Pilkington Announces £36 Million Facility
Glass manufacturer Pilkington has said that it will invest £36 million in a new production line in St Helens, which will create around 50 jobs along with a number of apprenticeships.
The firm's coating facility will produce energy saving domestic glazing products and has been backed by a £5 million grant from the government's new UK Regional Growth Fund, a £1.4 billion three-year scheme that aims to stimulate economic growth by investing in companies that can create significant employment opportunities.
“We are delighted that the government is supporting us in making this investment,” said David Pinder, the company's managing director of building products.
"It is excellent news, not just for our company but also for the local community as it will help to secure the future of UK business. Our aim is to widen customer choice and the new investment will enable us to expand our range of energy saving products to meet increasingly tough regulations.”
The line is scheduled to start operating by October 2012 at Pilkington's Cowley Heath base, which Pinder said will lower the impact of importing products from some of its European plants in line with the sustainability agenda of its Japanese owner, NSG Group.
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