Aug 27, 2021

Derbyshire brewery backed with £150,000 funding package Credit: Shutterstock.com/ Linda Bestwick Howard Town Brewery has secured a £150,000 funding package from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) East & South East Midlands Debt Finance fund, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The funding will enable the business to create five new jobs within its hospitality and sales division, while also deploying a new social media marketing strategy and developing its range of craft beers sold under its Distant Hills brand. Glossop-based Howard Town Brewery produces a selection of cask beers under the Howard Town brand and craft beers under the Distant Hills brand. The business also has its own public tap room at the brewery but supplies its signature beers across many pubs, bars and restaurants in Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cheshire. Jason Greenway, Chairman for Howard Town Brewery, said: “We’re delighted to have secured the loan. It provides the business with certainty going forward and enables the team to now push forward with our exciting plans to grow the business.’’ Jonathan Lowe, Investment Director for Maven, adds: “Many businesses have been affected greatly by the challenges brought about by Covid-19, having said this, Maven is pleased to have been able to assist Howard Town Brewery with this funding package, enabling it to achieve it growth plans.” Lewis Stringer, Senior Manager at the British Business Bank, said: “We’re delighted to see this recent investment in a High Peak business, confirming the region’s strength in the food and drink sector. MEIF funding is increasingly supporting businesses to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, create jobs and drive growth.” Sajeeda Rose, Chief Executive of D2N2, said: “I’m delighted to see the Midlands Engine Investment Fund supporting dynamic and ambitious businesses. Howard Town Brewery is a great example of a firm innovating and adapting to accelerate growth and provide job opportunities, supporting our collective ambitions to rebuild and grow our economy.” A message from the Editor: Thank you for reading this story on our news site - please take a moment to read this important message: As you know, our aim is to bring you, the reader, an editorially led news site and magazine but journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. With the Covid-19 pandemic having a major impact on our industry as a whole, the advertising revenues we normally receive, which helps us cover the cost of our journalists and this website, have been drastically affected. As such we need your help. If you can support our news sites/magazines with either a small donation of even £1, or a subscription to our magazine, which costs just £33.60 per year, (inc p&P and mailed direct to your door) your generosity will help us weather the storm and continue in our quest to deliver quality journalism. As a subscriber, you will have unlimited access to our web site and magazine. You'll also be offered VIP invitations to our events, preferential rates to all our awards and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Just click here to subscribe and in the meantime may I wish you the very best. Share