Thousands call for iconic Bristol Blue Glass to be saved as firm has just three months to find a new home

Thousands call for iconic Bristol Blue Glass to be saved as firm has just three months to find a new home View Image

Almost 7,000 petitioners are urging Bristol City Council to help a business making blue glass to find a new home. Bristol Blue Glass is based on the A4 Bath Road is Brislington but its lease runs out in February and finding an alternative location has proved difficult so far .

The “iconic” blue glass is “famous all over the world” and has been made in Bristol since the 18th century. The company’s bosses said “Bristol would not be the same” without the firm, and compared their glass to Brunel, Banksy, the SS Great Britain and the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The company was founded in 1988, bringing back the traditional way of making blue glass. Last year the firm