The Rose Inn’s new owners, The Oakman Group, has always had a good reputation for reinstating a building’s heritage whilst at the same time harmonising the historical elements with their concepts of what a modern pub should provide. When finished, their aim is for The Rose to provide a modern, comfortable environment for the local community and guarantee a sustainable future for the town’s landmark building.
Read MoreFrom Monday July 19, a trip to the pub or your favourite local restaurant will become almost the same as it was before March 2020. But while people will no longer be legally required to wear face masks or socially distance, the Prime Minister has encouraged businesses and individuals to proceed cautiously.
Read MoreFor Wallingford’s Sinodun Players, there is a keen sense of anticipation and excitement with the announcement this week of a new partnership with local restaurant, The Old Post Office, part of the Oakman Group.
Read MorePart of The Bedford Estates and standing in the heart of one of Bedfordshire’s larger villages, The Woburn, has been closed for over a year. But one of the areas best-known pub companies, The Oakman Group has taken over the lease and their changes to The Woburn’s pub and restaurant interiors will be revealed this Wednesday, 19th May, when it reopens to the public.
Read MoreThe Oakman Group are delighted to announce that they have acquired The Woburn Hotel after signing a 25-year lease with The Bedford Estates.
Read MoreThe Oakman Group is delighted to announce the acquisition of six high quality public houses from the administrators of Seafood Pub Company Holdings Limited. In addition to the restoration of some 150 jobs the deal provides good news for suppliers including the UK’s sustainable fishing industry. The new acquisitions will strengthen Oakman’s aspirations to have 40 pubs in their portfolio by the end of 2021.
Read MoreBoris might not have set us free – but at least this Mothering Sunday (14th March) you’ll be able to see Mum for a stroll outside one-on-one or, if you’re in her Bubble, treat her to a special restaurant-quality meal, you’ve (almost) cooked yourself.
Read MoreAs businesses in the hospitality industry remain closed, Oakman Inns CEO Dermot King outlines four things Rishi Sunak can do to save jobs in hospitality in his latest opinion piece for inews.co.uk
Read MoreRather than waiting for the green shoots of recovery to appear, the Tring based premium pub company is proactively going out and sowing the seeds of that recovery now.
Read MoreThe Chief Executive of pub and restaurant group, Oakman Inns, Dermot King, is offering to forego The Chancellor’s latest lockdown grant of up to £250,000 if he allows National Health Trusts to use Oakman Inns’ venues as vaccination centres.
Read MoreIn his final opinion piece of 2020, Oakman Inns CEO Dermot King discusses tax breaks for tourism and hospitality industries to help save UK towns.
Read MoreOakman Inns’ success has built up over the past 14 years, through great service delivered by an amazing team but we would not be able to do what we do, if it wasn’t for you – our valued customers.
Oakman Inns is now raising capital to unlock the next phase of its growth and you can be a part of it.
As England emerges from a second lockdown and businesses adapt to the new tier system, in his latest opinion piece for inews.co.uk, Oakman Inns CEO Dermot King discusses how the government is forcing the hospitality sector to big up the tab.
Read MoreSince 4th July, Peter Borg-Neal, Founder and Chairman of 28 strong local pub group, Oakman Inns, and his CEO, Dermot King, have provided comfortable yet Covid-safe environments for their guests. With other pub and restaurant operators across the UK, they are bitterly disappointed that the Government has imposed ‘devasting’ Tier 2 restrictions across 99% of the country, despite the fact that PHE figures show pubs and restaurants are safer environments for socialising than homes. This week, Peter announced on BBC Breakfast that his company has invested over £250,000 in providing new levels of customer safety.
Read MoreIndependent, multi-site pub group, Oakman Inns, and their Founder and Chairman, Peter Borg-Neal, are no strangers to winning awards, in good times. However, winning two that have been voted for by your peers is bound to be a special moment. This week, the accolades were awarded at the virtual CGA Peach Hero & Icon Awards – which were hosted by the hospitality industry’s international data and insight consultancy, CGA.
Read MoreAlthough we won’t be able to welcome you to our venues for the next few weeks, you can still enjoy delicious food from Oakman Inns through our takeaway service. Several of our pubs will still be serving up their authentic wood-fired pizzas for you to enjoy at home.
Read MoreWith England heading for a second national lockdown and the hospitality industry being forced to, once again, close it’s doors, Oakman Inns CEO Dermot King discusses the need for more protection from the government for the industry.
Read MoreOakman Inns Executive Chairman Peter Borg-Neal sat down with Tristan O’Hana to discuss the challenges facing the hospitality industry, dealing with politicians and how Oakman Inns have fared over the last few months.
Read MoreOakman Inns and Peter Borg-Neal have been nominated in three categories at the 2020 CGA Peach Hero & Icon Awards.
Read MoreThe Oakman Group has issued a trading update for the 13 weeks.
In brief, The Oakman Group, which consists of Oakman Inns and Ashmore Inns, traded 40.6% higher at £15.1m sales with the four fledgling Ashmore Inns contributing £1.3m. Oakman Inns’ 24 pubs and restaurants showed a Like-for-Like increase of 25.4% , up £2.7m. Wet Sales were up 12.7% and Dry up 45.5% on Like-for-Like sales. Unsurprisingly, room sales across the estate were down 52.3%.
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