Whereas we’re celebrating our third technology retiring, on the similar time we’re unhappy that one other iconic and historic enterprise of Birmingham might be closing their doorways,” Vice President of Operations Perry Barnett mentioned. “Ensley Fairfield Mattress earned the fitting to be a trusted supply of sleep in Birmingham after a long time and a long time of nice customer support, high quality product and nice worth.”

In a press launch entitled “Goodbye Birmingham” Ensley Fairfield Mattress mentioned its farewells to all its loyal clients all through the years.

“There are a number of of our senior clients which have bought each single mattress their whole life from us and that has all the time been such a particular connection,” Barnett mentioned. “We’re unhappy for them, as a result of we’ve all the time been one telephone name or retailer go to away and we received’t be capable of be there for them.”

Barnett mentioned making choices like this one and shutting a retailer that has served its clients for over a century shouldn’t be a straightforward choice.

“Each small enterprise proprietor can let you know that almost all of your days you spend them making troublesome choices,” Barnett mentioned. “Oftentimes, working a small enterprise may be on the similar time essentially the most joyful expertise, but additionally one of the vital lonely experiences. We’re so lucky to have so many members of the family which have expertise throughout the firm and know what it takes each day. All of us got here collectively as a household and laid out the challenges of the financial system, administrations, challenges with manufacturing, value will increase, lingering pandemic associated challenges and extra.”

Barnett mentioned many choices had been weighed and determined upon making the choice to shut.

“We mentioned what the following 12 months, the following 5 years and the following 50 years would seem like,” Barnett mentioned. “We thought of the patron buying behavior and the will to buy on-line versus buying native. After discussing the entire positives and negatives of continuous to function, we then targeted on what it will be like for us personally and our household. After contemplating all doable situations, we felt it was finest for our household to make the choice to shut our remaining retail retailer.”

Within the closing assertion of the press launch, all 4 generations of Ensley Fairfield referred to this closing as placing the retail retailer to mattress one final time.

“Proper now, we’re targeted extra on correctly closing our retail location and caring for as many purchasers of ours as doable,” Barnett mentioned. “As soon as the mud settles then we can be extra targeted on the following part of our life.”

The 4 generations bid Birmingham goodnight and says they love all the purchasers all through the years of their closing assertion.

“We’re so grateful for the chance to serve Birmingham for over a century and construct such a historic model within the Birmingham space,” Barnett mentioned. “We recognize everybody that has given us the chance to earn their enterprise and frequently supported our household.”