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Wales & West Region Cask Repatriation
Posted by admin in Casks, wales and west on April 6, 2009
Updated 10th April 2009
Please check this list to see if any of your casks are being held at Coors in Burton. If they are contact jim.kenyon@siba.co.uk.
SIBA members are reminded to use Spa Trak
| 10 December 2008 at 17:15 |
| Spa Trak is an internet based system provided by Kegwatch to record the stocks of foreign empties held at a yard, allowing container owners to identify the location of their assetts.
The British Beer & Pub Association Container Management Best Practice document recommends the use of Spa Trak to notify cask owners of the location of their errant casks. The document further recommends that containers should be uplifted (or arrangements made to uplift) within 28 days of being entered on Spa Trak. If they are not collected within this time frame they may be passed on to Kegwatch as unclaimed casks. Please find attached Noddy’s Guide to using Spa Trak New features include; Training has been given this week to persons from both Kuehne & Nagel and Inbev for using the system and they are going to be cascading that to their depots. Coors, Brains and Greene King are already using the system. All major, regional and family brewers have comitted to using it by the end of the year. The success of Spa Trak in this venture will depend on the participation of as many brewers as possible. ALL SIBA MEMBERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY MEMBERS OF KEGWATCH SPA TRAK CAN BE FOUND AT www.kegwatch.co.uk FOR USER NAMES AND PASSWORDS CONTACT info@kegwatch.co.uk |
Keg and Cask disposal and scrapping accreditation
Posted by admin in Casks, Registers, SIBA documents on December 14, 2008
| 09 December 2008 at 15:35 |
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Keg and Cask disposal and scrapping accreditation. Includes list of accredited sites Click here for Keg & Cask disposal and scrapping best practice guidelines
As the problem of keg and cask losses has grown, it has become apparent that an industry accredited and audited system for disposing of casks and kegs is essential to reduce the risk of misappropriation and enhance the chances of a successful prosecution in the event of illicit handling and disposing of containers. The objective of the attached best practice is to ensure: • Containers are only sold or scrapped by the containers’ legitimate owner or their appointed representative. Kegwatch Ltd, on behalf of the industry, will carry out the accreditation process. Once completed, details will be posted on the BBPA website. If you would like to nominate your existing scrap dealer for accreditation, then please contact Andy Tighe here. However, please firstly ensure that they are fully aware of the requirements set out in the Technical Circular. This good practice protocol has been agreed by the BBPA Brand Owners and Brewers Group and endorsed by the BBPA Council. Whilst we would recommend that brewers use only accredited scrap yards, the scheme is entirely voluntary and brewers are in no way obliged to do so. Click here for accredited sites Click here for Keg & Cask disposal and scrapping best practice guidelines |
Cask Colour Banding Register
Posted by admin in Casks, Registers, SIBA documents on December 14, 2008
| Updated at source |
| The Latest Cask Colour Banding RegisterCLICK HERE FOR THE REGISTER
About Cask Colour Banding
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) & Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) maintain an informal container colour band registration scheme on behalf of UK brewers.
The colour band combinations are created using colours:
Black 00-E-53 (9005)
Light Green 12-E-53 (6018) Blue (light) 18-E-51 (5012) Spruce Green 14-C-39 (6005) Blue (mid) 18-E-53 (5005) Orange 06-E-51 (2003) Brown 08-B-29 (8016) Red 04-E-53 (3020) Yellow 10-E-53 (1018) White 00-E-55 (9003) Cream (No RAL) Gold (No RAL) Grey (No RAL) Purple (No RAL) Pink (No RAL)
The colours shades derive from the British Standard BS 4800 series (1972) but similar shades are also used from the RAL system.
The bands are applied side by side, separated by a small gap, usually between the rolling rings of the containers.
This is a voluntary system with the aim of avoiding duplication. The BBPA and SIBA cannot be held responsible for any errors or misunderstandings arising from the sorting/collection of containers.
Colour bands should be regarded as an aid to identification and not a definitive system.
Containers should be identified by all means available, i.e. brewers name stamped on container, product labels etc.
