Punch

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05-Jul-2007

The pub lease has come a long way since its introduction almost 20 years ago, says Colin Wellstead The pub lease, as we know it today, was introduced...

13 Andrew Knight

31-May-2007

managing director of Spirit, Punch Taverns (40)

LETTERs

24-May-2007

Cigarette litter proposals 'unfair' Proposals being considered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural affairs (Defra) to extend Street...

Punch keen to exploit managed pub options

10-May-2007 By with The PMA Team

Ever since Punch bought the Spirit Group managed business in January 2006, observers have wondered how long the company would remain a managed...

Punch Taverns and REITs: It's not now, but it's not never either

04-May-2007 By Hamish Champ

It's definitely a 'no'. Well, for now. After much holding of breath, etc, industry watchers were put out of their misery last week when Punch Taverns...

Punch to 'take hard line' over plans for the ban

26-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team

Punch Taverns plans to take a less sympathetic approach to tenants who have failed to prepare for the smoking ban, according to KBC Peel Hunt analyst...

Punch surprises us all again, says Andrew Pring

26-Apr-2007 By Andrew Pring

Punch's latest move away from life as a pure pubco has got more than a few heads scratching in the trade. Everyone knows that Giles Thorley and his...

Could brewery be next on the Punch buy list?

26-Apr-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com

Speculation is mounting that Punch Taverns may be planning a route back to an old-style brewers' vertical-integration structure following its...

Punch promises to bed in retail code

25-Apr-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Punch Taverns has promised to take steps to ensure its staff adhere to its updated code of practice between the tenant and pubco. Two weeks ago the...

Punch takes 50% stake in Matthew Clark

17-Apr-2007

Punch Taverns and Constellation Europe have become joint owners of drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark. Under the deal announced today, Punch and...

Fawcett departure 'sad loss' for Punch

15-Mar-2007 By The PMA Team

Punch Taverns chief operating officer Adrian Fawcett is stepping down on 30 March to become CEO at General Healthcare Group, a UK private hospital...

Punch host wins village mast battle

25-Jan-2007

A Punch tenant has taken on the might of the pubco and mobile phone company, 3, and won. Peter Williams, of the Axe and Square, in the Leicestershire...

Punch figures open door to opportunities

16-Nov-2006

Two years ago, Punch's Giles Thorley and his management team decided that managed pubs, selling for a substantially lower multiple at eight times...

Punch's huge regrouping

12-Oct-2006

Is it possible for one company to run successful managed and tenanted and leasehold estates? Graham Ridout reports on Punch's model of how the two can co-exist and its approach for the future

Anger over Punch 30% insurance hike

28-Sep-2006 By John Harrington

Hundreds of Punch hosts face increases of up to 30% on building insurance premiums from 30 September. Punch said many pubs have been "significantly...

Anger over 30% insurance hike at Punch

28-Sep-2006 By John Harrington

Hundreds of Punch hosts face increases of up to 30% on building insurance premiums from 30 September. Punch said many pubs have been "significantly...

Family wins case against Punch

31-Aug-2006

A couple whose dreams of running a pub were shattered when they were forced out with stress and ill health, have won a court case against...

Building a 10-fold increase in trade

15-Jun-2006

Mel Charles, son of former Welsh football legend John Charles, tells EWAN TURNEY how high standards and hard work helped net a 10-fold increase in trade at the Airedale Heifer in Battyeford, West Yorkshire

Landlord fined for buying out when pub ran dry

26-Jan-2006

A Punch tenant who "bought out" when his pub ran dry after a wake has been fined £200. Mick Beckett claimed it was unfair of Punch to fine him...

Spirited Punch likely to sell off 1,000 pubs

08-Dec-2005

by The PMA Team Punch Taverns boss Giles Thorley has indicated at least 1,000 pubs are likely be sold by the company in the wake of its acquisition...

Punch and Oldham clash in wake of five pub closures

01-Dec-2005

A row has erupted between Punch Taverns and Oldham council after it shut five Punch pubs on the first day of the new Licensing Act. Punch accused the...

Punch might sell 1,000 Spirit pubs

01-Dec-2005

Punch Taverns is prepared to sell on up to 1,000 of the pubs it has acquired from Spirit Group.Having committed Punch to converting 750 Spirit pubs...

Spirited future?

17-Nov-2005

After announcing their latest results, it's clear that Punch Taverns is thriving, but does it also have something else up its sleeve? Hamish Champ...

Rentwatch

03-Nov-2005

Rentwatch

Punch lessees Helen and Austin Gill have seen two rent reduc

20-Oct-2005

The couple have run the Queen's in Baildon, Bradford, for five years. They bought the last 18 months of a lease for £12,500 which also covered the...

