The Trust's Corporate Members and Funders

This page is dedicated to the Trust’s Corporate Members which is comprised of Brewers, Pub Companies, Allied Traders, Associations and several local Trust supporters. It also provides details of organisations that have funded the Trust for various different projects. The Trust thanks these all of these organisations for their support and has an intention to use this web site to provide more in depth features on each one

Brewers

Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I is the trading name of AB InBev UK Limited, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, a publicly traded company based in Leuven, Belgium. The brewer’s well-known beers include global brands Budweiser®, Corona® and Stella Artois®; international brands Bud Light®, Michelob Ultra®, Beck’s®, Leffe®, and Hoegaarden®; and local champions Bass® and Boddingtons®. They champion Britain’s iconic beer culture, from barley farmers to pubs and retail and are a founding member of the Portman Group, member of the British Beer and Pub Association and supporter of the Drinkaware Trust as well as being Corporate Members of the Trust.

Immortalised in the name of one of their famous ales, 1845 is a year that will forever be Fuller’s. It was then that the partnership papers of Fuller, Smith & Turner were officially signed, marking the start of something very special for London’s brewery scene. However, the Fuller’s story had been brewing long before then. Beer has been made in the Chiswick area of the capital for more than 350 years, dating back to the era of Oliver Cromwell.

Greene King have a rich heritage of more than 200 years. They have been running pubs and brewing award-winning beer from their base in Bury St. Edmunds ever since the company was founded in 1799 by 19 year-old Benjamin Greene. Greene King continues to go from strength to strength and is now one of the country’s leading pub retailers and brewers with over 3,100 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland.

Hook Norton is one of only 32 family owned breweries and is the finest example of a Victorian Tower Brewery in the country. Of course, the brewery is about so much more than just its fantastic range of award winning beers. They welcome over 25,000 visitors a year to their Visitor Centre and 37 of their pubs are at the heart of many of local communities, serving great drink and food to the region. Throughout the brewery’s history the thread of family involvement has been continuous to the present day.

Thomas Hardy is a unique, private, service company dedicated to brewing and packaging customers’ own premium brands under confidential contracts. They have long term plans to invest in quality plant and qualified people to service customers’ needs and offer a complete service of brewing, blending, packaging & warehousing.

In 1794, Dorset rope and net makers – the Gundry family – built the Old Brewery on the banks of the River Brit in Bridport. Since then, there’s been non-stop brewing on this site. Generations of Palmers have kept the brews bubbling. In the late 19th century, two Palmers brothers – John Cleeves and Robert Henry – bought the brewery and gave it their names: JC & RH Palmer. Today, their great grandsons, John and Cleeves Palmer, work in the company. As Palmers Brewery, it remains among the best of small independent brewers.

In 2002 Coor’s aquired the England and Wales based business of Bass Brewers and created Coors Brewers Ltd., the UK’s second largest brewer. As a result of this acquisition it acquired the then named Bass Museum, changing its name in 2003 to the Coors Visitor Centre. Over the ensuing period the company has continued to expand via acquisition to the point where it is now the third largest global brewer.

Marstons have been running pubs and brewing beer in one form or another for over 180 years and now employ over 13,000 people as a thriving FTSE 250 listed company. They are now one of the country’s top pub businesses and the leading brewer of premium cask and bottled beers operating five breweries producing over 60 of the country’s best loved ales at sites in: Burton on Trent (Marston’s), Oxfordshire (Wychwood & Brakspear), Cumbria (Jennings), Hampshire (Ringwood) and the West Midlands (Banks’s).

Shepherd Neame has been making beer in Faversham, Kent, for more than 500 years. It uses traditional methods and 100% natural ingredients. The brewery uses chalk filtered mineral water from the brewery’s own artesian well, deep below the brewery and 93% of the hops used in its beers are grown in Kent. Centuries of brewing experience have been passed down to the current team of brewers, who still use many traditional methods, including handcrafting beer in the UK’s last remaining unlined solid oak mash tuns.

