Professional Services & Utilities

Property briefs

25-Jun-2003

Punch Pub Company is continuing on the acquisition trail with the purchase of the Bay Horse Inn in Ashurton, Devon (pictured). The company beat four...

No short cuts

20-Jun-2003

The following article is brought to you by McCain.Because chips feature in most meals, the way you handle them could have a massive impact on your...

Trade blow as new bill is pushed through

19-Jun-2003

The government has completely disregarded the industry's concerns over the biggest changes to licensing since the First World War.Industry bodies...

City Refrigeration spreads wings as Mercury takes flight

12-Jun-2003

Leading facilities management services company City Refrigeration Holdings has announced plans for further expansion of its pub refurbishment arm,...

InfoPage: The Post Office - Why gamble with your cash?

05-Jun-2003

This InfoPage is an online advertorial from our sponsor The Post Office.Why gamble with your cash?The Post Office® would like to introduce you to an...

Property briefs

03-Jun-2003

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises has invested £12m in purchasing 25 new properties over the last year bringing its estate to 1,124 pubs. The...

InfoPage: Zipaccs - Keeping the books can be easy, and you can prove it free!

29-May-2003

This InfoPage is an online advertorial from our sponsor Zipaccs.Keeping the books - it really shouldn't be so hardIf you asked most pub managers what...

Property briefs

29-May-2003

Brakspear is looking to expand its pub estate outside its traditional area of the Thames Valley. As part of the roll out the company has purchased...

SFI's cash crisis linked to overspend on sites

08-May-2003

By The PMA Team The six-month probe into SFI Group's accounts by Price Waterhouse Coopers is likely to confirm that the company spent too much on...

Property briefs

08-May-2003

Mitchells & Butlers is spending £1.5m refurbishing four pubs on its estate. The sites will join Ember Inns as part of the 135-strong chain. The...

Scope for growth in the trade's water margins

08-May-2003

"Our advice to licensees looking to maximise the profitability of the soft-drinks category is to take a close look at which sectors and brands are...

Morrison to face £300,000 claim

08-May-2003

By MA Reporter A High Court claim by a disgruntled Wiltshire pub owner against veteran rocker Van Morrison over a cancelled concert has been put on...

Host behind bars for non-payment of fines

01-May-2003

Licensee Geoff Monks was behind bars this week as the latest twist in a long-running legal saga involving his local council unfolded. Magistrates...

Property briefs

30-Apr-2003

Cardiff is still seeing a booming trade in the leisure sector. The 20,000sq ft Millennium Plaza in the Welsh capital now boasts a 14-screen Ster...

Under the hammer: new standards for property auctions

28-Apr-2003

Standard conditions are being imposed on auctionsby Keith Miller of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...

Property boom slows Tadcaster

24-Apr-2003

By Steve Hemsley Rising property prices may mean Tadcaster Pub Company falls short of its target of acquiring 40 pubs in Yorkshire, the north east...

Credit card fraud reaches record high

16-Apr-2003

Credit card fraud in pubs and bars reached a record high in 2002 with £8.4m worth of fraudulent transactions being made.According to the Association...

New bill looks to reduce anti-social behaviour

11-Apr-2003

New bill aims to deal with so-called 'yob culture'by Philip Henson of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solictors Joelson WilsonYou...

FAQ: Reaching your market

28-Mar-2003

I serve good beer, good food and it's a great atmosphere, surely that's a good enough reason for people to come to my pub?People have less time but...

Revolution's wheels keep on turning despite slow growth

27-Mar-2003

By The PMA Team Inventive Leisure, which operates the 31-strong Revolution vodka bar chain, has seen its sales growth slow from 3.9% last year to...

Cash still tops

27-Mar-2003

Cash is still king among pubgoers, a new survey by Alliance and Leicester has discovered. It found that 90% of customers preferred to pay for their...

InfoPage: Zipaccs - Putting some zip into keeping the books

20-Mar-2003

This InfoPage is an online advertorial from our sponsor Zipaccs.Given the choice of keeping a bar or keeping the books, there are very few publicans...

Property briefs

06-Mar-2003

InnSpired Pub Company has announced plans to spend £2.3m on improving the quality of its 1,100 strong estate. The figure matches the sum it spent on...

No longer worth £10m but Gerry's on the way back

27-Feb-2003

Gerry Martin's bankers were assuring him of support just weeks before they pulled the plug on his £30m Old Monk group in October. Talking to the...

