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.
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...
Bedmax Launch Catmax Cat Litter at BETA
Bedmax will launch at BETA International 2023 (stand B 1 in Hall 2) Catmax, a sustainable cat litter. Catmax is a straw pellet, completely...
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...
Getting Your Stable Ready for the Dark Nights
Top Tips for heading into Autumn Autumn is just around the corner and with that comes the inevitable shortening of the days as we head...
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...
Podcast: When Nicole Met Bedmax
The Equiratings Podcast “ Nicole Met' series is one of the most listened to equine podcasts in the world. Recently Nicole herself met with...
Bedmax appoints Piggy March as Education Ambassador
Britain’s leading equine bedding manufacturer, Bedmax, is delighted to announce that one of the UK’s most respected event riders, Piggy...
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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.
Bedmax Podcasts
Bedmax Stable Talk is a series of fascinating interviews with experts from every corner of the equestrian world. You name them, we’re talking to them. And if you want to be kept informed about new episodes you can follow us on our social media channels…
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Bedmax Surveys
Find out what we discovered through our annual equine health survey.
Bed Making Tips
See how our experts recommend making the best bed for your horse and your pocket.
The Environment
As a company, we are continually striving to minimise our impact on the environment.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Whether it be bedding or packaging, use our products in an environmentally friendly way.
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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
Hotmax
The sustainable alternative to logs for winter and summer