BedBiz Podcasts
Musings on Mattress Matters
Welcome to our BedBiz Podcast series where we cover relevant, topical issues affecting the bed industry.
Communication is a two-way street so please do let us know if there are any topics, organisations or people you would like us to feature.
Sleep On Podcast
Sponsored by the NBF, powered by The Sleep Charity
We are thrilled to partner with The Sleep Charity for the second series of its engaging podcast, ‘Sleep On’, hosted by Dr Sophie Bostock. Aimed at consumers, it is packed with practical strategies, expert insights, and real-life tools with special guests to help consumers improve their sleep.
Listen out for members of the NBF team, who share a nugget of wisdom halfway through each episode. We share advice on the different types of mattresses, mattress disposal, the benefits of buying from NBF-approved members and much more.
Videos
A range of bed related videos produced by NBF which can be used on your own company websites.
Feel free to use these videos on your website or through your social media channels. Click on the play button and press the Share button to share the video on your Twitter or Facebook. You can also copy the video embed code for use on your website.
Hypnos launch sustainable mattress packaging
Hypnos’ sustainability director Richard Naylor joins the NBF’s Jessica Alexander to explain more about this ground-breaking carbon neutral innovation. At the heart of the packaging is sugar cane, a renewable and carbon dioxide depleting resource.
Boosting businesses with Skills Plus Apprenticeship Services
Carmen Daley, Apprenticeships Manager for FIESTA’s Skills Plus, talks to the NBF’s Simon Williams about the help on offer to NBF members to employ young people through the government’s Kickstart scheme, as well as the apprenticeships available to them, including the exciting new Bed Maker apprenticeship.
Protect your design and intellectual property with Anti Copying in Design
In this podcast with a twist, Dids Macdonald, CEO of Anti Copying in Design, gives a short webinar all about how ACID came about, what it does and the support and help on offer to support its members with their design and intellectual property.
Retailing through a pandemic
The NBF’s Simon Williams talks to James Dunne, operations director of Blackburn based Prestige Beds about how they kept their business running over the past year and what makes them such a successful, family run bed retailer.
Resolving Customer Complaints
Jessica Alexander chats to Judith Turner at The Furniture & Home Improvement Ombudsman. As well as finding out in more detail what services the FHIO offers to manufacturers, retailers and consumers, Judith talks about complaints on beds and mattresses as well as the different types of inspections available.
Distributor and Agent Law with Fox Williams law firm
Stephen Sidkin of business law firm Fox Williams is our latest guest on the BedBiz podcast. Stephen specialises in advising on the entering into and termination of supply chain agreements and talks to the NBF’s Jessica Alexander about international import and export contracts, Brexit, and avoiding the most common pitfalls.
Discussing the Ts&Cs of sale with business law expert, Stephen Sidkins
Stephen Sidkin of business law firm Fox Williams specialises in advising on the entering into and termination of supply chain agreements and discusses the importance of terms and conditions of sale with the NBF’s Jessica Alexander.
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