JW Lees brings home award

MANCHESTER family brewer JW Lees has just picked up a prestigious industry accolade, being crowned Best Brewing Pub Company at the recent Publican Awards 2019. The renowned awards have been running for 28 years and recognise excellence across the pub sector, celebrating some of the best operations in the pub industry.

Organised by leading drinks trade title The Morning Advertiser, in association with Sky, a special awards ceremony took place on 12 March at Battersea Evolution in London’s Battersea Park, with1,400 guests and proceedings compered by comedian and chat show host Alan Carr.

Middleton-based JW Lees – who run a number of pubs and hotels in the North West and North Wales – won in the prestigious Best Brewing Pub Company category.

Middleton-based JW Lees – who run a number of pubs and hotels in the North West and North Wales, including The Stanneylands – won in the prestigious Best Brewing Pub Company category, which celebrates the best companies who operate both a successful brewery and a managed or tenanted/leased pub estate or both. Shortlisted finalists in the category along with JW Lees were Lincoln Green, North Brewing and Titanic. 

Managing Director of JW Lees William Lees-Jones said: ‘Brewing beer is at the heart of everything we do. We invest a huge amount of time and effort making sure the range, quality of beer and service is the best we can offer, so this accolade feels like a very big prize. Congratulations to the brewery and pub teams who have worked so hard to help us win this award. We were shortlisted together with some fantastic breweries and being recognised alongside them is a real honor.’

Ed Bedington, Editor of awards organiser The MA, said: ‘This event is always a pleasure to host, and we’re delighted to be able to recognise some of the great businesses that work in our sector. These awards are not easy to win, and simply getting to the finals is quite an achievement with a robust judging process which really puts our finalists and winners through their paces. Judging these awards is real privilege and it’s reassuring to see some of the great work that is going on in the industry.’

Find out more about JW Lees here.