This story is from May 29, 2007

Infy trainees to sleep well

Mini Joseph Tejaswi / TNN / May 29, 2007, 01:23 IST

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Infosys may be a dream company for many in the tech fraternity.

BANGALORE: Infosys may be a dream company for many in the tech fraternity. Now its trying to go a step ahead to offer sound sleep and sweet dreams to thousands of its trainees across the country.
The company has recently placed an order to procure 10,000 high-end spring mattresses for its training facility in Mysore and also other employee accommodation facilities and hostels in Bangalore, Chennai, Pune and other cities.
Sobha Developers, the real estate firm which built campuses for Infosys, would be manufacturing these mattresses at its newly set-up mattress factory in Bommasandra. Branded as Sobha Restoplus, the mattresses will be made out of imported spring wires, fabric and cotton. They are priced in the range of Rs 8,000-15,000 depending on the size and the kind of springs used.
Spring mattresses today are the latest in sleeping comfort and are advised by chiropractors and orthopaedicians to avoid back ailments. Sobha Developers has imported the plant and machinery from Leggett & Platt, US-based leading manufacturer, fabric from Belgian Damask and spring assembly machines from Sphul of Switzerland.

Raghav Menon, vice president (retail) Sobha Developers said, "The user can feel cotton in our mattresses, while others use coir as insulators. We will not compromise on quality by using coir. Sometimes, coir can be a breeding ground for germs. The company is currently talking to another five large IT players in the country."
Currently, SpringWell and Kurl-on make spring mattresses in the country while another player King Koil, imports spring mattress from the Middle East.

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