Looking Inside Thomas Lloyd
Manufacturing that makes a difference
With classically elegant lines, Thomas Lloyd leather furniture will immediately take pride of place in your home. That is not surprising
when you consider the pride and care we take in manufacturing it.
Quite simply we don't believe in cutting corners, even though you don't
have to pay for that extra quality.
Every traditional piece of leather furniture is tastefully antiqued, pleated and hand-finished. Every sofa, chair or footstool is sealed, and each and every button or trim is securely fixed. All seat and back springs are hand inserted and each work independently of the other, to ensure loads are borne more evenly and the shape is retained.
All the skills of our UK crafts people and the standards of our quality control are second to none within the leather furniture industry.
Not many UK leather furniture manufacturers would be best please to tell you what goes into their furniture. How many would be happy to let you see inside their factories to see the raw materials and manufacturing methods for yourself? Indeed, how many shop assistants even know what their furniture is made of?
What you see is what you pay for
That's another big difference with Thomas Lloyd. All our employees are fully trained and well-versed on our products, construction methods and specifications.
We are also delighted for you to come and relax in the comfort of our showroom, to see our furniture close up before you decide on your choice.
Over the next few sections we will show you how Thomas Lloyd leather furniture is of a very high standard of build and quality. So you may be wondering how we manage to make it so reasonably priced. It's no mystery. The reason is that you are buying direct from the manufacturer - paying trade prices free from the cost burden of shop overheads. Thomas Lloyd prices are clearly set out and contain no hidden costs. In other words you pay factory prices for showroom quality furniture.
Delivered direct to your door
Thomas Lloyd leather furniture comes from our UK factory direct to your door. Our despatch department will contact you 7 days in advance to confirm the proposed delivery dates. This will be followed by a call from our two man delivery crew, 24 hours in advance of your delivery, to confirm the day and an am or pm time slot. We are very proud of this friendly, prompt and efficient service.
All of our vehicles are slightly larger than the average dust cart. They are;
36 feet in length,
12 feet 9 inches in height,
8 feet 4 inches in width, and weigh 7.5 tonnes.
Please note we are only able to deliver to the UK mainland, but we will be happy to liaise with your carriers for orders being taken overseas.
We charge a maximum of £25 for delivery within the UK Mainland. Please
note delivery to remote Scottish regions may incur an additional
delivery charge. Please telephone 01443 771333 for details.
The current approximate delivery time is 4 weeks.
Our Guarantee
You have a 21 day unequivocal money back guarantee. If, within 21 days of receiving our furniture, you are not perfectly happy with it, let us know and we'll take it back and either exchange it, or refund your money free of charge, with no further obligation on your part. All we ask is if you can write to us within 21 days of your delivery.
Your Thomas Lloyd leather furniture also comes with a 2-year guarantee against any defects in material or manufacture. And, in the unlikely event you'll need this guarantee, we'll repair the item free of charge and also bear the cost of collection and delivery.
Our Frames
All our frames are made from the finest quality hardwoods. We use European beech and birch timber in all stress bearing members. All our frames and finished products are tested to BS 4875 and BS EN 1022 - the criteria for strength and stability for general domestic upholstery. Some of the tests that our seats pass include: seat loads/impacts, back loads/impacts, arm impacts, drop tests and forward, backwards and sideways overbalancing.
Our Seat Suspension
All of our seating is individually sprung using serpentine or zig-zag (no sag) springs. Each spring has been individually heat treated to ensure maximum support and total comfort. All springs are tested to industry standards.
Our Foams
Safety is as important as comfort when it comes to upholstery and all foams used in our furniture are superior in both these areas to those you will find on the high street at similar prices. We only use the finest and fully fire safe CMHR (Combustion Modified High Resilient) products meeting the appropriate British Fire Safety Standard (BS 5852). Our foams can withstand a burning cigarette or even a butane flame.
All our arm and back foams are 30-35 density and our seat foams are Cold Cured 35-40 density - both superior to similarly priced high street products. Our Cold Cured foam, unlike most foam which is cut to size, is made by injection moulding to ensure each piece is identical in weight, shape and size. This is the best foam you can buy and is widely used by the car seating industry.
All our foams are tested, for flammability, uniform density, tear and tensile strength, compaction/height loss and durability.
Our Fibres
All our fibres are sourced through the UK's leading suppliers. Our Back cushions, which do not have to perform in the same manner as a seat cushion, are quality branded fibre only products.
Even though there are, as yet, no British Standard tests for fibre products, all Thomas Lloyd fibres are tested to perform to flammability regulations, pre and post test heights, periodic recovery gains and for weight and weight loss.