Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 5th March 2026 Issue no. 1200
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Northwood acquires property and fixed assets of Kimberly-Clark Professional and K-C Personal Care sites in Flint, North Wales
Northwood has acquired the complete mill and converting facility of the Coleshill site of Kimberly-Clark Professional as well as the Flint site of K-C Personal Care.
The 98-acre site consists of a 30,000-tonne tissue mill, a tissue converting plant for both rolled and folded products, a national distribution centre and the Flint factory, which is equipped with state of the art converting equipment to produce environmentally friendly and compliant wet wipe products.
Operating as Northwood Tissue (Flint), the site will be integrated with Northwood's Away from Home and Consumer Divisions.
With its location and size, the site will complement Northwood's existing business and facilitate further growth. The tissue mill and the site will expand Northwood's capabilities in the Away from Home and consumer markets, enabling the business to extend its existing product ranges and widen its value chain.
The transaction means that all systems needed are being aligned for a phased startup. Northwood will commence a recruitment drive to create a significant number of job opportunities in the local area.
"This is another important acquisition and brings renewed opportunity for our businesses to expand in many traditional and new sectors,” says Paul Fecher, founder and chairman of Northwood. “We look forward to populating the site and bringing it into full production under our UK management and ownership."
Our picture shows, from left: Marc Fecher, Paul Fecher, Adam Fecher, Paul King
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