Initially based in St Helens, the company established a second brewery at Wilderspool, south of Warrington in 1787.

The Warrington brewery on the edge of Stockton Heath was bought by Bruntwood, renamed Wilderspool Business Park and is now let to office occupiers.

[9] Greenalls started to focus its resources on its De Vere and Village Leisure hotel branding at that time.

[13] De Vere Group sold Greenall's Gin for £7 million in a private equity-backed management buyout in 2011.

[16] In November 2014, Village Urban Resorts were sold to Denver-based private equity firm KSL Capital Partners for £485m.