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Relyon
Relyon is an English bed and mattress manufacturer based in Wellington, Somerset. , Relyon employed 500 people. Founded in 1858 as Price Brothers and Co., the business was renamed to Relyon in 1935. Relyon has stated that their name aims to invoke the idea that the customer can "rely on" their mattresses. In 2001, Relyon was acquired by Steinhoff International. In 2013, Relyon joined the Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme. In 2013, Relyon received a Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) Gold Product Certification for the beds they designed for commercial use. In November 2019, Steinhoff sold Relyon, Bensons for Beds, and Harveys Furniture, Harveys to UK-based private equity group Alteri Investors. References {{Reflist External links Official website British furniture makers Companies based in Somerset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington, Somerset
Wellington is a market town in rural Somerset, a county in the west of England, situated south west of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district, near the border with Devon, which runs along the Blackdown Hills to the south of the town. The town has a population of 14,549, which includes the residents of the parish of Wellington Without, and the villages of Tone and Tonedale. Known as ''Weolingtun'' in the Anglo-Saxon period, its name had changed to ''Walintone'' by the time of the Domesday Book of 1086. Wellington became a town under a royal charter of 1215 and during the Middle Ages it grew as a centre for trade on the road from Bristol to Exeter. Major rebuilding took place following a fire in the town in 1731, after which it became a centre for cloth-making. It is possible that the fire referred to here was actually in Tiverton, Devon which has details of a major fire in the same year. Further information on a major fire in Wellington at this time cannot be foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
