All JW Lees articles – Page 2

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    Pub leaders call for roadmap as beer losses hit £7.8b

    2021-02-10T08:28:00Z

    Pub sector leaders have called for a clear timeline and reopening date as new figures reveal the severe losses incurred last year.

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    William Lees-Jones: government policy is a disgrace

    2020-10-16T06:40:00Z

    Our breweries and pubs have been an integral part of Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and the North West’s communities for hundreds of years – we are on the ground - we are not running our pubs in a theoretical intellectual and political bubble 200 miles away in Westminster. The current government policy to single out pubs for closure in Tier 3 with inadequate support is a national disgrace. It is clear, and the statistics show, that transmission of the coronavirus is happening in education, care homes, hospitals and the home. Already we have been trading with severe restrictions since July 31 in Greater Manchester but we feel that the government is now going too far and we stand by the stance that Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester, is taking

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    AlixPartners MD Graeme Smith: Local lockdowns a ‘big worry’ for sector investors

    2020-08-12T07:39:00Z

    One of the biggest concerns for investors looking to support the sector is the risk of continued local lockdowns, and the impact they could have on business recovery, AlixPartners MD Graeme Smith has said.

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    JW Lees appoints director of people

    2016-05-10T08:10:00Z

    JW Lees has hired Nik Waring as its first director of people

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    FY sales up 6.2% at JW Lees

    2014-12-30T09:29:00Z

    JW Lees grew sales by 6.2% in the year to 31 March 2014 to a record level of £62.9m whilst EBITDA fell 4.1% to £7.5m

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    ​Ellis joins JW Lees as an adviser

    2014-09-24T07:46:00Z

    Roy Ellis, founder and ex-chief executive of Inventive Leisure, is to join the management board of JW Lees as an external adviser

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    JW Lees expansion continues

    2014-09-19T15:57:00Z

    JW Lees, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has opened a former Mitchells & Butlers pub and has offers submitted for a further five outlets, managing director William Lees-Jones has told M&C Report

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    JW Lees to sell directly to customers

    2014-07-09T07:35:00Z

    JW Lees, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has launched an online platform to sell beer directly to the consumer

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    JW Lees identifies templates for five-year expansion plan

    2014-05-23T11:12:00Z

    JW Lees currently has a £20m “war chest” to open 15 pubs per year and has identified four operating templates for its expansion, managing director William Lees-Jones has told M&C Report

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    JW Lees: guest beer option 'disastrous'

    2013-12-16T16:20:00Z

    The introduction of a mandatory guest beer option for pub tenants could be “disastrous” and “endanger the viability” of mid-sized brewers while reducing choice behind the bar, JW Lees has told the Government

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    JW Lees ups expansion target

    2013-11-18T06:51:00Z

    JW Lees managing director William Lees-Jones has told M&C Reporthe expects the company to spend between £10m and £15m buying 15 pubs a year

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    JW Lees targets £100m turnover

    2013-11-15T07:43:00Z

    JW Lees, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has said that it is targeting sales of £100m within five years

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    Guardian of tradition

    2013-10-23T07:59:00Z

    JW Lees is poised for growth thanks to developing the best bits of tradition and not being afraid to close failing pubs, managing director William Lees-Jones tells Phil Mellows. Free pies have helped, too

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    JW Lees targets 200-strong estate

    2013-10-11T07:51:00Z

    The company is looking to grow to 200 pubs and is able to secure a further £10m in growth funding from the bank, managing director William Lees-Jones has told M&C Report

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    JW Lees buys two pubs

    2013-09-17T07:27:08.127Z

    JW Lees, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has continued its acquisition drive with the purchase of two pubs, M&C Report has learnt

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    Friday five-minute interview

    2013-09-13T16:16:16.303Z

    M&C Report talks to William Lees-Jones, managing director of Manchester-based brewer and pub operator JW Lees, about his best investment, his best business decision and the best piece of advice he’s ever received

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    JW Lees buys Spirit site

    2013-07-24T07:26:00Z

    JW Lees, the Manchester-based brewer and pub operator, has bought a pub in the North Wales town of Llandudno from Spirit off a guide price of £500,000

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    JW Lees buys two from Deckers

    2012-04-04T10:02:00Z