Pilks to sell two UK sites to Glass Systems
March 2017

Pilkington has confirmed that it is to sell two of its UK sites – in Barnsley and Cumbernauld – to the Glass Systems Group, part of the UK arm of Press Glass of Poland.

Matt Buckley, Managing Director of UK&I Architectural, Pilkington United Kingdom Ltd, making the announcement, added that the sale includes the Pilkington Cervoglass roof unit business. A spokesperson confirmed to The Glazine that the sale otherwise involved only the sites and all other Pilkington products would be unaffected.

The statement continues: “Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has accepted an offer to sell its AG (Barnsley) and Cumbernauld businesses to the Glass Systems Group. The sale also includes 242 Pilkington employees across the two sites will be directly affected by this sale. As part of the agreement, the employment of all 242 will be transferred via TUPE to Glass Systems North on 31 March 2017.

He added: “We have worked closely with Glass Systems during this process to ensure all jobs will be retained. There are no plans to move any jobs away from the Cumbernauld site, or indeed the Barnsley site.”

Glass Systems, said to be the UK’s largest IGU manufacturer at 50,000 units a week, was acquired late in 2015 by Press Glass UK Ltd, a sister company of Press Glass SA of Poland. Read Story

The Pilkington acquisition will give Glass Systems six sites alongside its existing three in South Wales and one in Peterborough.

No one at Glass Systems was available for comment to The Glazine.