Property briefs

24-Feb-2003

Punch Pub Company is continuing on the acquisition trail purchasing three pubs from Mill House Inns for £1.7m. The pubs include the Mill at Worston...

Understanding your market

20-Feb-2003

A pub can no longer assume that the pub is the default choice when it comes to leisure time. For example, it is perfectly plausible for someone to...

Martell in £2m National drive

20-Feb-2003

by Mike Bennett Martell Cognac is to spend £2m on a massive marketing and promotional campaign based around its sponsorship of the world's most...

ScotCo gives £100,000 to LVS

13-Feb-2003

Scottish Courage has donated £100,000 towards a £3m appeal to build a new sixth form and learning centre at the Licensed Victuallers School in...

Property briefs

03-Feb-2003

Chesterton has been appointed by the Spirit Group to identify and acquire up to 40 sites for its Two for One, Wacky Warehouse and Bar Room Bar...

BEDA demands talks on PRS fees

30-Jan-2003

by Tom Stainer The British Entertainment & Dance Association (BEDA) has demanded an urgent meeting with the Performing Rights Society (PRS) over...

Lording it over the bill

29-Jan-2003

In November last year the Licensing Bill was first published and presented in the House of Lords.So far the bill, which is set to allow flexible...

Property briefs

28-Jan-2003

Geronimo Inns, the pub-restaurant operator, has taken on the 25-year lease of the Bram Stoker pub on London's Old Brompton Road. It has taken on the...

Trade braced for equal pay calls

23-Jan-2003

by The PMA Team All pub employees will have the right, from April this year, to request "key information" from their employers to establish whether...

Credit cards no bar to drinks sale

23-Jan-2003

I was really surprised recently to read a well known legal eagleflying in the wrong direction by claiming that the use of credit cards for drinks was...

Takeover sees distillerBurn quit stock market

23-Jan-2003

Shares of Scotland's smallest quoted distiller are set to disappear from the stock market. Burn Stewart Distillers is now 55.7% owned by CL...

Share values drop across the pub sector

22-Jan-2003

Depressed pub share-prices have been hit further by a series of grim trading updates from pub operators in the past few days.Publicly quoted...

Property briefs

20-Jan-2003

The Hare and Hounds in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, is up for sale for an asking price of £150,000. The pub is being sold as part of a rationalisation...

SFI troubles "apparent" last year

16-Jan-2003

ThePublican.com has learned that troubled SFI Group gave candidates for the vacant chief executive's position clear indications about cash-flow...

Tenanted sector to be hit by price rise

16-Jan-2003

The controversial divide between tenanted and managed pubs over beer discounts is set to take an uncomfortable step in the wrong...

Pub property market set for buoyant year

16-Jan-2003

Pub property values rose by 8.1% last year and will continue increasing in 2003, despite fears of a slowdown in the residential market, according to...

Kill the Bill" is dead. The industry figures who told us th

09-Jan-2003

They haven't shifted the Government. In fact they haven't even persuaded the Opposition. Their main complaint the move from magistrates to local...

Trading places

09-Jan-2003

Abbey's good fortune means a lot to Alan Morgan, who has had his ups and downs in the trade over the past 30 years. He was interviewed for a job with...

Fundraising

09-Jan-2003

Pub of the Year This award is sponsored by the Society of Licensed Victuallers in acknowledgement of the record sums raised by those working in the...

Pub margins robust in face of tough trading

19-Dec-2002

by Mike Bennett Pub margins across the sector both managed and tenanted are holding up robustly in the face of an ever more challenging trading...

City reassured by resurgent W&D

12-Dec-2002

by Mike Bennett Wolverhampton & Dudley is celebrating a solid performance in all its three business divisions with a set of year-end financial...

InnSpired energy stance defended

12-Dec-2002

by Richard Matthews A pub company has been accused of only being interested in making money for itself and not achieving savings for its tenants. An...

Stock market overreacts to retailers' doldrums

12-Dec-2002

Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson once fretted that a week is a long time in politics. Well, I have just had confirmation that two weeks is an...

Make money on the quiet

11-Dec-2002

There are numerous events during 2003 to help boost business. By Phil Mellows.As Roy Wood and Wizzard once again loudly wish it could be Christmas...

Property briefs

05-Dec-2002

Grade II listed building the Wheat Sheaf is a three-story Victorian property situated close to the Stadium of Light football ground in Sunderland. It...