Punch rebel celebrates buying pub's freehold

20-Oct-2005

by Ewan Turney A former Punch host who led a revolt against the company has bought the freehold of his old pub - for £400,000 plus VAT and stamp...

Punch opts for court to fight council rejections

13-Oct-2005

by The PMA Team Punch Taverns is expecting to appeal to magistrates in respect of conditions set on licensing applications at around 150 pubs across...

Punch capitulates over Six Bells rent wrangle

29-Sep-2005

by John Harrington Punch Taverns has agreed to pay a couple's £20,000 legal bill after capitulating in a two-year rent dispute. The company conceded...

Licensing reform costs Punch, by Paul Charity

15-Sep-2005

The licensing reform process will cost Punch Taverns £4m this year - around £1m more than bosses first thought. The company has driven the...

Rumours swirl about biggest pub deal ever

14-Jul-2005

by MA Reporter The biggest pub deal ever is still on the table but it may be Mitchells & Butlers rather than rival Punch that takes over Spirit,...

Wigan hosts to fight Punch beerflow bid

19-May-2005

A licensee has slammed Punch over its insistence on beerflow monitors being installed at his pub. Terry Hurley claims lessees are being reduced to...

Licensee accuses Punch of failing to give support

19-May-2005

A licensee who was left £4,000 out of pocket by collapsed recruitment firm Greyfriars Taverns has accused Punch of failing to give him any support....

Punch sends BRMs to supervise multiple lessees

12-May-2005

Punch is to introduce regular business retail manager (BRM) visits to pubs leased by separate companies and multiple lessees. The company admits BRM...

As pleased as Punch!

09-May-2005

Punch Taverns has announced a jump in profits, against the run of a generally sluggish market, writes John Porter.If you believed even half of the...

Need some figures for business plan

05-Apr-2005

We have got to do a Profit & Loss and a Cash Flow Forecast as part of our business plan, for Punch. The only thing is we haven't got any figures...

Punch accused of reneging on pledge

17-Mar-2005

A multiple Punch lessee has accused the company of reneging on its promise to pay for all premises plans and of using the plans to "blackmail" him...

Punch sells 545 InnSpired pubs

09-Dec-2004

Punch is to sell 545 of the pubs it bought from InnSpired in September to a new company, Pubfolio, for £162.5m or £300,000 each. The deal, for a...

Punch unveils new lease deal

17-Mar-2004

Punch is to launch a new single agreement for licensees that will replace all of its other existing tenancy and lease agreements.Under the terms of...

Punch becomes biggest pub group in UK

06-Nov-2003

Two of Britain's biggest pub companies have been thrown together in a move that will see Punch become the biggest pub group in the country.The latest...

Pubco bosses attack 'tough' operators

02-Oct-2003

Two pub company bosses have blasted operators that fail to lend support to tenants when times get tough.Both Peter Linacre, managing director of...

Pubmaster dismisses Punch takeover approach

01-Oct-2003

Pubmaster has dismissed as "nonsense" a report that rival Punch Pub Company is negotiating to buy a 22 per cent stake in the business.However,...

Reform reality finally dawns

24-Jul-2003

So licensing law reform, according to a variety of industry spokespersons, is not going to be that great. What earth shattering news will be next?...

Punch aims to play fair

06-May-2003

Punch, the UK's second largest pub landlord, has announced its results - and things seem to be going to plan. Mark Stretton reports.As well as owning...

Pubcos sitting on rent 'time bomb'

17-Feb-2003

Pub companies are sitting on a rents time bomb as a growing number of licensees press for rent reductions.Tough trading conditions have led more...

Disgruntled Punch hosts step up fight

05-Dec-2002

Petitions are being mailed out to pubs as part of a campaign by Punch licensees to force their company to review their trading conditions. Angry...

Trading Punches

10-Jun-2002

John Waples, deputy business editor of The Sunday Times, examines the Punch flotation.As the saying goes "all's well that ends well" but there are...

Punch: the resurrection

27-May-2002

Punch, the 4,300-strong pub company, abandoned its high-profile float, only to list on the stock exchange seven days later. By Mark Stretton.They say...

Punch seeks the multi talented

30-Jan-2002

Leasing through major pubcos, such as Punch, gives aspiring entrepreneurs an opportunity without taking on massive debtWhen Steve Jordan was told he...

What the Sunday papers said - 28 October

29-Oct-2001

The Sunday TimesWhitbread is expected to shelve £70m of new ventures to offset losses caused by the downturn that followed the September 11...

The meteoric rise of Punch

27-Sep-1999

Since entering the pub trade in 1997 Punch has had a meteoric rise.When Ken Oginsky starts talking about what "we" have achieved, you may be forgiven...