The British Beer & Pub Association said the Great British pint keeps getting greener -– 25 per cent rise in energy efficiency adds to great record for UK brewers• Energy efficiency up 25%, against a target of 20%
• £3m saving for UK brewers in Climate Change Levy payments
• Industry on target for a 67% reduction in carbon by 2020
• New CCA scheme must incentivise smaller brewers too, says BBPA’s Brigid Simmonds
The news that the UK brewing sector has exceeded its climate change targets in results published under the Government’s Climate Change Agreement (CCA). The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), which coordinates the brewing industry’s action to reduce CO2 emissions, says the results show the extent of the industry’s commitment to greener brewing and reductions in energy use.
The strong performance means brewers will save £3 million per year due to reduced Climate Change Levy payments. The BBPA is calling for the Government to ensure the future CCA scheme is affordable for small- and medium-sized brewers to join. This will maximise future carbon savings across the whole UK brewing industry.
The new results show that energy efficiency, the amount of energy used per pint of beer produced, has improved by 25 per cent against the already challenging target of 20 per cent. To produce the same amount of beer, this means a saving of 138,000 tonnes of carbon per year. The industry is firmly on track to meet its own, highly ambitious, target of a 67 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2020, from 1990 levels. This target was set out in its Brewing Green environmental performance commitments launched in December 2010.
Brigid Simmonds, BBPA Chief Executive, comments.
“These latest figures add to a great record on carbon reduction by UK brewers – but we will not stop here, as we take our environmental commitments very seriously. On top of our record on reducing energy and water use, we have a range of targets under our ‘Brewing Green’ commitments, and we will continue to develop these.
“The Department of Energy & Climate Change is now considering how to shape the next CCA agreement. It is important that the new scheme should be affordable for small- and medium-sized brewers to join.
“Breweries interested in the joining the new phase of the scheme should contact us so we can help them to benefit from the big financial savings the current members of the BBPA scheme are already enjoying.”
11 Nov 2011
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BBC News - Ipswich Brewery Tap pub issues own bonds to raise money
A pub in Ipswich is to issue its own bonds after failing to get bank loans.
The Brewery Tap, on the waterfront, will sell the £500 bonds to customers, who will get a 10% discount on food and drink in return.
Mike Keen, landlord, said: "We would consider putting the pub on the market if we can't raise this money."
Peter Herd, an independent financial adviser, said any investors would have to consider the possibility they could lose their money.
Cable thievesThe landlord said he hoped to raise £20,000 and claimed he would start repaying bond holders their £500 from June 2012.
The pub said the bonds were effectively loans made to them by customers, who would get a financial return in the form of the 10% discount rather than as interest.
Mr Keen said the pub had broken even in October, but they had to improve cash flow.
He said they had lost money last year when thieves stole cabling from the derelict former Tolly Cobbold Brewery nextdoor, which meant the pub had to use an electricity generator for two months.
The landlord who took over the pub two years ago, said: "You hear the government banging on about how they're pressurising the banks to loan to small businesses to kick-start the economy, and it's just not working.
"Customers have said 'if you want a loan or anything let's do it', so now we've structured it into a proper deal.
Names from hat"Bond holders would buy them in the knowledge they're helping their local at a time when about 27 pubs are going out of business each week."
Mr Keen said the repayments would be made, at the rate of one bond each month, by drawing names from a hat.
He added that the scheme would not begin until there were pledges to buy 20 bonds, although customers could buy more than one.
Peter Herd, independent financial adviser at Essential IFA in Ipswich, said: "It's a novel idea, but I think you would need to be a regular customer or friend of the pub and be prepared to lose the investment, as all investments are subject to potential loss.
"I would like to know how the bond is secured because this is not a regular corporate bond, so if the company went bust, what security has the client got?
"It sounds like something for supporters of the Brewery Tap, rather than an investment opportunity for the general public."
9 Nov 2011
Pubs and clubs crackdown on fake ID
KIDDERMINSTER pubs and clubs are cracking down on under-age drinkers who try to purchase alcohol by borrowing other people's identification.
Staff are seizing any ID card which does not belong to the young person producing it.
Landlords have introduced a new policy of keeping the ID cards and making the owners come in to collect them - or in some cases, handing them over to the police.
Mark Carter, owner of Carters Bar in Vicar Street, and chairman of the Kidderminster Licensing Organisation (KLA), said: "While fake ID can easily be purchased off the internet, in Kidderminster we tend to have more of a problem with young people borrowing older brothers' or sisters ID, as siblings often look very similar.
"We now only accept passports or photo driving licences and they will be checked very carefully.
"Where young people have been found to be using someone else's ID we will ask the rightful owner to come in to collect it - and will only hand it over after we have pointed out to them the irresponsibility of their actions. However in certain circumstances we may hand over the ID straight to the police and let them deal with it."
In October last year, new mandatory licensing conditions were introduced regarding age verification to purchase alcohol. The only acceptable proof of identity is a hologram photograph, ideally a driving licence or passport.
Licensed premises are expected to ask for ID and to refuse sales where there is doubt over someone's age or ID is not produced.
Inspector Paul Crowley, district commander for Wyre Forest, said: "Using another person's ID with or without their knowledge is illegal, and both the owner and the person using the item are committing offences under the Identity Act of 2006.
"Passports are the property of the UK government and if a pub or club hands them in to the police, they may not be returned. If they are sent back to the Identity and Passport Service, the passport holder faces considerable cost and inconvenience in applying for a new one, not to mention possible disruption to travel plans.
He added the police would deal with people who misuse ID in a “robust manner”.
Stourbridge pubs' loos voted above bog-standard (From Stourbridge News)
A PAIR of pubs in Stourbridge are well above bog-standard after receiving five-star ratings for their toilets.
The Edward Rutland and The Chequers Inn, both in High Street, each scooped the top accolade in the British Toilet Association's Loo of the Year Awards 2011.
Judges have been scouring the country to locate the finest 'away from home' facilities at more than 1,500 locations.
The toilets are judged on criteria including décor and maintenance, cleanliness, accessible facilities, hygiene equipment and customer care.
Emma Harvey, manager at The Edward Rutland, said: “I am delighted with the award. Staff at the pub work hard to ensure that the toilets are in first-class condition at all times.”
8 Nov 2011
Biggleswade Pub For Sale, Biggleswade Property Investments For Sale
Freehold Pub For Sale In Biggleswade, Bedfordshire Brown Bear Hitchin Street Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 Ground floor footplate: 1841 sq/ft* £ 275,000 + VAT Freehold LOCATION The Brown Bear enjoys a prominent position in the small town of Biggleswade, situated just off the town centre of the main circuit into town and only a twenty minute drive from Bedford and surrounded by houses. The property is within easy walking distance of all local shops and amenities. PROPERTY The Brown Bear trades from one large open plan room on the ground floor with approximately 60 seats and a trade kitchen. The first floor accommodation consists of 3 bedrooms, lounge, kitchen and domestic bathroom. FURTHER INFORMATION Vacant possession Development potential (STPP) Approx gross site area: 3,398 sq.ft* Approx ground floor foot plate: 1,841 sq.ft* Rateable Value: £7,300 Bedfordshire Pub for Sale Second pub chain hits out over Tennent’s price hike
A SECOND pub company has raised concerns about the potentially “severe” impact of a proposed hike in the price of one of Scotland’s most famous beer brands.
Belhaven, which comprises 300 tenanted, leased and managed pubs in Scotland, said claims of an increase that could add 40p to the cost of a pint of Tennent’s Lager would be felt by customers and the licensed trade north of the Border.
7 Nov 2011
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