The company started making mattresses in the 1946, opening the first shop in Skipton Yorkshire. In 1986 they launched the 'Ultimate Spring System' - the first new spring system in the UK for over three decades. To demonstrate the ultimate spring system's unique no-roll together properties, they introduced their two new brand icons, Hippo & Duck. In 2016 they were rewarded Which? best buy titles for both the Mirapocket 1200 and Zone 3 Memory mattresses.