SIBA are delighted to continue our BeerX partnership with Kegstar for a third year with their Headline Sponsorship of BeerX UK.

Kegstar make keg rental simple with their smart one-way stainless steel kegs and casks. Each keg has its own unique identity, making it easily tracked through your supply chain on their proprietary cloud based software. In some countries Kegstar clean the kegs for you, in some countries they collect the kegs too - but in every country, they help you to get more great beverages to more happy drinkers and keep it as simple as fill, scan, deliver, repeat!

Brewers Select is a one-stop solution for high quality brewing ingredients, from around the world, supplied directly to the craft beer market. With the ability to order a wide range of malts, hops, adjuncts and yeasts all under one roof for delivery the next working day, their model offers the perfect convenience for busy craft brewers. With multiple Regional account managers and the ability to order by email, phone, or through their website, Brewers Select are attuned to be the most convenient supplier of craft brewing ingredients and equipment.

Close Brothers Brewery Rentals are industry specialists for kegs, casks and drinks equipment. As a specialist division of Close Brothers, a leading merchant banking group, they work with businesses of all sizes to provide keg and cask rentals, container maintenance services and equipment finance. As well as long and short-term container rental, their equipment finance options give you access to the assets you need upfront whilst allowing you to spread the cost over time. During Covid they have helped many breweries evolve their business by installing canning and bottling lines so they can package their products for the off-trade, and have been accredited for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), another way they have been able to support brewing customers.

Muntons manufactures and supplies globally a wide range of 100% sustainable malts that have been developed to satisfy the exacting needs of today's creative brewers and distillers. With 2021 being Muntons’ 100th year, its passion for malt embraces both tradition and innovation, offering technical support and onsite brewing facilities to help customers looking to develop existing recipes or the addition of something new and exciting to their range. The day to day demands of the creative craft brewer differ from larger breweries, as the need for products that stand out from the crowd are crafted and honed - Muntons extensive range of malts and liquid extracts provide the perfect starting point for our craft brewers to create award winning beers.

Vigo are proud to help support the fantastic work that SIBA do by being Silver Sponsors. Vigo supply a wide range of equipment to independent breweries, including American Beer Equipment canning machines/lines and brewhouses; bottling & kegging equipment from semi-automatic machines to fully automatic lines (CIMEC; Malek Brautech); STS labelling machines; Technibag bag-in-box filling systems; Speidel & ABE fermentation/conditioning tanks; filtration & carbonation equipment; Schneider pumps; and more. Installation, commissioning, and backup is carried out by their highly qualified and experienced team of Vigo engineers. They also sell consumables online, e.g., crown caps, bag-in-boxes, filters & fittings. If you are thinking of upgrading any of your equipment or planning a new setup, please contact their sales team by clicking the logo and visiting their website.

Saxon Packaging have been manufacturing & designing packaging since 1986. With over 30 years’ experience helping breweries with their packaging needs and being proud members of SIBA, LBA & the BFBI, they know their stuff when it comes to packaging solutions for the brewing industry. Their comprehensive and modern manufacturing facility allows them to have a flexible way of producing a wide range of custom made (and standard) cardboard packaging, boxes and other corrugated products. Carrying a wide range of cutting tools to cover the majority of standard can & bottle sizes, they are effective in saving brewers time and money. If a standard pack isn’t right for you, their in-house design team can design you one bespoke. Not only are they able to provide exceptional packaging at the most economical rate and detailed advice on best-fit packaging materials and print finishes. As manufacturers, they have the buying power to purchase materials at competitive prices, enabling them to offer their customers products and services at a competitive rate whilst maintaining high quality standards.