Founded about 100 years ago on a site near Dublin Quays by William L. Woolfson, Kayfoam Woolfson, a family business, has manufactured
Kaymed
beds and mattresses for many years. There are 400 employees working in 6 locations in Ireland and the UK.
The company has always worked very closely with its customers, taking careful note of their comments to develop a large selection of furnishing components.
Kaymed
has been closely associated over the last 20 years with the huge progress that has taken place in Ireland in the fields of research, information technology and product development. The Company’s close relationship with its customers has helped it to make the most of recent technical innovations:
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Physiotherapy, orthopaedic, posturisation and anti infection products.
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Pressure relieving seating and mattresses
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Impression range and health care
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Luxury upholstery, furnishing and bedding, including unique features
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For the electronics and IT industries protection packaging in the form of precision cushioning.
Branded consumer products are made under the names of
King Koil
,
Kaymed
and
Odearest
.
King Koil
was proud to have sold their 2 millionth mattress in the year 2000.
Although there have been many technological advances, which many thought would reduce the working day and extend considerably our leisure time, modern life has proved to be evermore busy and demanding with increasing stress levels, as most people work longer than ever before. Research has shown that we now sleep about 1 and a half hours less per night than our grandparents did. Thus, we find ourselves with pressure at the beginning and end of every day. Our quality of life suffers when our sleep suffers.
The energy loss which occurs during the day is restored when we are asleep. If we fail to sleep properly it is the case that with the pace of modern life our bodies begin to suffer. And so it is that sleep becomes increasingly important. A high quality mattress will make a very important contribution to one’s sleep.
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