Focus on Scotland: Who's Who

National CompaniesScottish & Newcastle50 East Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 1RRTel: 0131 528 2000Fax: 0870 333 2121The leading brewer and pub...

National Companies

  • Scottish & Newcastle
  • 50 East Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 1RR
  • Tel: 0131 528 2000
  • Fax: 0870 333 2121
  • The leading brewer and pub operator in Scotland through its brewing arm, Scottish Courage, and its pub operating company, S&N Retail.
  • Tennent Caledonian Breweries
  • Wellpark Brewery, 161 Duke Street, Glasgow G31 1JD
  • Tel: 0141 552 6552
  • Fax: 0141 559 3587
  • Home of Scotland's best-selling beer, Tennent's. Is now owned by Belgian giant Interbrew.

Regional Brewers

  • The Belhaven Group
  • Spott Road Industrial Estate, Dunbar, East Lothian EH42 1RS
  • Tel: 01368 862734
  • Fax: 01368 869500
  • www.belhaven.co.uk
  • Belhaven Pubs Division
  • Atrium Road, 6 Back Walk, Stirling FK8 2QA
  • Tel: 01786 464446
  • Fax: 01786 465655
  • Scotland's biggest independent brewer continues to expand its estate. It now has about 165 pubs, 56 of them managed, including the growing Pivo and Yard brands. The brewery has a capacity of 100,000 barrels.
  • Caledonian Brewing Co
  • 42 Slateford Road,Edinburgh EH11 1PH
  • Tel: 0131 337 1286
  • Fax: 0131 313 2370
  • www.caledonian-brewery.co.uk
  • Caledonian does not have a tied estate, but its cask ales - which include Deuchars IPA - are widely available throughout Scotland in some 300
  • freetrade outlets.
  • Forth Brewery Co
  • Eglinton, Kelliebank, Alloa FK10 1NU
  • Tel: 01259 725511
  • Fax: 01259 213277
  • New company set up to take over brewing for the Maclay Group. Beers are widely distributed.

