Tempur Mattress – The Facts

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The material used in Tempur was originally developed in the 1970s by NASA to improve the comfort and g-force protection for astronauts. This application of the Tempur material was achieved using small scale production techniques, Large scale commercial production was not achieved until 1991.

Once large scale manufacturing was possible, the focus moved towards a mattress which offered exceptional pressure relief and comfort. The initial market places for the Tempur mattress were hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. However, it was not long before the Tempur mattress was available to the general public following consumer demand from around the world.

Tempur is a Visco-elastic temperature sensitive material that moulds to your unique body shape. The material compresses slowly, offering less counter pressure as your body weight is distributed evenly across the entire mattress. When the sleepers weight is removed, the Visco-elastic material recovers slowly to its original shape.

From its original development back in the 1970s, Tempur mattress material (Visco-elastic) has been used for many applications. Operating tables - to offer pressure relief and to maintain circulation, incubators - for premature babies for pressure relief combined with softness and comfort, mattresses for 24 hour care - protecting against pressure sores and domestic mattresses and pillows - to improve sleep along with easing back and neck problems.

The Tempur mattress was the forerunner for all Visco-elastic or Memory Foam mattresses, and like many market leaders has to compete in the open market place. Although Tempur is still the most well know brand, modern manufacturing methods and competitive pricing have given the consumer much more choice. Whilst cheap European and Far East suppliers offer lower quality products, there are some (particularly British) manufacturers offering the same high quality memory foam as Tempur at considerably lower prices.

At sleepcheaper we offer a range of memory foam mattresses dependant on the required size, depth, firmness, cover and of course budget. Starting at just £249, the sleepcheaper ‘Dreamer’ mattress offers unbeatable value and comes with our industry renowned price promise.