Amber Taverns is adding at least another 17 new sites to its estate, after a “landmark year” that saw it notch up record sales.

The pub group, which was bought by private equity firm Epiris last October, has already opened 11 new sites, with aims to ramp this up by the end of the year.

Amber Taverns, which now has 184 pubs, has brought new bars to Airdrie, Bathgate, Johnstone, Motherwell and Leith so far this year.

Another six are still to open, with future openings secured so far in sites across England.

Pre-tax profits rose 7% to £19.1m during the year to February 2025, as revenues lifted 9% to an all-time high of £119.9m and like-for-like sales were 3.5% higher.

But the group said sales growth in the first half of its new financial year eased back, to stand “marginally ahead” as it

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