20 BREWING & BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS Boom times for Kammac plc Kammac plc has announced a surge in sales for the second year running, with the year-to-date sales beng 14% up against the same period in 2016. The long-established, UK-based keg and cask supplier is now looking forward to a strong finish to 2017 with both direct sales and the ability to ‘rent to own ‘being the key driver towards another record year! Nicola Smith and Kayleigh Tuck, who collectively look after the day-to-day sales for this Kammac plc division - which includes the very successful and ever-growing Rent to Own scheme - confirmed their focus towards delivering a first-class service with a smile and a ‘can-do’ attitude has lead to creating this growth period. Ged Carabini, Sales Director for the division, confirmed that Kammac plc would continue to focus on providing a solution within 5 to 7 working days of order for all breweries, whether they be big or small, with further investment in both new technology and team members such as Nicola and Kayleigh. Kammac plc has also built stock levels this year to ensure the above timelines can be achieved and its ever-loyal customer base can benefit from an ultra- fast turnaround. Best prices are guaranteed on 9G casks, 30L and 50L kegs. Petainer to preview petainerKeg™ Hybrid prototype ahead of its launch Petainer will use drinktec 2017 in Munich in September to preview the final prototype of its new petainerKeg™ Hybrid ahead of its launch in early 2018. Petainer, market leader in innovative PET packaging, is to showcase its full petainerKeg™ portfolio at this year’s event. Petainer will be collaborating with KHS, its official distribution partner, and with blowing experts PET Technologies and SIDE at drinktec. The petainerKeg™ portfolio, which comprises petainerKeg™ Classic, petainerKeg™ with USD top and sleeve, and petainerKeg™ Linestar, has been developed in partnership with breweries around the world. Petainer’s customers include three top ten global brewers, as well as well-known craft brewers such as Oskar Blues and Stone Brewing in the USA, Ale Browar of Poland and Rothhammer in Chile. The petainerKeg™ one-way product range is an economical and efficient alternative to traditional steel kegs and glass bottles, helping brewers improve profitability, and reduce the cost of entering new markets and launching new products. PetainerKeg™ is used only once and is fully recyclable, cutting out costly return logistics and washing processes. In addition to significant cost of ownership and sustainability benefits, it provides enhanced product protection, making sure that the beer is as good as the day it was brewed for over nine months. Annemieke Hartman-Jemmett, Petainer’s Group Commercial Director said: “Petainer is enjoying growing demand for its petainerKeg™ range as one-way kegs are being adopted by both the global breweries and the craft sector, thanks to the lower cost of the system and to sustainability benefits. We are delighted to join our partners KHS, PET Technologies and SIDE at drinktec to offer customers high-quality, innovative packaging and filling solutions.” News CONTAINERS www.kammac.com For more information visit: www.petainer.com For more information visit: 20_Layout 1 14/08/2017 14:01 Page 1