Pikolin

IN PIKOLIN, QUALITY COMES FIRST. From the start, Pikolin has used the most advanced technology in its quality control systems, with the aim of producing the very best products. In 1992, Pikolin went further, and established global Quality Systems for the whole company, since it believes that Quality Control is a dynamic and integrated process for monitoring the company at all levels. On the 26th of January 1996 Pikolin became the first company in the sleep products sector to be awarded the ISO 9002 Quality System certificate by AENOR. In June 2003, after the standard was updated to ISO 9001:2008, Pikolin updated and improved its whole Quality System. In its laboratories, its qualified technical personnel, who are experts in sleep products, have the most advanced technical resources for carrying out their work. Additionally, Pikolin S.A. recently implemented an ISO 14001 compliant environmental management system, which has been certified by AENOR. This indicates the company's commitment to the environment, since the implementation of an EMS and its certification by a third party guarantees that the company behaves in an environmentally friendly way. This extends to all those activities which may interact with the environment: consumption of natural resources; generation of waste; waste water disposal; atmospheric pollution (smoke and gases); outside noise; light pollution; action plans in case of environmental emergencies; appropriate training for the organisation's personnel, etc. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TESTS A PRODUCT MUST UNDERGO BEFORE IT'S RELEASED ONTO THE MARKET? The following are just some of the most important testing tools to be found on Pikolin's laboratories: THE SLEEPER The technical staff includes specialists in both Sleep and Ergonomics. However, we do not have a person who tests the mattresses by sleeping on them. This work is done by this machine, which has a 140 kg. roller, and moves from one side of the mattress to the other 30,000 times, simulating the usage a mattress would have over a 10 year period. This test aims to evaluate the wear, loss of thickness of the mattress, any changes in its firmness, and any breakages. We at Pikolin take great pride in the fact that 99% of the mattresses tested keep their characteristics even after this rigorous test.