About us/Our history

 

The company was first established in 1997 when the original Punch Taverns portfolio was acquired from the Bass Lease Company.

Here is our history timeline with the most recent dates first
 
August 2011 - Spirit Pub Company PLC demerged from Punch Taverns PLC and began trading on the London Stock Exchange.

July 2011 – In March 2011, Punch announced its intention to demerge the managed business to create two separate listed public companies: Punch Taverns Plc and Spirit Pub Company Plc.  
 
April 2007 – We disposed of 869 non-core pubs to Admiral Taverns following a strategic review of the estate.
 
April 2007 - We became 50 percent owners of Matthew Clark - a leading international producer and marketeer of beverage alcohol brands.
 
January 2006 - We acquired Spirit Group, an estate of 1,829 managed pubs.
 
August 2005 - We acquired Avebury Holdings Limited, an estate of over 409 pubs.
 
September 2004 - We announced the acquisition of the Innspired Group, an estate of 1,064 pubs.
 
June 2004 - Punch launched a new corporate identity, and globally adopted the name Punch Taverns.
 
November 2003 - We announced a deal to buy Pubmaster, 3,115 leased and tenanted pubs.

May 2002 – We listed on the Stock Exchange as Punch Taverns plc.
 
March 2002 - Spirit Group Holdings, a holding company for the managed pubs business operating 1,040 pubs, was demerged.

During 2000 - The estate was integrated trading as Punch Pub Company.

September 1999 - Our business was enlarged by the two acquisitions of Inn Business Group plc and the Vanguard estate from Allied Domecq plc.

1997 - The company was established when the original Punch Taverns portfolio was acquired from the Bass Lease Company.