O-I UK, part of O-I Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of glass packaging, produces containers for global brands such as Bacardi-Martini, Diageo, Allied Distillers and Anheuser Busch.
Operating glass manufacturing plants in Alloa and Harlow, with headquarters in Essex, O-I UK employs more than 700 staff across management, process and engineering roles. Despite its commitment to innovation and major infrastructure investment, the HR and payroll systems were outdated and
inefficient.
As HR Manager Kath Burgess explains, “the HR function had always been the poor relation within the company in terms of equipment investment and the last to modernise. We were running a payroll
system that was over 15 years old.”
The legacy payroll system lacked database capability, required manual data handling and could not be accessed online — limiting visibility and collaboration. To match its operational modernisation, O-I UK sought a flexible, integrated solution for HR, payroll and time and attendance.