Cornwall Glass gains South East and multi-lam’ with LW acquisition
18th April 2017

Cornwall Glass has announced the acquisition of £4million-sales Middlesex-based LW Architectural Glass, giving the group a greater reach across southern England and a multi-laminate capability as well as a turnover approaching £20million from 15 locations.

In addition to its lamination facility, the purchase of the 50,000 sq ft manufacturing centre also gives Cornwall Glass two new heat soak ovens, a new toughening plant – the fourth within the group – alongside a spray booth, straight-line edgers and new CNC machinery.

Cornwall Glass Director, Mark Mitchell, said: “It’s a very important strategic acquisition for us, giving Cornwall Glass a geographical presence in London – something which we have been considering for a number of years – but also additional manufacturing capacity.

“It’s not just the capacity to manufacture our own laminates that LW gives us but the scale of the sheets that we can handle – it’s glass processing on a very large scale. This includes balustrading, floors and canopies, in addition to over-sized units – areas, which we see as delivering significant growth going forward.”

With a combined turnover of £19m post acquisition of LW, Cornwall Glass has seen sustained growth through a combined strategy of expansion and acquisition covering 15 locations throughout the South West and along the M4 corridor.

LW Architectural Glass was founded by Lee Warren Fabrication and Design, as its specialist glass business, in 2014. With a turnover in excess of £4m, it works across commercial and architectural sectors and has supplied many high profile commercial projects including Wembley and Heathrow Airport.

In addition to LW Architectural Glass, recent acquisitions have included Westcountry Glass. With more than £5m invested going into its Langage purpose built IGU production and processing facility in 2016, its turnover has grown from £1.5 to £4m since 2009.

LW Architectural Glass will start trading under its new name of Cornwall Architectural Glass – London, with immediate effect.

www.cornwallglass.co.uk