Halewood International
| Industry | Alcoholic beverages |
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| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | John Edward Halewood |
| Headquarters | The Sovereign Distillery, Huyton Business Park, Wilson Road, Merseyside, L36 6AD, England |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Products | Ginger beer, perry, cider, fortified wines, vodka, gin, rum, liqueurs and 'alcopops'/RTDs |
| Revenue | c.£270 million |
| Owner | The Estate of the late John Edward Halewood |
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Number of employees
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c.1,000 |
| Subsidiaries | Halewood International South Africa Pty Ltd Chalié, Richards & Co. Halewood Romania |
| Website | Halewood International |
Halewood International is a manufacturer and distributor of alcoholic beverages in Merseyside.
It is headquartered west of Tarbock Island, the M62/M57/A5300 junction, off the A5080 and opposite the Chapel Brook Brewers Fayre. There are 400 people on the 30 acre site in Merseyside.
Through its subsidiary it has 400 hectares (990 acres) of vineyards in Romania. In South Africa since 1999, it has a manufacturing site and various distribution points. It has an interest in a Chinese joint venture and licences the production of its products in other territories. It exports to more than 50 countries.
Kirov vodka
The company also distributes:
The company was founded in 1978 by John Halewood (2 May 1947 - October 15, 2011) as Halewood Vintners. It is known as the UK's largest independent drinks manufacturer and distributor. The company headquarters moved to Huyton from Roberttown, West Yorkshire in 1993. John Halewood died in October 2011, he is survived by four children and three grandchildren and the business remains family-owned.
Halewood International Ltd has gone from being a Yorkshire-based startup company in 1978 to become the UK’s largest independent drinks manufacturer and distributor. Today it has a turnover in excess of £270 million, and more than 1,000 employees worldwide. The business which became Halewood International was founded by visionary entrepreneur John Halewood, although the company name in those early days was Halewood Vintners Limited. Since its inception the company has grown and thrived on innovation, creativity and energy, and more than three decades on, John Halewood’s passion and enthusiasm for the business remains undiminished in his current role as the company’s Chief Executive and major shareholder. It is this passion and vision, combined with the wide-ranging talents of staff and management, that have helped this Liverpool company attain its current position manufacturing and distributing some of the UK’s best known alcoholic drinks brands from Lambrini to Lamb’s Navy Rum, from Tsingtao Chinese Beer to Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer and from Red Square Vodka to Reloaded.
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