Brains in running for three Publican Awards

Triple nomination for Brains

    Ty Mawr, Cardiff – part of Brains’ managed estate

Wales’ leading pub operator is in the running for three of the UK pub industry’s top awards. S.A Brain and Co Ltd has been named a Publican Awards 2012 finalist in the categories of ‘Best Tenanted / Leased Pub Company (10-199 sites)’, ‘Best Managed Pub Company (10-150 sites)’, and ‘Best New Site’ for Swansea’s Grape and Olive.

Hundreds of entries were paper judged down to a shortlist of three in each category. Over the coming weeks judges will interview Brains staff and carry out mystery pub visits. Brains will then have to wait until the awards ceremony on March 27^th at London’s Grosvenor House to find out if they’ve been successful.

Scott Waddington, Chief Executive at Brains, said: “We are delighted to have been acknowledged once again by the industry’s leading title. Our mission is to deliver outstanding customer experiences through the quality of our people, products and pubs, and to be shortlisted in three categories indicates that we are delivering on this.”

For more information on the awards visit www.publicanawards.co.uk

1.    Left: Grape & Olive, Swansea – best new site nomination

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Brains barmaid wins top award!

An employee of award-winning brewer SA Brain came top of the league last night, scooping the 'Barperson of the Year Award' at the Publican Awards in London. Rebecca Jones, team leader of the Terra Nova,on Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay beat contenders from across the UK to win this prestigious title.
I have to admit I am a fan of the Terra Nova and have reviewed it previously here.
It is by far the best pub in the Bay, the others suffer from poor beer quality and cleaniless problems on my visits there, yes I am referring to the Eli Jenkins, a pub that surely Mitchells & Butlers could improve by just getting the staff to clean the place regularly.
Back to the awards, Brains were the only Welsh winners last night, the full list is up on the Morning Advertiser site here.
Congratulations to Fullers, one of my favourite breweries who walked away with the Regional Brewer of the Year Award and Managed Pub Company of the Year Award.

Brains shortlisted in Publican Awards

From Brew Wales

Wales' biggest real ale brewer, SA Brain, have been shortlisted in the Oscars of the Pub Industry, the Publican Awards 2011, for Managed Pub Company of the Year. The full list of finalists is available here on the Publican website and the winners will be announced in April.
Two Welsh barmaids have also been shortlisted for Bar Person of the Year, Hayley McGrath of Brains pub The Admiral Napier, Cardiff and Rebecca Jones of the Cardiff Arts Institute.
Another Welsh finalist is the Red Dragon in Bridgend, again a Brains pub, this time in the Customer Service Pub of the Year category.
The Dragon Inns owned Morlais Tavern in Merthyr Tydfil is a finalist in the Community Pub of the Year section.
Good luck to all in the competition, the winners will be announced on Wednesday 6th April at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.