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Allied Glass is a British manufacturer of glass for the drinks industry, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
British Glass
British companies established in 1874 Companies based in Leeds Drink companies of the United Kingdom Glassmaking companies of England Manufacturing companies established in 1874 Scotch whisky
History
Ownership
The company had a management buyout on 16 December 2002, funded by Close Brothers Group. In August 2010, the company was bought by Barclays Private Equity (now Equistone Partners Europe). In September 2019, the company was put on the market byClose Brothers Group
Close Brothers Group plc is a UK merchant banking group, providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management and securities trading. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
Close B ...
(CBPE). In early January 2020, the company was bought by a private equity company. In November 2022, Allied Glass was sold to the Verallia Group of glassmakers, which are based in France.
Structure
Allied Glass Containers' headquarters are in West Yorkshire. The company has around 600 employees.Products
Most of the bottles that it manufactures are for the UK spirits industry, around 60% of which is for whisky. mainlyScotch whisky
Scotch whisky (; sco, Scots whisky/whiskie, whusk(e)y; often simply called whisky or Scotch) is malt whisky or grain whisky (or a blend of the two), made in Scotland.
All Scotch whisky was originally made from malted barley. Commercial distil ...
, such as for Diageo
Diageo plc () is a Multinational corporation, multinational alcoholic beverage company, with its headquarters in London, England. It operates from 132 sites around the world. It was the world's largest distiller before being overtaken by Kweich ...
. It also makes bottles for the mineral water industry. It produces around 600 million bottles per year.
See also
* Ardagh Group, manufacture glass inSouth Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
In N ...
(Doncaster)
* Encirc Glass in north-west Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
* Stölzle Glass, also nearby in West Yorkshire
* Scotch Whisky Association
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) is a trade association, trade organisation that represents the Scotch whisky industry. The Scotch whisky industry is an important part of the Economy of Scotland, Scottish economy, and particularly the Scottis ...
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British Glass
British companies established in 1874 Companies based in Leeds Drink companies of the United Kingdom Glassmaking companies of England Manufacturing companies established in 1874 Scotch whisky