How long does reupholstery take?

Most domestic projects take two to four weeks from collection to delivery. Caravans usually run two to three weeks. Single dining chairs are often back within a week. We agree the timeline up front and stick to it.

What guarantee do you offer?

Workmanship is guaranteed, with a two-year craftsmanship guarantee on production and contract work. Fabric durability is governed by the supplier's own rub-test rating; we'll explain that when you choose.

What antimicrobial and wipe-clean fabrics do you use for care homes and clinics?

We specify Agua and similar technical ranges -- antimicrobial at the fibre level, fully wipe-clean and bleach-cleanable to standard infection-control dilutions, yet they look and feel like wool or linen rather than vinyl. For higher-soil areas we use medical-grade faux leathers. Every roll comes with the antimicrobial and fire data sheet for your compliance file.

Can you reupholster care-home and surgery seating without closing the waiting room?

Yes. We recover units a row at a time and rotate them through our Stalybridge workshop, so the waiting room or lounge never goes fully out of service. For larger care-home and NHS-estate contracts we phase the work across visits and schedule around clinical hours.

Do you supply Crib 5 fire-rated foam and fabric for pubs, restaurants and venues?

Yes. All hospitality, commercial and public-sector work uses combustion-modified foam and fabrics tested to BS 5852 Crib 5 (and Crib 7 where the spec requires it). We provide the test certificates with every quote and again when the job is signed off.

Do you do commercial and hospitality jobs?

Yes. Pubs, restaurants, cafes, hotels, offices, healthcare, retail, schools, colleges and universities. We work to fire safety regulations (Crib 5 where required) and around your trading hours.

Sector

Healthcare upholstery.

Care home, clinic and hospital upholstery across Greater Manchester and the North-West. Antimicrobial, wipe-clean, Crib 5 fabrics and CMHR foam, with certification on every quote.

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Representative healthcare seating in a clean clinic environment

Spec first

Fire rating, fabric data sheets, foam grade and any compliance notes confirmed up front.

Operational plan

We schedule around opening hours, trading, term dates or production deadlines.

Itemised quote

Photos, quantities and access notes become a written quote your team can sign off.

In scope

What we cover.

Waiting-room and reception seating recovered to Crib 5
Care-home lounge furniture, dining chairs and headboards
Dental and treatment-chair upholstery and foam replacement
Antimicrobial, wipe-clean and bleach-cleanable fabrics (Agua technical ranges, faux-leathers)
Infection-control vinyls and contract weaves to spec
Combustion-modified high-resilience (CMHR) foam to commercial spec
Phased, row-at-a-time recovery scheduled around clinical hours
PO invoicing on standard NHS / care-home terms, certification filed with every job

Care home furniture reupholstery (recover, not replace)

Most care home upholstery searches surface furniture manufacturers selling new chairs. Valley takes the opposite angle: care home furniture reupholstery – recover wing chairs, dining sets, lounge sofas and headboards that still have sound frames. That keeps capital spend down, avoids skips full of usable carcasses, and lets you refresh a lounge in phases without closing a wing. We strip back, renew CMHR foam where needed, and recover in wipe-clean, antimicrobial contract fabric with Crib 5 paperwork filed for your compliance pack.

Care home upholstery across Greater Manchester

Valley Upholstery provides care home upholstery across Greater Manchester and the North-West, recovering the lounge furniture, dining chairs, wing chairs and headboards that take daily, heavy use. Care home furniture reupholstery keeps a well-built frame in service for years longer than buying new, at a fraction of the cost. From our Stalybridge workshop we handle whole rooms in phases, rotating units a row at a time so residents are never left without somewhere to sit. Dementia-friendly contrast, soil-resistant covers and renewed CMHR foam come as standard, and every batch is matched to the spec your facilities team signed off.

Healthcare seating upholstery for hospitals and surgeries

Healthcare seating upholstery and hospital seating upholstery demand more than a smart finish. Reception runs, treatment-room chairs and GP surgery waiting room seating reupholstery all have to survive constant wipe-downs and still look presentable. We recover seating in situ where it makes sense and bring it back to the workshop where a full strip-back is needed. Dental chair upholstery and dental practice upholstery are a regular part of the work: worn vinyl renewed, foam replaced to grade, and the chair back in clinic fast. As an NHS upholstery contractor in the North-West, we plan around clinical hours so no list is disrupted.

