A multi-million dollar upgrade to Stone & Wood’s Murwillumbah brewery is in the works after the brewery purchased the Kite Crescent site, its home for almost 10 years.
Stone & Wood says it aims to break ground later this year, and are in the design stages of creating a more efficient and sustainable brewery, with work forecast to carry through until late 2025.
The operational and sustainable upgrades for the brewery will include CO2 collection, brewhouse energy recovery, further beer waste reduction and a larger water re-use water reticulation system.
Stone & Wood had previously announced plans to develop a new brewery located on existing vacant land at Honeyeater Circuit that would overtime replace the current Kite Crescent plant, however the company has advised all plans for the Honeyeater Circuit site are currently on hold.
Fermentum’s supply chain leader, Rich Crowe said, “Stone & Wood have put so much heart and soul into the Kite Crescent brewery over the past nine years, so we’re excited to announce we have now purchased the site, securing this as our home for the future and progressing its well-deserved upgrade.
“The current plans will not only see a great improvement in our safety, quality and sustainability measures, but also mean future jobs for the region, work for local suppliers through the design and construction phases and eventually a great space for the community to come together and share a glass.”
As part of the transformation, Murwillumbah residents and visitors to the region will also be able to enjoy a Stone & Wood Tasting Room and Beer Garden on site by 2024, with plant tours also part of the new plans.
