Dutch group wins Beamish site contract

A DUTCH-to-Dutch deal to develop the historic Beamish and Crawford site in Cork city has just been confirmed – as work is set to start next week on removing the massive steel tanks at the South Main Street brewery.

BAM Property (previously Ascon Property Development) and part of the Dutch Royal BAM group, was yesterday confirmed as the exclusive development partner for the central city, riverside, four-acre Beamish and Crawford site.

That site has been the centre of the Beamish and Crawford brewing business since 1792 (and was used for brewing for hundreds of years even before that) – so the move is very much “a defining one in the company’s very long history,” said a company spokesperson.