Brewery prepares to boost 2018 production levels
Hull-based independent brewery, Atom Brewing, has invested in a project to upgrade health and safety systems as part of a drive to triple its production levels during 2018.
The brewery, founded in 2014 by beer enthusiasts Allan Rice and Sarah Thackray, produces a range of thirty different beers from its 5,800 square foot facility in East Yorkshire, and supplies to around 400 bars across the UK.
As part of plans to grow the business, Rice and Thackray plan to increase annual production units from 1 million to 2.5 million in this year.
Rice said: “We need to meet strict health and safety requirements around the introduction of new machinery and brewing techniques that will be used as we grow to expand our range of beers and increase levels of production.”
The brewers have partnered with Cleckheaton-based Howarths People and Safety Management, who will support with on-site health and safety compliance including risk assessments, machinery maintenance checks and all-round safer working practices.
Gavin Howarth, managing director at Howarths People and Safety Management, added: “Food and drink manufacture requires strict levels of health and safety compliance that can be somewhat complex and time consuming.
“Our job now is to work with the team at Atom and take this off their hands so they can concentrate solely on brewing great beer and achieving their ambitious growth plans.”