Why you should choose NZ made Sleepyhead Underlay

Sleepyhead is New Zealand’s most trusted mattress maker and have been designing and manufacturing in New Zealand for over 85 years.

As the only mattress manufacturer in New Zealand to make their own foam, Sleepyhead began manufacturing underlay as a sustainable way of using foam left over from their mattress manufacturing. Today, Sleepyhead Flooring sources offcuts from their manufacturing facilities across New Zealand, uplifted and scrap underlay from local installations, and additional foam from selected partners internationally.

Sleepyhead are the only flooring manufacturer or supplier in New Zealand to take back and recycle used uplifted underlay from home renovations.

As a proud New Zealand owned family company, Sleepyhead Flooring is focused on advancing their knowledge and technology to provide New Zealanders with the best quality carpet underlays available.

Quality Guaranteed

When you choose Sleepyhead Flooring, you can do so with confidence. As one of New Zealand’s most long-standing trusted brands they stand behind every product they manufacture. Sleepyhead offer a ‘life of the carpet’ warranty on their range of underlay products and will repair or replace at no charge product that proves defective because of improper materials or workmanship under normal use.

Made In New Zealand

Sleepyhead Flooring is part of the family owned and operated iconic Kiwi company, designing and manufacturing all of their products in New Zealand, specifically for the demands of the local climate and the unique lifestyle. Sleepyhead are proud to employ over 1200 people and continue to invest in local manufacturing and supporting New Zealand communities.

Environmentally Smart

Sleepyhead are committed to looking after their home – New Zealand. All of their underlay products are made from 100% recycled foam. Sleepyhead Flooring’s recycling program includes the collection of uplifted and scrap underlay from installations, which are cleaned and recycled, preventing it from going to landfill.

Fresh Protect

Fresh Protect is a green technology antimicrobial that is very environmentally friendly. It is derived from lauric acid in coconuts and is a natural and highly effective anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral protection. Fresh Protect therefore is non-toxic, unlike other antimicrobials, and is safe for use around people and animals. This is now standard across the whole Sleepyhead range of underlays, residential and commercial.

Thermal Insulation

Underlay is an often-overlooked contributor to the overall thermal insulation of a home. Sleepyhead’s 11mm/130kg underlay has been tested to R.34, meaning that it alone contributes over a quarter of the thermal insulation required by New Zealand building codes. Combined with quality underfloor insulation, homes fitted with Sleepyhead Flooring underlay are simply warmer and cosier.

Acoustic Insulation

Sound travelling between floors in a home can be really annoying. If you’ve ever been frustrated by the thud of footsteps above, or talking below, a quality carpet underlay can drastically reduce noise levels within your home. All Sleepyhead Flooring underlay is designed to aid with acoustic insulation. For superior acoustic performance we recommend the Sleepyhead Memory underlay, with double the sound absorption of other underlays on the market.

Performance

Underlay needs to not only feel great underfoot, it needs to perform. To back up the quality of their flooring underlay Sleepyhead independently test all of their products. All Sleepyhead Flooring underlay has been tested and accredited by the NZWTA to meet or exceed New Zealand’s standard for soft underlays (AS 4288:2003).