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Former Dunedin students turn Castle St bed business into nationwide mattress enterprise

A used bed business started by Dunedin students has grown into a full-time mattress company serving customers across New Zealand.

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What started as a Castle Street operation selling used beds has evolved into a nationwide mattress business providing employment for its two co-founders. The company is working to disrupt the mattress market traditionally dominated by established players. The enterprise has expanded from its student origins to become an established commercial operation.

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Otago Daily Times

How a student bed business that began in Castle St graduated to the New Zealand mattress market

What began as selling used beds in Castle St has transformed into a nationwide enterprise and fulltime jobs for two former Dunedin students. Tim Scott talks to The Flatpack Co co-founder Angus Syme about disrupting a market dominated by traditional…

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