IN Brief:
- Harviestoun has committed more than £500,000 to the first phase of expansion at Alva.
- The project brings warehousing and logistics back onto the brewery site after years of off-site storage.
- Output is expected to grow from just under 10,000 hectolitres towards 20,000 over time.
Harviestoun Brewery has begun the first phase of a strategic investment programme at its Alva site, with more than £500,000 being committed to warehouse and office space, site improvements, and continued upgrades to brewing infrastructure.
The expansion is intended to bring warehousing and logistics back onto the brewery site after roughly a decade of relying on rented space and external stockholding in Glasgow. Re-centralising those functions should reduce handling complexity, improve efficiency, and create more headroom for production growth as the business broadens its route to market.
The brewer currently produces just under 10,000 hectolitres a year and is targeting longer-term growth towards 20,000 hectolitres. That capacity push is being matched with product development, with more than five new beers expected this year, including launches in the no and low segment. Harviestoun is also forecasting turnover growth from £2.2 million currently to £2.5 million this year and £3.1 million next year.
The move stands out in a difficult trading backdrop for brewing, where rising costs and weaker balance sheets have left parts of the sector under strain. In that context, the Alva investment is as much about operational control as expansion, giving Harviestoun a tighter production and logistics base as it looks to scale.
