In The Spotlight: Celebrating Yorkshire
It is the perfect time to celebrate the very best of Yorkshire craftsmanship and the crucial great influence that our Yorkshire-based suppliers have had on the development of manufacturing and workmanship in the field of home furnishings.
Skilled craftsmen and women using traditional techniques combined with the latest technical innovations, have ensured that Yorkshire is at the heart of the bed manufacturing industry and flooring industries in particular.
Yorkshire Heritage
As a long established family-owned company, we have a natural affinity with suppliers that have a heritage and have developed the ethos of providing good value quality products. Our emphasis is on prestigious brands in-store and online that use established crafting techniques and ethically sourced components. Manufacturers such as Harrison Spinks, Healthbeds, Dura Beds, Highgrove Beds, Abingdon Flooring, Associated Weavers and Pacific Lifestyle are all suppliers with deeply rooted connections to Yorkshire.
Vertically integrated companies such as Harrison Spinks are able to control every aspect of their production from in-house design and technology, to producing and sourcing materials through to the hand finishing of all products.
Sustainability and Choice
Every pocket sprung mattress is expertly and skilfully hand stitched and tufted using in-house woven fabrics of the finest quality. All mattresses and divan beds use environmentally sound materials that are predominately glue free and fire retardant chemical free. Every component is traceable back to its source.
Absorbent fibres, made from sustainably maintained locally based organic farms, help absorb moisture from the mattress helping to keep you cool and dry. All wool used in their beds is ethically and locally sourced and has the additional benefit of being antibacterial and fire retardant. Many of our Yorkshire-based bed manufacturers weave their own chemical-free mattress ticks utilising traditional methods yet using state-of-the-art looms.
Flax and hemp fibres, produced on British farms, provide resilient and durable fibres that are light and breathable. Even the wood used in headboards and divan bases is from sustainably managed forest.
Your comfort is our aim so the ability of the mattresses that we have on display to adapt to your body’s natural contour to relieve pressure and provide greater comfort and lumbar support is making a significant contribution towards getting a restful night’s sleep.
Choosing the right mattress or bed is imperative to meeting your needs, and our suppliers can provide any features that you may require to get the perfect bed for your home. Mattresses can in a variety of tensions from medium soft through to firm.
Seasonal turn mattresses, with warm side and cool side technologies regulating body temperature all year round, enable you to turn the mattress just twice a year with the change of seasons and feel the benefits of temperature regulating technology. Insulating layers keep you warm in winter and breathable layers keep you cool in the summer.
Many of the mattresses produced by our Yorkshire suppliers are easier to maintain now only requiring rotating on a regular basis rather than turning, to help in prolonging the life of your new bed or mattress. Collections such as Harrison’s Lupin and Foxglove include multiple layers and micro springs.
Naturally hypoallergenic fillings that are used in hand-tufted mattresses have sumptuous comfort layers of natural padding. Detailed finishing and intricate handside stitching add to the luxuriousness of each bed that is made traditionally to your personal specifications.
Over 80% of all mattresses that are produced in the UK are made in Yorkshire, utilising the local supply chain many years of expertise and design creativity. Comfort and support are integral elements of finding the perfect bed or mattress and finding the ideal combination is a very personal choice. A mix of style, technology and sustainability ensure that premium beds provide the best night’s sleep for you. World leading British quality, industry leading spring counts and spring within spring design all offer the ultimate in luxury.
Craft and Knowledge
As well as bed manufacturing, there are also strong Yorkshire ties to flooring manufacturing including some of the UK’s largest producers such as Abingdon Flooring and Associated Weavers. Crafting beautiful quality carpets are long established practices that Abingdon and Associated Weavers have developed and perfected though the years.
High quality products and choices that are second to none offer customers a vast range of styles, colours and suitability. Stylishness and comfort are at the forefront for getting the best experience out of your flooring, but practical performance also comes as standard.
Only the best, top-grade raw materials are employed to meet the needs of customers. Combined with industry developments and technological performance, panache and luxury are assured throughout their collections. From ultra-soft carpets to quality wool-mix carpets through to Abingdon’s extensive Stainfree range, the leading suppliers can extend a huge choice of durable yet beautiful looking flooring.
From twists to velvets, colour options, textures and patterns can all be tailored allowing us to meet all of your personal requirements.
For a more in-depth guide to choosing the right flooring for you, you can read our “Common carpet and flooring shopping questions”.
Environmentally Friendly
Associated Weavers are rightly very proud of their Sedna range of carpets that is made without an ounce of wool, instead using ECONYL a material crafted from recycled fibres including fishing nets found abandoned in the ocean and on the beach. Being environmentally conscious does not mean you have to forego comfort with Sedna combining the merits of softness, opulence and durability. This range also has a textile back that is made from 100% recycled plastic bottles further enhancing its environmentally friendly reputation.
Eliminating the use of foam, Harrison Spinks use British wool, home-grown hemp and flax with sustainable Ecotex, 100% recyclable advanced pocket springs and chemical free covers. As a vertically integrated manufacturer Harrisons, own and maintain to the highest standards, a farm producing its own hemp, flax and rear sheep on rich, untreated fields, as well as owning and managing its own forest.
Striving to permanently reduce their impact on the environment and produce 100% reusable and zero to landfill products at the end of their life, Carbon Neutral accreditation has been awarded to Harrison Spinks. All of our Yorkshire based suppliers will continue to endeavour to reduce carbon emissions and increase their carbon capture.
Finishing Touches
Accomplished designers of furniture and home accessories, such as Pacific Lifestyle, are also based within the county of Yorkshire enabling you to add the finishing touches to your home. Innovative design and inspirational collections ensure that you can be confident that your home accents, lighting and occasional furniture are on-trend and are developed from the latest materials.
Quality accessories from ornamental vases, to inspirational wall decorations through to occasional chests and shelving plus decorative storage units are available to satisfy all tastes.
At Cousins, we have curated collections to showcase the very best of Yorkshire. Being able to draw upon such a wide range of products you can be sure that the county’s influence is never far away from your home inspirations. Excellent craftsmanship, continual development plus consciously protecting our environment are all principle elements embedded within Yorkshire industry.
