Silentnight – staying ahead of the curve

As one of the UK’s leading sleep brands, Silentnight is constantly looking at new ways to expand its product portfolio…

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Whether through introducing new collections, ranges or materials, Silentnight prides itself on staying ahead of the curve when it comes to what it offers customers. With this in mind, Silentnight has recently expanded its fabric collection for the bed and headboard ranges to include more fabrics like velvet – providing a smoother and more luxurious feel to the tried-and-tested product ranges.

Silentnight has also significantly expanded its colour library to cater to the individuality of its clients. However, it’s not all about looks, when expanding the ranges these new fabrics and colours are rigorously tested for contract environments and longevity, ensuring that they not only look good but they also last. The ability to constantly expand the portfolio is, in part, due to this vigorous testing process. A lot goes into being the UK’s most trusted sleep brand and ensuring that all of the products are of the highest quality and adhere to all safety measures is paramount for the team at Silentnight.

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That is why all of the products are tested in the state-of-the-art sleep lab in Barnoldswick. The original testing lab was established over 40 years ago in 1980 and made Silentnight the first UK bed manufacturer to operate an in-house testing facility. Since then, Silentnight has built a newer climate lab that houses more extensive testing facilities – notably recreating more accurate testing in close to real life scenarios.

This on-site SATRA-accredited facility is ISO 9001:2015 certified and contains a wide array of unique testing equipment, which all products go through. This ensures that every one of the contract and hospitality products made at the facility exceed BS7177 source 5, medium hazard fire safety requirements, while the fire and flammability safety testing ensures that customers are purchasing the highest quality products.

Silentnight test the full fitness for purpose of the products more frequently compared to the industry standard and the in-site facility allows for results following flammability tests within 24-48 hours, compared to a turnaround time of two to three weeks in external labs. Taking a proactive approach to testing, fire and flammability testing takes place one month before the typical testing schedule – this allows for quicker identifying and resolving of quality and compliance issues in a way that doesn’t significantly delay product launches.

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In addition to the vigorous flammability testing, Silentnight also ensure every product manufactured is durable and fit for purpose. For years it been able to go above and beyond to ensure the products meet the highest standards. In addition to lab tests, scenario simulations are run on every mattress and headboard that include pressure tests, and edge durability checks as well as using machines that simulate hundreds of nights of sleep – a combination that has allowed the brand to exceed industry standards. A three-year testing cycle for all products and weekly tests is taken out on all raw materials. Silentnight are also the only manufacturer using the ‘Robbie’ machine, which applies heat and moisture to replicate real sleep conditions for mattresses.

Silentnight products are consistently made to the highest standards when it comes to quality and safety, voluntarily putting the brand through multiple audits and checks every year to ensure that the core value of trust is maintained and at the heart of everything it does. Customers can sleep peacefully knowing that the products have been tried and tested to the highest standards.

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