FINE LINENS IN THE REED FAMILY TRADITION
since 1852

 

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Quality in a product is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for.

Peter Drucker 1909 -2005


 

 

 

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John Moorby
1824 - 1897
 
Luther Reed
1874 - 1915
 
Clifford Reed
1900 - 1935
 
P Moorby Reed
1928 - 2000
 
Mark & Karen Reed
 

Some families pass down a dimple, others a sweet tooth, while others a talent in the artistic or athletic fields. Our family understands what it takes to create Perfect Rest in the quality of cloth, thread counts and make up used in their bedlinen products in order to guarantee a perfect night’s rest. With weaving on each side of the d family tree, both paternally and maternally dating back to 1852 in a cottage industry in Nelson, Lancashire and from the first mill in 1861 until today - this tradition spans five generations. Reed Family Linens now receive international acclaim, which all started from a cow shippon in a farmer’s home. The “recipe” books containing the fabric constructions and the making up details are held under lock and key, and in the head of the Mark Reed. These details are endlessly mimicked but never replicated by competitors. As Mark says, “My father, instilled in me over many years of working together in the industry - Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better best. And with this family motto in mind, we continue to produce the ultimate in bed linen today and are always striving for higher quality and comfort”. Mark says, “Anyone can make a pair of sheets, but the quality of linens which last the test of time and ensure Perfect Rest comes from a tradition. We can’t take away the neighbour’s barking dog, nor your partner’s snoring in the wee hours, but as my mother-in-law says, “It’s like sleeping on marsh mallows.” What is in a name? Nothing unless the tradition of excellence and knowledge is behind it. All we want to do is offer you Perfect Rest - tonight. Remember, there is no luxury more precious than Perfect Rest as in the children’s fable about the princess sleeping on a pea. Eat, drink and be merry, but sleep like a queen in Reed Family Linens tonight.