New range of Large Fibre 10mm Straw Pellets ~special launch price from £364.95 per 1000kg delivered
pelletbeds the 'Original' Soft Straw & Miscanthus Pellet Bedding; softer, smaller pellets - NO Soaking Required!
Established over 20 years ago pelletbeds® premium pellet bedding & litter is the ‘Original’ straw pellet bedding made from soft Golden British Wheat & Miscanthus Straw.
We offer a range of bedding pellets & litter tailor made to suit your pets from horses to reptiles.
For horses our premium, soft 6mm straw pellets uniquely require NO SOAKING before use, resulting in faster & greater absorbency while our NEW large fibre, 10mm straw pellets will break down slowly with the larger fibres minimising dust.
Our natural, eco-friendly products offer sustainable, biodegradable alternative to shavings & wood fuel pellets while all our used bags can be returned for free, allowing us to reuse; saving plastic waste!
No1 for Absorbency - Official 'Independent' Bangor University Tests - 570% water absorbency capacity!
Bangor University Westinghouse tests, show pelletbeds® to bethe most absorbent bedding available in the UK, absorbing up to 570% ;which is ~300% more than wood pellets!(see below)
Our larger fibres (up to 7x larger than competing pellets), resulting in minimal dust as they break down. pelletbeds® have a neutral pH & are heat treated at over 90c in production so will provide a healthy, dry & soft bed with secure footing reducing the possibility of casting.
For additional hygiene & absorbency, we also supply HygieneFX; a NEW all-purpose stable hygiene powder composed of natural minerals, designed to improve animal health and the bedding environment
1000kg (10mm) pellets from £364.95 (15kg bags from £6.05) inc. 20% vat & FAST, FREE 3 DAY PALLET DELIVERY to most of GB using small trucks if required. Trial Pack Special (10x 15kg bags) from £8.95 per bag with FREE NEXT DAY DELIVERY
Sustainable & Locally sourced farm residues - No Trees Cut Down! Zero Waste, 'Returnable for Free' Packaging - Get Money Back & Save Plastic - 300T to date!
pelletbeds® are only made from sustainable, locally sourced, British Wheat & Miscanthus Straw residues, with NO trees being cut down. After use straw will biodegrade quickly creating a truly circular loop.
In comparison, 1t of wood bedding, requires 4 trees to be harvested, then dried, resulting in at least 50% more CO2e than straw pellets. Wood will also take ~20+ years to regrow!!
Additionally pelletbeds® unique & innovative ‘Choose to Reuse‘ scheme, allows you to return your used bags for FREE , we refill, saving plastic waste & giving you up to £6.50 off your next order!
Together we have saved over 300T of plastic waste saved to date!!
WHEAT & MISCANTHUS STRAW PELLETS
100% British, Natural & Sustainable
natural, soft, sustainable British Wheat & Miscanthus Straw
up to 3x MORE ABSORBENT THAN SHAVINGS, 2x WOOD PELLETS
pelletbeds® are a range of premium 6mm Straw & Miscanthus Pellet Bedding made specifically for bedding horses with NO pelleting additives.
Due to their small diameter and softer texture, our pellets are lighter in colour and open easily; so uniquely do not need to be soaked before use which allows much better absorbency than harder fuel pellets….. which are often sold as bedding pellets
pelletbeds® have been independently verified as the MOST absorbent bedding available; (Bangor University; see below) being capable of absorbing up to ~3x the capacity of wood shavings or chopped straw
pelletbeds® are made ‘soft’ ,using a unique process, where long, springy straw fibres, which are up to 7x larger than the particles in ‘fuel’ pellets, are compacted into a softer pellet.
The softer, small pellets also reduce the possibility of pellets being eaten (as they do not resemble feed pellets) and compact less helping keep hoofs healthy.
Unlike shaving, straw or harder pellets, our soft small pellets will expand quickly creating a secure, stable base to the stable helping reduce the possibility of casting
pelletbeds® are easy to use & long lasting, requiring half the time to maintain, while lasting twice as long. The used straw & miscanthus bedding will also decompose quickly, ~10x faster than wood products, adding nutrients to the soil.
Our straw and miscanthus pellet bedding is made from sustainable crop resides harvested annually from local farms with no trees are harmed in their production. It takes approx. 4 average trees to make 1t of wood pellets which additionally require carbon intensive drying and transport to process. Over 25m trees are harvested for wood pellet use in UK each year
Our own Warwickshire factory is ideally situated in the middle of the country and we offer FREE GB* direct delivery, if required, using small 7.5t trucks. (*small surcharge to some areas) We also use strong, reusable/returnable polypropylene bags rather than thin plastic bags to ensure the products arrive undamaged.
