Hi Andy,

Thanks for getting in touch.

The new range of John Ryan firm core mattresses have been designed for the heavier sleeper.  We do not make them in zip and links as they are solid core contemporary foam based mattresses.

The difficulty, which I’m sure Gary has taken you through, is the variance between you and your partner in weight. This mattress may be suitable if your wife doesn’t mind a firmer support feel.  However, if she is looking for medium or soft then you may need to go down the zip and link route.  The Firm core 1 would be a medium feel for you but a firm support unit for your partner. The core mattress is double sided and comes with a thick 7.5cm lay gel topper giving a soft top layer but a substantial support unit which people at 18 stone+ require. This lay gel topper will give a softer top feel for your partner mitigating some of the firmness that the core unit provides.

If you are interested, the specifications of this mattress are as follows:

Resilience 1 - Firm core which is suitable from 18-25 stone sleepers.

It is matched with a lay gel topper which is a hybrid foam, similar to synthetic latex.

This lay gel layer will give both of you comfort to the top layers giving a progressive sink before the support.

The mattresses are fully turntable so you can use both sides.

The tech spec is a 6" extra firm reflex foam core layered either side with 2" of softer support core then the topper is used on top of this.

In this case the topper is lay gel 7.5cm.

If you need any more advice please get back in touch.

If you are interested in one of the prototype firm cores please let me know what size.  Please contact the office on 0161 437 4419.

Kind regards Julie