As a Belgian sleep specialist, Recor has focused on the ultimate sleeping comfort with a unique blend of technology and design for more than 70 years. Style and comfort are backed by technology and innovation. All the mattresses and box springs are developed and manufactured by hand in our workshop in Genk, where high-tech machines, such as laser-guided cutting machines and automatic through-hole machines, are paired with traditional craftsmanship.

Recor plants trees for a new collection of mattresses: one tree is planted for every mattress that is sold. The trees are planted in the project in Gomery!

The area of Gomery (6760 Virton, Belgium) was previously a monoculture of spruce trees, species, and management methods prone to bark beetle damage. The project consists to replace this monoculture with two hardwood species of oaks.

This surface of 1.2 hectares welcomed a 2000 tree plantation during Winter 2020-2021 mixing 2 oaks species: 1500 red oaks (Quercus rubra) and 500 turkey oaks (Quercus cerris). Oaks present power and deep root systems, which play an important role in water penetration along with the roots or holes they form in soils.

The selected species produce leaf litter which decomposes correctly, helping to improve the fertility and life of the forest soil. We all know how oaks can provide food with the acorns they produce. Oaks host also a diversity of fauna and undergrowth flora.