24/06/2020
We decided to run our own experiment using an independent expert who was invited to our showroom to carry out his own test on our mattress.
16/06/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us to wash our hands regularly and well to avoid getting ill. The results of this study suggest that frequent handwashing can also reduce our exposure to harmful flame retardants.
16/06/2020
A useful leaflet has been released by WECF (Woman Engage For A Common Future) who are campaigning against Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (also called ‘hormone disruptors’).
22/05/2020
Due to frequent requests, we have now developed a completely chemical-free and healthy mattress for Children’s Double (4’6) and Small Double Beds (4’). Suitable for Children’s Double Bed Frames, Bunk Beds and Triple Sleepers, all our Children’s Mattresses are non-toxic and super comfy. Bunk Beds and Triple Sleepers (3’ single mattress at the top and 4’ or 4’6 double mattress underneath) have become a popular choice.
13/05/2020
The Buy With Confidence scheme provides consumers with a list of businesses which have given their commitment to trading fairly. Buy With Confidence is run through the cooperation of a number of Trading Standards Services. Being based in Devon, we are part of the Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service scheme. It is administered by local authority Trading Standards Services directly.
05/05/2020
Time To Buy A Healthy Mattress Sleep has become a major problem during the Coronavirus. Unsurprisingly stress and rising levels of anxiety have upset many of our sleep patterns and given us all sleepless nights. Good quality sleep is so important in helping us cope with life and maintain a healthy body and mind.
27/02/2020
Every night, millions of children and adults sleep on mattresses treated with a class of chemicals that was long ago banned from sheepdips and pesticides. Every day, we sit on furniture containing the same toxic compounds, absorbing them through our lungs and skin. According to parliament’s environmental audit committee (EAC), mothers in the UK and the US have the world’s highest recorded concentrations of a toxic class of flame retardants in their breastmilk. Banned fire retardants have recently been discovered in umbilical cord blood. We have no clear idea of how they might affect the development and future health of foetuses. But we know that they are persistent, accumulative and associated with cancer and disruption of the hormonal and reproductive systems.
30/01/2020
In this complicated world we live in, the materials used in mattresses are no exception. There are many good reasons why you just can’t say natural materials are good and manmade are bad. Most poisons, neurotoxins and allergens are virtually all natural! If you look at any material hard enough you will find pros and cons.
27/01/2020
There are so many articles available about the negative impact of fire retardant chemicals on human health and the environment. A simple google search will bring up a whole host of articles, many of which focus on the US legal battles with the chemical companies.
27/01/2020
Please find below links to the most recent research into the effect of flame retardants on children's health.
