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Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Allen Associates has designs on a new large-scale refinery in Grangemouth

Celtic Renewables appoints engineering design consultancy Allen Associates as it plans new large-scale biorefinery in Grangemouth Scottish green chemicals company…

Monday, 29 March 2021

Apply the heat and pump up the volume

With Scotland committing to becoming net zero by 2045, all industry needs to give some serious thought to incorporating green…

Monday, 26 October 2020

Distillers 500 - all for a good cause

Delighted that the Distillers 500 bike ride raised such a fantastic amount for a number of good causes, including our…

Monday, 12 October 2020

Allen Associates enjoying a dram or two in the capital

Scotland’s leading distillery designer may be spreading its international wings, but there is no doubt the consultancy’s work closer to…

Friday, 11 September 2020

Nc’nean unveil a world beating dram

Allen Associates client, Nc’nean, was shining in the whisky spotlight this month as the first bottle from the new west…

Friday, 12 June 2020

Safety First

Despite the ongoing coronavirus situation, The Gin Guild pushed ahead with an online version of its Ginposium conference on 12th…

Friday, 20 March 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) response

Given the developing coronavirus situation, we have introduced practical measures to safeguard the health and wellbeing of our employees while…

Friday, 23 March 2018

In March 2018 Managing Director Scott Allen was interviewed for BQ

Scott Allen’s engineering design firm has worked with some of the biggest – and smallest – whisky distilleries in Scotland.…

Friday, 09 June 2017

New Technology Gives Distillery Owners A Virtual Experience

Allen Associates can now offer distillery owners an in depth look at their plant thanks to a new state-of-the-art virtual…

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Allen associates targets craft distillers in expansion drive

Stirling based distillery design engineers, Allen Associates, is ramping up its international presence and targeting the craft distilling sector as…

Wednesday, 01 March 2017

Scott Allen, appointed Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde

Allen Associates is delighted to announce that Managing Director, Scott Allen, has been appointed Visiting Professor at the University of…

Thursday, 12 January 2017

Specialist Support Helps Craft Distillers Flourish

As with many business and lifestyle trends, the current surge in UK based craft distillers has its roots in the…

Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Bacardi Master Blender and Liquid Conference 2016

Allen Associates were one of the keynote speakers on the second day of the Bacardi Master Blender & Liquid Conference…

Thursday, 28 July 2016

Their craft needs our craft

New distillers need chemical engineering expertise, says Scott Allen As with many business and lifestyle trends, the current surge in…

Friday, 12 February 2016

Stirling business sees upsurge in craft distilling clients

The growth of the UK’s craft distilling sector helped Stirling based Allen Associates significantly boost its client portfolio during 2015.…

Thursday, 03 September 2015

ESOS Compliance Deadline Looms Large

Allen Associates has underlined the importance of compliance with new Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) regulations in an article for…

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Conference Call for Allen Associates

Allen Associates will be taking to the road in October to take part in two leading industry conferences. First up…

Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Innovative spirit that transforms a valuable tradition

The Times: Business Insight July 2015. Allen Associates plays a key role in whisky distilling and is perfectly placed…

Tuesday, 07 April 2015

Process Engineering Lecture at Strathclyde University

Allen Associates MD and University of Strathclyde alumni, Scott Allen, gives a lecture to 4th year Students at the Department…

Monday, 22 December 2014

ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme)

Allen Associates is now an approved ESOS Lead Assessor via the Institute of Chemical Engineers. Scott Allen passed the IChemE’s…

Tuesday, 09 December 2014

Allen Associates scales Ben Nevis!

Allen Associates’ whisky display expanded again this month when Martin Smith added a bottle of Ben Nevis to the impressive…

Thursday, 27 November 2014

Emerging technologies lecture at Strathclyde University

Allen Associates has been affiliated with the University of Strathclyde’s Department of Chemical & Process Engineering for over 10 years,…

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

AA attends Craft distilling Exhibition

Allen Associates stepped up its involvement at this year’s ADI exhibition with Scott Allen taking a seat on one of…

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Tullamore Dew Opening Day

Scott Allen & Angela Turnbull were invited to the opening of Tullamore Dew Distillery. See our Tullamore case study for…

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Inver House Distillers 50th anniversary

As a result of its long term working relationship, Allen Associates was invited to Inver House Distillers 50th anniversary lunch. …

Tuesday, 09 September 2014

Allen takes a dram to WDSC

Allen Associates were the talk of the exhibition at this year’s World Distilled Spirits Conference (WDSC) when they unveiled their…

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Icebergs to Spain

Allen Associates has just dispatched six iceberg vent condensers to a Spanish malt distillery. The condensers will be used to…

Tuesday, 23 July 2013

AA celebrates first product export

The Spirit of Hven Distillery on the Island of Ven in Sweden is preparing to take delivery of a state-of-the-art…

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

A Royal Visit to Glen Grant

After completing the process design of Glen Grants new vat room and bottling plant both Bob Donaldson and Scott Allen…

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Hexi Wash Still CIP system

Allen Associates has started to receive orders for a new state-of-the-art wash CIP system. The company, which has installed wash…

Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Iceberg Vent Cooler Produces Pear Drops!

The results from the Iceberg Vent Cooler trial at Knockdhu Distillery are being evaluated, although first impressions show a definite…

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

Vietnam

Scott Allen heads off to Vietnam to commission a new vodka preparation and bottling plant that was designed by Allen…