Douglas Alexander MP and Martin Whitfield MSP have visited the historic Belhaven Brewery to meet with management and tour the site to see some of the investment that has been made over recent years.
It was Mr Alexander’s first visit to Belhaven, Scotland’s oldest working brewery which celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2019, since his election as the county’s MP in July.
Mr Whitfield has visited the brewery previously, and also helped celebrate its 300th anniversary by tabling an Early Day Motion in parliament at the time.
Douglas Alexander MP said:
“It was great to visit Belhaven Brewery to find out more about its long and proud history as Scotland’s oldest working brewery, as well as the brewing process for its popular ales, stouts, and lagers.
“Belhaven is clearly an important part of Greene King’s plans, especially for its pubs across Scotland, and it was good to see for ourselves the investment they are making to modernise and improve the site.”
Martin Whitfield MSP said:
“Belhaven Brewery is an iconic local business, brand and visitor attraction and I was pleased to visit it again. The investment that has been made in new technology and other modernisation since my last visit was clear and underlines the importance of the Belhaven brand.
“I’m grateful to Nick, Matt and their team for taking the time out to update us on the brewery’s latest developments and look forward to hearing more about Belhaven’s progress in the future.”
Matt Starbuck, Managing Director of Brewing & Group Supply Chain at Greene King, said:
“We were delighted to welcome Douglas and Martin to see some of the multimillion-pound investments we’ve recently made at Belhaven Brewery. At such an important time for the pubs and brewing sector, with a steeply rising cost of doing business, we are always pleased to showcase our brewery to East Lothian’s representatives in Westminster and Holyrood to help highlight the economic and social benefit pubs and breweries bring to communities across the UK.”