J.D WETHERSPOON

Wetherspoon is a british pub chain founded by Tim Martin in 1979. The company owns over 700 pubs and looking to increase to 1000 by 2012.

Wetherspoon pubs offer low price drinks, food, long opening hours, cask ale and no music.

The reason for there being no music in the pubs is a social thing. You go to the pub to talk and meet new people, to socialise. The Lloyds bars are the only Wetherspoon pub to have music on.

The first Wetherspoon pub to open was 'Marler's Bar' at Colney Hatch Lane in London.

The name, 'Wetherspoon' comes from Tim Martin's teacher, who couldn't control the class.

Before the 'no smoking inside' policy, Wetherspoon introduced this before the health act 2006 and converted some pubs to completely non-smoking as early as May 2006.

Tim Martin- Founder and Chairman:

Born: 28th April 1955 in Northern Ireland.

Educated at 11 different schools in Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Studied Law at Nottingham University.

In 2005, he was voted the 5th 'most influential person in the UK pub industry.'

He is married with 4 children.

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Over the last 30 years, Wetherspoon has won literally hundred of national and regional awards. These awards acknowledge excellence in all aspects of business, from design, training, catering, safety and security, to responsible drinking, retailing and recycling.