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1998
Managing Shareholder
Sep 1998
Located in the pretty village of Hingham in Norfolk, The Surrey Down Company
has been trading since 1988. Originally based in Surrey (hence the name) we moved
to Hall Farm, Hingham in 1996.
The Surrey Down Company is the British arm of global natural bedding company
Richard Behr & Co. Established in 1917 which is still owned by the same family.
Itβs head office and manufacturing facility is located in Hamburg, Germany.
The company combines 100 years of manufacturing expertise with industry knowledge across a large spectrum, from the individual purchase to providing natural bedding
to over 1000 hotels globally.
Hotel customers include, Marriott Hotels (Winner of Best Global Vendor Award 2015),
Ritz, Carlton, Hilton and Hyatt amongst many others.
We also supply 5 Star hotel quality products into the UK domestic market too!
With customers such as Harrods (30+ years), Brand Alley, Wayfair
and Woods of Harrogate.
So whether you are a person looking for a cosy nights sleep or a large hotel chain
wanting a quality product, this family run company can provide.
Shareholder & GM
1998
HANSE has been exclusively founded for the worldwide hospitality industry and became one of the leading bedding manufacturer globally. Next to our headquarters in Germany, modern production facilities for purification and amelioration of down and feathers and for manufacturing of the ready-made duvets/comforters and pillows are being run in Kaltenkirchen (Germany) and in Hefei (China). With an annual production capacity of about 4 million pillows and 1.5 million comforters/duvets, we are one of Europe''s largest manufacturer. Furthermore, strategic and direct partnerships have been built up worldwide, which enables us to offer our products and qualified services all around the globe.
Generally features of our products and company are:
- European Norm (EN 12934)
- Downafresh Greenline (Hygiene as per EN 12935)
- Oeko Tex 100 Standard
- NOMITE Trademark
- Quality Management System
- In-house Laboratory
- BSCI Membership
Up till now, we have supplied our high quality beddding products to more than 1000 upscale hotels worldwide
HANSE is a manufacturer for the following items in accordance with the above mentioned features.
Down & Feather filled Duvets/Quilts/Comforters
Synthetic filled Duvets/Quilts/Comforters
Down & Feather filled Pillows/Cushions
Synthetic filled Pillows/Cushions
Down & Feather filled Mattress Toppers/Featherbeds
Synthetic filled Mattress Toppers / Featherbeds
Mattress Protectors
Towels and Bed Linen
1993
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Richard Behr & Co. GmbH
Shareholder and GM
Sep 1993
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