Millbrook Beds- An Historical Perspective

Starting off as small upholstery and bedding business after the Second World War, the founder of Millbrook beds Walter Croll toiled daily to provide for his family in the millbrook area of Southampton. At the time, Southampton Water, a large port located there, used to receive ships from all over the world including the more famous liners such as P & O, Cunard and Union Castle. The fact that these luxury liners docked at Southampton provided an opportunity to the enterprising Walter Croll to offer his Millbrook beds services to these liners in terms of upholstering and bedding services.

Bearing in mind that these liners were top of the line and required the highest standards of workmanship, it became imperative that the quality of work in the provision of bedding and upholstery met with these exacting standards. When Walter Croll was awarded with the opportunity to work on these vessels, he ensured that he met with and even exceeded these standards of performance.

It was not long before his company began to gain a reputation for the provision of superior bedding and upholstery services for these luxurious liners. As business in this area expanded, he began to receive orders from discerning customers, many of whom had lain in the comfort of Millbrook beds while on these luxury liners. And

the rest, as they say, is history.

Determined not to compromise on the quality of work done in the creation of every millbrook bed the company started to become involved in the design and manufacture of luxury furniture particularly in the bedding area. Soon, major retailers of furniture began to work with the company in order to provide a regular supply of these products to its more discerning customers and over time, Millbrook acquired an enviable reputation as the foremost supplier of quality furniture and bedding. even to this day, every effort is made to ensure that the original exacting standards of quality and craftsmanship are met. This is done by hand crafting and hand-finishing many parts of the bed and by using the highest quality products and materials.