Bedmaker not kidding around as it brings in goat herd for mohair mattresses

Bedmaker Harrison Spinks has welcomed a new herd of Angora goats on its 300-acre farm in Yorkshire which will contribute to the company’s in-house production of mohair – a natural material that is used in some of its most luxurious mattresses.

The introduction of this new breed of goat on its farm comes as part of Harrison Spinks’ recent £9m investment to grow the business in order to offer consumers the most luxurious, comfortable and sustainable beds on the market.

The Angora goats join Harrison Spinks’ existing flock of more than 600 Texel, Suffolk, Zwartble and Wensleydale sheep and alpacas, all of which are reared for their wool.

Much like fleece from sheep, it is renowned for regulating body temperature, but is softer. By using it as a mattress filling, Harrison Spinks, a runner up in TheBusinessDesk.com’s 2017 Business Masters Awards, says it is demonstrating its dedication to incorporating unique blends of natural, sustainable materials into each of its mattresses.

Simon Spinks, managing director of Harrison Spinks, said: “One of the key aims of our five-year strategy is to increase the amount of natural materials we grow. The introduction of the Angora goats will allow us to produce some of the mohair we use in our mattresses ourselves on our own farm, as well as continuing to source additional material from other local farms in order to meet demand.

“Our team has been working hard to develop a bed that contains no foam, chemicals or glue, and the new Angora goats will take us a step closer to revolutionising the bed industry with the ultimate natural bed.”

Leeds-based Harrison Spinks is the only bed manufacturer in the world to own its own farm and grow natural fillings for its mattress collections.