HSL (High Seat Ltd) in Ipswich
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
HSL Ipswich
Unit B, Ravenswood District Centre, 26 Hening Avenue, Greenways
Ipswich, IP3 9QJ
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
Sofa Shopping in Ipswich
Ipswich's 10 sofa showrooms are split between the town itself and a wider catchment that pulls in Bury St Edmunds — a sensible enough arrangement when you're covering most of Suffolk from one base. The main Ipswich cluster sits around Futura Park on James Bennett Avenue, where DFS and Sofology are next-door neighbours at IP3 9SR, with Furniture Village and ScS also working the same retail-park belt at IP3 9SN. HSL's Ravenswood District Centre store on Hening Avenue (IP3 9QJ) covers the comfort-seating crowd, while Dunelm handles the Wherstead Road Retail Park end on the south side at IP1 5PB. John Lewis is right in town at the Buttermarket Shopping Centre (IP1 1BJ) — the only proper department-store sofa option in the area. The interesting picks are the Bury St Edmunds satellites: DFS at Easlea Road on the Moreton Hall Estate, Sofas & Stuff at 1 The Lexicon on Cornhill, and — the star turn — Neptune Bury St Edmunds on St Andrews Street South at IP33 3PH. That Neptune showroom is genuinely worth the 30-minute drive from Ipswich if you want country-house style in a market town setting that suits the brand. Price coverage is properly balanced for a town this size: 4 budget, 1 mid, 4 mid-to-high, and Neptune holding the luxury end on its own. The combination of John Lewis, Sofas & Stuff and Neptune gives Suffolk shoppers serious quality without the trek to Cambridge or London. Practical bits: parking at Futura Park is free and plentiful, and the A14 makes the Bury St Edmunds detour easier than most cross-county runs. Avoid the town centre on Saturdays — Buttermarket gets gridlocked. East Anglia's southern half is properly catered for here, and the brand mix is more interesting than the showroom count suggests at first glance.
Browse all sofa showrooms in Ipswich →Compare Sofa Brands in Ipswich
In Ipswich, HSL (High Seat Ltd) is one of 9 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 | |
| John Lewis & Partners | £££ | 1 | |
| Neptune | £££ | 1 |
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