Bed Manufacturer of the Year
Winner
Harrison Spinks
Harrison Spinks clinched Bed Manufacturer of the Year for the third year in a row. The Leeds manufacturer continued investing in people, manufacturing and sustainable innovation despite challenging market conditions. Achievements include Soil Association Organic Certification for its 300-acre Yorkshire farm, WoolKind™ and chemical treatment-free products, alongside innovative spring technology, strong retailer partnerships and European expansion.
Finalists
Adjust-A-Bed – highly commended
Adjust-A-Bed delivered exceptional turnover and net profit growth by investing over £750,000 in manufacturing capacity, people and technology. Innovation included the i-Motion adjustable bed and WallHugger action, alongside expanded natural collections; strong retailer partnerships and expansion into Ireland support future growth.
Sleepeezee
Delivered strong turnover and net profit growth while improving sustainability, service and efficiency. Sleepeezee generated £650,000 in savings and reduced lead times, while emissions fell 14% and 26 million recycled plastic bottles became new materials. Its Regency range achieved an excellent 102% turnover growth.
Silentnight
Became the first large bed manufacturer to achieve Certified B Corporation™ status, scoring 89.8. Progressed emissions targets and circular manufacturing while launching cooling and personalised sleep solutions. ‘Sleep Great, Britain’ helped increase brand awareness to 83%, alongside a new Manchester City partnership.
The judges were Tony Attard OBE DL (Panaz); Michael Bodsworth (SATRA); and Dr Ann Stevenson (Resource Futures & DEFRA)
Supplier of the Year
Winner
John Cotton Nonwovens
John Cotton Nonwovens has placed sustainability and innovation at the heart of its business, transitioning its Nonwovens Division to products made entirely from post-consumer waste and creating the closed-loop Earthkind recycling system.
A £3.5m automation investment is improving efficiency, quality and working conditions, while new Memory Fibre offers a sustainable alternative to foam. The Mirfield-based business has also developed the UK’s first proprietary testing machine for adjustable mattresses, supporting leading manufacturers.
Finalists
Enkev UK
From a business on the brink of closure a few years ago, the company has achieved a remarkable turnaround under new leadership. A customer-first culture, investment in facilities, vehicles and people, and a renewed focus on service have restored profitability and confidence. Alongside maintaining ISO 9001, NBF ‘A’ grade audit and GOTS certification, the business continues to innovate, launching its Botanical collection and Regenerative Farm Wool programme.
Spinks
Delivered a hefty increase in net profit while continuing to invest in sustainability, innovation and people. Highlights include developing a Carbon Calculator Tool, launching award-winning Micro Copper and patented IndeCore technology, and surpassing 100 patents granted globally. Investment in manufacturing technology, UK supply chains and apprenticeships further demonstrates Spinks’ commitment to responsible growth.
The judges were Tony Attard OBE DL (Panaz); Michael Bodsworth (SATRA); and Dr Ann Stevenson (Resource Futures & DEFRA)
Bed Product of the Year
Winner
Harrison Spinks – Clover 3000 Wildwood mattress
Born from customer feedback, the single-sided Wildwood Clover 3000 makes Harrison Spinks’ natural comfort and spring expertise accessible to a much wider audience, delivering the qualities its consumers value most at a compelling sub-£1,000 price point. The lighter, simpler mattress has an individually responsive pocket spring system at its heart, with micro spring layers creating responsive support across the mattress. This is combined with Traceable British wool, BCI cotton, and homegrown hemp and flax.
With excellent ratings from its trial participants, the Clover 3000 proves that outstanding natural comfort, responsive support and British craftsmanship do not need to be unnecessarily complicated or inaccessible.
Finalists
Adjust-A-Bed – i-Motion adjustable bed with Premium Natural 3000 mattress
The combination brings together an in-house engineered exclusive adjustable platform and premium natural mattress, giving consumers greater choice, comfort and control over their sleep and retailers a product that is easy to demonstrate and understand. i-Motion technologies include dual massage, wireless control, zero-gravity positioning, integrated child locks and more. The mattress has 3000 pocket springs that provide responsive, individual support, complemented by natural fillings including wool, silk and cashmere.
Dura Beds – Grange House Natural Fusion Elevation 4000 mattress
As the flagship of Dura’s new Grange House Natural Fusion Collection, the mattress combines responsibly selected natural materials, advanced sleep technologies and considered British craftsmanship. Dura created the mattress to “redefine what consumers should expect from a premium mattress retailing for under £1,000 in a standard double size.” The mattress, which comes with premium POS, has a luxurious box-top construction, 4,000 individually pocketed springs and the richest blend of natural comfort materials in the range.
The judges were Steve Adams (MattressOnline), Sue Davies (Sue Davies Design Solutions), James Dunne (Prestige Beds), Paul Farley (Furniture News) and James Wilson (The Sleep Geek and Sleepunity)
Component Product of the Year
Winner
Carpenter – Serene® Soft Foam
Carpenter won the Component Product of the Year award for its Serene Soft Foam. Crafted with billions of microscopic air capsules, the advanced comfort technology was developed to offer exceptional support and comfort without being temperature sensitive.
For the judges, the innovative Serene reflects the next generation of fillings as an improved evolution of memory foam. They praised it for being not only commercially sound but also having all the ecodesign principles in place, with an outstanding marketing package accompanying it.
Finalists
John Cotton Nonwovens – Memory Fibre Ultra – highly commended
The highly commended John Cotton Nonwovens’ innovative Memory Fibre Ultra was described as a “fantastic product with a great feel and fantastic potential.” Rather than conventional thermal bonding, John Cotton has developed a proprietary specialised needling process that creates structure, resilience and recovery without bi-component binder fibres or thermal processing, creating a sponge-like feel. The judges praised the product for being an improved needled nonwoven that, “given time, will develop into a market-scalable comfort and support product.”
Spinks – MicroCopper
MicroCopper represents a new generation of microcoil technology, combining advanced spring engineering with proven functional benefits of copper in a novel application for the bedding industry. By infusing hydrophilic nonwoven technology, already used in medical applications, with copper and integrating it into Spinks’ microcoil, Spinks has created the world’s first copper-infused microcoil fabric. The result is a microcoil designed not only to provide responsive comfort and support but also to contribute to a cleaner, more hygienic sleep environment.
The judges were Natalie Goodwin (Sealy UK), Hayley Hodgson (Silentnight), Dave Morris (Sleepeezee), and Ross Yeardley (Healthbeds)
Further details on all the winners and finalists will be published in the trade press in November.
