Hughes expands

Hughes Safety Showers has opened an additional manufacturing unit close to its existing factory and head office in Bredbury, Stockport. This follows more than 10 years of sustained growth that has seen the company become one of the world's largest manufacturers of emergency safety showers and eyewash equipment.

The new unit includes 40,000ft2 of production space, office accommodation and training facilities.

Production of tank showers and the company's premium range of unheated showers is now centred on the site together with fabrication, stores, dispatch and service. Research, development and engineering service, together with the manufacture of other products including decontamination equipment and rapid deployment emergency shelters remains at the original factory.