A homegrown Harrogate business has been praised as “exactly the kind of business we should be shouting about” by the town’s MP.

Tom Gordon, the Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, made his comments on the floor of the House of Commons after a recent tour of EnviroVent’s new warehouse, design department and testing facility at Harrogate West Business Park.

The state-of the-art manufacturer and supplier of sustainable ventilation products recently produced its three-millionth ventilation fan unit and was named one of The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work 2026.

The Harrogate MP said: “EnviroVent is exactly the kind of business we should be shouting about – a homegrown Harrogate manufacturer that is supplying sustainable products across the country, hitting a three-million-unit milestone, and being recognised nationally as one of the best places to work in Britain.

During his tour of EnviroVent, Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon, pictured centre, heard from its CEO and Managing Director Andy Makin about how the firm’s recent expansion was providing more high-skilled jobs in the region. (Picture contributed)

placeholder image — During his tour of EnviroVent, Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon, pictured centre, heard from its CEO and Managing Director Andy Makin about how the firm’s recent expansion was providing more high-skilled jobs in the region. (Picture contributed)

“When I visited, what struck me most was the pride the team takes in what they make.

"That is local manufacturing at its best.”

During his tour, Mr Gordon heard from EnviroVent CEO and Managing Director Andy Makin how the firm’s recent expansion provided more high-skilled jobs in the region.

The MP raised the company’s achievements in Parliament and was supported by The Minister who joined him in congratulating the business.

But Tom Gordon MP also called for greater Government backing for firms like EnviroVent, arguing that manufacturers need stronger support for apprenticeships and skills if they are to keep growing and creating good local jobs.

“Industry leaders like EnviroVent do Harrogate and North Yorkshire proud,” he said.

"Their new facilities are state of the art and they’re generating highly skilled jobs in the region.

“Success stories like Envirovent don’t happen by accident; they’re built on skilled people.

“If we want more milestones like this, the Government needs to do far more to support apprenticeships and back British manufacturing, so that young people in Harrogate and Knaresborough can build careers in companies like this right on their doorstep.”

EnviroVent first moved to its current base in 2022 when it relocated its 260-plus employees from two existing premises at Hornbeam Park in Harrogate.