A Case Study By Atticus Partners Ltd

A senior member of the Atticus team was involved in the process that brought Ciner Glass to the UK recently. The Ciner Group is a large Turkish conglomerate with interests in natural soda ash, glass manufacturing and shipping. They were looking at a number of locations in western Europe for a new glass bottle manufacturing facility. The team helped them understand and navigate the political and economic environment, build relationships with all levels of the British and Welsh governments, manage a complex planning process and secure support from the local community in order to secure planning permission to build their new facility. With the team’s assistance they eventually settled on a site in Ebbw Vale, South Wales. The investment is worth around £ 400 million, resulting in one of the largest investments in South Wales for decades, bringing thousands of direct and indirect jobs to the local area. The aim is for the project to act as a catalyst for economic regeneration and helping i