To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Nettlebed (Oxfordshire) Parish Council will plant a Royal Oak tree named ‘Elizabeth’ on Saturday (9/11/13) at noon. The tree will be planted on Nettlebed common and will replace an original tree planted in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee. Two trees were planted in August 1897, one given […]
The Caledonian Brewing Company today confirms that Stephen Crawley, Managing Director, has announced that he will leave the business at the end of December 2013 after 20 successful years with the Edinburgh company, one of the UK’s premier cask breweries. Stephen joined Caledonian in 1993 and became MD in 2001. A recruitment process is now […]
BFBi Technical Trade Talks Day Wednesday 13th November 2013 Syngenta Seeds, Bracknell, Berkshire Raw Materials – The update Presentation will include; An Update of the 2013 Hop Crop – Paul Corbett, Charles Faram & Co Ltd Paul has been Managing Director of Charles Faram & Co Ltd since 1996 after originally joining the company in 1989 […]
As it approaches its fourth birthday, Ilkley Brewery reveals its latest investment in fermentation and cask filling equipment that will enable it to meet growing demand from domestic and overseas customers. In October, the West Yorkshire brewery took delivery of a 10 foot high, 8,000 litre fermentation vessel, along with a brand new cask filling […]
This week see the launch of a charity supporting beer from Devon’s leading producer of traditional cask ales. Otter Brewery, based in the Blackdown Hills near Honiton, will be donating a percentage every time a drinker in the South West orders a pint of its specially created ale. The aim is to raise as much […]
Scott Ryder has been appointed to the newly created post of head of sales at Nottingham based Castle Rock Brewery. Brought up in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Scott brings with him over 20 years experience of drinks retailing and the pub trade. First with Britvic in the 1980s, he has, through a series of takeovers and promotions […]
HAVE YOU GOT THE STOMACH FOR IT?? Simon Rimmer hosts Man vs. Food at Robinsons Brewery Celebrity Chef Simon Rimmer will put his wooden spoon aside for a front row seat at this gastronomic marathon. Inspired by the hit US series ‘Man V Food’, the premise of this event is disarmingly simple: eat everything in […]
2007 marked the formation of Hallidays Ethical Resourcing Limited. HER began life as a reaction to Hallidays disappointment with the poor service and lack of scruples endemic within the Financial Recruitment sector. Knowing it could do it better, Hallidays set up its own company to service their financial recruitment needs and those of their clients. […]
They’re rolling out the barrels at Moorhouse’s Brewery in Burnley after a £4.5million cash boost. Production has boomed from 300 barrels of cask ale a week to 1,600 after a new brewery and visitors’ centre opened. Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/smallbusiness/article-2484731/SMALL-BUSINESS-Witches-Brew-Asia-spell.html#ixzz2jlmL3V6V Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Jim Harrison, Thornbridge’s MD, reports that a massive 845% increase in exports in the past year has led the way for further investment in production capability at the brewery in 2013. “Unbelievable” says Harrison to the export increase “for a small brewery in the Peak District it’s great to see our beers being enjoyed across […]