Antimicrobial and wipe-clean upholstery fabrics

Antimicrobial upholstery is the heart of healthcare specification. Our usual build combines Agua’s antimicrobial upholstery fabric ranges (technical weaves that look like wool or linen but behave like vinyl) with bleach cleanable upholstery fabric and medical-grade faux-leathers. These are true infection control upholstery materials: wipe clean upholstery for care home lounges, surgeries and clinics, antimicrobial at the fibre level rather than a sprayed-on coating. We stock antimicrobial upholstery fabric near Manchester so a care home in Tameside or a clinic across the North-West gets the same compliant spec without long lead times.

Crib 5 and infection-control compliance

Crib 5 upholstery is non-negotiable in public-sector and care settings. We work to BS 5852 Crib 5 (and Crib 7 where the brief calls for it), pairing certified contract weaves with combustion-modified high-resilience foam. As fire rated contract upholstery specialists in the North-West, we supply fire and fabric data sheets and certificates with every job so your commercial upholstery in Greater Manchester sits straight in the compliance pack. Whether it is a Stalybridge care home or an NHS estate, the paperwork is filed before sign-off, not chased afterwards.

Quotes, PO terms and turnaround

We work with private dental practices, GP surgeries, residential care homes, NHS estates and private clinics across Greater Manchester and the wider North-West. Every job starts with a site visit and an itemised, per-unit quote so a facilities or procurement lead can size a purchase order accurately. We invoice on PO with standard 30-day NHS and care-home terms, run recovery in phases to keep rooms open, and arrange emergency call-outs by agreement. Reception seating reupholstery in Manchester or a full care-home refit, the process and the certification are the same.

Repairs and restoration – frame, spring and foam repair to contract spec
Foam replacement and cut to size – CMHR foam renewed to grade
Office and contract upholstery and hospitality – shared PO and Crib 5 spec
Police uniform wingback chair – public-sector specialist craftsmanship
Tameside College antimacassars – institutional wipe-protection proof
Care home upholstery in Manchester and our Stalybridge workshop
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Last updated 14 May 2026

Notes from the bench by Karl Chandler, Principal Craftsman.

Working with us

How it works.

1
Site visit and survey
We come to you, assess the seating, count units, identify infection-control requirements and agree fabric specifications with your facilities lead.
2
Spec and itemised quote
Per-unit and per-batch quote with Crib 5 certification, antimicrobial fabric data sheets, foam grade and lead time. PO raised on agreed terms.
3
Phased recovery
Most healthcare sites can spare units a row at a time. We rotate batches through our Stalybridge workshop without closing the waiting room or the lounge.
4
Strip, refoam and recover
Frames checked, CMHR foam renewed where needed, covers cut and sewn in your chosen antimicrobial or wipe-clean fabric with reinforced seams.
5
Snag and sign-off
Walk-round with facilities, warranty issued, and fire and fabric certification handed over for your compliance file.

Frequently asked

Common questions in healthcare.

How long does reupholstery take?: Most domestic projects take two to four weeks from collection to delivery. Caravans usually run two to three weeks. Single dining chairs are often back within a week. We agree the timeline up front and stick to it.
What guarantee do you offer?: Workmanship is guaranteed, with a two-year craftsmanship guarantee on production and contract work. Fabric durability is governed by the supplier's own rub-test rating; we'll explain that when you choose.
What antimicrobial and wipe-clean fabrics do you use for care homes and clinics?: We specify Agua and similar technical ranges -- antimicrobial at the fibre level, fully wipe-clean and bleach-cleanable to standard infection-control dilutions, yet they look and feel like wool or linen rather than vinyl. For higher-soil areas we use medical-grade faux leathers. Every roll comes with the antimicrobial and fire data sheet for your compliance file.
Can you reupholster care-home and surgery seating without closing the waiting room?: Yes. We recover units a row at a time and rotate them through our Stalybridge workshop, so the waiting room or lounge never goes fully out of service. For larger care-home and NHS-estate contracts we phase the work across visits and schedule around clinical hours.
Do you supply Crib 5 fire-rated foam and fabric for pubs, restaurants and venues?: Yes. All hospitality, commercial and public-sector work uses combustion-modified foam and fabrics tested to BS 5852 Crib 5 (and Crib 7 where the spec requires it). We provide the test certificates with every quote and again when the job is signed off.
Do you do commercial and hospitality jobs?: Yes. Pubs, restaurants, cafes, hotels, offices, healthcare, retail, schools, colleges and universities. We work to fire safety regulations (Crib 5 where required) and around your trading hours.