Bermondsey’s Fourpure is to follow last year’s £1.6m investment in a canning and packing line with a new four vessel Craft-Star brewing system from GEA and additional new equipment.

The Craft-Star brewing system is the first of its kind to hit the UK, while the £2m spend also includes an upgraded centrifuge, a carbonation module, additional indoor/outdoor chillers, malt and spent grain silos and 12 x 200hL fermentation tanks. 

The equipment will be installed over the summer and will be producing beer by September.

“Tom and I founded Fourpure in 2013 and over the last four years we have invested personal savings from previous ventures in building the business. We are extremely proud to have built a successful brewery that now employs a team of almost 50 people, explained Dan Lowe, co-founder of Fourpure.

He said: “We are funding this most recent expansion of our business in a traditional way through a combination of lending, borrowing and reinvestment.  We are delighted that so many people enjoy our beer and this investment will help us to continue this exciting path to becoming one the UK’s leading craft brewers.”

Lowe added: “No one would argue that we’re lacking in affordable housing but once London is wall-to-wall with blocks of flats, where are all the people going to work?

“When demand for our products was outstripped by supply, it would have been easy to find large, cheaper premises outside of London.

“However, London is our heartland and is integral to our brand, so we are determined to grow into the city we love, rather than move out of it. This latest investment will allow us to quadruple our production and stay true to our brand heritage.”