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A Scottish retailer operating for more than three decades has closed its doors.
The Glasgow-based arts and crafts materials seller described the closure as “the end of an era”.
Stained Glass Supplies Limited, of Hanson Street, has been placed into voluntary liquidation.
‘End of an era’: Scottish city retailer closes doors after 32 years (Image: Getty Images)
Zane Collins, of Insolvency One, was appointed liquidator after a meeting that was chaired by Peter Verrecchia.
The stained glass firm posted: “Well, the end of an era. It's been a privilege to have served the Scottish glass community over the last 32 years.”
Well-wishers
Well-wishers said they were “very sorry” to hear the news, that they would “miss the wonderful service” offered “good luck for any future ventures”.
The news comes as the city is poised for the opening of Scotland's first museum dedicated to the art and history of stained glass.
The facility, which celebrates the pioneering work of Alf Webster, will be based in the former Lansdowne Church on Great Western Road.
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The Pollokshields-born stained glass artist, who died in the First World War, is considered one of Scotland’s biggest talents in the field.
The most recent Scottish liquidation statistics show that in September the total number of company insolvencies was made up of 68 creditors’ voluntary liquidations, 38 compulsory liquidations, 10 administrations and one company voluntary arrangement.
This compares to August, when there were 73 company insolvencies registered in Scotland, 23% lower than the number in August 2025. The total number of company insolvencies was comprised of 30 creditors voluntary liqiuidations, 35 compulsory liquidations and eight administrations.
Lemi McAuley, partner and head of restructuring at Hill Dickinson, said: “Elevated fuel and food costs, and an uncertain outlook for retail’s upcoming ‘golden quarter’, leave little reason for optimism in these sectors unless reliefs or policy changes are rapidly introduced to alleviate some of the pressure.”
The Insolvency Service said that since April 2020, numbers of creditors' voluntary liquidations have “typically remained higher than numbers of compulsory liquidations”.