Established over 20 years ago – we were the first company to manufacture straw & miscanthus pellet bedding in the UK and have continued to innovate being the only supplier of soft 6mm straw pellets, ultra-absorbent miscanthus pellet bedding and using Zero waste packaging; with all our bags being returnable and reusable…to receive money off your next purchase.
soft, super absorbent, dust extracted equine bedding
why pelletbeds
pelletbeds® specialise in equine pellet bedding, being the first British company to develop straw and miscanthus pellet bedding, over 20 years ago. We uniquely make a smaller, softer 6mm pellet from longer fibres so no soaking is required – making they last much longer with minimal dust.
Unlike some manufactures, who also manufacture chopped straw bedding, our pellets do not include the fine dust that results from these processes. We also use unique machinery to make softer pellets as opposed to wood and 8mm straw fuel pellets, which are made much harder.
Finally we are the only company to offer Zero waste, ‘returnable for free’ sustainable packaging,saving over 300t of plastic to date and giving back up to £6.50 per pallet.
PelletBeds are unique and have been independently verified, by Bangor University, as the fastest and most absorbent bedding on the market.
pelletbeds® have been developed to keep your horse healthy and comfortable. During our unique process, straw is chopped; dedusted, then steam sterilized & soft pelleted. The pellets are cooled, then packed into our returnable, reusable bags.
Our pellet bedding regularly undergoes microbiological analysis to ensure it is in perfect condition prior to dispatch.
Our products are sustainable and environmentally friendly. Straw grows annually, unlike wood does not require drying/processing and our packaging is returnable and reusable. After use pelletbeds will compost quickly (reducing disposal costs) without harming the soil.
pelletbeds® will last much longer than traditional shavings, chopped straw or wood and straw ‘fuel’ pellet bedding and with less time required to ‘muck out’, offer a healthy, cost effective solution to stabling horses.
MISCANTHUS STRAW
OUR EQUINE 'PRO' IS THE MOST ABSORBENT BEDDING ON THE MARKET
pelletbeds® are the most absorbent bedding on the market being the only pellet bedding that has independently verified; Bangor University. pelletbeds® are also made soft so will open easily without soaking, further increasing there absorbency over wood ‘fuel’ pellets, which are made hard and require time consuming ‘soaking’ before use
pelletbeds are made softer specifically for horses from long springy straw fibres which are on average ~ 10x larger than wood or straw fuel pellet particles.
They are idea for all horses especially those with Laminitis, COPD and other respiratory problems.
pelletbeds only specialise in pellet manufacture so unlike some manufactures, who also make chopped straw bedding, our pellets do not include the fine dust that results from these processes. We also do not use pelleting additives such as caustic (sodium hydroxide) which are harmful to horses.
Wood and straw fuel pellets made for combustion have to be made from very small dust particles. The BSL ENplus A1 Wood Fuel Pellet standard requires that ‘95% of particles in wood pellets must be less than 2 mm….and 60% less than 1 mm….!!!!’) These fuel pellets are also made very hard (for combustion and transport reasons) so require excessive watering to open.
We manufacture all our pellets at our own UK production facility, shipping directly to consumers. This insures we can constantly monitor our pellet quality and extract any dust throughout processing and handling.
See our “How To Use’ page to see how we can make your job of mucking out a whole lot easier.
pelletbeds® are made from 100% naturally dry British Straw and Miscanthus which is grown on our farm, then processed efficiently, before being despatched directly to you.
We are the only Zero waste bedding company, saving over 300t of plastic to date, with all our bags reusable and returnable for free to receive money off your next purchase.
As straw is a sustainable residue from annual crop production it does not require the destruction of forests. Straw and miscanthus are also carbon negative; annually capturing up to 2.35t of CO2 per hectare as they grow each year In comparison to produce 1t of wood pellets requires 4 average trees which also have to be dried so require 15% more energy than straw. Straw Pellets have at least 50% less Lifecycle CO2e than Wood Pellets
Trees also require over 20 years plus to grow and reabsorb the carbon emitted when one is cut down….with the UK currently using approx. 25 million trees for wood pellets it is clearly unsustainable
Trees are a valuable environmental resource which have to be managed carefully. The UK has only 13% tree cover compared to a European average of 46% and currently over 88% of the wood used in the UK has to imported ( 2nd largest importer in world).
For an average stable (12ft by 12ft) you will need 7 x15kg bags (105kg) to start the bed. Use the tool below to work out how many additional bags of PelletBeds you will require per week.
pelletbeds® are easy to use & long lasting; they require half the time & storage (before and after) of baled products, while last twice as long. The used bedding will decompose quickly, ~10x faster than wood products, adding nutrients to the soil.
Our innovative ‘Choose to Reuse‘ scheme, allows you to return your good used bags for FREE to be refilled, saving plastic waste & up to £6.50 off your next order!!! Our softer pellets also require no soaking prior to use, avoiding the need to cut open & waste bags while providing more absorbency & saving time Together we have saved over 300T of plastic to date.
With double thread facing you, cut LHS of coloured thread and pull single thread to remove – DO NOT remove white thread
Put undamaged bags into a box (MUST BE IN A BOX – any size up to 600 by 600 by 600mm and 20kg)
