Extension planned for Runcorn Guinness factory
A 40,000 sq ft kegging plant is to be added to Diageo’s Murdishaw bottling and packaging operation amid the stout’s steep rise in popularity.
The £20bn-turnover Diageo, which owns Guinness and Smirnoff, has applied to Halton Council to increase the size of its Runcorn facility by developing a two-acre plot to its west.
Charles Scott and Partners is advising Diageo on the expansion project. To learn more, search for reference number 26/00236/FUL on Halton Council’s planning portal.
Guinness has risen in popularity in recent years, in part due to the ‘split the G’ trend, which sees drinkers attempt to gulp down a precise amount of their pint so that the head sits perfectly on the bar of the letter G on the glass’s branding.
At the end of 2024, there were concerns among pub landlords and Guinness lovers that supplies might run out. Diageo said at the time that it had “maximised supply”.
Earlier this year, the drinks conglomerate announced it would be investing more than £300m in its brewery in County Kildare.
That’s great news. I hope manufacturers and food & drink companies get help from the government with reducing energy costs, this is the type of example which should receive help with installing solar and mini wind turbines to ensure its long-term future by making it easier and cheaper to operate in the NW and UK.
By GetItBuilt!
We have been drinking english Guinness?
By Anonymous
The Guinness is sent over from Ireland and bottled/kegged in Runcorn 👍
By Anonymous
Yes it is sent from Ireland always has been worked there for thirty years
By Anonymous
Guinness 0% is great ,but would be even better on draught
By Anonymous
Have noticed it’s the go to pint in pubs that sell real ale, it reliable and varies very little.
By Anonymous