Worldwide healthcare firm opens new centre in Morecambe making medical facemasks

The new facility opened by Hengst Filtration on Vickers Industrial Estate in Mellishaw Lane takes an important step for its international healthcare business.

Around 75 staff will develop and produce innovative filtration solutions for medical technology and professional grade facemasks.

"The opening of the plant in Morecambe once again underlines our transformation from an automotive supplier to a cross-industry filtration specialist,” said Hengst CEO Christopher Heine.

At the beginning of 2025, Hengst acquired the British company International Filtration Solutions from Preston.

The subsidiary has now moved to Morecambe, and will now also operate under the Hengst name and be present on the market.

“In Morecambe, we are combining our team's many years of experience in the field of medical technology with Hengst's global expertise,” said Brett Smyth, managing director of the British company.

"Our plant in Morecambe is a promising location for the Hengst Group, which is sure to grow rapidly.”

The heart of the building, which houses production, storage, and offices, is its 5,400 square feet ISO Class 8 clean room area on two floors.

Here, Hengst manufactures filtration solutions for medical products to the highest standards.

Another special feature is a dedicated assembly line for adsorbents, which will further expand Hengst's capabilities in the removal of surgical smoke gases and VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

As a family-owned company with currently 3,800 employees at 33 locations, Hengst Filtration stands for innovative solutions in filtration and fluid management worldwide.

Its products contribute millions of times over to making the world a cleaner place, supplying technologically advanced filtration systems for plant and mechanical engineering, industrial filtration, hydraulics, life sciences and healthcare.

Its tailor-made solutions are used in clean rooms, air conditioning systems, cleaning equipment, industrial plants, power tools and robots.

For decades, the firm has also been a series supplier to the international vehicle and engine industry and a development partner for sustainable drive and mobility concepts.

You can find more about the products in the field of patient-oriented filtration at https://www.hengst.com/en/products/productgroups/47-near-patient-filtration

More information about Hengst's respiratory masks is also available at https://www.hengst.com/en/products/productgroups/1797-respiratory-masks