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Suspected cask conversion
| 14 November 2008 at 15:00 |
| Please find attached pic of one of our Maisonneuve casks – embossed Hawkshead Brewery. Cask no. 2015. Our colours apparently removed and re branded with yellow and blue stripes. Properly painted not taped. Has anybody else encountered similar instances? Please send photographic evidence to caskrepat@siba.co.uk Alex Brodie
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Say goodbye to colour banding confusion
| 16 October 2008 at 16:25 |
| As traditional methods of identification of container ownership becomes ever more difficult Close Brewery Rentals has come up with a unique and highly distinctive solution.
From October 2008 new casks can be delivered with the brewery name and telephone number circling the cask in place of the traditional solid colour bands. These details can be printed in any RAL colour. By marking casks or kegs in this way the Brewery name will always be visible in a stack, and the telephone number always available. Peter Godwin, Managing Director of Close Brewery Rentals says “feedback we have received from breweries large and small is that the traditional colour banding system is no longer sufficient to identify containers, particularly in the wholesale networks. In our view container tracking and security is of paramount importance so we set about coming up with an alternative.” All future customers will be offered the new banding at no extra cost. All enquiries to Close Brewery Rentals 01425 485421 or enquiries@closebreweryrentals.co.uk |
A Cask Clanger
| 08 September 2008 at 14:04 |
| LWC drinks distributor has happened to choose the same colour banding(burgudy)on their casks as York Brewery. On being informed LWC started to stencil in bright colours the letters LWC on the cask. Unfortunately York Brewery has found 2 x firkins that have been stencilled that are actually plated York Brewery. LWC have apologised. However, how many more “slipped through the net”? Could you please check all LWC containers you may come across and if any have a York Brewery plate, then please inform York Brewery – for us to arrange collection. email at info@yorkbrew.co.uk tel:01904 621162, fax:01904 621216 Many thanks for your help THE YORK BREWERY CO LTD |
Selling casks on ebay
| 03 September 2008 at 09:48 |
| We seem to be getting an increasing amount of casks being offered for sale by brewers on Ebay. Whilst we appreciate that we cannot instruct a brewer not to put any of their own property on there for sale, it immediately sparks off an investigation from the Keg Watch team into who is selling the items, and of course, gives the impression to some people that kegs and casks can be sold by anyone. We would like to advise that brewers don’t sell casks on ebay. We can put you in touch with buyers desperate to purchase casks. 01283 741274
SIBA members can also use the classifieds section of the SIBA website. secretariat@siba.co.uk
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Keg thefts will push up the price of a pint
| 02 January 2008 at 14:47 |
| AN INCREASE in beer keg thefts driven by the rising price of scrap metal could see drinkers forced to pay more than £3 for a pint of beer in the New Year. The combination of keg thefts and an increase in the price of grain might even mean the cost of a pint reaches £4 as 2008 moves on. Bruce Littler, who is the head brewer at Northampton-based Frog Island Brewery, is also a director of Kegwatch, an organisation which was set up to tackle beer barrel thefts. He said: “The problem of keg thefts is absolutely huge for the brewing industry. We reckon that, in the last three years, £75 million worth of kegs have been stolen. It’s the biggest threat to the industry at the moment. “So I think people are going to have to look at price increases. I’m sure at some point in time it will get to £4 a pint, but not for the next year or so. “The trouble is, people are nicking these stainless steel barrels for scrap and that will affect prices.” The average price for a pint of beer currently stands at about £2.20. As well as the increase in keg thefts, the cost of hops and malt is likely to have an impact on the price of a pint during 2008. Mr Littler said: “With our last malt delivery we had the price increased by £125 a ton. It went up from £500 to £625, so that’s a huge increase. “Also, we’ve been warned there will be a 100 per cent price increase in the cost of hops next year.” The increase in grain prices has been blamed on this year’s floods in Britain and a tornado which hit Oregon, a major grain producer, in America. Mark Hastings, from the British Beer and Pub Association, said: “Brewers have been clinging on for the past two years, trying to contain prices, and we have seen consolidation in the market; brewers buying out other brewers to try to contain costs. We have also seen about 2,000 job losses this year. “But now there is no more to carve out of the business so the only thing we’re able to do is put up prices.” Anyone who knows anything about beer barrel thefts can call Kegwatch on 0808 1001945 or visit www.kegwatch.co.uk. wayne.bontoft@northantsnews.co.uk Taken from: www.northamptonchron.co.uk |
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