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Company Description in the ‘List of Winners’ preceeding the section, for checking:
Harrison Spinks
A fifth-generation family-owned bed maker and pioneer in spring technology
Harrison Spinks
HARRISON SPINKS is one of Great Britain’s most established and innovative bed
makers. Established in 1840, the company manufactures luxury mattresses under the brands Harrison, Somnus, Hybed and Spink & Edgar. The fifth-generation family run business is one of the most vertically integrated bed manufacturers in the world – drawing its own wire for its unique spring technology and growing natural fillings on its own farm in Yorkshire.
Harrison Spinks received two prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in 2018, bringing the total number won by the company to four.
When it comes to innovative pocket spring technology, Harrison Spinks is regarded as an industry pioneer, having invented ultra-low height pocket spring sheets
and machines in 2005.
In the bedding industry, technology has not altered
for many decades. However, Harrison Spinks has revolutionised pocket spring engineering through innovation.
Mattress comfort
is improved as spring
concentration increases;
however, technical
issues across the bed
manufacturing sector have
meant that spring density is
limited by the gauge of wire
used. Harrison Spinks has solved a whole series of technical problems to reduce the diameter
of wire used by 30 per cent and increase the concentration of springs in its products, offering greater comfort and support.
Working in partnership with British Steel, a unique grade of steel has been developed, along with a refined drawing process to create the required fine wire. Creating pocket springs in this way means that the company has been able to decrease the weight of the finished product, reduce steel waste, and significantly increase the number of coils in its products.
To facilitate the manufacture of mattresses
with unrivalled spring counts, Harrison Spinks has also developed unique, patented spring-making machines that work at five times the speed of traditional machinery. The more springs in a mattress, the greater the benefit to the end user, offering reduced pressure points and more comfort.
High spring counts also allow the company to achieve its vision to use 100% natural upholstery fillings (historically linked to settlement issues
Three generations in one business: Peter Spinks, chairman of Harrison Spinks, Simon Spinks, managing director and Daniel Spinks, buyer, at the Harrison Spinks factory.
Richard Essery, managing director of Harrison Spinks Products and Simon Spinks, managing director of Harrison Spinks, with the development team.
Cross-section of a Harrison Spinks mattress.
in mattresses), but springs enable products to maintain height, support and longevity over the lifetime of the mattress.
Harrison Spinks’ latest developments in ultra- low height pocket spring units are unique and
no other manufacturer previously has made mattress pads with such fine wire and such high coil counts. The lightweight, high-density springs have delivered market advantages and opened new markets for the company, including car seats, running shoes and office chairs.
Simon Spinks, managing director of Harrison Spinks, said: “To be granted two more Queen’s Awards for Enterprise is a huge honour and reflects the hard work and dedication of the whole Harrison Spinks team.
“Since the company was established in 1840, we have always strived to innovate and go about our
business in a slightly different way, for example through creating new ways to manufacture springs and cultivating our farm so we can grow our own natural fillings.
“We’re delighted to have been recognised by the most prestigious enterprise awards in the UK.”
The company, which employs over 600
people in Yorkshire, received Queen’s Awards
for Innovation and Sustainable Development in 2013 and awards for both International Trade and Innovation in 2018. The company believes it is the only bed-maker to receive two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise on two occasions.
HARRISON SPINKS
The Innovation Centre, Westland Road, Leeds,
West Yorkshire LS11 5SB • Tel: +44 (0)113 205 5200 www.harrisonspinks.co.uk
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