UK glassmaker Pilkington is reportedly imposing huge price increases on its clients – even now as house-builders are struggling to survive.
The company, founded in 1826 and part of Nippon Sheet Glass…
UK glassmaker Pilkington is reportedly imposing huge price increases on its clients – even now as house-builders are struggling to survive. The company, founded in 1826 and part of Nippon Sheet Glass since 2006, has informed clients that glass commonly used in new homes will have a 50pc price rise. Pilkington closed one of the lines producing standard glass at its St Helens site in October 2008. Pilkington supplies more than a third of the glass used in UK buildings, and says it is only trying to compensate for previous price reductions. In a letter to customers, Pilkington said: “Glass manufacture and supply has become uneconomic and the situation cannot be sustained.“ According to a spokesman: “We are losing money, this is a commercial decision.“