A Royal visitor for Beatson Clark

The Duke of Gloucester visits the South Yorkshire glass manufacturer

Glass manufacturer Beatson Clark has welcomed the Duke of Gloucester to its plant in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK. Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, toured the factory to see the fruits of £10m of recent investments, including a new white flint (clear glass) furnace.

The Duke was one of the first people to inspect the new £5.4m furnace, which went into full operation earlier this month. He also had lunch with some of the company's directors.

The Duke signed the visitors' book and unveiled a plaque to commemorate his visit before managing director Tony McLoughlin presented him with a special bottle of beer in one of Beatson Clark's new lightweight amber (brown) beer bottles.

‘It was a great honour for us to welcome the Duke to our factory and he seemed to enjoy finding out how the glass process works,’ said Lynn Sidebottom, sales and marketing director at Beatson Clark.

Beatson Clark makes glass containers for a wide range of household brands, including Lemsip, Crabbie’s, Bell’s Buttercup and Lyle’s Golden Syrup.

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