A comfort zone A good mattress is a combination of quality components, correct balance ~f comfort and support, but ironically in the Indian market mattress is considered as just another piece of furniture. By S Sundar Rajan S Sundar Rajan W e spend one third of our life in bed which is more than the time spent on any other fur- niture in the house. A good night's sleep is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle for rejuvenating the body, mind and soul. Hence it makes sense to invest in a good mat- tress and pillow that could improve the comfort and overall health. A good mat- tress is a combination of quality components, correct balance of comfort and sup- port and a brand which is global and has an excellent track record of providing pos- ture support and comfort. It is ironic to note that in India mattress is considered as just another piece of furniture in the house which ensures a high cosmetic decor but its importance is unknown to many. The mattress industry in India is dominated by small scale and unorganised sectors which specialise in coir, cotton or cheap foam mattresses which caters to more than 90 per cent of the mattress requirement in India. Currently there are no quality manufacturers in the spring mattress category due to which the growth in this segment is too slow. Hence in the mattress industry in India, particularly the spring mattress category is at a very nascent stage when com- pared to the rest of the world where in almost 90 per cent of the world's market is occu- pied by the spring mattress category. Mattress as a product is a high involvement purchase and the entire family is involved while choosing an appropriate mattress. It is astonishing to see the way the mattresses are purchased in India which is an absolute contrast to the way families go about purchasing it glob- ally. Consumers globally, spend at least an hour in the showroom, testing each mat- tress so as to find the right fit for their family and them- selves. The entire family is involved in making the pur- chase decision unlike in India. Globally the mattress industry has advanced and there are many multinational brands and technologically superior products available in the market. But, the mat- tress industry in India is far behind. This is primarily because the importance of the mattress is unknown to the Indian consumers or they are ignorant about the fact that an investment in the mattress is an investment upon one's health. The cus- tomers and consumers have to be educated about the importance of sleep and how can a good mattress enhance a healthy sleep by maintain spinal alignment; reduce sur- face pressure, regulating the body temperature and resist nasty allergens. Myths YS facts Most of the Indian con- sumers believe that spring mattresses are not good and sleeping on a hard mattress is the best for a good night'S sleep, but this is a wrong assumption. And that is why most of them suffer from back problems, neck prob- lems, irregular sleep patterns and other syndromes. They are unaware that all these problems are actually because of the inappropriate mattress that they are sleep- ing on. Every individual's body requirement for a com- fortable sleep is different and it depends upon many factors like the body weight, body type, sleeping habit, body posture, lifestyle etc. and therefore it's very important that one very carefully choos- es the appropriate mattress. Spring mattress technology. Marth 1-15, 2013 46\ EXPRESS HOSPITALITY www.expresshospitality.com
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A comfort zoneA good mattress is a combination of quality components, correct balance ~f comfort and support, but ironically in the Indian marketmattress is considered as just another piece of furniture. By S Sundar Rajan
S Sundar Rajan
We spend onethird of our lifein bed which ismore than the
time spent on any other fur-niture in the house. A goodnight's sleep is an essentialpart of a healthy lifestyle forrejuvenating the body, mindand soul. Hence it makessense to invest in a good mat-tress and pillow that couldimprove the comfort andoverall health. A good mat-tress is a combination ofquality components, correctbalance of comfort and sup-port and a brand which isglobal and has an excellenttrack record of providing pos-ture support and comfort. Itis ironic to note that in Indiamattress is considered as justanother piece of furniture inthe house which ensures ahigh cosmetic decor but itsimportance is unknown tomany. The mattress industryin India is dominated bysmall scale and unorganised
sectors which specialise incoir, cotton or cheap foammattresses which caters tomore than 90 per cent of themattress requirement inIndia. Currently there are noquality manufacturers in thespring mattress category dueto which the growth in thissegment is too slow. Hence inthe mattress industry inIndia, particularly the springmattress category is at a verynascent stage when com-pared to the rest of the worldwhere in almost 90 per centof the world's market is occu-pied by the spring mattresscategory.
Mattress as a product is ahigh involvement purchaseand the entire family isinvolved while choosing anappropriate mattress. It isastonishing to see the waythe mattresses are purchasedin India which is an absolutecontrast to the way familiesgo about purchasing it glob-ally. Consumers globally,
spend at least an hour in theshowroom, testing each mat-tress so as to find the right fitfor their family and them-selves. The entire family isinvolved in making the pur-chase decision unlike inIndia.
Globally the mattressindustry has advanced andthere are many multinationalbrands and technologicallysuperior products availablein the market. But, the mat-tress industry in India is farbehind. This is primarilybecause the importance ofthe mattress is unknown tothe Indian consumers or theyare ignorant about the factthat an investment in themattress is an investmentupon one's health. The cus-tomers and consumers haveto be educated about theimportance of sleep and howcan a good mattress enhancea healthy sleep by maintainspinal alignment; reduce sur-face pressure, regulating the
body temperature and resistnasty allergens.