Pub Companies

  • 1 and 7 Pub Company
  • 201 Glasgow Road, Rutherglen, Glasgow G73 1SU
  • Tel: 0141 647 1784
  • Fax: 0141 647 1789
  • Eight managed houses.
  • Ajaz Mohammed
  • 25 Kirkgate, Dunfermline KY12 7NA
  • Tel/fax: 01383 621515
  • Operator with three style bars.
  • Albatross Leisure Group
  • 146 Duddingstone Road West, Edinburgh EH16 4AP
  • Tel: 0131 652 6100
  • Fax: 0131 652 6101
  • Six outlets.
  • Amcorp Inns
  • 2 Pitt Terrace, Stirling FK8 2DG
  • Tel: 01786 474979
  • Owns five pubs, two managed.
  • Aubrey Smith
  • Smith's Hotel, Garfield Place, Glasgow G66 1DD
  • Tel: 0141 775 0398
  • Fax: 0141 776 7643
  • Three managed pubs plus a hotel.
  • Cairn Leisure
  • 46 Kenilworth Road, Bridge of Allan FK9 4RP
  • Tel: 01786 833908
  • Six upmarket community pubs.
  • Caledonian Heritable
  • 4 Hope Street, Edinburgh
  • EH2 4DB
  • Tel: 0131 220 5511
  • Fax: 0131 225 6546
  • Scotland's largest independent pub operator has an estate of 124 outlets, 42 of them managed.
  • Carnegies Leisure Group
  • 12 Renfield Street, Glasgow G2 5AL
  • Tel: 0141 221 4588
  • Fax: 0141 226 3774
  • Runs 13 managed outlets.
  • Castle Leisure Group
  • 52-54 King Street, Stirling FK8 1AY
  • Tel: 01786 409010
  • Fax: 01786 409011
  • www.clg.co.uk
  • Seven pubs and clubs plus the first in a chain of leisure complexes anchored by the Sportsters bar brand.
  • Clark Pub Company
  • 6A Western Corner, Edinburgh EH12 5PY
  • Tel: 0131 466 7190
  • Fax: 0131 466 7074
  • www.clarkpubs.com
  • Operates 11 pubs, two hotels.
  • Dean Entertainments
  • See Kingdom Taverns
  • Eadie Cairns
  • Eadie House, 74 Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 2AH
  • Tel: 0141 762 2288
  • Fax: 0141 772 3854
  • Long-established multiple which runs 15 community pubs in the west of Scotland.
  • Ecosse Leisure
  • 46 Kenilworth Road, Bridge of Allan FK9 4RP
  • Tel: 01786 833908
  • Two food-led pubs.
  • Festival Inns
  • Tailor's Hall Hotel, 139 Cowgate, Edinburgh EH11 1JS
  • Tel/fax: 0131 622 6801
  • www.festival-inns.co.uk
  • Operates six bars.
  • G1 Group
  • 62 Virginia Street, Glasgow G1 1DA
  • Tel: 0141 552 4494
  • Following its takeover of the bulk of the Big Beat estate last year, G1 now operates more than 20 pubs.
  • Kingdom Taverns
  • Dean House, 191 Nicol Street, Kirkaldy, Fife KY1 1PS
  • Tel: 01592 200033
  • Fax: 01592 200044
  • Kingdom has an estate of 47 tenanted pubs and the company also runs four managed pubs and three clubs under the name Dean Entertainments.
  • Law Property & Leisure Grp
  • 35-37 Main Street, Baillieston, Glasgow G69 6SQ
  • Tel: 0141 781 9411
  • Fax: 0141 781 9409
  • Owns 29 pubs, mostly tenanted, including the Whitelaws ale house brand.
  • Lomond Inns
  • 14 St James Street, Paisley PA3 2HT
  • Tel: 0141 561 0262
  • Fax: 0141 561 0263
  • Operates 22 outlets from community pubs to style bars, including the Budda brand.
  • Maclay Inns
  • The e-Centre, Cooperage Way Business Village, Alloa FK10 3LP
  • Tel: 01259 272087
  • Fax: 01259 272088
  • www.maclay.com
  • No longer brewing, the company is focusing on its estate of 17 managed pubs and hotels.
  • Montpeliers (Edinburgh)
  • 29 Queensferry Street, Edinburgh EH2 4QS
  • Tel: 0131 226 1370
  • Fax: 0131 226 1372
  • Eight managed outlets.
  • Redwood Leisure
  • 9 Cox Street, Dundee DD3 9HA
  • Tel: 01382 823200
  • Fax: 01382 815869
  • www.redwoodleisure.co.uk
  • Runs 10 managed and five tenanted pubs around Dundee.
  • Rosemount Taverns
  • 5 Fitzroy Place, Glasgow
  • G3 7RH
  • Tel: 0141 221 7799
  • Operates 22 tenancies and three managed houses.
  • Saltire Taverns
  • 23 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EN
  • Tel: 0131 622 1820
  • Fax: 0131 220 0106
  • Five outlets including the Frankenstein brand.
  • Scoop Inns
  • 46 Kenilworth Road, Bridge of Allan FK9 4RP
  • Tel: 01786 833908
  • Three tenanted pubs.
  • Scotpub
  • 1 Burns Street, Edinburgh EH6 9DS
  • Tel: 0131 554 9777
  • Fax: 0131 554 8777
  • Has three tenancies.
  • DM Stewart
  • 2 Portdownie, Lock 16, Falkirk FK1 4QZ
  • Tel: 01324 876767
  • Fax: 01324 876868
  • Operates six outlets under management.
  • Stewart Inns
  • 27 Gray Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee DD5 2BH
  • Tel: 01382 776941
  • Fax: 01382 477165
  • Five managed houses.
  • Suburban Taverns
  • 720 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 2AD
  • Tel/fax: 0141 633 1711
  • Six managed houses.
  • Thalassa Industries
  • c/o Muirholm Hotel, Main Road, Cardross G82 5PD
  • Tel: 01389 841286
  • Runs four pubs and three hotels.
  • Verase
  • Suite 1, 343 Union Street, Aberdeen AB11 6BS
  • Tel: 01224 588348
  • Fax: 01224 584317
  • Operates three outlets.
  • Wallaces of Ayr
  • 2 Old Bridge Road, Heathfield, Ayr KA8 9SX
  • Tel: 01292 262330
  • Fax: 01292 289953
  • Wholesaler with three pubs of its own.

Small Brewers

  • Arran Brewery Company
  • Cladach, Brodick, Isle of Arran KA27 8DE
  • Tel: 01770 302353
  • Mainland sales: 0141 6440900
  • Fax: 01770 302653
  • www.arranbrewery.com
  • Opened May 2000.
  • Aviemore Brewery Co
  • Unit 12, Dalfaber Industrial Estate, Aviemore PH22 1PY
  • Tel: 01479 812222
  • Fax: 01479 811465
  • Incorporates the Tomintoul Brewery.
  • Black Isle Brewery
  • Old Allangrange, Munlochy, Ross-shire IV8 8NZ
  • Tel: 01463 811871
  • Fax: 01463 811875
  • www.blackislebrewery.com
  • Recently bought its first pub, the Plough Inn at Rosemarkie.
  • Bridge of Allan