Introducing Downia to North America

Bio Sleep Concept is proud to announce our new partnership with Siam Feather Products Co. Ltd. (SFP), known more commonly as Downia. SFP has been processing and supplying the finest quality Duck and Goose down feather products for the international market since the 1940’s. Members of the International Down and Feather Bureau, SFP is dedicated to quality, flexibility, and above all customer satisfaction. Today SFP is the part of The Downia Group of Companies with a heritage dating back to 1911. Creating premium products for over 100 years, The Downia Group of Companies are leading suppliers of a complete range of hypoallergenic and 100% chemical free bedroom products using feather and down fillings. With offices in Australia, Switzerland, Thailand, and China, Downia is making their North American debut with their sole supplier, Bio Sleep Concept.

Downia's Chemical Free Cleaning Process

All Downia products are washed in a clean chemical free Puresan™ process. Unlike traditional down product companies that may wash articles up to 6 times we wash each and every Downia product 12 times for the perfectly clean hypoallergenic product our customers deserve. Downia products are chemical free, hypoallergenic, and certified by the New Zealand Asthma Foundation as an asthma friendly product.

Feather

Feathers are heavier than down and have a very elastic quill that can be compressed a thousand fold. This helps down products bounce back to their original shape. Because feathers are flatter than down though they do not loft as well, meaning they do not have the same insulating power as down.

Down

Down comes from the breast of the birds and is a cluster that consists of a soft center from which light fluffy filaments rise in all directions. Down does not contain a stalk or quills. Goose and duck down is one of our most efficient and lightest natural insulators. It has been used for hundreds of years as a cozy long lasting duvet and pillow filling. Luxurious comfort and warmth is achieved through the ability of down to hold warm air within its millions of tiny clusters. The size and amount of the down clusters determines the fluffiness or loft of your duvet.

Why Our Down is Aged

The best down comes from larger more mature birds. When age and maturity are equal, goose down is better than duck down. However, down from an older duck is better than down from a younger goose. Larger matured down has an extra ordinarily high warmth-to-weight ratio. A duvet or sleeping bag filled with this down for example will be very light, incredibly warm, and it will last for decades. On the other hand, poor quality White Goose down will have smaller down. It will not loft up and has a rather low warmth-to-weight ratio. Even if there is more of this down by weight, it will not be as warm. Down from younger birds not only tends to have poor filling power, it will also tends to collapse in a relatively short time because its fibers are too fragile. This is usually the difference between an inexpensive goose down product, and an expensive one.