Ozone Coffee Roasters London has officially opened for business! 
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 currently en route to London - hugely excited!

The demolition and refit are going ahead great guns....and from the dust and debris are arising some real treasures. Keep posted for a full report on the progress.

Specialty coffee roaster Ozone Coffee Roasters is soon to open a café and coffee roastery near the Old Street “Silicon” roundabout in Shoreditch, East London.

Established in 1998, Ozone Coffee Roasters is a New Zealand based specialty coffee roastery committed to the pursuit of coffee excellence and has been working closely with a team of London specialists since February 2009. Managing Director, Craig Macfarlane, is thrilled to be launching in the UK market and said “London has a growing appreciation for coffee. This exciting growth is an integral part of Ozone’s decision to expand internationally. We’ll be looking to supply cafes and restaurants in London that are passionate about the coffee experience for customers as we are with a premium coffee offering and unprecedented levels of support and training”.

“Our vision has always been to aspire to coffee excellence and achieve international recognition as a leading artisan coffee roaster” said Mr Macfarlane. Expansion into the London market is a natural progression for the service-focused New Zealand company with the London operation a partnership between Ozone Coffee Roasters New Zealand, London based working partners, James Gurr and Elizabeth Bain, and equity partners Dallas and Erin Chadwick. London-born, James and Kiwi-girlfriend, Lizzie, had always intended on returning to London and when the opportunity arose to join the Ozone Coffee Roasters venture they jumped at the chance.

James and Lizzie at Ozone Coffee Roasters NZ

The proposed site sits among the high profile tech cluster, where Google has recently leased a seven storey building in the Old Street area, and will feature a full café and roastery across two levels. Designed with the coffee connoisseur in mind, the café will enable customers to experience the full roasting process, from green bean to the cup, as Ozone roasts using artisan roasting techniques and a traditional drum roaster.

A full range of espresso-based drinks, including flat whites, will be served at the café, along with a full day menu and a range of slow brew coffee methods including Chemex, Syphon and Pourover. The café will also incorporate a hands-on training facility to ensure baristas throughout London have the opportunity to perfect the art of espresso in a realistic training environment.

Customer service and support is crucial to the success of the company, and the passion to provide service second to none is clearly shared by the whole team. Internationally, Ozone has developed a team of skilled roasters, barista trainers and professional espresso machine technicians who are at the forefront of the coffee industry and committed to ensuring customer satisfaction and the best coffee experience.

Ozone Coffee has a reputation for exceptional coffee in NZ, with their New Zealand roastery café being awarded second runner-up in the New Zealand café awards. Coffee blends have won silver and bronze medals in the annual coffee festival, Barista Trainer Jenna Brom placed 5th in the finals of the New Zealand Barista Championship while head roaster Paul Newbold was third in the New Zealand Cupping (coffee tasting) Championship in 2010. Ozone is also committed to sustainability and imports a selection of premium coffee beans directly from origin to support farmers and growers.

The demo work at Ozone Coffee Roasters London begins