Carlsberg Britvic proposes closing Burton's Marston’s Brewery with 310 jobs at risk
Carlsberg Britvic has announced a proposal to close Marston’s Brewery and its primary logistics operation in summer 2027, subject to consultation, with around 310 jobs at risk. The plan would keep certain brands, including Hobgoblin, McEwan’s and Brooklyn, while seeking new homes for other cask and regional ales. The brewery and logistics operation would continue during the transition as consultation proceeds. Burton's brewing history traces back to 1834, with the Albion Brewery on Shobnall Road becoming a long-standing home for Marston’s and the Burton Union fermentation system. In October 2024, Carlsberg Marston’s announced plans to invest more than £6m in the Burton site to develop it as a national centre for craft beer and traditional ale brewing. In January 2025, Carlsberg completed its acquisition of Britvic, forming Carlsberg Britvic. Under the current plan, the four remaining Burton Union sets will be retired at the Albion site, with others moved to Thornbridge Brewery in Derbyshire and Epochal in Glasgow. The proposal comes amid wider restructuring and brewery closures within the group, including Jennings in 2022, Wychwood in 2023, Ringwood in 2024 and Banks’s in 2025. The timing raises questions about where some regional beers will be produced in future, while the company argues the move is driven by declines in the UK cask market and aims to create longer-term value. Source: The Morning Advertiser
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