HSL (High Seat Ltd) in Exeter
1 showroom · Mid-High (£££)Made in UKEst. 1968
HSL has been handcrafting comfort-focused chairs, recliners and sofas in West Yorkshire since 1968, with over 150 skilled craftspeople at their Batley factory. Specialising in posture-support seating and riser recliners, HSL holds a Queen's Award for Enterprise for their innovative wooden knuckle design. With over 50 showrooms nationwide and a Trustpilot score of 4.8, they are one of the UK's most trusted names in ergonomic seating.
Known for: UK's leading posture-specialist seating brand with over 50 years of handcrafting ergonomic chairs and recliners in Yorkshire
HSL have been building chairs in Yorkshire since 1968, and they've got posture-support seating down to an absolute science. Over 50 showrooms staffed by people who actually understand ergonomics — not just reading off a spec sheet. If your back's been giving you grief, these are the people to see. Proper craft, proper care.
“Yorkshire-built comfort, your back will thank you”
Showroom Details
What to Expect at HSL (High Seat Ltd)
- Price Range
- Mid-High (£££)
- Trustpilot Rating
- ★ 4.9 / 5(Positive)
- Sofa Styles
- Traditional, Recliner, Classic
- Style Focus
- Posture-support chairs and recliners with ergonomic design, traditional and classic aesthetics
- Customisation
- medium
- Delivery Time
- 2-6 weeks
- Delivery Cost
- Standard £50 + VAT; Express £65 + VAT (includes installation for electric items)
- Delivery Type
- Room of choice — delivered and assembled, Express 3-day option available
Finance Options
No interest-free credit offered. Payment: cash (showrooms), cheque, card (Visa/MC/Amex/Maestro), bank transfer. 30% deposit (or £100 min) required.
Warranty
All furniture handcrafted in UK, majority in own Yorkshire factory. Complaints process described in FAQ.
After-sales: Good
Returns Policy
48 hours cancellation; 14 days distance selling. 48hr cancellation without charge for in-store. 30% charge after 48hrs (or £100 min). 14-day distance selling rights. Faulty: full refund/replacement within 30 days.
Contact HSL (High Seat Ltd)
- Phone
- 01924 507050
- customercare@hslchairs.com
Benny's Take — HSL (High Seat Ltd) in Exeter
HSL Exeter at Dunns Business Centre, Trusham Road, Marsh Barton (EX2 8NW) is the local Yorkshire-built-comfort outpost — proper posture-support chairs and sofas, the kind you visit when your back's been moaning for months. Staff who actually understand ergonomics rather than reading off a card. Booking a fitting in advance is sensible; weekends pull a properly knowledgeable retiree crowd who know exactly what they're after. Marsh Barton is the local sofa-shopping zone, so easy to combine with the Oak Furnitureland or DFS for a proper Exeter sofa morning. Comfort first, flash never. Worth the trip.
Sofa Shopping in Exeter
Exeter's 8 sofa showrooms make it Devon's furniture capital by some margin, concentrating heavily around Marsh Barton Trading Estate on the southern edge of the city. DFS at Rydon Lane Retail Park (EX2 7HX), Dunelm at Marsh Barton Retail Park (EX2 8NL), HSL at Trusham Road's Dunns Business Centre (EX2 8NW) and Oak Furnitureland at Exeter Retail Park on Marsh Barton Road (EX2 8LH) all sit within a single industrial-estate sweep. That's a properly efficient half-day's sofa crawl in one postcode block, with everything within walking distance once you've parked the car. Furniture Village handles the eastern flank at EX2 7JA, IKEA holds Pinhoe Road at EX4 8AS, and John Lewis is central in the city at the Princesshay Shopping Centre area (EX1 1GF) — the city's only proper department-store sofa option. The DFS Barnstaple outpost at Anchorwood Retail Park on Taw Wharf in Sticklepath (EX31 2BN) is the genuinely useful long-distance satellite, serving North Devon shoppers an hour north of Exeter who'd otherwise be driving forever. With 4 budget showrooms, 1 mid and 3 mid-to-high, the price coverage covers the practical-to-quality range without quite reaching luxury — no Neptune, no Sofas & Stuff, no Italian brands, no Arlo & Jacob, no BoConcept. Premium-bespoke shoppers in Devon are essentially driving to Bristol or hitting Sofas & Stuff Stroud (a 2-hour run up the M5). The HSL Exeter showroom is the comfort-seating standout — Yorkshire-built recliners with proper ergonomic credentials, useful for anyone in the south-west with a dodgy back. Practical bits: Marsh Barton's one-way system has caught out more drivers than it should — go in via Trusham Road from the A379. Parking is free everywhere on the trading estate. The city centre for John Lewis needs separate thinking; use the John Lewis car park or Triangle. Avoid Saturday lunchtimes when the tourist coaches pile in. Worth the trip from anywhere in the south-west peninsula.
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In Exeter, HSL (High Seat Ltd) is one of 7 sofa brands with showrooms. Benny rates HSL (High Seat Ltd) 4/5. Here's how it compares:
| Brand | Rating | Price | Showrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSL (High Seat Ltd) | £££ | 1 | |
| DFS | £ | 2 | |
| Dunelm | £ | 1 | |
| Furniture Village | £££ | 1 | |
| IKEA | £ | 1 | |
| John Lewis & Partners | £££ | 1 |
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