Memory Foam King Size Mattresses

Comfortex Limited in Oldham is one of the leading manufacturers of memory foam mattresses in the UK today, supplying many high street names with memory foam mattresses made to our customers specifications, most od which are supplied vaccum roll packed for ease of handling and storage.

The benefits of foam and memory foam mattresses over conventional bonnell or posture sprung mattresses

Standard sprung mattress units are almost all air which makes them a very cheap option for a mattress manufacturer from which to make their mattresses from and so are often used in lower quality mattresses, A Standard spring mattress will provide little comfort and will not adapt to the bodys shape weight and temperature in the way in which a mattresses made form more technical materials will do. Materials such as foam, memory foam and pocket spring units can. Comfortex is the the uk’s largest supplier of medical mattress and so have a good pedigree for the manufacture of quality memory foam mattresses. Comfortex also undertakes the in house pressure mapping of mattresses in order to develop mattresses which eleviate pressure points to help enable a more restful sleep.

While a standard sprung mattress was the standard for many years, foam and in particular memory foam mattresses are becoming more and more popular due to their unsurpassed comfort and ability to support the body yet conform to the bodys shape. While spring mattresses can feel nice and supportive to sit on or to lay on at frst, they however will not offer anywhere close to adapting to the body contouring that is offered by a high resilience foam or a memory foam topped mattress. Sprung mattresses rely on springs and the springs ability to create an upward force of pressure against the body. This causes the body to have pressure points and from this can result in a restless sleep. Foam mattresses work in a completely different way they more easily absorb the weight of the body, whatever the body shape or size, the foam forms a cradle that moulds to the body contours without the pressure or force created by a sprung mattress,

Conventional sprung mattresses actually can cause a trampoline effect and bend inwards when pressure is applied without conforming to the specific bumps and curves of the body this is the reasom more and more spring mattresses are now pocket sprung,

Foam Mattresses in the UK

The UK has a long stamding relationsghip with standard sprung mattresses, whereas a large percentage of the population in mainland Europe sleep on foam mattresses, this trend has seen a sudden change over the last few years where more and more people are buying foam mattresses in the UK.

Mattress Foam Grades and Thicknesses

The core of a mattress is most effective if made from a good quality high resilience foam, this will give the springy and bouncy attributes to the mattress . The thickness of mattresses may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and is often used as a selling point. Some companies sell 200mm ( 8″ ) to 280mm (11″ ) thick mattresses, (this is mainly because domestic spring mattresses can be this depth) and they can afford to be as 90% of a spring mattress is made from air. The cost of a foam mattress this size will therefore be far more than fo a thinner foam mattress . However if a good quality base foam is used ( ideally a foam 38 kilos or above with a “V” foam classification ) then a mattress needs be no more than 150mm thick (6″) , many medical mattresses that are used in hospitals 7 days a week 24 hours a day are 150mm (6″) thick. Also note that different manufacturer’s foams will have different properties, and all mattresses react different to differing body weights. and please be aware the comfort and feel of a mattress will be subjective to the person using it.

Visco Elastic (memory foam) Mattresses

Many of the mattresses sold today have a top layer of Visco elastic ( memory foam ) This gives the mattress a unique feel when used in conjunction with a high resilience foam base layer in a good density a very high end mattress core is produced, Visco-elastic foam consists of open, self ventilating cells which sense the body temperature and weight and adapt to the body in seconds, helping with comfort posture and circulation and therefore promoting a more restful sleep.