Ossett Brewery set to deliver new jobs with warehouse expansion programme

Ossett Brewery has announced expansion plans and the creation of new jobs at its brewery.

The brewery, based in Ossett near Wakefield, is set to construct a brand new cold storage warehouse which will extend its capacity of production.

This expansion programme was a result of an increase in demand for Ossett brands such as Yorkshire Blonde, Silver King and Excelsior.

Ossett beers are sold across the brewery’s own estate of 24 public houses and restaurants along with third party free trade accounts and selected wholesalers.

Work has commenced to extend the site of its existing brewery and the new 12,000 square foot warehouse is scheduled to open by the end of the year.

The brewery currently employs 28 staff and will increase its workforce by 40 over the next 3 years with plans to move into packaged products.

Ossett Brewery has also undergone a complete rebrand. The brewery says that the new imagery is suitable for traditional community pubs as well as city centre bars such as the brewery’s own Hop venues in Leeds, Sheffield and York.

The new branding covers the company logo as well as the full range of permanent, seasonal and limited edition pump clips.

Jamie Lawson, owner of Ossett Brewery, said: “The main company logo remains the same design but we have toned down the colours, making it fit better into a wider variety of applications.

“For the new pump clips we have deconstructed the full logo somewhat to create a sleeker design. We have found it difficult to effectively fit the full logo onto the front of a limited size pump clip, so we have used our ‘red bar’ only which prominently displays the company name.

“With a major new brewery expansion coming this autumn, we feel we are now in a better position to elevate our brands to new successes.”