Myths YS factsMost of the Indian con-
sumers believe that springmattresses are not good andsleeping on a hard mattress isthe best for a good night'Ssleep, but this is a wrongassumption. And that is whymost of them suffer fromback problems, neck prob-lems, irregular sleep patternsand other syndromes. Theyare unaware that all theseproblems are actuallybecause of the inappropriatemattress that they are sleep-ing on. Every individual'sbody requirement for a com-fortable sleep is different andit depends upon many factorslike the body weight, bodytype, sleeping habit, bodyposture, lifestyle etc. andtherefore it's very importantthat one very carefully choos-es the appropriate mattress.Spring mattress technology.
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takes into account all thefactors and is proven to pro-vide the right support, com-fort and feel for delta levelsleep or deep sleep.
One of the brandswhich believe in stayingahead of times is Serta. It isthe world's largest mattressmanufacturer in the springmattress category and hasset up a manufacturing unitin India for marketing theentire range of hi-tech andhigh quality productswhich will provide theIndian consumers a uniquesleep experience. Sertarange of products providesthe required comfort, feel,support and the luxury atcompetitive prices.
Having over 80 years'experience in mattressmanufacturing, Serta haspatented its uniqueContinuous SpringTechnology known as'Posture Spiral SpringTechnology' and 'AdvancedComfort Quilt Technology'(ACQ). Serta mattress alsoincorporates unique foammanufacturing Germantechnology along withother technologicallyadvanced products.
The Posture SpiralSpring System is a revolu-tion is spring mattress tech-nology. It is a unique andpatented technology forSerta mattress. It is madefrom continuous wire thatruns from head to toe andprovides as much as 80 percent more support than sin-gIH:OiI designs. Since theentire assembly is heattreated it gives a stable,intrinsically bound springunit for strength and dura-bility, The head-to-toealignment of roils providesindependent support andtransfers the change in
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weight distribution downthe length of the bed tominimise the impact of dis-turbance caused by partnermovements. The continu-ous spring provides a highsurface coverage which pre-vents the padding layersdrifting into the springthereby conforming to yourbody shape thus, providinga superior sleeping comfort.
The Advanced ComfortQuilt Technology blends insophisticated convolutedlayers of quilting to themattress, creating spe-cialised comfort zones.Each of these quilted typeshas a relatively denser zonein the centre one-third, pro-viding additional comfort tothe spine. Lush layers ofpolyester wadding passesthrough the Mega Foamconvolutions to providesupreme comfort, the ACQlayers are unique for theplush, luxurious feelingand breathability. The ben-efits of ACQ .technology is
its unique feel and comfortlevel. The ACQ technicalresearch focuses on thequilting since the bodycomes into contact with thequilted panel,. which is thesurface of the mattress. Theresult of this has been thecreation of a superior offer-ing through an ultra-premi-um brand.
One of the key ingredi-ents in a spring mattress isthe foam. The foam used inSerta grades is also unique.It is manufactured usingadvanced German technol-ogy which employs envi-ronment friendly manufac-turing methods keeping inline with international envi-ronment friendliness stan-dards and therefore it isknown as 'Mega Foam' or'Green Foam'. All Sertamattresses come with thisrevolutionary Mega Foam.This technology requiresstate-of-the-art infrastruc-ture. Emirates SleepSystems (ESPL), India is the
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only company in India toprovide such revolutionaryfoam.
Serta- Mattress alsoincorporates three zonedconvoluted mega foamwhich is manufactured bythe Mega foam technologyprocess. Convolutions onthe foam provide additionalcushioning and zoning fur-ther enhances the comfortlevel by providing addition-al support to differentialzones of the body.
Another unique prod-uct which is an outcome ofa superior technology isour five zoned pin corenatural latex mattress,which is also recommend-ed by doctors. This is anideal mattress for people.suffering from any kind ofback related problems etc.Our five zone latex is man-ufactured by Dunlopprocess. This mattressincorporates a five zonedesign where the latexblock has differential hard-ness in the five zones.These different densityzones are designed to con-form to individual weightzones of the human body,thereby providing appro-priate support. Naturallatex has outstanding pres-sure reliving propertieswhich helps reduce tossingand turning in bed, it isnaturally warmer in winterand cooler in summer - it'san all season mattress.Natural breathing capabili-ty of the latex block withinnumerable air vents, aswell as the supple and softtouch of the Belgiumdamask fabric providesimproved hygienic, maxi-mum comfort and supremeluxury .••
