Brum cider maker takes over rival.Byline: Graeme Brown For the footballer, see . Graeme Brown OAM (born April 9, 1979 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a professional cyclist from Australia, who started cycling in 1995 at seventeen years of age. INDEPENDENT cider maker Aston Manor Brewery Aston Manor Brewery is a brewery and beer bottling company in Aston, Birmingham, England. It is the third largest cider maker in the UK. Its products include Frosty Jack. It is managed by Peter Ellis, son of Doug Ellis. has taken over a Devon-based rival - saving 50 jobs - just weeks after investing millions of pounds in its Birmingham plant. The family-owned company, founded in 1983, has agreed an undisclosed deal with the administrators of Devon Cider Company to buy the business, property and assets of the Tivertonbased firm. The move came after Aston Manor Aston Manor was a local government district in what is now northern Birmingham, from the 19th century to 1911, when it was added to Birmingham. The Aston Manor Local Board of Health was formed in 1869, from part of the ancient parish of Aston. , which makes Frosty Jack's, Hereford Orchard and Kingstone Press cider, invested pounds 3 million on a new filing and packing line at its plant on Thimble thimble, n See coping. thimble, ionization chamber, n See chamber, ionization, thimble. Mill Lane, Aston, after a record year of sales. The deal will mean the Devon cider maker can continue to operate, and secures the future for 50 employees without the need for any redundancies. It will also bolster Aston Manor's annual revenue, which is expected to exceed pounds 50 million for the first time this year. Peter Ellis There are several people of note named Peter Ellis:
"Together we will provide an even stronger Aston Manor to meet the needs of all of our customers and, in the process, the new business becomes the biggest supplier of own-label cider in the UK." |
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