Feb 23 2007
Pilkington Group Limited has announced the purchase of AG Glass and Glazing Limited. AG Glass and Glazing Ltd is a leading IGU manufacturer averaging more than 20,000 units per week from its state of the art manufacturing unit in Tankersley, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
David Stoker, Commercial Director of Pilkington Building Products UK, said: “AG Glass is a very successful business and we will incorporate the skills and experience of the management and employees of AG Glass to ensure Pilkington continues to grow.
The acquisition is consistent with the Building Products UK strategy of developing its position in IGU manufacturing sector within the UK”
The business has been renamed Pilkington AG and the company's Managing Director John Spiby, said: “I'm sure that I speak for all the staff at Pilkington AG when I say that 'We are delighted to join the group.' Our two businesses have worked together for nearly twenty years - it has always been a great partnership. We all look forward to a very bright future together.”