Award winning local business, Wye Valley Brewery, has been able to improve its operations following the award of a Marches Building Investment Grant (MBIG) from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) via Herefordshire Council.

Since 1985, family-owned Wye Valley Brewery has been producing cask, keg and bottle beers using quality ingredients sourced from local farms.

Marches Building Investment Grant (MBIG) funding of £100k from the ERDF has enabled Wye Valley Brewery to extend an existing building at the rear of their 9-acre site, providing much-needed additional storage at optimum temperatures and multi-level loading bays to maximise the brewery’s distribution of its products. The new facilities also allow the consolidation of cask washing/filling operations and storage in one building, improving efficiency and safety.

The works were completed in December 2018 and have created 5 additional jobs to date.

Vernon Amor, Managing Director of Wye Valley Brewery, said: “We are delighted to have completed our latest significant investment at Wye Valley Brewery with assistance from the Marches Building Investment Grant Scheme, care of the ERDF. Our new building improves our efficiency and helps towards our ‘green’ goals."

If you are interested in applying for funding please contact 01432 260662. Any businesses and community groups can explore the range of funding and grant options available in the county at www.herefordshire.gov.uk/fundingSee the full story in this week’s edition of the Ross Gazette, or subscribe to our online edition here