Under the agreement, Northwood has purchased the 98-acre site, which includes a 30,000-tonne-per-year tissue mill, a converting plant producing both rolled and folded tissue products, and a National Distribution Centre.
The acquisition also covered the Flint personal care factory, which is equipped with modern converting lines designed to manufacture environmentally compliant wet wipe products.
The transaction has now completed, with integration and restart planning underway.
The Kimberly-Clark site was closed in August 2025, following regulatory changes affecting the UK wipes sector.
Specifically, the UK ban on the sale of plastic-containing wet wipes from spring 2027 was cited as a key factor behind the shutdown of the personal care operations.
Site to operate as Northwood Tissue
According to details released by the company, the purchase covered the full mill and converting facility footprint, giving Northwood control of both production and downstream processing capability.
Commenting on the acquisition, Paul Fecher, Founder and Chairman of Northwood, commented: “This is another important acquisition and brings renewed opportunity for our businesses to expand in many traditional and new sectors.
“We look forward to populating the site and bringing it into full production under our UK management and ownership.”
The converting operations support a wide mix of finished tissue formats, while the distribution centre adds logistics capacity intended to support national supply.
Northwood said the site will operate under a new vehicle, Northwood Tissue (Flint), and will be integrated into its Away from Home (AfH) and Consumer divisions.
Recruitment drive planned
Northwood said that with the transaction complete, work is now underway to align operational and management systems ahead of a phased startup.
The group stated that the scale and location of the site make it a strong strategic fit within its existing UK manufacturing and distribution network.
The company added that the tissue mill and broader site will expand its capabilities in both the AfH and Consumer markets.
By adding in-house mill capacity and additional converting lines, Northwood expects to extend its product ranges and widen its value chain across supply, conversion and distribution.
A recruitment campaign is also planned as part of the restart programme, with the business saying it intends to create a significant number of jobs locally as production ramps up.
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