Easton Group has announced the acquisition of the assets, business and goodwill of Andrew Wright Windows following its sudden closure earlier this year. Andrew Wright Glass Limited and Andrew Wright Windows Limited entered provisional liquidation on 6^th August 2025 with their immediate closure and the loss of over 80 jobs.

Following the acquisition, the business will operate within the Easton Group corporate structure but continue as an independent brand to preserve the continuity and heritage of its long-standing legacy in the Scottish glazing industry. The deal will also resurrect a significant number of jobs as the company resumes operations at its factories in Irvine.

Andrew Wright manufactures and installs windows and doors to the domestic market across Ayrshire and the West of Scotland. It was founded in 1937 and its heritage includes glazing the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow and being the main glazing contractor during the British Empire Exhibition in 1938. It reglazed Belfast after the Blitz, and pioneered quality and innovation by introducing the Stuga automated high output cutting machine to Scotland.

Peter Easton, Director at Easton Group, expressed his commitment to restoring the business. “Andrew Wright Windows is a name synonymous with quality and service in Scotland, and its recent collapse was a huge blow to its staff and the industry. We have been monitoring the situation closely and believe there is a strong future for the business, and our goal is to get it back on its feet as quickly as possible so we can retain and preserve its legacy.”

The acquisition aligns with Easton Group’s strategy of investing in and developing good quality businesses. Steven Easton, Director at Easton Group, highlighted the potential for growth. “We see tremendous value in the Andrew Wright brand and its reputation. We are confident that with our operational expertise and investment, we can resurrect the business and drive it forward. For us, this is not just a commercial venture, it’s about preserving a vital part of Scotland’s manufacturing heritage and contributing to the local economy. Andrew Wright traded successfully for many years under family stewardship, and we are proud to return it to family ownership and help it blossom once again.”

The Easton Group is an Ayrshire based family business established by Kenny Easton in 1974, and now led by sons, Peter and Steven. Their portfolio includes residential and commercial property investments, and trading businesses such as Green Home Systems that was founded by Peter and Steven in 2014. Green Home Systems is an energy efficiency home improvement specialist that featured in the 2025 Sunday Times Hundred list of the UK’s fastest growing companies and received the British Chambers of Commerce Planet Saver Award in 2023. The Easton brothers have also been recognised at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards and been listed in the LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders.

Easton Property has commercial properties throughout Scotland. It is a division of the Easton Group – a family business with over 50 years’ experience in property, investment and trading.

Green Home Systems has featured in The Sunday Times Hundred, published in June 2025, as the 2nd fastest growing Scottish business and the 39th fastest across the UK as a whole.

Green Home Systems co-founders and Easton Group directors, Peter and Steven Easton, attended a prestigious awards ceremony in September at The British Museum in London, joining fellow entrpreneurs from across the UK to celebrate Britain’s fastest-growing private companies.

Peter Easton said: “We are really pleased to collect this award and it is great recognition for everyone in the business for all their hard work and commitment as they deliver for our customers. We have achieved spectactular growth over the last few years, including increasing our revenues from £6 million to £17 million in a single financial year. Our ambition is to continue growing the company in the years ahead as we expand the business.”

Green Home Systems was founded by Peter and Steven Easton in 2014. Its mission is to eradicate fuel poverty and end climate change by making our communities energy efficient and carbon neutral, and it does this by creating warm, healthy, and happy homes. It is a leading provider of domestic energy efficiency services including thermal insulation, solar PV, battery storage, air-source heat pumps, and electric vehicle charge points.

The new partnership will allow Green Home Systems to expand its community-led mission to eradicate fuel poverty by working with Kilmarnock FC to support its charitable aims.

Based in Irvine, Green Home Systems are experts in saving money on your energy bills and have vast experience working with homeowners, private tenants, landlords and social housing providers to maximise cost-saving solutions.

Alastair Macphie, MD at Green Home Systems, said: “At Green Home Systems, we’re proud to become a partner of Kilmarnock FC and The Killie Community. Just like the club, we believe in building stronger communities and creating a positive impact that goes beyond the pitch.”

Gordon McDill, Business Development Director at Green Home Systems, said: “Our work is all about helping families become energy independent with solutions that help make their homes greener and more affordable to run. This really ties in with the values of inclusivity, support, and opportunity that Kilmarnock FC and its Community programmes stand for.

“Together, we want to make a difference – improving lives, protecting the environment, and giving back to the people who matter most: the local community.”

Jordan Allison, Charity Manager at The Killie Community, said: “We’re really happy to have Green Home Systems become the Community Partner of Kilmarnock FC. We are seeing first-hand the great help and advice they give with their involvement in upcoming works in our Community Hub.

“Their strong values in terms of helping those in the local community make them the ideal partner for what we do here at The Killie Community.”

