Allied Glass

Allied Glass is a British manufacturer of glass for the drinks industry, based in West Yorkshire.

Allied Glass
IndustryGlass bottle production
Headquarters
West Yorkshire
,
England
Key people
Alan Henderson, CEO
Websitewww.allied-glass.com

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).[1] In September 2019, the company was put on the market by Close Brothers Group (CBPE). In early January 2020, the company was bought by a private equity company.[2]

Allied Glass makes the bottles for Diageo's Tanqueray No. 10., the world's best-selling gin[3]

Structure

Allied Glass Containers' headquarters are in West Yorkshire.[4][5][6] 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. mainly Scotch whisky,[7] such as for Diageo. It also makes bottles for the mineral water industry. It produces around 600 million bottles per year.

See also

References
  1. "New era for Allied Glass in £75m buyout". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. "Historic Leeds firm Allied Glass set to grow after gaining support from global investor". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. "Gallery". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. "ALLIED GLASS CONTAINERS LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. "ALLIED GLASS HOLDINGS LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. "ALLIED GLASS GROUP LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  7. "Scottish Parliament" (PDF). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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