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Ambrose Heal intended to make an impact on the bedding industry and started by introducing the "Staples Patent Spiral Spring Mattress." The beds were in brass and metal tubes or in iron or a combination of both. Springs and corrugated wires necessary for the manufacture of these iron beds and wire mattresses were imported from the United States. (The term "mattress" was then applied to the bed spring unit and not the sleeping surface which is the mattress of today.)

An overlay which could be of flock, wool or feather was exclusive to the bedsteads. Staples were still not making their own "overlay" mattresses in 1925 so they acquired additional premises to develop a quality "overlay" mattress. New patents were taken out and the Staples Interior Overlay went into production.

The Company expanded and the need for new premises became paramount. In 1926 Mr. Harold Heal commissioned the designing and building of the factory which has since become on of the North West London's best known landmarks...'Staples Corner' (the northbound flyover section of which was officially opened in 1976 by the Chairman, Mr. Robert Heal.)

Because of limited space, and the difficulty of expanding an efficient factory in London today, the company moved to modern premises in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in 1986.