Cllr Paulette Lappin, Sefton Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Economy & Skills has welcomed the news that Bootle based window and door manufacturer Warwick North West has invested £1m to create new jobs and slash production times.

Job opportunities for local people

Cllr Lappin who recently visited Warwick with Bootle MP Peter Dowd MP said: “Warwick is nationally recognised as best in class for fabrication of windows and doors as proven with their latest accolade.

"It’s great to see this longstanding family owned business flourish in Bootle, creating high-quality job opportunities for local people, their investment in new state of the art technology and commitment to leading the drive to help develop more energy-efficient homes.

"The company is going from strength to strength, and it has been wonderful to see first-hand how Greg and his team have put so much back into the community through their social value activities”

Factory in Bootle

Warwick operates from a factory in Bootle, close to the Port of Liverpool, employing more than 120 people. It produces windows and doors for both private residential developers and social housing providers across the North West.

Managing director Greg Johnson took over the helm in December 2021. Despite huge rises in the price of energy and raw materials, the firm has seen revenues rise from £5m a year to around £12m.

Fresh investment in new machinery, including a new, £750,000 saw that is slashing production times, is set to accelerate that growth even further.

Significant extra capacity

Greg said: “This investment has allowed us to create significant extra capacity that will allow us to grow organically in 2025.

“This Schirmer Saw allows us to cut uPVC more quickly and increase how many windows can be manufactured per week.

“The additional jobs will be to ‘fabricate’ and will open up opportunities for highly skilled roles on the factory floor."

Working with Hugh Baird College

Fully behind the Government's push to build more homes, accelerate net zero, create jobs and promote training and skills Warwick is working with Hugh Baird College on a project to get more young people into manufacturing.

At the end of 2024, Greg and members of his team headed to London for the G-Awards, the premier UK awards for the glazing sector, where they emerged with the highly coveted Fabricator of the Year accolade.