Wolverhampton & Dudley: Acquisition History
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Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd: Acquisition History
- In 1909, the company acquired North Worcestershire Breweries Ltd of Stourbridge with approximately 135 tied houses.
- In 1912, the company acquired Rolinson & Son Ltd of Netherton.
- In 1913, they acquired Kidderminster Brewery Co. Ltd with about 126 tied houses.
- In 1917, the company acquired City Brewery Co.(Lichfield) Ltd with about 200 tied houses, and used that brewery's maltings. See Lichfield Maltings.
- In 1943, they acquired Julia Hanson & Sons Ltd of Dudley with about 200 tied houses. Hansons continued brewing until about 1992.
- In 1960, they acquired Herbert Newnam & Sons Ltd of Lye, Stourbridge, and closed the brewery.
- In 1992, they acquired the Hartlepool brewer Cameron & Co. Ltd. Subsequently, they sold off the brewery (which is still operating independently), but retained most of Cameron's tied estate.
- In 1999, the company acquired the Mansfield Brewery Co. Ltd with over 400 tied houses.
- In 1999, they also acquired Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd of Burton-upon-Trent (still brewing). By this time, they owned over 1,750 tied houses.
- In 2005, they acquired the brewery and pub estate of Jennings Brothers Ltd of Cockermouth (still brewing).
Following the renaming to Marstons plc from 2007:
In 2007, they acquired the brewery and small tied estate of Ringwood Brewery, Ringwood, Hampshire (still brewing).
In 2008, they acquired the brewery and small tied estate of Wychwood Brewery Ltd, Witney, Oxfordshire (still brewing).
In 2017, they acquired the brewery of Charles Wells Ltd of Bedford (still brewing), although Wells retained its pub estate.