News Product Quicklinks:  
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
Dunlopillo UK Latex. The Original Latex.
  In 1929, a team of Dunlop scientists, led by Mr E.A. Murphy, invented Dunlopillo latex foam. As the original inventor of latex, Dunlopillo introduced the first latex mattresses to the world in 1931, which was greeted with great success. Today, Dunlopillo is the authority and leading manufacturer of latex products.
 
Since its invention, Dunlopillo has made natural latex the key ingredient of our supremely comfortable, healthy sleep systems. Here's why latex is the preferred choice:
 
• Latex is the superior mattress material.
  Compared to other mattress materials, latex has higher elasticity. Hence, it conforms to your contours and cradles every curve of your body to provide superior support and comfort, ensuring a perfect sleeping position.
   
• Latex has been proven to provide healthy sleep.
  It has been scientifically proven since 1954 by Dr Theo Lammers at the Institute of Hygiene, Gutenberg University that "latex foam is a hygienically irreproachable filling material for mattresses, better than all existing materials and possessing an exceptionally high anti-bacterial activity".
 
Published Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift 1954
   
• Latex is ideal for people with respiratory problems.
  Further work in 1956 by Drs Fuchs & Gronemeyer at the Asthma Clinic, Bad Lippsinge, entitled 'Relief of nightly attack of asthma', concluded, "the advantages of foam mattresses made from latex have been outlined by health and surgical authorities and the bacteriostatic as well as fungus and mite resistant properties of latex material found by Lammers is confirmed".
 
Published Muenchener Medizinische Wochenschrift 1956
   
• Latex mattress localises body movement.
  A latex mattress is able to support your weight independently yet localise movement to one side of the mattress, allowing you to move freely without disturbing your partner.
   
• Latex ensures immediate mattress recovery.
  A latex mattress is also able to support partners of quite different weight and height sharing the same mattress effectively, as it recovers from mattress indentation caused by body weight immediately.
   
• Latex is much more resilient.
  Many tests have confirmed that latex is a remarkably resilient material. It does not sag, holding its shape year in, year out for long lasting support.
   
 
Latex clearly surpasses other materials in performance.
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
  Latex shows very little absorption of energy (see figure 1), and hence demonstrates good retention of physical properties. It retains superior shape and load-carrying capacity for many years (see figure 2) and exhibits excellent resilience (see figure 3).
 
1