Harrison Spinks has promoted Chris Townsley to operations director for beds, 19 years after he joined as a spring machine operator.
Townsley had been interim operations director since January. He will be responsible for overseeing manufacturing and logistics.
‘I have spent 19 years working in different positions, from the shop floor to product development and business restructuring, learning many skills to get me to this role and now I’m really looking forward working towards the company’s five-year growth plan and long-term innovation and sustainability goals. I have already enjoyed being involved in many aspects of Harrison Spinks’ business strategy and planning, including new site set ups and introducing a quality department into the business, which cemented my personal interest in progressing within the company. I’m really excited to move the beds side of the business forward,’ he says.
‘Chris has been in an interim operations director position since January and has driven the beds side of the business forward through challenging times. I’m proud to see him stepping up into the permanent role to help grow the bed business through developing customer service and spearheading our bid to deliver quality and sustainable products,’ says Nick Booth, Harrison Spinks Beds md.
Townsley’s previous roles have included including quality manager, health and safety supervisor, components production manager and group manufacturing manager.
