Leading foam and fibre converter, Peak Converters is marking its 5-year anniversary with a company-wide celebration.
The Derbyshire based business, known for its outstanding customer service and innovative, high-quality foam and fibre products, is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of upholstery kits and cushions to the trade, producing around two million kit components every year. These are supplied to some of the largest furniture, caravan, and mobile home manufacturers in the UK.
Whilst furniture is their bread and butter, the company also manufactures components for hundreds of other applications, from car sponges to pipeline pigs.
With a rich history spanning over 50-years, the company, formerly known as Breasley Pillows Ltd, rebranded, and relaunched in 2020 following the sale of its mattress business and now converts a total of around one thousand tonnes of foam and 250 tonnes of fibre annually.
From humble market stall beginnings, where business partners Alan Crowshaw and Pete Walker started selling foam filled pillows in the early 1970s, the company has evolved into the industry’s go-to partner for innovative, high-performance, eco-friendly foam and fibre solutions and was recently awarded the ‘Excellence in Sustainability’ award by the British Furniture Association for its commitment to sustainable manufacturing.
Now run by Alan’s son, Mike Crowshaw, the business comprises sixty people. Says Mike “Since we relaunched as Peak Converters 5 years ago, we have made huge strides forward across all areas of the business. From utilising next generation raw materials, to improving operating efficiencies, reducing lead times, modernising our staff facilities, and even repurposing over 400,000 plastic bottles through our use of fibre fillings this year alone. We are continuing on an exciting transformation journey.
“Everything we do is driven by a desire to be better and is executed by our team who have a wealth of knowledge developed over many years. We are immensely proud of our ability to retain staff, with several of our team members having over 25 years’ service.”
The ‘recognition day,’ in celebration of the company’s 5-year anniversary, will acknowledge everyone in the business and especially those employees who have been with the company for five or more years, as a token of the company’s gratitude.
The receipt of the Excellence in Sustainability award at the Furniture Component Expo which, according to Mike, is evolving into a “mainstay industry event”, rounded off two busy days for the company, which participated for the second year running.
