Silentnight Group Modern Slavery Statement

Financial Year Ended 31 January 2024

(Issued Pursuant to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015)

This statement applies to Silentnight Group Limited and is published in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The information included in the statement refers to the financial year ending 31 January 2024. It provides information on our activities and commitments to prevent modern slavery in our business operations and supply chain.

Organisational Structure

Founded in 1946, Silentnight is a well-recognised and trusted UK bed manufacturer based in Lancashire. We employ over 700 employees across one production site and a small digital office in the UK.

With annual sales of £154 million in the financial year ending 31 January 2024, Silentnight’s main operational activity is the assembly and upholstery of mattresses, divan bed bases and headboards, including the processing of fabrics, fillings, wire and timber, and the sale and delivery of our products to retailers, the contract sector and customers in the UK and Ireland.

Definitions

Silentnight considers that modern slavery encompasses:

human trafficking

forced work through mental or physical threat

being owned or controlled by an employer through mental or physical abuse or the threat of abuse

being dehumanised, treated as a commodity or being bought or sold as property

being physically constrained or having restrictions placed on freedom of movement.

Our Commitment

Silentnight operates a zero-tolerance stance regarding modern slavery and human trafficking and is fully committed to acting ethically and with integrity. We acknowledge our responsibilities in relation to tackling modern slavery and commit to complying with the provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We understand that this requires an ongoing review of our internal practices concerning our labour force and our supply chain.

Silentnight does not enter into business with any other organisation, in the United Kingdom or abroad, which knowingly supports or is found to involve itself in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.

No labour provided to Silentnight in the pursuance of the provision of its own services is obtained by means of slavery or human trafficking. We strictly adhere to the standards required in relation to our responsibilities under relevant UK employment legislation.

We are members of SEDEX and actively endorse and accept all base codes within the ETI structure. We monitor this through regular auditing and by working with all suppliers within our supply chain to maintain standards.

Our Supply Chain

To fulfil our activities, the main supply chains of Silentnight include those related to the supply of materials from various suppliers from both the UK and Europe.

We aim for all suppliers to operate to the highest standards and to use our influence through contractual terms to ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place within their operations, together with their assurance that they seek similar commitment through their own supply chain.

Silentnight is committed to establishing long-term partnerships with suppliers. We issue a Supplier Code of Conduct Policy for all existing and new supplier relationships. Each supplier is asked to confirm their actions and compliance to uphold modern slavery legislation.

Fortunately, most of our first-tier suppliers are based in the UK, where we have built long-term and effective working relationships. Every supplier in our network must sign an agreement that checks their compliance with our ethical trading code. Suppliers must have modern slavery safeguards in place.

Potential Exposure

Silentnight considers its exposure to slavery/human trafficking to be relatively limited. Nonetheless, it has taken steps to ensure that such practices do not take place in its business nor the business of any organisation that supplies goods and/or services to it.

Steps

Silentnight carries out due diligence processes in relation to ensuring slavery and/or human trafficking does not take place in its organisation or supply chains, including conducting a review of the controls of its suppliers.

There have been no reported instances of slavery or human trafficking within our organisation, nor have we, to our knowledge, conducted any business with another organisation which has been found to have involved itself with modern slavery.

In accordance with section 54(4) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, Silentnight has taken the following steps to ensure that modern slavery is not taking place:

• reviewing our supplier contracts to include termination powers in the event that the supplier is, or is suspected, to be involved in modern slavery

• measures are in place to identify and assess the potential risks in our supply chains

Policies

Silentnight has the following policies which further define its stance on modern slavery:

Human Rights Policy

Supplier Code of Conduct Policy

ESG Policy

Whistleblowing (Disclosure of Information) Policy

As a business, we have a set of fundamental principles that guide and shape how we work. Through this, we have introduced more robust policies into our organisation so that colleagues are more informed. All our policies are widely accessible to all colleagues via our Handbook, online intranet, and training platform or can be requested from the People Team. We review our policies annually to ensure they are fit for purpose, reflect current legislation, and align with our guiding principles.

We raise awareness of modern slavery across the business, including through the use of signage in multiple languages to support all our colleagues

Our recruitment process requires all prospective employees and agency workers to provide documentary evidence of their legal entitlement to work in the UK.

Our Whistleblowing (Disclosure of Information) Policy provides a clear process for employees to report any concerns in respect of modern slavery or human trafficking in confidence. The policy is available to all colleagues on our intranet and can be requested from the People Team.

Training

Silentnight has provided modern slavery training to managers across the business. This training was produced in line with the Slave-Free Alliance. Over the coming year, we will roll out a modern slavery educational module, which will be accessible to all colleagues.

This policy is available to all colleagues on our intranet and can be requested from the People Team.

Date of approval: June 2024

Signed, Tracey Bamber Chief Executive Officer

Review Date: June 2025