Allied Glass

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

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. In September 2019, the company was put on the market by Close Brothers Group. 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.
File:Tanqueray gin in a dutyfree store.jpg|thumb|right|Allied Glass makes the bottles for Diageo's Tanqueray No. 10., the world's best-selling gin

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.
mainly Scotch whisky, such as for Diageo. It also makes bottles for the mineral water industry. It produces around 600 million bottles per year.