A . H . BEARD

as an Australian company since Aussies are often challenged by imports coming in from China at cheaper prices . A . H . Beard is one of the unique Australian companies that actually exports manufactured products to China , which makes him especially proud of what they ’ re doing .

“ Our workforce is proud to put their name on a product and ship it to China ,” Beard said , “ and it ’ s great to go over there and see your product with the Australian Made logo proudly displayed ”.

“ The Australian bedding market is a very mature market . There aren ’ t too many countries in the world that Australia can export products to , because they are bulky and come in various different sizes . You can certainly manufacture beds a lot cheaper in lower-cost countries .”

According to Beard , one of the unique dynamics today is with the Chinese becoming more successful and more affluent , they ’ ve developed a preference for buying imported products — including beds . Fortunately for A . H . Beard , Australian Made products are not

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