The butchers JW Mettrick & Son from Glossop in Derbyshire has been re-awarded membership of the National Butchers Q Guild.
Q Guild members are regarded as being among the highest quality butchers in the UK, and there are 110 of the award-winning independent businesses across the nation.
Established in 1903, JW Mettrick & Son is led today by fifth generation butchers and managing directors John and Steven Mettrick, along with their 60-strong team.
As well as the flagship Glossop store, Mettrick’s has two smaller butchers’ shops in Hadfield and Stalybridge – the latter is the company’s latest venture.
The business has its own abattoir in Glossop, a new in-house cutting facility, and a bakery, along with an online shop. Mettrick’s also offers abattoir, butchery and local catering services.
It sources all of its meat from farms within the Peak District, Yorkshire, the North West and Midlands.
Mettrick’s has won multiple industry awards, among them national accolades, including the BBC’s Best Local Food Retailer, Best Butcher in the UK Countryside Alliance Awards and Good Housekeeping Magazine’s Best Online Butcher.
John Mettrick and his brother Steven also featured in the BBC 3 series Kill It, Cook It, Eat It, which was based at their Glossop abattoir.
JW Mettrick & Son first became a member of the Q Guild in 2004 and John Mettrick, who served on the Guild’s marketing committee, said he was delighted to re-join after a two-year break to focus on the development and diversification of the business.
He said: “We have missed being a Q Guild member and the exchange of information between like-minded butchers at regional and national meetings. It is vital for the success of the independent butchery sector as a whole and I believe this is the greatest strength of the Q Guild.”
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