The Bedmax News Archive
Find out what we’ve been up to and who we’ve been talking to, as well as some tips and advice on equine health and welfare.
Bedmax shavings support the horses at Chatsworth Horse Trials 2024
Bedmax is delighted to announce that they will be supplying the bedding for the horses competing at the Chatsworth International Horse...
Bedmax has developed Catmax, a sustainable cat litter.
Catmax Straw Pellet Cat Litter provides UK cat owners with British-made eco-friendly litter. Bedmax has developed a sustainable cat...
Can Pine Shavings Reduce Antibiotic Use on a Farm?
For livestock farmers across the UK reviewing and reducing antibiotic use is a big priority. This is due to both practical and economic...
Getting Your Stable Ready for the Dark Nights
Top Tips for heading into Autumn Autumn is here, and with that comes the inevitable shortening of the days as we head towards winter. So...
Happiness is the key to cooperation and success
Fred and Rowena Cook established their Equine Management and Training centre near Burghley in 1989 to provide a complete management and...
Bedmax founder and MD, Tim Smalley, awarded 2023 BETA Lifetime Achievement Award.
We are absolutely delighted to be able to tell you that at the 2023 Annual British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) Awards in...
The UK’s only dedicated online equine bedding course
How well do you know your horse beddings?This is the UK's only dedicated equine bedding e-learning course. It takes you through the key...
Bedmax at the 2023 Burghley Horse Trials
Bedmax Shavings are proud to be helping keep the horses healthy in the Defender Burghley Horse Trials stables again in 2023 First chosen...
Bedmax achieves over 14% reduction in carbon emissions
Bedmax Limited is delighted to announce a remarkable reduction in total carbon emissions of 14.2% over the 12 months of 2022, as measured...
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Helping You Avoid The NOPS Risk
Minimising contamination by Naturally Occurring Prohibited Substances…
Bedmax has become the first equine bedding company to achieve NOPS accreditation, under a new scheme launched by the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) in January 2021.
The new BETA NOPS Bedding badge you will see on our bags certifies that the risk of contamination by naturally occurring prohibited substances has been proactively minimised in the production of all of our bedding products: Bedmax, Littlemax and Stockmax shavings, and our new Strawmax straw pellet bedding.
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Bedmax Surveys
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Bed Making Tips
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The Environment
As a company, we are continually striving to minimise our impact on the environment.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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Bedmax Bedding Products
Bedmax bedding products are purpose made to provide an ideal bedding for horses and ponies. They are made at three dedicated production plants in the UK, from fresh timber sourced from renewable UK forestry. Bedmax bedding has been developed to offer owners a natural bedding that would help address the issues that threaten the health and welfare of horses in stables.
Bedmax
Our large flake dust extracted pine shavings
Littlemax
All the benefits of Bedmax in a lighter form
Strawmax
A healthy, absorbent and economical bedding option
Stockmax
The ideal bedding for many other animals, large and small
Catmax
A healthy and hygienic litter with unbeatable benefits
Hotmax
The sustainable alternative to logs for winter and summer