Industry News
March 7, 2025 | by Neil Walker | Brewery News, Industry News
Finalists in the SIBA Business Awards 2025 have today been revealed, highlighting the breweries, taprooms, retailers, pubs and beer industry businesses in the running to be named the best in the UK. The SIBA Business Awards presentation takes place in Liverpool in just under two week’s time and seeks to congratulate excellence in the brewing […]
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February 27, 2025 | by Rachel Harriott | Industry News, Midlands
Murphy and Son is excited to announce their collaboration with female brewing scientists from the University of Nottingham and Blue Monkey Brewery to unveil a visually striking pink beer, ‘Viva La Frida.’ This initiative celebrates the achievements of women in the brewing industry and aims to raise awareness about the challenges they continue to face. […]
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February 13, 2025 | by Rachel Harriott | Industry News, Training
HIT Training Ltd, alongside its divisions HIT Training, Connect2Care and EDN, welcomes the Government’s reforms to Functional Skills requirements and the introduction of shorter apprenticeships. These changes will remove unnecessary barriers for apprentices and provide greater flexibility for employers, ensuring more people can access high-quality training while accelerating economic growth. For years, HIT has championed […]
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February 3, 2025 | by Neil Walker | Brewery News, Industry News
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have today extended the closing date for entries into the SIBA Business Awards 2025 by two weeks, with a new closing date of 16th February 2025. The SIBA Business Awards seek to congratulate excellence in the brewing industry across a variety of categories, from pump clip, can and bottle […]
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January 31, 2025 | by Rachel Harriott | Industry News, Supplier Associate, Technical/Legislation, Training
Technical resources for the brewing sector have been given a boost by the combining of two of the UK’s leading resources of brewing education and support. Murphy and Son is delighted to launch its partnership with the University of Nottingham, this extended relationship is the progression of a successful collaboration that has been built over […]
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December 6, 2024 | by Neil Walker | Industry News
Update: Sign up now live (click here) Women On Tap CIC is the new organiser of International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) and after a year off, the global initiative will make a comeback in 2025 with the theme UNITE SOCIETY. The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) is the campaign’s headline partner, with […]
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December 3, 2024 | by Neil Walker | Industry News, SIBA National
Paul Hegarty has thirty-eight years’ experience in the brewing sector, starting his career as a Research Scientist at Bass in Burton before moving on to to be Head of the UK Communication Team for Molson Coors. For the past ten years he has been the Honorary Secretary to the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, handing over […]
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October 23, 2024 | by Barry Watts | Homebrew, Industry News
SIBA has today announced a partnership with leading London brewery Five Points, malt specialists Crisp Malt and The Malt Miller, to challenge homebrewers to brew the best British Dark Beer. And to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Maris Otter malt in 2025, each beer should use this legendary variety as the base of their brew. […]
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October 17, 2024 | by Rachel Harriott | Industry News, Supplier Associate
Core Equipment, an innovative provider of brewing systems and packaging solutions, is thrilled to announce a new strategic partnership with Bucher Denwel, member of Bucher Unipektin, Swiss leading supplier of process technology for the beverage and food industry. This collaboration introduces a wide range of specialized equipment specifically designed for the cold Block of breweries, […]
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September 26, 2024 | by Rachel Harriott | Industry News, Political
26 September 2024 Scotland should rethink its “curiously outdated and unbalanced attitude” to pubs and brewers and recognise that there is huge economic and social potential waiting to be unlocked. This is according to a new cross-party report which calls for the Scottish Government to work with the sector and trade representatives to produce a […]
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