--- title: "PPG Industries (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ppg-industries-uk-ltd-stowmarket-765553 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # PPG Industries (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, PPG Industries (UK) Ltd (Companies House 02110620, Stowmarket) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: PPG INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED - Also known as: LLL AUTOCOLOUR; PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Stowmarket - Registered address: PO BOX 162 Needham Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2ZR - Companies House number: 02110620 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02110620) - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ppg-industries-uk-ltd-stowmarket-765553 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 20 licensed sponsors in Stowmarket: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/stowmarket - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 40 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Jan 2026: Corporate-secretary resigned: PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jan 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 14 Oct 2025: Director resigned: BEST, David James. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 4 Oct 2024: New director appointed: BEST, David James. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 4 Oct 2024: Director resigned: FREAN, James Robert Peter. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 4 Oct 2024: New director appointed: WAINWRIGHT, Michael. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Nov 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 16 Nov 2023. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Dec 2022: New director appointed: LINFORD, David. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2022: New director appointed: BROWN, Lee. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 29 Apr 2022: Director resigned: CLARKE, Mark Anthony. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2022: New director appointed: JONES, Emma. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Dec 2021: New director appointed: GOLDSPINK, Paul David. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 May 2021: Director resigned: CLARKSON, Susan Elaine. Director change recorded on 17 May 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Dec 2020: New director appointed: CLARKE, Mark Anthony. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: HEAL, David. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2020. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 Mar 2020: Director resigned: DOWIE, Paul Richard. Director change recorded on 17 Mar 2020. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jan 2020: Director resigned: MWAYI, James. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 2020. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2019: New director appointed: MWAYI, James. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2019: Director resigned: WALSH, Michael Christopher. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 May 2018: Director resigned: FRANCIS, Christopher Paul Ernest. Director change recorded on 1 May 2018. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 13 Apr 2018: New director appointed: FREAN, James Robert Peter. Director change recorded on 13 Apr 2018. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Mar 2018: New director appointed: CLARKSON, Susan Elaine. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2018. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2018: Director resigned: VAN SCHAGEN, Christiaan Nicolaas. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2018. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Dec 2017: New director appointed: FRANCIS, Christopher Paul Ernest. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 2017. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Mar 2017: New director appointed: WALSH, Michael Christopher. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2017. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Mar 2017: Director resigned: PEREZ, Pedro. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2017. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - + 15 earlier changes on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (15 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - EMEA Process Safety Engineer · Stowmarket, Suffolk · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/quqFvdibNLVvCgrMNE_OUhBj3L0D8MxSG-Jdg4XcWnSo6CRsAldjwFykMvRIVBqmTAknHRpTDYNtjZsnh8oaJBpjUbUAK5xbUAGWtrkN_jygo-YHeOyBMDVwNK_9co7Y_nsW_86olDS1N3QG9j0i_FuPaez7ZGDVj6_n-SVNiddNSylCSdLsKJtST51GOVSUI-bg0qXdw0w_dtXFhr8LvNJcwClTheLKIIa8PwYC_Ng - Aerospace Commercial Transparencies Strategic Account Manager · Huntsville, AL · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-8361768405228032412 - Data Analyst, USCA Transportation · Pittsburgh, PA · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-6334961772453581543 - Sales Assistant · Norwich · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/Ibt_TeYdwMEY0zAMfV_h5eiOyybVavvyo6X_Xa58c6hJojQNA-ucyiDxayT1hLEp_1CuSJTZj4T89OFEXO-vA0szeKRpHax-TmSqIihlw36z11t-ucQqFrlms5S9mik7anGKeuUvfdengkm6EMahDs9bQLvPsja3uu0oKi_lIEsq84E6-Zb9jP6PCPBFLVDafW2qZfJURC2TOpa7NjlBRTqpw7MNx1O-4yPwHOhmOdI - Technical Sales Manager EWI & Render · Batley, West Yorkshire · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/5nf-GN-8F8sIOvpMaGlrs4EIIBjjMRjBrgJPtv1KBl4pluJv_sueiQQLcbxP7YBENfjYxP1DorgkUSXfXGrSNCziSJ1fRTA9gF0rrUppHS0RRViPynCLIodLpPY5StS-K4L-Iwlr5dqIXKFPLZVwgbb5-49foByUKSqZeCxAI5UfVdIH_qDsPu7M0zpdjDJcjTRlgPDixZXM-WPhj--pc_8zZGzAMePcXETNXiV-Uys - Area Manager Northern Ireland · Carrickfergus, Co Antrim · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/dRf9c5sfKb-YDUFPaCERDPUMXUmlmoMrY7AW5-iW7GrmBjgf32s5bEjY2RDOf22sC9sDtDFJcxLqUipda_REIzjhCCpWG3t75QSl-PdRbsyge4pNJeD3Tgq22l2V2OmZZ7bA3maa50kwyFvd1JEMfKsrot2fnbNJNuoVSZRGapgRyA1j4Fa8mJlM56eY80FKAlV1yk-2ttX3txSuKrLxcWF5ycGIQrDpTM7eqsEHE8M - Sales Assistant · Kingston upon Thames - London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/Ne0ooPu2QOgTqleyuj1yzRlFd_doOk_dzGbblldHWC5aj9WWaqfYC7etQpw50iqOxBIkkTXhy3sNJQywDit0v2yc9qS8iDrDkenC5Ax_7KuDv9ZN3g91e6MKN-D46-87lMBcDRGpaeDZzMtZ0et3Kxi3lznIPmEPdwco0xJlKstobuyFw5yDieftl_FIy6DDrdjf1qqUOhnNYtnOrAkKU_rOrmyeHHN7y5SgZ9pFELA - Sales Assistant · Taunton, Somerset · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/q_71fZGhnb2XabjDI7lTeX2v7gyIx4Blltf5hzKorwm-WIrwE18IiR7NjBmPQMQNf83kHpUOE7wCCHxhQSeNa10i1L2LfN-kBGGsECQY9UxhYkfTzriZT6RSqmhMsu8djmKwJWu-QQRwWBgESENF-zMDpQprOzYNIstTsCt500HMJuw1o3s0YiWG0yO0V4V7-W26RFKuOnnAPAjZu5noa481tqR9grQ2kzOyMo8SnFo All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=765553&employer=PPG%20Industries%20(UK)%20Ltd A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about PPG Industries (UK) Ltd ### Is PPG Industries (UK) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. PPG Industries (UK) Ltd in Stowmarket is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can PPG Industries (UK) Ltd sponsor? PPG Industries (UK) Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does PPG Industries (UK) Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from PPG Industries (UK) Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is PPG Industries (UK) Ltd based? The register lists PPG Industries (UK) Ltd at PO BOX 162 Needham Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2ZR. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 02110620. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ppg-industries-uk-ltd-stowmarket-765553 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ppg-industries-uk-ltd-stowmarket-765553.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.