At just 23 years old, Leslie G Harris founded The Midland Trading Company and, with a 13-strong team of staff, began manufacturing paint brushes from his small premises in Birmingham.
Having continued to thrive throughout the great depression, Leslie renamed his business LG Harris & Co Ltd.
Following completion of the new buildings, the company began operating from the Hanbury Road
for the supply of painting and decorating brushes to the Sandringham Estate and Windsor Castle. This prestigious award cemented our reputation for exceptional products - and we’re proud to still hold the
range of products.
Harris recognised a gap in the market for a product that combined ‘quality with economy’. So we developed Taskmasters – still a firm favourite of all of our ranges and hugely popular in all markets.
After extensive design, development and testing, Harris entered the professional market for the first time with the launch of T-class – a concise range of industry-leading products for expert decorators and builders.
T-Class was relaunched with additional products for professional decorators all over the world.
In 1961, Harris was awarded the Royal Warrant by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as the preferred manufacturer of decorating tools, paint brushes and rollers to the Royal Sandringham Estate. Harris still holds the Royal Warrant to this very day, demonstrating a level of product excellence suitable for a Royal household.
We’re proud to regularly receive industry awards and commendations covering everything from product innovation through to complete service provision.
Harris decorating products have long been associated with quality, performance and innovation.
We have thousands of products to suit all global markets and all customers benefit from an unrivalled dual source of supply. This consists of a UK manufacturing base and head office with a Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WOFE) in China. Customers around the world can take advantage of our fantastic quality and innovation coupled with low cost prices.
We also put as much effort into marketing the benefits of our products as we do in developing them. In today’s increasingly price driven market place, the Harris brand is proving more important than ever in providing the means to differentiate and succeed in a global market place.
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Since 1928 we’ve been at the cutting-edge of product design; more than 80 years later and that passion for innovation can be seen in every one of our brushes, rollers and tools. Furthermore, because all Harris products come with a Lifetime Guarantee, you can enjoy a professional finish and better performance for generations to come.
