Airedale Springs MD Runs His Age in Miles in One Month
We’re thrilled to announce that Airedale Springs’ Managing Director, Sean Parkinson, has completed his JustGiving challenge of running his age in miles over January 2022. We’re sure he won’t mind us revealing that he ran a whopping 54 miles, and in doing so, raised over £600 and counting for Sue Ryder. It’s not too late… Continue Reading …
Airedale Springs Are Celebrating 75 Years in Business
We are delighted to announce that we are celebrating our 75th year in business during 2020, and to mark this incredible milestone, we will be taking a look at our company’s journey so far. We will discuss our humble beginnings back in 1945 and highlight the steps we have taken to grow the business over… Continue Reading …
An Insight into Our Chairman – Tim Parkinson
As a family run spring manufacturer with a rich history, we thought it would be good to get some insight from our Chairman, Tim Parkinson, on his personal journey through the company. Tim also offers some insight into how the Company has grown over the course of history and some of the roles he holds… Continue Reading …
The Importance of a Motivated Workforce in Manufacturing
Ensuring your workforce is motivated is vital to the long-term success of any company; this is especially true for businesses in the manufacturing sector with the industry’s productivity levels consistently dropping over the last few years. We will take a look at just why it is so important for manufacturing companies to have a motivated… Continue Reading …
Exclusive Members of Airedale Springs’ 25-Year Club
In business, finding employees who will stay with you for an extended period of time can be challenging. With personal circumstances, pay and company benefits being major contributors to staff moving between jobs, finding the right balance needed to keep staff consistently engaged and happy is extremely difficult. Here at Airedale Springs, we appear to… Continue Reading …
Airedale Springs: Investing in the Future
Investing in the future of your business is absolutely vital to ensure that your company doesn’t fall behind your competitors. With that in mind, spring manufacturer Airedale Springs have placed heavy emphasis on building off the back of a hugely successful 2018, by investing in the future of the company. From future investment in a CRM… Continue Reading …
The Importance of Investing in People
Investing in people is a two way-process; employers invest in their employees so that these employees are happy and willing to invest meaningful work for the company, not just push through the day until home time. Meaningful work, as opposed to towing the line, will raise the quality of the company as a whole. As… Continue Reading …
The Story of Airedale Springs
The story of Airedale Springs has been a long and eventful journey that we are extremely proud of. From humble beginnings as a wire handle manufacturer to a leading spring manufacturer with a global customer base that still to this day relies on its strong family roots. Over the years we have seen our families,… Continue Reading …
We Have Been Approved to ISO 9001:2015
Lloyds Register Quality Assurance completed their assessment visit on the 13th – 14th March 2017. Based on the results of this assessment the Lloyds Assessment Team recommended the approval of Airedale Springs to ISO 9001:2015. The scope of approval covering the manufacture of springs, wire forms, light pressings, assemblies and associated products. Airedale Springs has… Continue Reading …
Brian Cooper reaches 50 Years continuous service with Airedale Springs
When Brian Cooper started work as a labourer at Airedale Springs on the 6th March 1967 at the tender age of 15, he probably didn’t give a thought as what he might be doing 50 years later. His family, on his mothers side, were from the Oxenhope area although Brian was born in Inverness. He… Continue Reading …