Weston's Cider

{{Short description|English cider and perry producer}}

{{Infobox company

| name = H. Weston & Sons Limited

| image = Weston's Cider Mill, Much Marcle - geograph.org.uk - 442009.jpg

| image_caption = Weston's Cider Mill, Much Marcle

| trading_name = Weston's Cider

| industry = Alcoholic beverages

| founded = {{start date and age|1880}}

| founder = Henry Weston

| hq_location = Much Marcle, Herefordshire

| key_people = Helen Thomas (managing director)

| num_employees = 230

| num_employees_year = 2016

| location_country = England

}}

{{More citations needed|date=June 2020}}

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H.Weston & Sons Limited ("Weston's Cider") is a cider and perry producer based in Much Marcle, Herefordshire, England. The family-owned company, founded by Henry Weston,{{Cite web|last=Shibli|first=Aliya|date=12 September 2019|title=From blossom to bottle: The story behind Weston's Cider|url=http://www.rossgazette.com/article.cfm?id=118904&headline=From%20blossom%20to%20bottle:%20The%20story%20behind%20Weston%27s%20Cider§ionIs=news&searchyear=2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200628132257/https://www.rossgazette.com/article.cfm?id=118904&headline=From%20blossom%20to%20bottle:%20The%20story%20behind%20Weston's%20Cider§ionIs=news&searchyear=2019|archive-date=28 June 2020|access-date=2020-06-28|website=The Ross Gazette|language=en}} has been making cider in the same location since 1880{{Cite web|last=McKellar|first=Hugh|date=2018-07-28|title=UK Cider Tour Day 3|url=https://www.realciderreviews.com/british/uk-cider-tour-day-3/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Real Cider Reviews|language=en}} and the managing director, Helen Thomas, is a fourth generation member of the Weston family. The company had 230 staff as of 2016.{{Cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Helen|date=19 October 2016|title=Westons director named cider association chair|url=https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2016/10/20/Westons-cider-Helen-Thomas-National-Association-of-Cider-Makers-chair|access-date=2020-06-28|website=morningadvertiser.co.uk|language=en-GB}}

Weston's use traditional methods in their cider making process, with a large collection of oak vats.{{Cite web|date=|title=Visitor Centre and Cider Mill Tours at Weston's Cider|url=https://www.visitherefordshire.co.uk/thedms.aspx?dms=3&venue=1400476|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Visit Herefordshire|language=en}}

They have their own fruit orchards which are a mixture of bush and standard trees and over 43 acres of organic trees. They also source cider apples from growers within the Three Counties of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire and a few within the county of Monmouthshire.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Weston's Cider make a variety of different products including perry, organic and low alcohol ciders in the premium cider sector. Their ciders are widely available, locally and nationally as well as in over 40 countries globally.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

In response to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on pub businesses, Weston's donated 1,800 kegs of its Stowford Press cider to its customers, starting from 29 June 2020.{{Cite web|last=Thatcher|first=Nikkie|date=24 June 2020|title=Westons to giveaway almost 2,000 kegs to help pubs|url=https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2020/06/24/How-is-Westons-helping-pubs-reopen|access-date=2020-06-28|website=morningadvertiser.co.uk|language=en-GB}}

In November 2023 the company was fined £1.4 million after an employee suffered a fatal collision with a half open security barrier.{{cite news |last1=Cook |first1=Allen |last2=Edwards |first2=Tom |date=30 November 2023 |title=Weston's Cider fined £1.4m for barrier crash death |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-67576558 |work=BBC News |location= |access-date=5 December 2023}}{{Cite web |date=2023-11-30 |title=Renowned cider manufacturer fined following grandad's death |website=HSE Media Centre |url=https://press.hse.gov.uk/2023/11/30/renowned-cider-manufacturer-fined-following-grandads-death/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |language=en-GB}}