August is here and with it comes the perfect opportunity to fire up butchery businesses!

12 Aug 2025

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National Craft Butchers is inviting new members to join during August and claim an exclusive welcome reward designed to help support their business. Any new full member joining before 31^st August will receive a free printed copy of the complete NCB Food Safety Management System Manual free of charge, along with a set of four BBQ posters.

Safer Food Scores is proud to have partnered with the NCB and Horsham District Council to provide a Food Safety Management System which takes all the stress out of getting ready for your next EHO visit and you can count on it to be compliant, so you can get on with the business of serving customers. https://saferfoodscores.co.uk/craft-butcher-consultants-and-auditors/

National Craft Butchers have a suite of member benefits that quite simply takes a lot of the hard work out of being a butcher and is advice they can rely on.

Current full member benefits include:

Have a voice on regulatory changes
24/7 Employment advice, with templates
Food hygiene, labelling, health & safety and trading standards technical advice phone line
Food Safety and Health & Safety Butchers Management Systems and Trading Standards Manual
Primary Authority Registration and legally backed assured advice
Craft Butcher magazine
NCB Product competitions
Network with likeminded butchers

How to join:

To join, or find out more about the membership packages available call Head Office

on 01892 541412 or visit nationalcraftbutchers.co.uk

Here’s what just a few of their members have to say:

‘Basically, all the things we hate dealing with as butchers are looked after by National Craft Butchers. Being a member means we can concentrate on the business of selling meat.’ John Mettrick, JW Mettrick & Son

‘It was suggested to us by a current member that we should seriously consider joining NCB as the benefits and support that is on offer are outstanding and great value. Since joining NCB, we have seen great benefits to the business, and have been supported with HR issues, technical and legislative queries. NCB offer tremendous support for all sizes of businesses and has a great undertesting of our industry.’ Ian Cundell, British Premium Sausage Company

‘I’m proud to be part of National Craft Butchers not just because they help me run my own business better, but because I know my membership is helping them to support the whole industry.’ David Gigli, Gigli’s Butchers

https://nationalcraftbutchers.co.uk/fire-up-your-business-join-national-craft-butchers-this-august/

Any guidance given in our articles is not official and Safer Food Scores can take no responsibility if the information is used to form part of any legal or regulatory compliance for your business. However, please do get in touch if you are interested in our support services and would like to benefit from official guidance relating to your particular circumstances, email [javascript protected email address]

Client testimonials

Safer Food Scores give us the confidence that risks are identified, standards are maintained and our teams are properly supported.

We have worked with members of the team for over 20 years, and they continue to deliver practical training, clear documentation and straightforward advice that works in day-to-day operations.

Their 6-monthly audits help us maintain high standards across our sites, and they are always professional, responsive and knowledgeable. A pleasure to work with and highly recommended.

Director

The Stafford is one of London’s most historic and quintessentially English five-star hotels. Our teams provide unrivalled levels of service and expect our suppliers to do the same. Safer Food Scores have not disappointed.

The team at Safer Food Scores visit regularly to support and coach our chefs and to keep us up-to-date with new legislation and guidance. They have developed an easy to use food safety management system that is primary authority assured. This means that local environmental health officers and our guests can be confident that it will achieve high standards of food safety, and we can be confident that we will receive fair and consistent enforcement.

Safer Food Scores are always on hand with honest and easy to understand advice and I would be happy to recommend their services.

General Manager The Stafford London

Safer Food Scores have helped us identify risks, stay compliant and achieve maximum hygiene ratings across all of our sites.

Over the past four years, they have supported us in implementing food safety and health & safety management systems, providing practical guidance, clear recommendations and a thorough audit process.

Their team are knowledgeable, responsive and easy to work with, and we would highly recommend them to any business looking for expert support in food safety and health & safety.

Regional Director Pentahotels UK

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