Extract Coffee Roasters

Overview

Extract was founded in 2007 in a Bristol garden shed by David Faulkner, Lee Bolam, and Marc Richards, who outgrew it to a chicken shed before setting up Roastery Works in Bristol's Easton. The company became known for restoring decommissioned vintage Probat roasters — most famously a 1990s 120kg Probat named Bertha rescued from Bosnia in 2012 — which now form the core of its roastery.

Known for

• Vintage Probat restorations (Bertha 1990s 120kg, Betty 1955)
• Make Coffee Better mission
• B Corp certified (2025)
• UK Coffee Awards Best Speciality Roaster 2022
• London (Bermondsey) and Manchester (Bonded Warehouse) training spaces

Why it matters

Bristol's flagship specialty roaster and one of the more visible vintage-equipment restorers in UK third wave. The Bertha rescue is one of the better-known origin stories in British specialty coffee.

Production

destoning

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head roaster

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color sorting

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roaster machine

120kg Probat 'Bertha' (1990s, rescued from Bosnia 2012, restored over 4 years); 1955 Probat 'Betty' (rescued 2010, 18-month restoration); 10kg Ozturk 'James' (modified to ~6kg, conduction-converted); two 15kg Probats 'The Twins' (electric→gas conversion in progress)

filter equipment

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cupping frequency

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roastery location

Easton, Bristol (Gatton Road)

espresso equipment

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annual volume tonnes

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Recognitions

• UK Coffee Awards Best All-Round Speciality Roaster (2022)
• B Corp certified (2025)

Sources

• https://extractcoffee.co.uk/about-us/a-brief-history-of-extract-coffee-roasters/
• https://extractcoffee.co.uk/about-us/
• https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/extract-coffee-roasters
• https://extractcoffee.co.uk/environmentally-friendly-coffee/meet-the-roasters/
• https://www.teaandcoffee.net/news/19888/extract-coffee-roasters-opens-training-facility-made-from-landfill/
• https://uk.linkedin.com/company/extract-coffee-roasters-ltd