Caithness Glass
Caithness Glass is a Scottish artistic glassware manufacturing company. It was established in
Manufacturing was initially solely located in Wick, with a second facility being opened in Oban in 1969 and Perth in 1979. In 1981 Caithness Glass purchased the historic London firm James Powell and Sons, also known as Whitefriars Glass, but the London factory was closed. The company headquarters and paperweight manufacturing were based in Perth from 1995, eventually resulting in the closure of the original Wick base and thus severing the physical connection with Caithness.[3]
Caithness Glass went into receivership in 2004. It was bought by the owners of Edinburgh Crystal, but again went into receivership in 2006. It was bought (out of receivership) in October 2006 by Dartington Crystal and continues to manufacture and sell glass paperweights. The factories in Wick, Oban and Perth all closed and were replaced by a smaller operation within the Crieff Visitor Centre.[4]
References
- ^ "OBITUARY: Viscount Thurso". 1 May 1995. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Nichols, Anne. "Caithness Glass Co Ltd". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Caithness History - Caithness Glass Paperweights". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Caithness Glass". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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