Mackenzie Glass’ has announced that its investment programme has topped more than half a million pounds in less than a year, including new laminate cutting capability, IT, fleet and processing equipment, plus the creation of new apprenticeship roles.
NSG sold its Pilkington Bristol business to Mackenzie Glass at the end of last year. Supplying more than one million square metres of flat glass a year with a turnover in excess of £5m, the deal saw assets and employees transferred with Mackenzie Glass also assuming new status as the first Pilkington Regional Partner.
Now fast approaching a year in, Mackenzie has completed a major investment programme, including significant spend on a new Boterro laminate cutting table, fire saw, CNC, specialist lorries as well as, major investment in new IT infrastructure and recruitment.
This has included the recruitment of eight new colleagues, bringing the Mackenzie team to 50. This includes two new glass cutters, new finance and customer service team members, plus apprentices, with an ambition to expand its programme so that 10% of employees are apprentice recruits.
Mark Herbert, joint managing director at Mackenzie Glass, said: “It’s been a very exciting 10 or so months for us and I think we can look back as a team with a certain amount of pride in what has been achieved.
“The investment we have made in our IT infrastructure, machinery, vehicles and most importantly, our people, has been about putting in place the foundations for growth.”
