FRESH bedding

100% Post Consumer Recycled Polyester

Valley Forge Fabrics' established reclamation program will now include FRESH bedding fabrics.  High thread count, supple hand and innovative clarity will put this bedding on the desired list of of every Specifier and hotel guest.  An innovative feature of the FRESH bedding fabrics specifically is that these products are the first 100% post consumer recycled polyester products to feel like cotton.  This makes them extremely attractive to our industry.

          FRESH bedding will be stocked in 16 designs in 3 shades of white, cream and vanilla.

       Custom patterns and colors are available. 

According to Diana Dobin, Vice President - Design & Sales of Valley Forge, "Hotels traditionally discard their duvets and other bedding fabrics every 18 months.  In addition to these products protecting natural resources by being made of 100% recycled materials, the fabric manufacturing process uses only half the energy that more typical non recycled products require."

We view a recyclable bedding programs as vital - this recycling will save literally save millions of pounds from entering landfills after use.  Having a recycled and recyclable bedding fabric program together will obviously divert even greater amounts from simply being thrown away.  Made possible by our established large customer base, Valley Forge's FRESH products are changing the way the hospitality industry considers and deals with what once was considered "waste".  FRESH products are identified as recyclable through our reclamation program by the 'recycle symbol F' on every FRESH product.

The life expectancy of upholstery fabrics in a hotel guest room is 5 - 7 years, while bedding fabrics are usually changed every 18 months.  So the effect of FRESH product is millions and millions of yards per year and our company's economic viability is secured by the critical mass of rooms in the marketplace already.  FRESH products are manufactured to last longer than traditional materials.  This extended life cycle will save hotels money if they choose to extend the design of their rooms.

Potentially, we see every guest room as a FRESH room.

FRESH dreams

Valley Forge is developing an interactive environmental contribution program for release in late 2008.  Customers will be able to select from a list of screened environmental charities and a portion of all sales of FRESH fabrics will be donated per yard sold to each of these specific organizations.