18 month pay deal secured providing staff grades with between six and eight per cent pay improvement

Unite members employed in staff grades at Glen Dimplex in Portadown have voted overwhelmingly to accept a significantly improved pay offer from management. The decision ends an ongoing pay dispute which has seen workers take four days of strike action in recent weeks.

The pay deal provides a consolidated uplift of £2,330 to all staff grades – worth between six and eight per cent to most workers – and will be paid over an 18 month period. This represents a considerable advance on the previous management offer of £1,825, worth between 4.5 and six per cent. Under the terms of the deal, workers paid below £30k a year will have a pay and grading review – with any increase arising backdated to the beginning of October 2025.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This result is a clear win for staff Glen Dimplex. This outcome confirms the importance of workers getting organised with Unite to secure real improvements in pay and conditions.”

Regional officer Neil Moore said, “The determination demonstrated by our members on the picket lines has delivered a deal that has delivered a significant pay improvement.”

The Glen Dimplex factory at Portadown is a leading manufacturing site for the production of green technology storage heaters.

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