World class mattresses from Comfort World's Ambathale factory
Comfort World International, seen as the market leader in mattress manufacture and retail in Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Seychelles, will shortly introduce a new range of mattresses.
Comfort World's American Spring Air range of mattresses have ensured that thousands of Sri Lankans get a good night's sleep over the past 12 years.
The company is now the franchise manufacturer, with all products being manufactured in its 350 million-rupee, state-of-the-art factory in Ambathale, for the best brands in sleep related products such as Serta, Spring Air, Therapedic, Protect-a-bed and Pillow-pets.
"We are proud to say that we manufacture the world's number one mattresses here in Sri Lanka", said Chairman, Comfort World Group, Naushad Mohideen, adding: "We are (also) proud to be the largest supplier of spring mattresses to almost 90 per cent of the hotels in Sri Lanka. In fact we also created the first range of Pillow Top Mattresses in Sri Lanka by Spring Air".
All mattresses are manufactured in Sri Lanka under franchisee licence directly from the US and comply with international standards, backed by a 15-year warranty.
From Offset Coil Springs, individual Pocketed Springs to continuous Mira-Coil Springs from Legette and Platt USA and reputed raw material suppliers, the choice is endless when it comes to mattress materials.
Comfort World's 15,000 square foot manufacturing facility has the latest machines from Germany, Spain, USA and China to produce contemporary designs of mattresses, and cutting and sizing machines, which give them the ability to cater to all market segments. "We have also generated local employment opportunities to over 120, providing them with stringent training which enables them to achieve a better standard of living, whilst looking into their welfare facilities as well," said Mr. Mohideen whose staff strength numbers over 140, with many of them having been trained in China, Dubai and India.
The factory has a manufacturing capacity of approximately 1200 mat- tresses a month which can be increased upto 1500 when required.
With regard to future plans, Mr. Mohideen said they intend to manufacture 'Transforming Space Saving bedding systems' such as Wall Beds, Storage Beds and Pull out Sofa Beds. "Prototypes have already been made and we intend starting mass production by the 3rd quarter of this year".
Comfort World's showrooms have now expanded beyond Colombo to Kandy while by end 2018 will see a total of 10 Comfort World showrooms island wide.