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Peterlee Glass toasts 40th year with £2.3m relocation

Peterlee Glass has announced it is celebrating its fortieth anniversary with a £2.3m relocation and refurbishment.

Moving its office and production facilities to Mill Hill, on Peterlee’s North West Industrial Estate, the glass merchant is preparing for future expansion, as Managing Director Graeme Hawes reveals.

Graeme said: “Since we were acquired in 2015 we’ve grown rapidly and have reached the point where we’ve outgrown our existing premises.

“This move alongside major capital investment will enable us to continue to expand, adding even bigger contracts to our already significant portfolio of national and international clients and recruiting talented people who can help us achieve our ambitious targets.”

The move comes after the company, which was founded by late businessman David Hawes in the 1977, was acquired by Brownhills Investments and is now headed up by his son Graeme, underwent a period of significant expansion in 2016, adding new contracts to its portfolio and increasing its workforce to 34.

The new 60,000 sq ft facility is currently undergoing £1m of refurbishments, including having a new roof, windows and interior. The new factory should be ready for occupation by Peterlee Glass to move into in April.

The company is also spending £1.3m on new equipment and machinery including a new toughening furnace and processing machinery capable of producing safety glass up to 6000mm x 2800mm.

Graeme added: “It’s fitting that this relocation is happening in the year we celebrate our 40th birthday, and I’m sure my dad would be really proud of how the business has grown since it started in 1977.”

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