Rancho Cucamonga mattress maker merges with British company

Rancho Cucamonga-based E.S. Kluft & Co. merged with a British company Wednesday with the goal of becoming one of the largest luxury bed manufacturers in the world.

Vi-Spring, a wholly owned subsidiary of Flex Group of Spain, agreed to purchase 51% of E.S. Kluft & Co. as part of the deal. The company has operations in Europe, Asia and North America. Flex Group has operations in Southern Europe and Latin America.