Beatson Clark Celebrates 275 Years in Glass Packaging

Beatson Clark is proud to be the UK's oldest independent glass manufacturer, as the company celebrate 275 years of craftmanship, innovation, and resilience.

Beatson Clark has been manufacturing glass containers on the same site since it opened in 1751, and it now supplies glass bottles and jars to the food, beverage, healthcare, homeware and personal care sectors across the world.

The company began as a small canalside glassworks, and the Beatson Clark name emerged from a series of partnerships between the Beatson and Clark families for over two centuries. Today, the business is owned by Newship Group, retaining its proud status as an independent, family-run company.

It is the only independent, UK-owned glass container manufacturer, and the oldest glass manufacturer in the country.