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A new investigation conducted by EBIA and NBF, Project Phoenix, has uncovered that several major online retailers are selling mattresses that do not comply with UK fire resistance regulations.

The European Commission has published new guidance to support the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), helping businesses and Member States apply the new rules more consistently across the EU. For the bedding industry, this is an important step towards greater legal certainty as companies prepare for new requirements on packaging sustainability, recyclability and waste reduction.

The 2026 Single Market & Competitiveness Report once again highlights how fragmentation undermines both sustainability and competitiveness in Europe. For the bedding industry, divergent national EPR schemes are becoming a concrete barrier to a well-functioning Single Market, reinforcing the need for greater EU-level harmonization.

EBIA’s 27th General Assembly will take place in Malta on 17–18 September 2026, bringing members together for two days of strategic discussions, industry exchange and networking under the theme “The Bedding Industry in a Changing World”.

On 18 March, we had the pleasure of hosting the EBIA Board Meeting at Picanol in Ypres, Belgium. It was a valuable opportunity to bring the Board together in a setting that reflects industrial excellence, innovation, and a strong connection to the European textile manufacturing tradition.

At the beginning of October, RetourMatras officially opened the world’s first dedicated disassembly site for circular mattresses in Lelystad (NL). The state-of-the-art technology used at this facility was originally developed by Royal Auping and is now being …