MP’s Visit to Glass Factory is Just Champion

Date: 17 June 2014

Rotherham MP Sarah Champion learned about glass manufacturing when she paid a visit to Beatson Clark’s factory in the constituency last week.

Following her support for a grant application in 2011 Beatson Clark invited the town’s MP for a private tour of the facilities on Friday (6th May 2014).She saw the company’s recent investments in state-of-the-art glass manufacturing equipment, which include a completely new white flint furnace, new automatic inspection equipment, a new multi-inspection machine, metal detectors and an updated computer-aided design (CAD) system, which totalled £12 million.This September Beatson Clark will be investing further in a rebuild of its amber furnace and installation of a new bottle making machine.The company secured a grant of £1.7 million from the Regional Growth Fund in 2011 which will contribute to the upcoming investment.Sarah Champion’s visit was hosted by Lynn Sidebottom Sales and Marketing Director at Beatson Clark, and Quality Director Eddie Pickering.Rotherham MP Sarah Champion learned about glass manufacturing when she paid a visit to Beatson Clark’s factory in the constituency last week.  

Following her support for a grant application in 2011 Beatson Clark invited the town’s MP for a private tour of the facilities on Friday (6th May 2014).

She saw the company’s recent investments in state-of-the-art glass manufacturing equipment, which include a completely new white flint furnace, new automatic inspection equipment, a new multi-inspection machine, metal detectors and an updated computer-aided design (CAD) system, which totalled £12 million.

This September Beatson Clark will be investing further in a rebuild of its amber furnace and installation of a new bottle making machine.

The company secured a grant of £1.7 million from the Regional Growth Fund in 2011 which will contribute to the upcoming investment.

Sarah Champion’s visit was hosted by Lynn Sidebottom Sales and Marketing Director at Beatson Clark, and Quality Director Eddie Pickering.

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