Wolverhampton & Dudley: 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 1951, they acquired John Seedhouse & Sons Ltd of Princes End, with about 10 pubs.
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. Brewery closed.
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. Brewery closed but later reopened under private ownership.

Following the renaming to Marstons plc from 2007:

In 2007, they acquired the brewery and small tied estate of Ringwood Brewery, Ringwood, Hampshire. Brewery closed.
In 2008, they acquired the brewery and small tied estate of Wychwood Brewery Ltd, Witney, Oxfordshire. Brewery closed.
In 2017, they acquired the brewery of Charles Wells Ltd of Bedford. Wells retained its pub estate and the Eagle Brewery was later sold to the Spanish brewer SA Damm.

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