Beatson Clark

08/12/2025

The UK’s new packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme is having an unintended consequence: some brands are moving away from glass in favour of plastic or aluminium to avoid disproportionate fees.

In the latest article on our website we explain why brands should wait before switching their packaging material.

Nick Kirk, Federation Director at British Glass, joins us in predicting that the pEPR fee for glass will come down, and therefore urges brands not to switch from glass to other materials just yet.

British Glass and Beatson Clark are urging brands to not make hasty material switches, predicting that the pEPR fee for glass will fall once actual collection and recycling costs are fully understood.

04/12/2025

We're looking forward to going back to Paris in January for Pharmapack Europe.

Pharmapack is a major event shaping the future of pharmaceutical packaging, and we're pleased to be exhibiting at stand 4D110.

In the heart of Paris, Pharmapack brings together leading experts and innovators from across the pharma industry.

If you're attending the event be sure to pay us a visit to discuss the products and services we offer to the global pharmaceutical sector!

02/12/2025

Congratulations to Wath Upon Dearne RUFC who have won a £500 grant from the Beatson Clark Colleague Community Engagement Fund!

Our Customer Service Executive Rachel Jepson applied for the funding on behalf of the club, which will go towards training equipment for all the club's teams to use, including the U10 team pictured here.

The first team is currently second in the league, so good luck for the rest of the season to all the teams!

28/11/2025

As November draws to a close this weekend, so does the charity fund-raising month of Movember!

Movember funds projects that improve men's health, and a group of employees from Beatson Clark raised money for the charity by walking round Manvers Lake near Rotherham - complete with some fake moustaches!

Thanks to match funding from Beatson Clark's Colleague Community Engagement Fund, they managed to raise an amazing £300 for Movember.

Everyone enjoyed the walk so much the group are planning to make it a regular event just for the fun and the fresh air!

https://uk.movember.com/

26/11/2025

One more post and then we'll stop talking about the fact that we were named 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 at the Glass Focus Awards hosted by British Glass last week!

You can now read more about the awards on our website:

https://www.beatsonclark.co.uk/news/british-glass-crowns-beatson-clark-company-of-the-year

Thanks to the team at British Glass for the wonderful photos!

24/11/2025

Thanks to Glass International for reporting on our big win at the British Glass Glass Focus Awards last week!

We were named Company of the Year and also picked up two other awards - Marketing Impact and Rising Star.

https://www.glass-international.com/news/beatson-clark-named-british-glass-company-of-the-year

21/11/2025

🥂 What a night in Manchester! 🥂

We were overjoyed to be named Company of the Year at the British Glass Glass Focus Awards yesterday evening - and we won two other awards to really make it a night to remember!

As well as the top prize we also won the Marketing Impact Award, and our amazing HR Advisor Charlotte Lax took home the Rising Star Award too.

Have a read through the judges' comments:

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿
🥇 Been a crucial part of key projects that benefit the whole glass sector
🥇 Have invested in their site to expand their offering to their customers.
🥇 Extensively engaged with policy makers, politicians and their local community

𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 - 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘅
🏆 Rapid career progression, exceptional contributions and clear commitment to professional development
🏆 Led initiatives that improve employee wellbeing, management capability and operational efficiency
🏆 Exemplifies the talent, ambition and capability that define a future leader in the glass industry

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁
🏅 Created a refreshed, more sophisticated brand image and promoted the new spray decoration plant across PR, events, social media, mailshots and the website. The campaign generated strong engagement, widespread industry coverage and high-quality enquiries.

We were pleased to spend the evening with Amber Numamoto and Nathan Clemes from UNROOTED Drinks who were honoured with a Glass Champion Award at this year’s ceremony.

Congratulations to everyone at Beatson Clark and to all the other winners and nominees whose hard work and dedication was rewarded last night!

17/11/2025

A unique glass container which we've designed and manufactured has been featured on the Packaging News website.

Functional drinks brand UNROOTED Drinks asked us to create a new bespoke 420ml multi-dose glass bottle for their products, which are made from the super-healthy fruit of the baobab tree.

It makes UNROOTED the first functional drinks brand to offer a multi-dose format in glass, arguably the healthiest form of packaging!

Find out more by visiting the Packaging News website:

Glass packaging manufacturer Beatson Clark has designed and manufactured a multi-dose glass bottle for functional drinks brand UNROOTED.

14/11/2025

There are only six weeks until Christmas! But there’s still time for you to buy your Christmas cards…

Why not support a local charity this year and buy some unique Christmas cards hand-drawn by a young artist and entrepreneur?

Fourteen-year-old Charlotte Oram volunteers for Rotherham Families First, and for the last four years she’s hand drawn Christmas cards to raise money for the charity’s Rotherham Toy Appeal.

The appeal is a wonderful fundraising initiative supporting families who can't provide gifts for their children at Christmas.

To support Charlotte and help her to reach her target of £800 we’re selling her charity Christmas cards to staff and visitors in our reception area on Greasbrough Road in Rotherham.

Please support Charlotte by buying some of her cards and spreading the word around Rotherham about this amazing charity initiative by an inspirational young lady!

A pack of three cards costs £2.50 and a pack of two money wallets costs £1.50.

If you can support the Rotherham Toy Appeal, please consider donating new, unwrapped toys suitable for various age groups.

Our photo shows Charlotte meeting the Mayor of Rotherham, Councillor Rukhsana Ismail.

Keep up the good work Charlotte!

11/11/2025

We're supporting Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice again this Christmas by sponsoring their amazing Christmas tree recycling service! 🎄 🎅

Registration is now open and real Christmas trees will be collected from doorsteps from Monday 12th January until Friday 23rd January across Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Chesterfield and parts of north Nottinghamshire.

e.on is the charity’s sustainability partner, and you can read more about this brilliant fundraiser on their website:

Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice’s annual Recycle Your Christmas Tree service has returned for the forthcoming festive season, giving households the opportunity to support the hospice, the local community and the environment.

10/11/2025

Functional drinks brand UNROOTED Drinks asked us to create a new bespoke 420ml multi-dose glass bottle for their products, which are made from the fruit of the baobab tree.

UNROOTED were previously using a standard 500ml bottle and are the first functional drinks brand to offer a multi-dose format in glass, arguably the healthiest form of packaging.

Read all about our latest customer on the Innovations in Food Technology website:

Packaging News New glass dosing bottle for superfruit drinks brand November 4, 2025 by Innovations Admin Leading glass packaging manufacturer Beatson Clark has designed and manufactured a bespoke 420ml multi-dose glass bottle for functional drinks brand UNROOTED. UNROOTED were previously using a sta...

07/11/2025

This Sunday the nation will pause to remember those who lost their lives in the two world wars and later conflicts.

To pay our respects on Remembrance Sunday (9th November) and Armistice Day (Tuesday 11th November) our factory sign will be lit up in red from this evening.

We will also lay a wreath at the war memorial which stands in the grounds of our factory in Rotherham.

We are very proud of the men and women from Beatson Clark who fought for their country, and of the contribution Beatson Clark has made to the war effort throughout history.

At 11am on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day we are invited to pause for a two-minute silence and reflect on the service and sacrifices of members of the Armed Forces past and present.