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{{short description|British bed company}}
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| name             = Vispring
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| foundation       = <!-- this parameter modifies "Founded" -->1901 in [[London]]
| founder          = James Marshall
| location_city    = Ernesettle Lane, [[Plymouth]]
| location_country = United Kingdom
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| key_people       = James Marshall,<br>[[Inventor]]
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| industry         = [[Furniture]]
| products         = [[Mattress]], [[bed]]s
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| homepage         = {{url|www.vispring.com}}
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| logo             = VispringLogo.gif
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'''Vispring''', formerly known as '''Vi-Spring''', is a bed company founded in 1901 in Eagle Street, [[Holborn, London]].<ref name=vi>{{cite book|title= Vi-Spring Over A Century of Sleep, Pen & Ink 2013 |ISBN= 978-0-9569858-2-8}}</ref> Manufacturing mattresses <ref name=vi/> and beds made of natural materials.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.vispring.co.uk/a-closer-look/vi-spring-sleep-system.htm |title = A Closer look|author = VI-Spring UK.com|publisher = VI-Spring Inc.}}</ref> Part of Vispring's notability comes from being the first English bed makers to use the patent of Canadian-born engineer, James Marshall [[Encased coil|pocketed spring]] coil now commonly referred to as the [[Marshall coil]]. By 1914 Marshall Mattress' mattress collections were found in luxurious hotels, clubs and ocean liners, including [[RMS Queen Mary|The Queen Mary]] & [[RMS Titanic|The Titanic]].<ref>{{cite news |url = https://money.cnn.com/2004/05/12/pf/goodlife/beds/index.htm|title = A Bedtime story, for $20,000|publisher = CNN Money.com | first1=Gordon T.|last1=Anderson|date=2004-05-12}}</ref>
Vispring was founded by two Marshall Mattress agents of James Marshall who granted them patent rights to produce Marshall mattresses in England. They continued to use the Marshall name until the early 1930s at which point they rebranded as Vispring. <ref>Careless, J.M.S. "Partners in Progress - Marshall Ventilated Mattress Co. Ltd." ONTARIO: A Celebration of Our Heritage. Mississauga: Canadian Heritage Gallery, Copyright © 1991, 1992 and 1993. 384-85. Print.</ref>
Vi-Spring moved to Ernesettle, [[Plymouth]] in the Southwest of England, in 1971.<ref name=vi/>
[[File:Sydney Harold VI-Spring.png|thumb|Early description of Vispring mattress.]]
Vispring beds are handmade using natural materials such as [[wool]], [[cotton]], [[horsehair]], [[coir]], [[silk]], [[Cashmere wool|cashmere]], [[mohair]] and [[Alpaca fiber|alpaca fleece]] rather than synthetic materials and foam. The “VI” in Vispring stands for the [[Roman numeral]] 6. This represents the six turns to each coil which has been their trademark. The coils are made with Vanadium Steel Wire, which acts to improve spring resilience properties and creates more consistent springing that may be less likely to suffer height loss with use.
In 2022 Vispring opened their first flagship store at 22 Regent Street St. James in London.
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.vispring.com}}
[[Category:British furniture makers]]
[[Category:Mattress retailers of the United Kingdom]]