← Inside the Factory · Series 5

Mattresses

S5 · E4 · 20 Aug 2019 · 55 min

How a factory in Leeds produces 600 bouncy beds every day - from making steel into springs, to their placement in individual pockets and covering in natural fibres like hemp and wool designed to wick away sweat. How a short, twenty-minute sleep improves reaction times. How wool is shorn from sheep, and its inherent anti-bacterial and fire-retardant properties that make it well suited to mattresses. How the modern spring mattress evolved. How a famous Scandinavian-inspired home store is responsible for popularizing the duvet.

Directing

Steve Bonser · Director

Production

Samara Friend · Production Manager

Editing

John Payazidis · Editor