Pilkington’s Re-Launches as Worldwide Manufacturer

13th May 2011

Pilkington’s Tiles re-launches as a worldwide manufacturer of high quality porcelain wall and floor solutions.

Pilkington’s worldwide trade-marks and brands were recently acquired by Ray Tarr the incumbent CEO of Pilkington’s Group through major overseas investment vehicle and key partnership agreement.

The Pilkington’s brand has been established since 1894 and is renowned for supplying high quality wall and flooring materials to key market sectors for over 100 years. This tradition is set to continue through a successful acquisition to ensure continuity of the Pilkington’s brand and offer a quality range of products to both UK and overseas customers.

Ray Tarr comments, “We entered into constructive negotiations in July 2010 to take over Pilkington’s existing manufacturing facilities in the UK. This resulted in a review of our business and the closing of our UK facilities, continuing our manufacturing operations overseas and retaining key members of our UK team”. 

The decision was not taken lightly and with substantial backing the plans are to continue to develop the Pilkington’s brand in the UK and worldwide offering fully branded high quality porcelain wall and flooring solutions through Pilkington’s European factories.

Demand in the UK for Porcelain wall and flooring solutions is increasing year on year with the largest amount of imports from mainland China. Due to the recent EU Levy, long lead times, minimum order expectations from manufacturers, this presents issues with all sectors of the UK market e.g. margin erosion, stock-holding requirements, tying-up expensive capital and quality and availability issues. Many organizations are revaluating their procurement and supply chain policies.

Pilkington’s offers customers' an ideal solution and access to a comprehensive range of Pilkington’s branded high quality porcelain product solutions with immediate product availability.

We understand our customers' needs and requirements and offer competitively priced wall and flooring solutions, product and brand differentiation, merchandising support, reduced stock-holding, immediate product availability and reduced lead times - it makes sense to use Pilkington’s. 

With Pilkington’s factories located throughout Europe we pride ourselves on meeting each customer’s needs and requirements, offering innovative design and sustainable high quality solutions to Architects, Specifiers, DIY Multiples, Independent Retail, House Builders, Contractors and Distributors. 

Pilkington’s offers competitive advantage through innovation, design, manufacturing and distribution capabilities together with a comprehensive range of Pilkington’s BRANDED wall and flooring solutions.

For more information contact: sales@pilkingtons.com or telephone 0844 414 8001.

Picture: Left to right:
Gary Fergusson (Warehousing Mngr) Gemma Delaney (Sales Admin) Joanna Stanik (Operations) Ray Tarr (CEO) Stephanie Futcher (Key Accounts Mngr) Christian Foy (IT Mngr) Maria Crompton (Marketing)

Press Release Contact Details:

Ray Tarr (CEO)

Pilkington’s Manufacturing Limited
Unit 2 Castlehill Industrial Estate,
Horsfield Way
Bredbury
Stockport
Cheshire SK6 2SU

Tel: 0844 414 8001