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 added: “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.
