Brewing History

Introduction to our history

Marston's PLC (formerly Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries) is the UK's leading independent brewing and pub retailing business.

We operate three breweries - Park Brewery in Wolverhampton (brewing Banks's, Hanson's and Mansfield beers), Marston's Brewery at Burton on Trent and Jennings Brewery at Cockermouth in the Lake District.

We brew some of the UK's leading ale brands including Marston's Pedigree, Banks's Bitter, Banks's Original, and Mansfield Bitter. Our award-winning ales collected five international brewing medals at the Millennium International Brewing Awards. Key developments in the last decade have enabled Marston's PLC to position itself as the UK's premier regional brewer.