Timothy Taylor’s is a family-owned regional brewery founded in 1858 by Timothy Taylor. Originally based in Cook Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England Timothy Taylor’s moved to larger premises in 1863 at Knowle Spring in Keighley, where they remain. The Knowle Spring brewery sits on a natural artesian well, which provides a constant supply of pure Pennine spring water, unique to Taylor’s, that has been filtered through layers of limestone and black rock. Knowle Spring water is naturally soft and very pure. Perfect for brewing.

Thornbridge branded beers were first brewed in early 2005 after the establishment of a 10 barrel brewery in the grounds of Thornbridge Hall. The initial focus was on a range of cask beers that used traditional recipes but provided a modern twist through the use of a wide range of hops, malts and the innovation and passion of the brewing team. After winning a succession of awards (now over 350 national and international awards)  a new, state of the art, brewery and bottling line was opened at Bakewell in September 2009 to meet with demand and increase their range of beers. 

Founded in 1849 as an independent family business, Everards beers can now be enjoyed in more than 175 pubs across the East Midlands. Now based at Optimus Point in Glenfield, the new home of their logistics centre and the temporary home of their whole team while they plan the Everards Meadows Development. In 2017 the business was rewarded the ‘”Publican Pub Company of the Year” award for the 4th time and in 2019 they will celebrate their 170th Anniversary.

Young’s was founded as a brewery in 1831 by Charles Young and Anthony Bainbridge when they purchased the Ram Brewery in Wandsworth. The company closed the Ram Brewery in 2006 in order to focus on the retail side of the business, although they did keep brewing going on the site via a ‘nanobrewery’ set up in the old Young’s laboratory. It brews at least once a week in order to maintain the “oldest British brewery” claim. Youngs now has over 210 pubs in it’s portfolio and with almost 200 years of experience in the hospitality business, are extremely proud of their heritage and looking forward to the future.

Pub Companies

Punch Taverns plc is a pub and bar operator in the United Kingdom, with around 3,500 leased and tenanted pubs. It is headquartered in the traditional brewing centre of Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.

Town Centre Inns, based in Gipsy Hill, Crystal Palace was established in 2002 and now owns and operates the largest portfolio of independent pubs in London and the South East.  The pubs offer a mix of sports food, music and games and all supply a wide selection of beers, lagers, wines and spirits.

Allied Traders

Charles Faram has been established as merchants of hops and hop products for over 150 years. The company, which was originally based in Worcester, now resides in the small hamlet of Newland situated at the foot of the picturesque Malvern Hills. With over 100 different varieties of hops to choose from, it provides an artist’s palette of flavours to create every type and style of beer.

Established in 1827, Darley is one of the UK’s most famous names in print, packaging & bespoke design solutions, specialising in wet glue labels for the food and drinks industries. It’s also the largest producer of bottle labels in the country. Appropriately enough, Darley is based at the heart of the brewing industry in Burton upon Trent. Darley recently gifted the Trust a set of pre war bottle labels that have been converted into quality coasters for sale in the Trust’s on line shop.

James Eadie (1827-1904) was a Scottish brewer who founded an eponymous brewery in Burton on Trent which operated for 90 years before being acquired by Bass, Ratcliffe & Gretton in 1933. Aside from beer, the Eadie family had their own recipe for a Blended Scotch whisky. Only a few bottles of the original James Eadie whisky remain, all believed to be in family hands. Eadie’s brewing interests are now dormant but they remain as specialists in single cask and small batch bottlings. James Eadie whiskies include malts from Speyside, Highland and Islay.

Since 1862, when James Parker Simpson founded his first maltings in Alnwick, Northumberland, Simpsons Malt has been a family business. Today, the 5th generation drives the brand forward, together with father, Simon Simpson OBE. They have invested in state-of-the art equipment at their two maltings in the UK to ensure our supply is consistently of the best quality. Simpson’s Malt constantly innovate and improve processes to ensure malts are produced in the best possible way. and from grain to glass, their malts are certified and fully traceable.

