• Ultimately we help to reduce costs and increase yields.

    We continually work with our clients to optimise operations, eliminate wastefulness and increase productivity and we’re passionate about making a positive contribution to their business. When you’re planning your next project speak to us.

    The Team

  • Our fingerprints
    are found all over
    Scotland’s distilleries.

    We’re proud to be part of an industry admired around the world and privileged to have worked with (and have a hand in the success of) some of the sector’s finest brands.

    Our Clients

  • We don’t just work
    with the industry…
    we’re part of it.

    By working to improve the efficiency, productivity and prosperity of our clients we are also investing in our own future as a company.

    Our Services

Process
Engineering
Design

Whether it is an initial audit or a full distillery design, every Allen Associates client receives the same professional, market leading approach and attention to detail.

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Packaged Supply Solutions

Packaged
Supply
Solutions

We work closely with each client to develop a bespoke offer that will meet the distillery’s exact process plant requirements in the most cost efficient way.

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Process Safety Solutions

Process
Safety
Solutions

Since our formation in 1995, we have been providing industry-leading process safety solutions for distillers & plant operators across the UK & overseas.

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Net Zero Solutions for distillers

Climate &
Sustainability
Solutions

Utilising the latest technology we help distillers maximise their energy efficiency & generate significant cost savings in the process.

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We’re specialists in the Scotch Whisky Industry and have worked in more than 100 distilleries at home and overseas. We also bring our whisky experience and expertise to the design of systems for other spirits including gin, vodka, rum and brandy. Put simply we can successfully design and deliver your distilling project from grain to first spirit.

Martin Smith – Process Engineering Director

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In 2020 we celebrated 25 years in the business and to mark the occasion we comissioned our very own and quite unique tartan.

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News

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    Celtic Renewables appoints engineering design consultancy Allen Associates as it plans new large-scale biorefinery in Grangemouth Scottish green chemicals company…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • Safety First
    Despite the ongoing coronavirus situation, The Gin Guild pushed ahead with an online version of its Ginposium conference on 12th…
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) response
    Given the developing coronavirus situation, we have introduced practical measures to safeguard the health and wellbeing of our employees while…
  • 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….
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Nurturing the next generation of engineers and distillers.
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With our commitment to sharing expertise and shaping the future of the sector, we have forged strong relationships with leading academic institutions across Scotland and beyond.
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