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Entrepreneur Celebrates National Award Inspired By Her Son
A Bracknell entrepreneur whose business was inspired by her son following his brain tumour diagnosis, has been named among the UK’s Top...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jan 30, 20243 min read

Brewery Installs Solar Panels To Fuel Beer Production
A brewery near Bristol has installed hundreds more solar panels on its roof with the aim of using as much renewable energy as possible to...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jan 26, 20242 min read


Funeral Business Raises Funds For Dorset Breast Cancer Unit
Staff at a Wimborne business have raised more than £1,000 for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity - and every penny raised will go...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jan 25, 20242 min read


Tavistock Gastropub Is One Of The Best In The Whole Of The UK
The Cornish Arms, owned by St Austell Brewery and run by husband and wife duo John and Emma Hooker, has scooped second place in the...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jan 24, 20242 min read


Local Farm Shop Urges Conscious Shopping In 2024
A champion for local businesses in the Meon Valley has urged Hampshire residents to support more local, independent businesses in 2024....
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jan 5, 20242 min read


Apple Trees Are Being Given Away By Thatchers To Community Groups
Somerset cider maker Thatchers has 500 apple trees to give away to community groups up and down the country. In the fourth year of its...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Jan 3, 20242 min read


Top Awards Scoop For St Austell’s Head Brewer
St Austell’s brewing director, Georgina Young, has been handed not one but two prestigious awards for her continued dedication to the...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Dec 6, 20233 min read


Cornwall’s Largest Beer Festival Raises £20,000 For Charity
More than two thousand revelers from across Cornwall and beyond descended on St Austell Brewery for its popular Celtic Beer Festival last...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Dec 4, 20232 min read


Brewing Apprentices Create Special Edition Christmas Beer
Four of St Austell Brewery’s apprentices have joined together to create a special Christmas beer to round off a successful 2023. Secret...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Nov 29, 20231 min read


Traditional Geese Missing From Menus & Turkey In Demand For Christmas
A farm shop in the Meon Valley has warned geese is off the menu for families across Hampshire this year because local farmers have not...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Nov 20, 20231 min read


Long Standing Family Firms Confirm Hambledon Vineyard Acquisition
Berry Bros & Rudd, the UK’s oldest fine wine and spirits merchant in its 325th year, and Symington Family Estates, the world’s leading...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Nov 16, 20232 min read
A Juicy Addition To Thatchers Cider Range
At Thatchers they are introducing a delicious new Apple and Blackcurrant flavour. A rich, refreshingly fruity cider, created with the...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Nov 13, 20231 min read


Milestone Reached At Major University Project
Willmott Dixon teamed up with Oxford Brookes University to celebrate the topping out of its project to construct two new, innovative...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Nov 13, 20232 min read


St Austell Brewery Pubs Awarded BII Sustainability Champion Status
St Austell Brewery’s pubs have been awarded BII Sustainability Champion status. The award makes the company one of the first to have to...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Oct 24, 20232 min read


Hendy Group Celebrates Success In Dorset Business Awards
Hendy Group is celebrating success in the Dorset Business Awards winning one of the most prestigious categories on the night and being...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Oct 19, 20231 min read

St Austell Brewery Partners With Food Waste APP To Give Free Meals To Locals
St Austell Brewery is trailblazing a partnership with a food waste app giving away surplus food from its South West pubs. The company...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Oct 12, 20233 min read


Willmott Dixon To Complete Work At Swansea's Copr Bay District
Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Swansea Council to complete work at the Copr Bay district after the original contactor, Buckingham...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Oct 12, 20232 min read


Sir Christpher Chope Opens New Ferndown facility
The new AE Jolliffe & Son Ceremony Room in the centre of Ferndown has been officially opened by Sir Christopher Chope OBE MP. Huge...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Structural Work Complete On Royal Military Academy Sandhurst's Facility
Willmott Dixon has completed the structural phase of a new £12m facility for Army musicians at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS)...
Linda Andrews - Editorial Assistant, Family Business United
Sep 27, 20232 min read


St Austell Brewery Acquires The Bath Pub Company
St Austell Brewery has acquired The Bath Pub Company, further growing and strengthening its 184-strong West Country pub estate. The deal,...
Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Sep 11, 20232 min read
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