Mark Boardman, national trade manager at Lancashire brewer Thwaites, has left the company to become national accounts controller at Burnley-based Moorhouse’s, according to the Lancashire Telegraph.
Boardman told the newspaper: “I had a great job at Thwaites and enjoyed a huge amount of growth. I saw an opportunity at Moorhouse’s because, if you go back five or six years it is like where we were at Thwaites.
“There is a new brewery and it is a great opportunity to help grow and shape Moorhouse’s national business.
“I want to take a successful brewery out of its heartland and into new markets.”
Moorhouse’s saw turnover rise 18% to £4.5m in the 12 months to March 2013 and said it’s selling more than 5m pints per year, two years after the opening of its £4.2m brewery, which trebled production capacity to more than 1,000 barrels a week. Moorhouse’s hopes to reach a £7m turnover and sales of 600 brewer’s barrels-a-week by 2015.
Managing director David Grant told the Lancashire Telegraph: “It is crucial we build on our investment in the new brewery and grow business, both with national UK pub companies and abroad. Mark has the knowledge and experience to play an invaluable role.”
