Crafting a Relyon bed
When your company slogan is ‘the best beds in the world’ you had better know what you’re talking about. Luckily for Relyon, they do.
I’ve been reading through some of their manufacturing principles, and they really do have a solid production process using only the best materials.
- Cane edged divan bases. Because Relyon expect their beds to last for a number of years undera varying set of circumstances, they use a solid, thick cane edge to surround their divan spring units, offering support to the very edge.
- Rock solid construction. If you’ve ever taken a divan base to pieces, you’ll know that it’s usually just a wooden box stapled together. Relyon take a different approach to divan manufacture. First, they make sure that the wood they use is of a high grade. Knots and splits will quickly weaken any divan base. Then they glue the frame together. And finally they use screws on all the base joints to provide rigidity and long-term strength.
- Chrome castors. In a world of cheap plastics, you could forgive Relyon for using plastic castors on their beds. But they don’t. Instead they have opted for chrome/powder coated steel castors that not only look beautiful, they are also a lot stronger than any plastic castor on the market today.
- Timber drawers. Take a look at your current bed’s drawers. There’s a 99% chance they are built from thin, cheap plywood. Relyon have thought about this. They know that people tend to overfill drawers and that they need to be strong to support the weight of their contents, so they manufacture a drawer from solid timber and use strong dovetail joints to prevent the drawer pulling apart.
- The pocketed springs used on Relyon mattresses are carefully sewn and intertwined to make sure they act independently and as part of the combined spring unit.
- Relyon use heavy duty, high quality fillings in their mattresses. Just because you can’t see what is inside your mattress doesn’t mean you should sacrifice quality.
- Hand stitched sides. By using a hand sewn stitching technique on the sides of some of their mattresses, Relyon make it possible to lie right to the edge of the mattress. This also ensures the mattress has enough strength and rigidity to last for years to come.
