All Oakman Inns articles – Page 3
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News
Oakman: ‘A lot of our growth will come from repurposed sites’
The challenges around acquiring large freehold pub sites in great market towns has led Oakman Inns to refocus its growth strategy.
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Mark Crowther: ‘There is bundles of equity out there for pubs’
There are plenty of opportunities for growth and investment in the pub sector, with “bundles of equity” available, according to Mark Crowther, chairman and investor at both Portobello Brewery and Curious Brewery.
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Oakman Group boss reports strong trading
During the first ten weeks of its new financial year (5th July to 12th September) Oakman Group has reported total growth of 39.3% and like-for-like growth versus 2019 of 16.2%.
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Nightclubs reopen as ‘freedom day’ dawns
Clubbers have returned to the bars and dancefloors of nightclubs as England reached its long-awaited ‘freedom day’ today (19 July).
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Oakman: Rent write-offs would be unfair
Rent debts should not be written off, as it would penalise operators that have worked hard to pay off their arrears, Steven Kenee of Oakman Group has argued.
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Opinion
Oakman: Table service benefits discerning family customers
The pub might be “finally be reinventing itself” and moving away from lad culture, Oakman CEO Dermot King has suggested.
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Oakman ‘ready for further growth’
The Oakman Group has reported an EBITDA loss for 2020 of £2.6m and a total loss of £13.9m.
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Oakman outperforms the market
The Oakman Group has reported an excellent first full week of trading since customers were allowed to return to outdoor-only service.
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Oakman to invest ‘substantial’ sum on new hotel
Oakman Group is preparing to start work on five new sites, in Buckingham, Epsom, Wokingham, Harpenden and Hatfield.
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Oakman Group acquires The Woburn Hotel
The Oakman Group has acquired 48-bedroom The Woburn Hotel, after signing a 25-year lease with The Bedford Estates, as it looks to take advantage of the boom in staycations.
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Oakman acquires six Seafood Pub Co sites
The Oakman Group has acquired six pubs from the administrators of Seafood Pub Company.
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‘As good as could be expected’ - operators react to the Budget
In what is now a well-worn routine, Boris Johnson was last week the bearer of bad news, announcing a much slower than preferred roadmap reopening, with hospitality apparently at the end of the queue.
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Oakman raises £4.4m
Oakman Group, the operator behind Oakman Inns and Restaurants and Ashmore Inns, has closed its latest equity raise – receiving applications for £4.4m of shares from almost 300 new investors.
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Latest support an immediate “lifeline” but “in vain” without a long-term plan
The latest round of coronavirus support announced by the Chancellor yesterday received a mix response from the industry, with many agreeing the supposed “lifeline” is far from enough.
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Oakman Group opens share offer to customer base
Oakman Group, the operator behind Oakman Inns and Restaurants and Ashmore Inns, is looking to capitalise on the post-pandemic market and double its estate by 2026.
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Opinion
Oakman Inns CEO Dermot King: Hospitality has become a punchbag in crisis
As England emerges from a second lockdown and businesses adapt to the new tier system, Oakman Inns CEO Dermot King discusses how the government is forcing the hospitality sector to big up the tab.
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Oakman awarded for ‘outstanding training’
Oakman Inns has been recognised in The Princess Royal Training Awards for its “exceptional commitment to training”.
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Dermot King new CEO at Oakman Inns
Dermot King is the new CEO of Oakman Inns following a promotion from COO. Current CEO Peter Borg-Neal will move into the role of executive chairman from 1 August. Chairman Mike Smith will remain on the board in a non-executive role. “I am honoured and delighted to become CEO of such an outstanding business,” said King. “Having spent the last 18 months working alongside Peter and the team I genuinely believe there is no limit to what we might achieve.