Associations

The Brewers’ Company is one of the oldest Livery Companies in the City of London and ranks fourteenth in order of precedence. The Company received its first charter from Henry VI in 1438 when the brewers were incorporated as “The Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery or Art of Brewers of the City of London.” Today, unlike most of the ancient Livery companies, the Brewers’ Company has remained close to its trade and only directors and senior management of member companies are admitted to the Livery.

The BBPA seeks to promote public policies that support the British beer and pub sector, and influence public opinion in the interests of its members. They are active in all political arenas, from local and regional Government to the National Parliament and European Union. The Association believes the economic and social importance of the sector is such that it should always be considered in the creation of good policy.

The BFBi is the only international trade association representing the entire value chain supplying the food & drink industry worldwide, from seed merchants, barley growers, maltsters, hop merchants, suppliers of raw materials through to production and packaging machinery manufacturers and suppliers and dispense/point of sale suppliers, manufacturers and installers.

The Brewery History Society was founded in 1972 to promote research into all aspects of the brewing industry, to encourage the interchange of information about breweries and brewing, and to collect photographic and other archive information about brewery history.

Other Supporters

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The team play in Division One, the third tier of English football. Burton Albion competed in the non-League of English football from their formation in 1950 until 2009, when they were promoted to the Football League. They also operate the Burton Albion Community Trust (BACT), an award winning organisation. BACT deliver programmes across five main themes: Participation, Social Inclusion, Disability, Education and Health. Having such a variety of themed programmes enable BACT to be an influential partner in all aspects of the local community and also allow them to have a wider impact both regionally and nationally.

The Golden Bottle Trust (GBT) was established by the Partners of C Hoare & Co private bankers in 1985 to donate money to a wide range of causes, including: Arts, Education, Health, Environmental sustainability and Social investment. Each year, the Partners give a portion of the bank’s profits to the Golden Bottle Trust, both to support charities in that year and to create a reserve to support future giving. The trustees have agreed that up to 25% of the fund should be made in social investments.

The National Brewery Centre’s (and the Trust) local authority. and over a number of years, East Staffordshire Borough Council has operated a Grant Aid scheme which has been made available to voluntary and community organisations who have provided services to the residents of East Staffordshire.

Salloway Property Consultants are recognised as a leading commercial property agency in the East Midlands providing solutions in all aspects of commercial and industrial property agency including disposals, acquisitions, investments, land and development. Offering dedicated professional services in valuation, lease negotiations, compensation and property audit.

Readycrest Ltd was established in 1989 as a service and hardware driven company who specialise in providing IT solutions to SME clients. In the mid 1990’s, they expanded into the telecommunications sector offering the same high quality service they offered in the IT sector. With the growing convergence of data and voice, Readycrest have proactively expanded their portfolio to include voice and data services, access control, IP CCTV, audio visual and infrastructure solutions and always offer valuable solutions and advice.

Funders of Trust Projects

The Consolidated Charity of Burton upon Trent is an endowed charity whose objects are to help the residents in the area of benefit by providing alms house accommodation and by making charitable grants to individuals in need and to organisations which serve the community.

Founded by four real ale enthusiasts in 1971 and now with over 191,000 members around the world, the Campaign for Real Ale is considered one of the most successful consumer campaigns ever with their aim being to have good quality real ale, ciders and perries and to have thriving pubs and clubs in every community. CAMRA is financed by membership subscriptions, sales of books and merchandise and proceeds from national and local beer festivals. CAMRA is a not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee.

Every year many people decide to give something back to their local community. However, giving is not always easy and with the many pitfalls that deter the donor from meeting their objectives. The Community Foundation for Staffordshire is a specialist in giving to the local community, making the process quick, easy and cost effective.  The Foundation ensures that a donor’s gift has the impact that was desired; transforming lives and creating opportunities for people that would otherwise never experience them. One such donor body is the J & O Lloyd Trust from where the NBHT grant was sourced.

The Brewers’ Company is one of the oldest Livery Companies in the City of London and ranks fourteenth in order of precedence. The Company received its first charter from Henry VI in 1438 when the brewers were incorporated as “The Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery or Art of Brewers of the City of London.” The Brewers Research and Education Fund have donated £9,600 to the Trust’s on line archive project.