RetourMatras has invested in The Furniture Recycling Group (TFR Group), the UK’s leading mattress‑recycling specialist, to expand circular mattress services and triple national recycling capacity. Together, the partners target up to 1.5 million mattresses per year in the UK, recovering secondary raw materials that would otherwise be lost.
Impact & scale
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TFR Group has recycled 3.5+ million mattresses since 2012, returning 30,000 tonnes of materials to the economy.
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The partnership combines operational know‑how and process innovation to improve material yield and cut CO₂ emissions.
What partners say
Nick Oettinger, CEO & Founder, TFR Group: “This partnership accelerates our growth and automation roadmap, helping reduce recycling costs for our customers.”
Chico van Hemert, Managing Director, RetourMatras: “By aligning best practices across our companies, we can recycle more mattresses and turn them into valuable feedstocks for new products.”
About the companies
TFR Group is the UK leader in mattress recycling and refurbishment, ensuring products re‑enter the economy in line with circular‑economy principles.
RetourMatras operates advanced, automated dismantling and materials‑recovery lines, converting end‑of‑life mattresses into high‑quality inputs for responsible manufacturing.
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