Green Home Systems was founded by Peter and Steven Easton in 2014. Its mission is to eradicate fuel poverty and end climate change by making our communities energy efficient and carbon neutral, and it does this by creating warm, healthy, and happy homes. It is a leading provider of domestic energy efficiency services including thermal insulation, solar PV, battery storage, air-source heat pumps, and electric vehicle charge points.

Sloanes Jewellers has extended its partnership with Easton Property by renewing the lease of its Saltcoats store. The deal will extend the popular Ayrshire jeweller’s tenancy for a further 5 years until at least 2030 by extending the term of their existing lease to almost 30 years. Sloanes Jewellers operates from multiple premises in Ayrshire, including its Saltcoats store that is well located on Dockhead Street in the town centre.

Easton Property has over 100 commercial properties throughout Scotland. It is a division of the Easton Group – a family-owned property and investment business with 50 years’ experience of investing in communities.

Leaders from Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce attended the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) President’s Lunch at the House of Lords, a gathering that brought together chamber figures from across the UK and around the world to discuss the future of business support and collaboration.

The event, held in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace within the Palace of Westminster, was hosted by BCC president Baroness Martha Lane Fox CBE and welcomed more than 150 influential guests.

Claire Baird, CEO of Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “It was an honour to represent Ayrshire at such a significant gathering. Events like this reinforce the importance of unity and shared vision across our network. The energy, innovation and collaboration on display were truly inspiring.”

She was joined by chamber president Craig Johnstone, vice president Steven Easton, and head of projects Gillian Longmuir.

Guests heard from speakers including Heba Bevan OBE, CEO and founder of UtterBerry Ltd, Baroness Lane Fox, and BCC chair Sarah Howard MBE. Discussions focused on the future of enterprise, digital leadership, and the role of chambers in building resilient economies.

The Ayrshire chamber team’s presence underscored the region’s commitment to growth, innovation, and its role in shaping the wider business landscape. The event also highlighted the enduring partnerships and collective ambition that drive the chamber movement.

Ayrshire Chamber continues to promote business growth and opportunity in the region while contributing to national and international discussions on enterprise.

THE first new whisky distillery in Inverclyde for more than a century is now officially open for business. Scotland’s deputy first minister, Kate Forbes, opened the £20 million Ardgowan Distillery on 20th June 2025. Invited guests got a first look inside the building before the general public were welcomed to an open event running from 3pm until 7pm.

Following eight years of development and construction, the Inverkip site is now up and running with whisky already being produced. After cutting the ribbon, Mrs Forbes was joined by Greenock and Inverclyde MSP Stuart Macmillan on a tour of the attraction, led by distillery manager Laura Davies and former site CEO Martin McAdam.

The £20 million project is expected to see around 50 jobs created, and the Ardgowan team say they hope to attract 50,000 visitors a year. The distillery’s first casks are already being filled after building work was completed earlier this month.

Founded in 2017, the firm is led by whisky entrepreneur Roland Grain and distillery manager Laura Davies.

Mr Grain said: “After a lengthy build, the team and I are thrilled to now be in full production and filling casks with our own distillate, including private casks for our Clan Ardgowan members. Ardgowan’s ultimate goal is to revive the golden age of Scotch whisky with long sherry cask maturation in European oak.

The last whisky distillery to operate in Inverclyde was destroyed in the Greenock Blitz on May 7, 1941.

The visit comes as Irvine is set to benefit from £20 million of levelling up funding from Westminster over the next 10 years. Irvine Neighbourhood Board was established in 2024 and is responsible for laying out plans for how the money will be used to rejuvenate the town centre. Easton Group director, Steven Easton, sits on the board as a representative of the business community.

Steven Easton said: “We are pleased that the minister chose Irvine to visit and are grateful of the opportunity to show what we can do with this money. We have a number of viable projects under consideration that will transform Irvine town centre for the benefit of its residents, the local community and the many businesses that operate in the area.”

Dial-a-Journey is a door to door transport service for people who have a mobility problem, and who cannot use conventional public transport. The service is provided and fares subsidised within the operating areas of Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils. This new letting on Bank Street, Falkirk will allow Dial-a-Journey to service the local area better.

Easton Property has over 100 commercial properties throughout Scotland. It is a division of the Easton Group – a family-owned property and investment business with 50 years’ experience of investing in communities.

Easton Property has signed a new lease with Hollywood Nails & Spa. The ten year lease will provide the beauty specialist with a new prime retail location on King Street in Kilmarnock town centre.

Hollywood Nail & Spa are a nail and beauty specialist, offering bespoke treatments.

Easton Property has over 100 commercial properties throughout Scotland. It is a division of the Easton Group – a family-owned property and investment business with 50 years’ experience of investing in communities.