About Us

Since the late 1960's futon furniture has evolved from small-scale production of a single design, a 2 seat timber frame with a cotton filled futon mattress, and grown into a world wide industry. The '70's witnessed steady expansion and the introduction of the 3 seater futon sofabed and new fillings for futon mattresses. These developments lifted futon furniture out of its very small niche into a growth industry that spawned many specialist stores and suppliers.

Mirthglen Ltd. the parent company of www.futonsonline.co.uk was formed in 1980 as an independent specialist futon company involved in manufacture and retailing futon furniture and consequently became part of that global growth. Over the next twenty years futon products could be found on most high streets and department stores and were an established part of the furniture world. We have always believed that futon sofabeds are unique with enormous potential and not a disposable product with built-in obsolescence which is the way catalogue companies and supermarkets tend to work.

We used our experiences to design steel futon sofabeds and were part of the breakthrough into quality products offering comfort, durability and affordable price points. In the 21st. century there are Asian companies with modern facilities making a good job manufacturing futon frames, part of the reason why they have a virtual monopoly. Our range of frames reflects the diversity that exists currently but the good news is that all our futon mattresses are made in the UK.

Some of the fillings used for the mattresses are at the cutting edge of natural fibre technology and our recent customers have been very suprised by the advances of contemporary futon mattresses, they look neater, are much lighter and last longer. These positive advances make "convertible" furniture an ideal option that will not disappoint.

Worldwide, people have realised a futon offers an excellent sleeping and sitting surface at a realistic price, whereas an upholstered sofabed has limitations for sleeping potential and are often expensive. As an environmentally aware company we realise timber is a scarce resource and therefore make every effort to find suppliers that use renewable resources.

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