Michael Metz

Michael was appointed as the executive of KAP’s bedding division after the acquisition of his family business Restonic by KAP Industrial in January 2015. He studied furniture design at Wits Technikon, but being an entrepreneur at heart, he entered the furniture manufacturing sector in 1980 when he bought a small bedding factory.

1981 saw the establishment of Metz Bedding followed by the opening of Metz Transport and Metz Industrial Holdings in 1982. By 1989, the company turned its focus on bedding and this led to the divestment of Metz Furniture, after which Michael was instrumental in establishing Basemakers and Bedding Component Manufacturers. 1995 saw the inception of Budget Bedding. 1999 was a strategic year, establishing International Wire Convertors and Buffalo Freight Systems. In 2002, Buffalo Textiles went into operation.