Tim Martin

Martin: private equity ruining pubs

12-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Private equity groups are "running down" the pub industry through "stupidity" and "greed" — that is the astonishing attack launched by JD...

Tim Martin berates 'lunatic' newspaper columnist

12-Sep-2008 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has called a newpaper columnist a "lunatic" for claiming it sells drinks close to it sell-by date. Tim Martin...

JD Wetherspoon reports profit slump

05-Sep-2008 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

JD Wetherspoon has this morning reported a 4.3% drop in like-for-like bar sales for the full year and an 11.4% slump in annual pre-tax profits. There...

JDW's £4m clear-up

03-Apr-2008

JD Wetherspoon is to invest £4m in extra staff for peak trading times after repeated complaints about uncleared tables. Founder Tim Martin has...

Business Opinion

13-Mar-2008 By with The PMA Team

Martin's private equity swipe is too general JD Wetherspoon (JDW) founder Tim Martin's comments on celebrity binge-drinking grabbed all the headlines...

Martin: Blame celebs for binge culture

07-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney

JD Wetherspoon supreme Tim Martin has taken a swipe at drunken celebrities and sports stars for setting a bad example to youngsters. Martin said that...

Wetherspoon chairman accuses drunken pop stars of setting bad example

07-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has launched a scathing attack on drunken pop stars; easy-going parents - who he believes set a bad example to...

Tim Martin: Education is way to combat binge-drinking

04-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore

The boss of JD Wetherspoon, Tim Martin, has said the way to persuade people not to binge drink is through education. Appearing on BBC's Newsnight...

Martin: 'Teach kids drunkenness is wrong'

21-Feb-2008

The Government must work harder to show it's not cool to be drunk - that's the view of JD Wetherspoon supremo Tim Martin. In an article in the News...

Martin: It's not cool to be drunk

18-Feb-2008

The Government must work harder to show it's not cool to be drunk - that's the view of JD Wetherspoon supremo Tim Martin. In an article in the News...

Punter calls on JDW to 'return to values'

14-Feb-2008

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) customer has called on founder Tim Martin to return the pub chain to its original principles. The customer, a Mr Spence, from...

THE GUV'NOR

24-Jan-2008

John Baldwin One of the main problems affecting our society is the lack of alcohol education, says the licensee of the Big 6, in Halifax,...

4 Tim Martin

31-May-2007

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Wetherspoon boss talks about role

23-Mar-2007 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin has given an insight into his current role at the company. The degree of Martin's involvement at...

JDW profits rise by a fifth

08-Mar-2007 By MA Reporter

JD Wetherspoon has reported a 20% rise in pre-tax profits for its first six months on the back of strong growth in ale sales and breakfasts....

Wetherspoons boss slams policy on under-age drinking

29-Jun-2006 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has blasted the Govern- ment's crackdown on under-age drinking as "over-the-top". Martin claimed pubs were having...

MBO is not an option says Martin

17-Mar-2005

JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has insisted that there is no chance of the company being taken private in a management buyout. Martin said the...

Smoking ­ the writing's on the wall

03-Feb-2005

JD Wetherspoon has decided to ban smoking at its 650 pubs in May 2006. The decision was helped by chairman Tim Martin's regular visits to the...

Martin hits back at Richmond licensees

10-Nov-2004

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has hit back at claims he is acting irresponsibly by not signing up to a local council's scheme to curb binge drinking.In...

Tim Martin slams minimum pricing

03-Sep-2004

JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin believes calls for minimum pub pricing schemes will hand more business to supermarkets.Announcing plans for a series...

Big Tim has gone over the top this time'

22-Apr-2004

I think the reaction of leaders and letters in the trade press says it all. Big Tim has gone OTT this time and I'm now more convinced than ever that...

Tim Martin's challenge to the Government to ban smoking in a

08-Apr-2004

The majority of licensees will howl with rage at Martin's call. They will smart at what they see as the arrogance of the man: how dare he interfere...

What next for Tim Martin?

09-Mar-2004

Last week Tim Martin, boss of JD Wetherspoon, said he was stepping down. Mark Stretton examines his career.In the past six months Tim Martin has been...

Rumours fly at JD Wetherspoon

27-Oct-2003

Pub group JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has quashed rumours that the company could be sold to its directors.Shares in JDW soared last week fuelled by...

A note of caution

10-Sep-2003

JD Wetherspoon's results reveal the pub company's growth has slowed, leaving the target of 1,500 pubs still a long way off. By Mark Stretton.It's...

Wetherspoon boss slams £5m tax hit

10-Mar-2003

Tim Martin has slammed the government for wiping £5m from his company's profits this year.The JD Wetherspoon executive chairman said that was the...

JD Wetherspoon: pub prices set to fall

29-Nov-2002

A sharp fall in the cost of buying a pub is on the cards, according to JD Wetherspoon.The drop in prices is expected as operators cut back on...

Thanks from the LVNH

31-Oct-2002

As senior officers of licensed trade charity, the Licensed Victuallers National Homes, we would like to thank the south-east convention committee and...

Martin urges hosts to fight reform plan

03-Oct-2002

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin is to write again to 40,000 licensees urging them to tell Government its licensing plans are flawed. He will send out...

JDW drops profit forecast

16-Jul-2002

JD Wetherspoon, the quoted pub group, has issued a bullish trading update for the final two months of its financial year but said profits would be...

JDW boss joins anti-euro TV protest

04-Jul-2002

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has joined a host of celebrities in taking his anti-euro campaign to the big screen.The outspoken pub boss appears...

Banks give a 'bad deal' says JDW boss

07-Mar-2002

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has attacked bank-owned pub companies for giving tenants a rough ride.Speaking as he revealed his company's half-year...

Wetherspoon chairman attacks euro

07-Sep-2001

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has launched an attack on the euro at the announcement of the company's annual results.Mr Martin kick-started his...