Manufacturing Today Issue - 238 July 2025 | Page 103

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HSL’ s comprehensive catalogue of chairs, beds and sofas captures elegance and charm with every stitch. With 18 stunning collections in its portfolio, customers can choose from a variety of different fabrics, leathers, patterns, and features for their furniture, all with the certainty that comfort needs not compromise on style. Manufacturing Today is joined by Ben Waters, Chief Executive Officer at HSL, to learn more about how the company drives manufacturing excellence and improves lives for customers all over the country.
“ HSL is a British, family-run business with over 55 years of heritage. Since 1968, we’ ve specialized in crafting handcrafted chairs, sofas, and beds designed to enhance comfort, mobility, and wellbeing. Our focus has always been on helping customers, many of whom experience mobility or health challenges, enjoy greater independence and ease in their daily lives,” Ben begins.“ Our products are carefully handcrafted in our Yorkshire factory, and our customers can
visit one of our 55 showrooms or arrange for a free, no-obligation home consultation where we assess individual seating needs to recommend the best solution. We remain proud of our roots and committed to quality, service, and innovation and are still family run to this day, with third generation family members working throughout the business.”
Always keeping its customers close to its heart, HSL is committed to going above and beyond to provide comfort like no other. Quite uniquely, its products and solutions are all backed by science; the business works closely with occupational therapists and physiology experts at Leeds University throughout the entirety of its research and development processes.
“ Innovation at HSL is rooted in research, craftsmanship, and real customer need. We partnered with Leeds University and independent experts to study body mechanics and the specific needs of older
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