Our Committees

Much of our NBF activity is supported and initiated by our highly valued committees: Marketing Committee; Quality & Standards Committee; Circular Economy Committee; and the NBF Suppliers’ Council. We also have number of smaller working parties to look at specific issues.

Marketing Committee Members

Fara Butt
Shire Beds
Chair


James Appleyard
Deluxe Beds


Chris France
Leggett & Platt


Chris Francis
Enkev


Ruairi Giles
Harrison Spinks


Rebecca Green
CPS Group


Richard Gretton
GNG Group


Ian Lambert
Silentnight


Nichola Pass
Sealy UK


Tony Stuart-Brown
Airsprung Group


Nick Williams
Sweet Dreams


Carolyn Kelly
The Vita Group


Philippa Warford
NBF


Simon Williams
NBF

Circular Economy Committee

Simon Spinks
Harrison Spinks
Chair


Roger Nullis
Airsprung Group


Gerd Derieuw
Bekaert Deslee


John Clay
Edward Clay


Richard Naylor
Hypnos


Roger Durrans
Jaybe


Liona Ripley
Jaybe


Steve Midgley
John Cotton


David Nuttall
Leggett & Platt


Angela Moran
Silentnight


Nick Wood
Vita Group


Richard Essery
Harrison Spinks


Tony Lisanti
Airsprung Beds


Jordan Chard
Dreams


Jessica Alexander
NBF


Tom Williams
NBF

Quality & Standards Committee Members

Chair – tbc


John Paul Barnett
Harrison Spinks


Gerd Derieuw
Bekaert Deslee


Steve Midgley
John Cotton Group


Dave Morris
Sleepeezee


Roger Nullis
Airsprung Beds


David Nuttall
Leggett & Platt


Julie Walker
Vitafoam


Simon Green
CPS


Donal Heagney
Kaymed


Tracey Fortune
Silentnight


Tom Knell
Relyon


Tristine Hargreaves
NBF

The NBF Suppliers’ Council

Simon Green
CPS Group
(Chair)


Mark Baron
John Cotton
(Vice Chair)


Gerd Derieuw
Bekaert Deslee


Bart de Smet
Maes Mattress Tickings


Nick Harland-Smith
Handy Ltd


Mike Holmes
Leggett & Platt


Richard Page
Vita Group


Ian Owen
Spinks


Tristine Hargreaves
NBF

 

 

 

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