Hi uniden009,
Post #57 here has the better choices I’m aware of in the Birmingham area and ProHazard has already mentioned two of them (thanks!)
Out of these … my first choice would be Royal bedding and I have talked with Tom the owner many times and think highly of the quality and value of the mattresses he builds he builds. I also had the chance to talk with him on several occasions when he was developing the latex mattress he makes and it’s designed to appeal to a wide range of body types and sleeping styles and it has the added benefit of being two sided. As I’ve mentioned a few times on the forum … he calls it “delicious” :).
While your choices may be fewer in number than other areas … you certainly have some better choices and not as much to “sort through” and of course you would also be avoiding the lower quality/value of the major brands that are so common in the area.
Phoenix