John Mcnamara

John McNamara to leave BII

04-Aug-2008 By The PMA Team

BII chief executive John McNamara is leaving the organisation after six and half years in the role after being head hunted to take over the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils, the MA can reveal.

BII: Home Office report into industry "unfair

31-Jul-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

A Home Office-commissioned report has given the licensed trade an "unfair bashing" according to the head of the BII. Chief executive John McNamara...

BII chief makes rallying cry to industry

13-May-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

BII chief executive John McNamara has said the 'serious threat' the pub industry is facing is also a marvellous opportunity. Speaking to more than...

Best Bar None gets its own website

20-Mar-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

Best Bar None has launched a website to help expand the awards scheme for licensed premises across the country. The website will provide areas...

Pub group to teach kids about drink

01-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil

BII to launch an alcohol awareness qualification for 13 to 16-year-olds to teach youngsters about drink.

Fake IDs jeopardise pub underage battle

19-Oct-2006 By John Harrington

Mock cards exploit children and make it easier for underaged to buy alcohol.

Innovative show at Pub Business

01-Oct-2006

Food features heavily in the first ever business-focused national event for pubs only, which has just been announced. The Pub Business exhibition...

A third of BII hosts will quit over smoking ban

19-Jan-2006

One third of BII-member licensees will close their pubs if there is a total smoking ban, a new survey reveals. It comes as a total smoking ban in...

Drink Talking: John McNamara

23-Sep-2004

Don't be caught out by rogue training companies - we are here to help, says John McNamara, chief executive of the BII.The recent investigation by The...

BII calls for duty cut to tackle bootleggers

28-Nov-2002

by Steve Hemsley Every pub in Britain is losing £12,000 in sales each year to alcohol smuggling but a small cut in duty would destroy this crime at...