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ACCOUNT MANAGER
Are you ready to help bring the world’s finest beers to the capital? In London, you’ll work with an exceptional portfolio of breweries, building lasting relationships and helping distinctive brands find their place in the city’s bars and cellars—supported by a Yorkshire-rooted, family business shaped by over forty years of independence and pursuit of flavour. If you’d like to play your part in that story, we’d love to hear from you.
OUR STORY
James Clay & Sons didn’t begin with a business plan.
It began in the late seventies with one man, Ian Clay, and his love of beers Britain had never seen. From a canal-side warehouse in Sowerby Bridge, he poured Dutch pilsners, German wheat beers, and bold Belgian ales that sparked curiosity and conversation.
With the support of his wife Ann and friend Andrew, Ian began importing these beers, first for his own bar, then for others across Yorkshire, and eventually nationwide. Demand grew, and so did the vision: not just to serve beer, but to discover, import, and share the world’s best.
That vision became James Clay & Sons—a family company rooted in Yorkshire, built on passion, independence, and a relentless pursuit of flavour. For over forty years we’ve championed the distinct and the exceptional, helping to shape the UK beer landscape while staying true to our roots. From mills and hills to cellars and shelves, our mission remains the same: to bring the very best of beer to the people who love it.
Our Vision, Mission and Values
Our vision is to champion a beer world where quality and culture thrive, and our mission is to deliver 30 million quality beer experiences a year by 2030. We’ll make that a reality by curating a portfolio that stands as a lighthouse for excellence, building scalable brands that cut through the noise, matching the quality of our service with the quality of our beers, and creating a working culture where people truly thrive.
Everything we do is guided by our values: we are professional, we are positive, we are caring, and we are honest.
Our Distribution Network
We don’t use third party logistics to get our beer to our customers. We use our own vehicles, driven by our own draymen, packed from our three warehouses in the UK.
It means that our supply chain really is our supply chain; and that we can control the management and quality of that supply chain from brewery to bar.
OUR CORE PRODUCTS
At the heart of it all is a portfolio of core products we’re proud to champion.
Belgian: Bacchus, Blanche, Boon, Brugse Zot, Chouffe, Chimay, Timmermans, Orval, Westmalle, St. Bernardus, Vedett, Delirium, Rochefort.
German: Ayinger, Augustiner, Flensburger, Früh, Schneider Weisse, Schöfferhofer, Warsteiner, Berliner Pilsner.
UK Craft: Arbor, Anspach & Hobday, Burning Sky, Burnt Mill, DEYA, The Kernel, Verdant, Yonder, Northern Monk, Red Fin Cider, Hogan’s Cider.
World: Budweiser Budvar, Lindeboom, Moritz, Super Bock, Mikkeller, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Athletic Brewing Co., Whitebox Cocktails, Karma Drinks, Pimentae.
