Trade guides
Practical reading for UK furniture retailers, upholsterers and contract buyers sourcing ottoman bed bases by the pallet — sourcing, pricing, delivery and specification. Nothing here is written for someone buying one bed for their own bedroom.
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Sourcing Ottoman Bed Bases Wholesale: What to Check Before You Commit to a Pallet
The six things to compare before you ask a supplier for a price, and what actually changes the cost per frame.
Read more →What a Pallet of Ottoman Bed Bases Costs You Landed in the UK
The four numbers that make up a landed cost, worked through on a real pallet so you can build your own margin from it.
Read more →Gas Springs on Ottoman Bed Bases: Ratings, Pairs and Matching Them to Mattress Weight
Every size ships with two gas springs, not one — here's how the ratings are set and when to ask for something stronger.
Read more →Taking Delivery of a Pallet of Bed Bases: Forklift, Loading Dock and Booking-In
A pallet weighs 800–1,000 kg. Here's what that means for how it arrives, how it's unloaded, and what to have ready.
Read more →Private Label and Own-Brand Ottoman Bed Base Supply
Own-brand packaging, frames without mechanisms and modified dimensions are all available as made-to-order options — quoted per project.
Read more →Inside an Ottoman Bed Base: Steel Profile, Reinforcing Beam and Powder Coat
The steel profile, reinforcing beam and finish that make up every frame — the details most spec sheets leave out.
Read more →Reading Slats on a Trade Spec Sheet: What "40 — 20 Per Side" Means
A slat count on its own tells you nothing. Here's the total and per-side split for every size, and what to ask a supplier who only gives you one number.
Read more →EXW or DAP? Choosing Incoterms When You Buy Bed Bases From the EU
EXW and DAP quotes for the same frames can look very different. Here's what each term actually includes.
Read more →Lead Times and Reorder Planning for Imported Bed Bases
3-4 weeks production plus roughly a week in transit — here's how to turn that into a reorder schedule rather than a one-off guess.
Read more →Made-to-Order Frame Sizes: 1800-2200 mm Lengths and Non-Standard Widths
The standard range covers six UK sizes — here's what's possible beyond it, and how a non-standard size is quoted.
Read more →Ottoman Bed Bases for Upholsterers and Small Bed Makers
A bare steel frame, mechanism and slats — built to be finished, not sold as-is. Here's what you receive and what you add.
Read more →Supplying Hotels, HMOs and Serviced Accommodation With Storage Bed Bases
A pallet of 30 frames maps neatly onto a floor of rooms — here's what a contract or accommodation order actually involves.
Read more →Buying Stock in Euros: How EUR Invoicing Works for a UK Trade Buyer
Prices and invoices are in EUR. Here's what that means in practice, and what the GBP figures on this site are and aren't for.
Read more →How to Compare Bed Base Suppliers' Spec Sheets: A 12-Point Checklist
Twelve points to check on any bed base spec sheet before you compare prices — including six most suppliers leave out.
Read more →UK Bed Sizes Explained
Inches, mm and our exact frame dimensions for each UK size.
Read more →Importing Furniture from the EU to the UK
Duty, VAT, EORI and what a customs agent handles.
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