Investing in a luxury mattress? Is an expensive mattress worth it, such as luxury brands like Vispring and Hypnos?

Each Vispring mattress is handcrafted in-house at their workshop in Plymouth. Manufacturing is never subcontracted to another UK factory or overseas. Unlike mass-produced mattresses, Vispring mattresses are hand crafted from the nesting of pocket springs, to hand teasing the deep upholstery to hand side stitching at the edges, providing luxury, extra support and greater comfort. It is a technique that takes years to master and it safeguards the 30 year guarantee they are famous for, making Vispring mattresses one of the most durable and comfortable on the market.

Hypnos have been perfecting the art of making luxury mattresses since the Edwardian days. They have over 100 years of bed-making experience and insight into a great night’s sleep. Their master craftsmen use traditional skills that have been passed down through the generations. The Hypnos commitment to delivering a deep, rejuvenating night’s rest, has helped create healthy lives for thousands of customers across the world.

Vispring looks to the natural world to create ultimate luxury and comfort. They use wool, silk, bamboo, horsetail or cotton to provide a soft, breathable, hypo-allergenic and fully biodegradable mattress.

A luxury mattress should come with integrity. Vispring proved their commitment to sustainability by working with the Shetland Wool industry, purchasing a substantial amount of each year’s clip. Every fleece is responsibly sourced and sheared from sheep with no harm done. Wool is recognised as one of the finest components for bed upholstery and with over a quarter of UK Shetland Wool ring fenced for Vispring production, it’s clear an investment in a Vispring mattress will bring softness and support from a sincere and honourable source, to your bed.

Hypnos have a long-standing ethical approach to every aspect of bed making and believe the perfect night’s sleep starts by using the finest and sustainable materials. Hypnos uses up to 8 fleeces in every mattress which is 100% traceable to British Red Tractor assured farms. Their partnership with Red Tractor ensures materials are responsibly sourced and produced to high standards. Every part of the wool’s supply chain is robustly audited; from the collection to washing, to the combing of the wool and finally its delivery to the Hypnos factory in Buckinghamshire.

This process allows Hypnos to deliver comfort with integrity, a vital component in a luxury mattress.

Vispring pioneered the pocket spring back in 1901. Their luxurious handmade mattresses were commonplace in the finest homes throughout the country due to this unique spring system that could guarantee long-lasting comfort.

Vispring’s pocket spring mattresses are handcrafted using individual calico pocket springs. Each vanadium spring is used to respond and contour to your body shape, offering full support and comfort. They display strength and flexibility and mould your mattress to your body. This level of support is unmatched and creates luxury mattresses that will preserve your comfort for many years to come.

Hypnos are also masters when it comes to pocket spring mattresses. Hypnos uses unique ReActive™ pocket springs which have up to 10 active turns, and the patented UltraSens™ pocket springs which have up to 17 active turns. The more active turns in a single continuous pocket spring, the greater its ability to sense the exact comfort and support requirement you need.

The Hypnos pocket springs also create a “bellows-like” effect that moves cool air around the mattress. This extra breathability ensures better ventilation, helping to reduce moisture and maintain a comfortable body temperature for a relaxing sleep.

For Vispring, it’s clear to see that sustainability is at the core of everything they do. They use only the finest natural materials and have done so for over 120 years. They use unbleached cotton calico to encase their springs and pure fleece wool in every Vispring mattress - every material they use is natural.

Buying a luxury mattress normally means investing in a product that will last, and its impact on the environment is minimal as it spends most of its life in use. However, when it is time to replace your Vispring mattress, your old one is 100% recyclable at the end of its life.

Vispring acknowledges the role they play in using the planet’s resources and have committed to significantly reducing their carbon footprint by the end of 2022, with a goal of being carbon neutral at their Plymouth factory by 2025.

At Hypnos, sustainability is at the heart of everything they do. In the past decade they became the world’s first carbon neutral bedmaker, and in 2020 they won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. They are the only bedmaker to have held the title of ‘carbon neutral’ since 2011.

Hypnos pride themselves on using natural and sustainable materials, such as wool, cotton, flax and hemp. They work in partnership with farmers to ensure the materials are traceable and certified to their origins. Their exclusive, first-of-its-kind, partnership with Red Tractor means they source British wool from Red Tractor’s assured farms, that is traceable and certified. By investing in a world class Hypnos mattress you can sleep easy, knowing you have contributed to the progression of the British farm industry.

Hypnos also works with the Better Cotton Initiative and CottonConnect to ensure traceability within their cotton supply chain.

All Vispring mattresses are made from natural materials. They are free of plastic, polyester, foam or other man-made products or chemicals that are often found in mattresses that have been mass-produced to be cheaper.

Vispring pride themselves on the high quality of the Shetland wool they fill their mattresses with. As wool is naturally fire-resistant, unlike foam or other synthetic products, there is no need for them to use toxic chemicals within their mattresses. When you invest in a Vispring mattress, your health, wellbeing and safety are all taken care of.

All Hypnos mattresses have been free of chemical-based foams for over 12 years. All their new mattress designs (see Origins collection) also include a FR chemical free sleeping surface.

Hypnos’ reputation as the most comfortable bedmaker in the world comes from using the finest natural materials in their mattresses, plus sustainable and low carbon materials.

Vispring is the first UK bedmaker to be granted the prestigious Woolmark quality assurance certification. With this they have nurtured a long-standing fair-trade policy with the Shetland Wool industry. This initiative helps keep the traditional process and trade of sheep shearing alive and the farmers can thrive.

The Vispring commitment to buying local and not from overseas ensures this ancient practice is preserved for more generations.

Hypnos is a responsible bedmaker. Their sustainable approach to buying cotton and wool ensures your mattress is made to a high standard and also gives the farmers a fair price, so they can invest in a sustainable, reliable future.

Their partnership with Red Tractor means you know you have invested in a high quality mattress as well as supported the British farm industry. Red Tractor is the UK’s biggest farm and food standards scheme, monitoring the full farm supply chain including animal welfare, traceability and environmental protection.