Hurns Brewing Company

The Hurns Brewing Company Limited is a drinks and brewery company based in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Hurns own several pubs in Wales. It acquired the Tomos Watkin range of beers in 2002.

Tomos Watkins' Cwrw Hâf ale

History

The Hurns Brewing Company was originally established as the Hurns Mineral Water Company by Arthur A. Hurn, in the late 1800s.[1][2] Hurns premises were in Northampton Lane in Swansea and they initially produced bottled soda water, ginger beer, lemonade and cordials. [1]

Arthur Hurn's son, Idris, died in 1966 and Idris's son (who had been running the business) unexpectedly died a month later. The company went into decline for the next ten years, until Idris's grand daughter Connie and her brother were old enough to take over in 1976. The company changed direction to concentrate on distribution and wholesale. [2]

In 2010, as CEO of Hurns, Connie Parry was awarded the Welsh business woman of the year award at the Welsh Women Mean Business Awards ceremony.[3]

Tomos Watkin

The Hurns Brewing Company acquired the Tomos Watkin brewery in 2002. The present incarnation of Tomos Watkin was started in 1995 by Simon Buckley. Tomos Watkin first operated from a small brewery in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire and later opened a larger brewery in Swansea.[4] Tomos Watkin brew several beverages from their brewery in the Swansea Enterprise Park.

References
  1. "The Hurns Beer Company". Tomoswatkin.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017. Requires verification of age.
  2. Robert Llewellyn-Jones (15 February 2012). "Connie Parry on how Hurns became a brewing success". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. "Hurns boss Connie Parry wins Welsh business woman title". BBC News. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. BBC News – Bitter beer war splits brewery
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