Millbrook Smooth Tech Luxury 4000 Pocket Mattress

Sleep trials are a fantastic pro-consumer option that allow you to try-while-you-buy. It's the best of both worlds, you get to order your mattress from the comfort of your own home while having much of the same flexibility of an instore purchase where you get to try out the product and make sure it is for you. Terms and conditions vary retailer to retailer, but ultimately you will be able to swap this mattress for an alternative to find the right solution for you.

Wool is a great option for the comfort layer of mattresses for a number of reasons. First, it is breathable enough to allow air to flow sufficiently to ensure great all-season long cooling that won't have you too hot, or too cold. Additional to this you have other advantages like durability, flexibility, flame and water resistance. Ultimately wool is a sustainable and renewable option that is environmentally friendly and supremely comfortable.

Pocket springs are like natures own springy piece of comfort, except they are not from nature. Alas, pocket springs are a very good part of a mattress and often found in the more premium models. Lower quality products will frequently use open coil spring setups, where pocket springs house each spring in a tiny pocket for additional stability and continued support. Pocket spring typically lasts longer than open coil due to this.

Pocket springs are always my default go-to when it comes to recommendations surrounding support systems. See, pocket springs just do it better thanks to their individual and pocketed nature they are able to contour to your body better, reacting to each and every movement your body makes and allowing for full zoned support. Generally perform better than poorer reflex foam and open coil spring units.

The sugarcane plastic used to wrap our mattress is derived from renewable sugarcane plants. This sustainable alternative to traditional plastic is both biodegradable and compostable, making it an environmentally responsible choice. By using sugarcane plastic, we significantly reduce the reliance on fossil fuels and minimise the environmental impact associated with conventional plastic packaging.

33cm of depth is not in itself a good enough indicator of quality to blindly state one way or another. That said, generally speaking, deeper mattresses tend to be that way due to the excess of deep comfort layers which is typically a good thing. 33cm is right on the edge of requiring more specialist deep sheets which can be found alongside normal sheets in most stores.

One of the most common complaints in the industry is against mattresses with a weak mattress edge. It can often result in the user feeling like they are going to fall off the side of the bed and bed avoided. This mattress has a reinforced edge, something that helps ensure that particular scenario is avoided when you get close to a mattress edge while sleeping.

A mattress with a depth of 33 cm is generally good for providing proper support for your body, as well as providing comfort. This is a somewhat generalisation, however, the deeper a mattress is, the more room for good quality fillings. This depth is just on the limit of what a standard sheet will support and you may find deeper sheets are a necessity.

Single side mattresses have a few pros and cons compared to traditional double sided mattresses. The main positive is that you do not need to flip, meaning a hassle free low maintenance product. The easy care nature does reduce durability slightly since there is less surface area utilised as there is no secondary comfort layer on the reverse.

Firmer than the average mattress, a medium to firm mattress is ideally suited to those that are looking for extra back support but still require and amount of comfort from their mattress. Ideally suited for a large range of the populus and becoming much more common, deviating away from the previous medium-for-everyone model.

A 10 year guarantee goes far beyond industry norms and gives additional confidence in the product. Industry standards typically see the mandatory minimum 1 year being the most common with 5 year being rarer and 10 years being particularly uncommon, especially since the average mattress is replaced after 7 years.

Oh turning handles are pointless I hear you say. Just try flipping and turning this product without handles. It can be a pain. Remember that mattresses should be both rotated and flipped frequently, not a problem if you are opting for a sinle, but those doubles and kings can get heavy. Handles are very good.

Foam free models are becoming increasingly popular as part of an anti-foam initiative been driven by many of the legacy builders of traditional mattresses. Foam has many positive properties but can often cause overheating thanks to poor breathability that this product does not have issue with.

A mattress warranty covers physical defects in a mattress, such as sagging over a certain threshold when not in use. Most mattress warranties last between 5-20 years, but as it is recommended to replace your mattress every 7-10 years this warranty will cover the life of your mattress.

Handcrafted in the UK means that the product is built here, by people being paid a fair and honest wage using certified and safe products of good quality and construction. UK manufacturing is some of th best in the world and all of that is reflected in this product

Single sided means only one side is comfy. Positives are you only need to rotate the mattress occassionaly rather than the more cumbersome rotate and flip. Downside is the lifespan of the product may suffer as a result, only marginal, but worth mentioning.

The bottles are collected from recycling centres and then cleaned and sterilised before being used to create the mattress. The mattress is then covered with a special fabric that is designed to wick away moisture and keep the mattress clean.

The NBF is one of the most prestigious awarding federations in the industry, helped slightly by the fact that it is one of the only, however, it is still a great source of comfort knowing that this product holds approval by the team

Luxury wool, typically found in mattresses in a shredded and felted capacity is an upholstery fibre often used as a top comfort layer, but sometimes found further down in those mattress layers as part of the support structure

It is common in the industry to have a knitted cover, these covers can come in a variety of patterns but are typically hard wearing and do not present problems for consumers.

The supportive edge system is designed to prevent roll off while you sleep while also creating a safe and supportive edge that will avoid dipping and increase durability.

These are made and manufactured in the UK, meaning that they all meet the same exceptional quality and durability that we expect from genuine UK manufacturing.

A cotton mattress cover of fairly good quality and often preferable to damask covers and weaved covers. Your preference will vary though.