After working for years as a Restonic sales representative and agent in Johannesburg; Richard Meyer, a born innovator and entrepreneur, started Dynamic Bedding in 1994 as a small independent bed manufacturer. Whilst growing the business into a leading manufacturer in South Africa, with the largest dedicated retail franchise, under his direction it was at the forefront of innovation and firsts. Trading as “The Bed Shop” and “Bed City”, Dynamic Bedding was the first manufacturer to have its own specialist retail franchise. With more than 120 stores nationally, and subsequently internationally in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. After growing the business to the output of 650 beds per day, manufactured from two wholly owned production facilities with 100 branded franchise stores, Richard sold the group as a going concern in 2008. He then semi-retired but remained involved in production in the family plastic business.