THE Japanese owner of the Pilkington Glass business, has agreed the sale of its former St Helens headquarters at Alexandra Park on Prescot Road.

NSG Group revealed this week it had exchanged contracts with an unnamed property developer to the sale due to be completed on June 1.

NSG Group currently has 125 employees at Alexandra Park and will look to transfer them to its Lathom Facility, near Ormskirk.

A company spokesperson said: “We have unused space at our Lathom facility, so transferring employees to one location enables better utilisation of current facilities and a reduction in maintenance costs.

“There will be no job losses as a result of the move.”

The new owners have indicated they intend to use the Prescot Road location for office accommodation and will look to develop the site to offer more opportunities for businesses in St Helens.

Pilkingtons, which was founded in 1826, was bought by Nippon Sheet Glass in 2006 for £1.8bn.