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Look for the NBF-Approved Tick on Your Next Mattress
You have made a list of your requirements for your new bed: outlined your budget, measured the bed size that comfortably fits your space, decided on the firmness and fillings, and possibly narrowed down a few brands to check out; you are all set to hit the shop or...
How to Buy a Bed on a Budget
Everyone deserves to sleep well at night, and it is possible to buy a budget-friendly bed that doesn’t compromise on safety, hygiene, or quality. Prices for mattresses range from under £100 to several thousand, but we encourage you to spend as much as you can...
Press release: End the postcode lottery of access to mattress recycling
The National Bed Federation (NBF), which represents the bed industry across the UK, is calling on the Government to support its plans for a nationwide program to fund a service enabling everyone to recycle their used mattresses. Around 4.75 million mattresses every...
11 Ways to Keep Cool in Bed This Summer
While it’s lovely to have the sunshine and warmth during the day, it’s never fun sleeping at night in a bedroom that feels like an oven. Ideally, bedrooms should be around 16-18°C (60-65°F) but if, at night, the outside temperature remains higher, or your bedroom has...
Rip Off Mattress Van Scam
It’s been going on for a number of years all over the country but the rogue traders selling rip-off mattresses from the back of vans show no signs of letting up. In fact, the chances are these dodgy dealers will be coming to your area, stopping you in the street or...
Fire Safety in the Bedroom
It's important to take some simple yet significant steps to ensure our homes are safe from fires, especially in the bedroom, which surprisingly, is a common place for fires to start. Did you know that a mattress, especially those made of foam and without any...
How Often Should You Change Your Sheets?
If you're beginning to sweat during the night and waking up to damp bedding due to the rising temperatures here in the UK, it's a good sign that you should change your sheets more frequently. Most people wash their bedding fortnightly, and some fastidiously do it as...
The Sleep Charity helps combat disturbances in the night!
Everyone, at some point, will experience a disturbance in the night and struggle to get back to sleep – whether that’s from traffic noise, neighbours, an animal foraging for food, or something else. If it’s a familiar noise, then you’ll likely fall straight back to...
Press release: NBF Calls For Vigilance as Consumer Fraud Rockets
‘Van scam’ mattress fraud rockets due to cost of living crisis – UK consumers spend more than £40m on rip-off mattresses as rogue traders prey on cash-strapped consumers Research from the National Bed Federation (NBF) has revealed that up to 280,000 unsuspecting...
New Bed Already Showing Body Impressions – Is This Normal?
In July last year, research showed UK customer service complaints had hit their highest level on record*, which prompted us to think about one of the most common complaints we hear from bed buyers: settlement – or body impressions – appearing on the surface of the...
How To Sleep Better – blog swap with The Sleep Charity
By Lisa Artis, Deputy CEO of The Sleep Charity Some days you hop out of bed ready to seize the day, others it’s a real chore to get out from underneath the covers. If you wake feeling tired, groggy and grumpy, people often ask if you’ve woken up on the wrong side of...
Brits spend 27 years in bed on average during their lifetime
As this year’s National Bed Month approaches in March, the National Bed Federation (NBF) is once again raising awareness of the importance of sleep to wellbeing and is urging people to make sure they have a comfortable, good quality bed to help them achieve a...