Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 10th July 2025 Issue no. 1170
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Harrisons’ managing director Stephen Harrison named in The Manufacturer Top 100
Stephen Harrison, Managing Director of Harrisons, has been named in The Manufacturer Top 100 for 2025, recognising his transformative leadership and continued contributions to UK manufacturing. Even better, Stephen was placed in the top 20 of the 'Inspiring Leader' category.
The recognition comes as a result of Stephen's leadership and continued contributions to UK manufacturing and the cleaning industry. It comes after a milestone 12 months for Harrisons, during which the business has made major strategic advances across operations, sustainability and market expansion.
Highlights include:
• The acquisition of Ecotech (Europe), marking Harrison Wipes' entry into wet wipe manufacturing for the first time in its 134-year history
• The launch of the Industrial Range, developed to support industry with high performance nonwoven wiping
• A new third-party logistics partnership with Magnum Logistics, significantly improving stockholding capacity (up to 10,000 pallet spaces) and environmental credentials through a BREEAM-certified facility featuring solar power and rainwater harvesting systems
Stephen has also driven major progress on environmental initiatives. The company is now Planet Mark certified, has switched to 100% renewable electricity at its Romford site and in recent years reduced plastic packaging by one-third whilst cutting material waste by 45%.
Looking ahead, Harrisons will continue to expand under Stephen's leadership, with plans to install a new high-capacity production line and grow the team - further strengthening the company's efforts to set the standard in wiping.
"I'm very proud to be named in The Manufacturer Top 100, but any achievement I have is the achievement of the team around me,” says Stephen.” Right now, we have the strongest team we have ever had in the business in my time, across each discipline."
A family business with a rich history, Harrisons is one of the UK's most established names in nonwoven wipes production and distribution, trusted as the sole UK partner of Chicopee and Sontara. It supports every sector, including aerospace, automotive, healthcare, hospitality, foodservice, industrial janitorial and printing.
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