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Pillow Tops- The inside scoop
The pillow top mattress trend over the past decade has been one of the fastest growing in Australia. It is not new technology or innovative as some may lead you to believe. The majority of the retailers stock predominantly pillow top mattresses and these are 2 main reasons for this:

Importance of Ventilation
We all know the importance of air. We need it to breathe to survive. Well in fact your mattresses need this too. A ventilated mattress is a healthy mattress. Around 40 years ago issues such as heat were not as prominent. The mattress used more natural fibres such as fibre

Mattresses the RMF way
We have an open-door policy so you can see your mattress being made. This policy provides customers the reassurance of what is inside the mattress. Buying direct from the manufacture as opposed to a department store or furniture retailers. All mattresses are exclusive to our store. People from all over

Mattress History
The word mattress derives from the Arabic word maṭraḥ which means “something thrown down” or “place where something is thrown down”*. To date the oldest form of mattress was recorded to be approx. 77,000 years ago during the Crusaudes in Europe. Many mattresses were made using more natural materials such

Importance of Natural Fibres
There are many materials that can be made to make mattresses. Most common comfort materials are regular polyurethane foam and variances of memory foam ( wet foam) and polyester. These materials are cheaper to manufacture and the turnaround in production is faster hence it being a material that is used

RMF Top 10 Tips: A Mattress Buyers Guide
The team at Rockdale Mattress Factory are first and foremost mattress innovators. We manufacture and sell exclusively direct to the public from our warehouse. Over the past 4 decades mattresses have evolved dramatically with many trends fading in and out. The following are our top to 10 for mattress shopping: