Augustiner Partnership
24 February 2024
We are delighted to announce the signing of a long-term import and distribution agreement with Augustiner-Bräu (Munich, Germany). The deal sees James Clay and Sons appointed as exclusive custodians of Augustiner’s internationally acclaimed beers in the UK.
Augustiner only officially exports to a small number of deeply trusted partners worldwide. This Anglo-German partnership is built on shared values that go far beyond a transactional business relationship.
Warsteiner Partnership
18 December 2023
We're delighted to announce the addition of a new long-term partner to our portfolio.
Read MoreAlcohol Duty Changes
12 July 2023
The government announced an increase in duty rates under a revised duty structure for UK alcohol taxation during the Spring 2023 budget. The changes come into effect on 1st August 2023. We've worked closely with our suppliers to help you understand, and take advantage of opportunities from these changes, and the new categories they create.
Read More2023 Range Review
1 March 2023
An extremely important task for us each year is to get our heads together and evaluate the performance of our range over the past year, and plan ahead to help you take advantage of trends before they even emerge. After that thorough process, we've added the following products to our list:
Read MoreLow and No Alcohol Range
14 December 2022
Low and No Alcohol beer is now a serious consideration for any discerning operator's offering. We've put significant effort into our range, to make sure it's of the highest quality, and widest range possible. Taking the same approach to it as we do full strength beer.
Read MoreJames Clay Receives Honorary Knighthood of the Belgian Brewers' Mash Paddle
5 September 2022
On September 3rd 2022, James Clay, Managing Director was inaugurated to the Knighthood of the Brewers’ Mash Paddle, in recognition of his work in furthering Belgian Beer in the UK.
Read MoreOnline Ordering Rollout
28 June 2022
After a lengthy testing phase we can finally roll out our Online Ordering system to our entire direct delivered customer base. Huge thanks to those customers that have helped us along the way with their feedback, and their patience at times too.
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