Morley Glass invests £750k to boost capacity

Morley Glass has invested more than £750,000 to increase its capacity for manufacturing its Uni-Blinds range of integrated window and door blinds by a further 50%.

The investment comes in a year when Morley Glass has produced record volumes of Uni-Blinds, up 46% versus the previous year.

A new state-of-the-art production line for making insulating glass units complete with ScreenLine Venetian blinds in the cavity has been installed, which means Morley Glass now has three dedicated production lines in all.

Morley says it now has the capacity to manufacture up to 6,000 integral blind units every week to support growth in demand.

The new plant means the Morley Glass factory in Leeds now incorporates five systems for manufacturing the Uni-Blinds SV System.

Ian Short, MD of Morley Glass, said: “The strength of growth that we have seen for Uni-Blinds, particularly over the past two years, has exceeded our expectations. This required us to commission further new machinery earlier than we had anticipated to ensure we stay ahead of the curve.

“Importantly, it gives our factory the capacity we need to respond to the growth in Uni-Blinds sales over the coming years and supports our change of focus to being 100% an integral blind unit manufacturer. With sustained long term growth over two decades and recent annual growth of around 50%, we know how important it is not to rest on our laurels and we are already planning ahead for the next investments.”

The addition of new production lines at Morley Glass’s 50,000ft² site near Leeds follows a number of other recent investments, including an automated recycling plant and new vehicles for its delivery fleet.