Measurement

Lincolnshire pubs caught short-serving

10-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit

A trading standards inspection revealed that the number of Lincolnshire pubs short-serving customers has risen for the first time in five years. The...

Brulines seeks Weights & Measures clarification

22-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney

Beer flow monitoring company Brulines is to seek clarification over what other protocols it must follow in regard to calibration of equipment. On...

Brulines: "We'll work with government's weights and measures lab

22-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ

Brulines, which supplies beer flow monitoring equipment to the pub sector, said it would be happy to work with the government's weights and measures...

BISC calls for urgent clarification of beer flow equipment

04-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney

MPs have called for the Government to urgently clarify the position of beer flow monitoring equipment under the Weights and Measures Act.

Brulines accuracy tested

02-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney & The PMA Team

A Fair Pint-commissioned report claims the accuracy of Brulines beer flow monitoring equipment is "questionable". But Brulines insists it is "accurate and reliable".

Brulines' accuracy questioned in report

01-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore

An independent report has raised concerns about the accuracy of Brulines' beer flow monitoring equipment. The report, compiled by verification firm...

Brulines kit comes in for BEC criticism

13-May-2009 By Hamish Champ

Beer flow monitoring equipment provided by Brulines was heavily criticised in the Business & Enterprise Committee's (BEC) report into the pub...

Getting the measure of it

20-Feb-2009 By Peter Coulson

Putting together a code of practice, is clearly not as easy as it looks, especially if you are a civil servant with only a vague grasp of the licensing laws, says Peter Coulson.

Measuring up to the challenge

17-Jul-2008

Recent comments about the serving of substitute spirits reminded me of another aspect of the law that has been kept under wraps for some time....

Club alternative to PELs

10-Mar-2005

QWe are continuing to have difficulty obtaining a public entertainment licence because of objections. A colleague of mine in the jazz world has told...

A storm in a pint pot

06-Nov-2003

I read with interest your article on metric measures at the Cardinals Hat in Worcester and what you can and cannot serve. The law says that beer...

Q&A: What is the legal position regarding measuring spirits?

14-Mar-2001

Please could you clarify the position regarding measuring spirits? As far as gin, rum, vodka and whisky are concerned legal measures apply. They can...