22 BREWING & BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS Zenith Hygiene, formerly CCL Pentasol, has for many years been regarded within the beverage and brewing industry as the UK leader when it comes to managing hygiene at both small plants operating at less than 500 hl per annum to those producing in excess of 7 million HL. The reason for this is simple - the dedicated Brewing and Beverage team recognises that chemicals are only part of the equation. What the customer really needs is the exceptional customer service which happens after the hygiene chemicals are delivered. This could take the form of complete ownership and control of all items relating to hygiene as is the case with many of their larger customers. Total trust to control and order stock, production of weekly usage reports and audits including projects not only to make the hygiene process more efficient but to also drive down utility and chemical costs. At the other end of the spectrum Zenith manages many smaller breweries and distilleries, a sector growing on a week- by-week basis. This continuous growth is driven by Zenith’s reputation within the craft sector of providing a unique service relating to quality control and technical brewing assistance. Scott Lawrence. Head Brewer at Batemans Brewery, was quoted as saying, “The great part about working with Zenith is that aside from supplying world class hygiene solutions they know the brewing process and associated quality procedures inside out. It’s like having a technical brewer and quality consultant for free.” Zenith can deliver this level of expertise and service purely because its team is made up of time-served Master Brewers, Cider Makers, Packaging Managers and Hygiene Professionals. In addition to this it also operates its own water treatment division specialising in engineering where bespoke tanks and apparatus can be fabricated. A further service on offer to all customers free of charge is access to the “System Assured Database”. This package empowers customers to completely manage all MSDS documentation, hygiene records, HIC documents and training records. As a proactive and forward-thinking company, Zenith is continually seeking out new technologies and has recently entered partnership with “REALCO” who can deliver complete BIO-FILM removal and preventative systems. This is very exciting and is likely to be a major entity of future CIP. Quality control and technical assistance Thomas Fawcett & Sons Ltd is a seventh generation family business that has been manufacturing speciality quality malts for over 200 years on its original site in Castleford, West Yorkshire. The Company has always operated on this site in Yorkshire for the simple reason that it is close to one of the best barley growing areas in the UK and the Company’s own bore holes provide excellent and consistent quality water for the manufacture of malt. The Company is unique in that it operates 6 different production units from the same site; two floor maltings, a Saladin box maltings, a more modern Germinating Kilning Vessel maltings, and two bespoke roasting houses for the production of Crystal and Roasted products. Our production times are quite lengthy by modern standards, but we believe it leads to greater consistency in mash tun performance and more intense malty flavours. Batch sizes are small which allows for tight control of blending in order to achieve any customer specification. We manufacture over 30 different standard malts. The finest barleys make the finest malts and the Company strives to procure the best barley samples from each season. Pale Ale malts are largely made from the iconic barley varieties Maris Otter and Golden Promise, though not exclusively. Proven winter varieties such as Halcyon and Pearl are still available and the current main spring barley variety is Propino. The Company prides itself on quality and service, and offers the complete range of products, packaging and delivery options – a “one stop malt shop” for all brewers. Malt is supplied in 25kg sacks (either whole or pre-milled) shrink wrapped on pallets or in larger tote bags (350kg, 500kg, or 1,000kg) and in up to 25 tonne bulk loads. The Company provides a dedicated delivery service via its own transport fleet inclusive of drivers willing to help off-load. We are proud that our malts have contributed to 13 Supreme Champion Beers of Britain since 1997, including this year’s Champion “Goats Milk” from Church End Brewery. Fawcett’s – the one-stop malt shop – Quality, variety, flavour. www.zhgplc.com For more information visit: www.fawcett-maltsters.co.uk For more information visit: IN THE MIX Showcase 22_Layout 1 12/02/2018 10:43 Page 1