Kew Green Hotels have added a further 4 hotels to the group, taking their expanding portfolio up to 30 hotels across the UK. The group, which took over three Holiday Inn Express hotels at the beginning of November, have now added a further four Holiday Inn branded hotels to their growing portfolio as off the 1 December 2012. The four hotels are located in Glasgow East … [Read more...]
Jip Jip Hooray! Thwaites employs famous pub dog for Christmas switch on
Northern-based brewer Thwaites invited a faithful friend to switch on of its famous brewery star: Jip, the talented dart playing pub dog at The Royds Arms in Rochdale, jumped at the chance to have the starring role. A long tradition cherished by many local people in Blackburn, the switching on of the famous brewery star marks the start of the festive season for many members of … [Read more...]
2012 Fast Track/Sunday Times 100: hospitality top-performers
Since 1997, Fast Track has been identifying the most successful private companies and ranking them in league tables published with The Sunday Times. The 2012 Fast Track 100 League Table has just been published, with some high-performing hospitality companies to the fore: Number Company Sales growth p.a. 11/12 … [Read more...]
New Year, new leader at the BII
BII, the leading professional body for the pub industry, has announced the appointment of a new, long-term chief executive to succeed Peter Thomas, who plans to step down next year. Tim Hulme is currently deputy principal at Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College – the largest college of further education in the capital, with 20,000 students – a position he has held … [Read more...]
McMullens acquires third site in Milton Keynes
McMullens have announced the purchase of a green field site at Tattenhoe in Milton Keynes. Planning permission has been obtained to create a pub with over 140 covers. Sadly the possibility of Newts on the site means that the work can not start for six months so the pub will not open much before Christmas 2013. The total project will cost circa £2.5m. “We are delighted to … [Read more...]