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Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company

Carlsberg Group in UK

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) is one of the UK's largest brewers and the leading UK brewer of traditional cask ale. Formed out of a joint venture between Carlsberg UK and Marston’s PLC, who are both shareholders, the brewer combines over 300 years of shared values, history and heritage in UK brewing.
 
The brewer provides its customers and consumers with an unrivalled portfolio of lagers, ales and craft beer brands from the very best of two master brewing teams, plus those under license from valued partners. These include lagers such as Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, Carlsberg Expørt and Birrificio Angelo Poretti; premium cask and packaged ales, including Hobgoblin and Wainwright; brands under license including Shipyard, Erdinger and Kirin; a broad selection of alcohol-free beers; plus the Brooklyn Brewery craft portfolio.
 
CMBC’s brewery network includes the Carlsberg brewery in Northampton, Marston’s in Burton upon Trent and Banks’s in Wolverhampton. With an impressive logistics network, CMBC owns and operates 15 distribution depots nationwide, including their National Distribution Centre in Northampton.

Key Facts

Breweries: 3
Market Position: 4

Contact

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company
Marston’s House
Wolverhampton
WV1 4JT
United Kingdom

Management

CEO, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company

Paul Davies

Key Dates

1868 Carlsberg brands first exported to the UK
1973 Brewing starts at the new Carlsberg brewery in Northampton
1992 Carlsberg and Allied Lyons merge brewing activities as Carlsberg-Tetley
2003 The company becomes Carlsberg UK
2013 Opening of new bottling line at Northampton Brewery
2019 Carlsberg invests in the relaunch of its flagship brand Carlsberg, including the rebrewed Carlsberg Danish Pilsner
2020 Carlsberg UK and Marston’s PLC completes the transaction to create a new beer company, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC)

Did you know that...?

  • Carlsberg’s Northampton brewery was awarded the Financial Times Industrial Architecture Award in 1975. The brewery was designed by the Danish architect Knud Munk in the form of a Danish longship.
  • The slogan 'Probably the best lager in the world' was created in Northampton in the mid 1970s and after changing 'lager' to 'beer', Carlsberg has been using the slogan worldwide for many years.
  • Carlsberg was originally exported to the UK in 1860's and has grown in popularity since.