QUINN glass - Elton Plant Approval


QUINN GLASS WELCOMES SECRETARY OF STATE APPROVAL

QUINN-glass today welcomes the news that the Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government, John Denham, has given the green light to allow Cheshire West and Chester Council Planning Committee to finally approve its planning application for a glass container manufacturing and filling facility at Elton, Cheshire.

The news, which is a final step in drawing a line under the planning saga, comes afoot of a unanimous decision by the Local Authorities Strategic Planning Committee to grant planning on the 3rd September.

Adrian Curry, director from QUINN-glass, comments:

"This is great news for QUINN-glass. We are delighted that common sense has prevailed in the end and that the Secretary of State has resolved to bring this planning issue to a final conclusion. “We wish to extend thanks for all representations made on our behalf by local Members of Parliament, the Northwest Development Agency and Andrew Miller MP. Andrew’s efforts in particular have been instrumental in avoiding a continued delay and the uncertainty that the further public inquiry, called for by our competitor Ardagh, would have brought.

We are also extremely grateful for the continued support and hard work of our 700-strong Elton workforce as well as the loyalty shown by our customers, suppliers and the local community - all of whom have contributed to the huge ongoing success of the operation.

We hope that Ardagh Glass, who has vociferously challenged the existence of the Elton plant for the past five years, will now follow our initiative by investing in new, efficient technology, with improved environmental standards, which will allow proper competition in the market."

-ENDS-

For further information on Quinn Glass, please contact Brian Bell at Wilson Hartnell PR on 00353 1 669 0030 or alternatively email brian.bell@ogilvy.com

03 Nov 2009

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