Luxury bed maker invests £1.8m in Lincolnshire factory

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Leeds-based luxury bed maker, Harrison Spinks, has invested £1.8 million in a new wire drawing facility on British Steel’s site in Scunthorpe.

Harrison Spinks already employs over 600 people at its facilities in Leeds and the new Scunthorpe investment will lead to 22 new jobs.

The bed maker will utilise a 40,000 sq ft British Steel building to house two wire drawing lines, set to be installed at the end of April 2018.

Harrison Spinks draw their own wire to make their unique springs on site in Leeds

These lines will draw the ultra-fine wire used to manufacture Harrison Spinks’ pocket springs, using steel rod from British Steel.

The investment will initially create nine jobs with 13 more to follow when the bed maker installs a further six wire drawing lines at the facility.

These will produce approximately 400 tonnes of fine wire for its springs each week.

Richard Essery, Managing Director of Harrison Spinks Components, said: “We have a long-established relationship with British Steel – the manufacturer provides the high-quality wire needed for our innovative spring technology.

“Partnering with British Steel to launch our new wire drawing facility in Scunthorpe not only means we can recycle all steel waste, creating a closed-loop production process, but also allows us to develop a higher grade wire quality, enabling us to produce industry-leading springs for our mattresses.”

As well as producing wire for springs used in mattresses manufactured at Harrison Spinks’ factory in Leeds, the ultra-fine wire drawn in Scunthorpe will be exported, so lightweight springs can be used in mattresses in countries including the United States.

Richards Sims, British Steel Managing Director for Wire Rod, said: “By working together on product development and manufacturing, we’ll be able to further improve our wire rod grades and ensure end-users continue receiving the market-leading products synonymous with Harrison Spinks and British Steel.”