Glass Industry and Extended Producer Responsibility

We called out the glaring hypocrisy in the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme: a policy that claims to support sustainability, yet penalises glass , one of the most sustainable materials available – while indirectly rewarding plastic.

National Honey Month

Miniature clear flint glass jars filled with honey and twist off closures

National Honey Month is around the corner; a favourite here, as honey is a product that we cater to with our wide variety of glass jars

Technical Guide

Glassworks International Ltd (GWI) is committed to the quality and safety of glass bottles and jars that are placed onto the market for the use as food and beverage containers.

Sustainability Policy

At Glassworks International, we are committed to operating in an environmentally and socially responsible manner across all elements of our business.

Product Brochure

Glassworks International manufacture and supply a wide range of bottles and jars in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours.

Wholesaling Glass Bottles & Jars

A commercial lorry loaded with pallets of shrink-wrapped glass bottles and jars

When wholesaling glass bottles and jars, Glassworks International cross hurdles for our customers to make their supply chain smoother.

Paper Vs Glass Wine Bottles

Paper bottles for wine with designed labels and plastic seals

Paper wine bottles are hitting the shelves. What advantages do they have over traditional glass bottles that are used predominantly?

Showcasing the Glassworks International Range: Food & Oil

A range of empty clear flint and green glass food and oil bottles on display podiums for sauces, oils and dressings

When purchasing glass bottles and jars for foods and oils, it is important to establish which items are most suitable for your product. Both bottles and jars have a broad range of purposes, but there are elements to their design that can be essential when the product goes to retail. For oils and sauces in […]

The Manufacturing Process of Glass Bottles and Jars

Still from an animation explaining the production profess of glass bottles and jars

The manufacturing process for glass bottles and jars can be traced through human civilisations for thousands of years. Although the key ingredients have broadly remained the same, the process for manufacturing glass has developed. Where once everything was blown, now machines run 24 hours a day, producing thousands of bottles and jars. The mass production […]