Auping
Netherlands
EU
Auping (Koninklijke Auping) is a Dutch bed manufacturer from Deventer. In 1888 the blacksmith Johannes Auping opened a smithy there and went on to design a ventilated hospital bed on commission. Today...
European Mattress Brands
bett1
Germany
EU
bett1.de is a Berlin online retailer for mattresses and bedding. Adam Szpyt founded it in 2004 and is still the managing director of bett1.de GmbH (Tauentzienstraße, Berlin). His aim was to offer...
Emma Sleep
Germany
EU
Emma, legally Emma Sleep GmbH, is a sleep company from Frankfurt am Main. It was founded in 2015 by Manuel Müller and Dr. Dennis Schmoltzi, who still act as managing directors. Emma...
Hästens
Sweden
EU
Hästens is a Swedish bed maker from Köping. The company started in 1852 as a one-man saddlery and is still run by the founding family: Jan Ryde, fifth generation, is CEO and...
IKEA
Netherlands
EU
IKEA is a home furnishing retailer founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad in Älmhult, Sweden. Today the concept is owned by Inter IKEA Systems B.V. in the Netherlands, which acts as franchisor,...
Pikolin
Spain
EU
Pikolin is a Spanish sleep company headquartered in Zaragoza. It began in 1948 as a small mattress factory and calls itself the leading maker of sleep products in Spain. Pikolin Group employs...
Silentnight
United Kingdom
Non-European Parent Company
Silentnight is a British bed and mattress maker based in Barnoldswick, Lancashire. It was founded in 1946 as Clarkes Mattresses and renamed Silentnight in 1951. It calls itself the UK's number one...
Swiss Sense
Netherlands
EU
Swiss Sense is a Dutch bed retailer and manufacturer with its headquarters and distribution centre in Uden. Despite the name it has nothing to do with Switzerland: the company says the name...
Vispring
United Kingdom
Vispring (Vi-Spring Limited) is a British maker of luxury mattresses and beds, produced in Plymouth. Its roots go back to the Marshall Sanitary Mattress Company, founded in London in 1901 to bring...
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Submit SuggestionEuropean mattress brands include online sleep companies, specialist bed makers and luxury names. This page lists nine brands with a headquarters in Europe: Emma in Frankfurt, bett1 in Berlin, Hästens in Sweden, Auping and Swiss Sense in the Netherlands, Pikolin in Spain, Vispring and Silentnight in the UK, and the furniture retailer IKEA, which also sells mattresses.
Who owns the European mattress brands?
Hästens, Swiss Sense and Pikolin are run by founding families. Emma is majority owned by the German holding company Haniel, and Auping belongs to the Dutch investor Wadinko. Vispring is owned by the Spanish Flex Bedding Group. Silentnight belongs to The Sleep Group, which is majority owned by the US investor HIG Capital, so it carries the non-European parent flag.
| Brand | Based in | Model |
|---|---|---|
| Emma | Frankfurt | Online brand with own stores |
| bett1 | Berlin | Online, Bodyguard mattress |
| Hästens | Köping, Sweden | Handmade luxury beds |
| Auping | Deventer, Netherlands | Beds and mattresses, since 1888 |
| Swiss Sense | Uden, Netherlands | Boxspring specialist, stores |
| Pikolin | Zaragoza, Spain | Spanish market leader (own claim) |
| Vispring | Plymouth, UK | Luxury pocket spring beds |
| Silentnight | Barnoldswick, UK | Mass-market UK brand, flagged |
| IKEA | Netherlands | Foam and spring mattresses |
Online or in the store?
Emma and bett1 sell directly online, which suits buyers who want a trial period. Hästens, Auping, Swiss Sense and Vispring rely on own stores or dealers, where lying on a mattress is possible. Prices range from IKEA and Silentnight at the affordable end to Hästens and Vispring in the luxury segment.
Trial periods and returns
Terms differ by seller. Emma started as an online brand with a 100-day free trial, while store-based brands such as Hästens or Auping let customers try beds on site. Check the current return conditions on the seller's site before ordering a mattress online.