The start of the year has already brought new developments for Advanced Packaging Materials with the move into a second production facility. Having outgrown its existing manufacturing unit the company is moving to a dedicated printing unit which will concentrate on the brewery packaging. There has been a 50% growth in its brewery business in 2017 achieved by increased business from both current and new customers, one being a brewery in the Falkland Islands. This has been helped with the introduction of our Safepak transit bottle system for 3, 4, 6 and 12 bottles. Previously printed packaging has been our forte however, with the purchase of new machinery we are looking to be a one-stop-shop for both plain and printed packaging. With our inhouse printing and conversion we can offer short runs of most packaging at cost-effective prices. The minimum print run for bottle boxes is only 300, which can be produced from a single colour up to photo quality with no setup costs. Can packaging and carry out baskets are just two of the new products introduced in 2017, along with a Christmas 12- bottle box. Further development in these ranges is expected in 2018. There will be further developments in 2018 with new packaging being designed for the spirit market particularly gin. Advanced Packaging Materials now has Safepak packaging to hold individual wine and spirit bottles with a range of boxes to hold up to 6 bottles of spirits. These having been laboratory drop tested to UPS specification. 62 BREWING & BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS Advanced Packaging Materials New year, new factory, new products STAND 72 BeerX 2018 PREVIEW J & E Hall’s JCC Cellar Cooler range and its ambient beer cooler will be on show at BeerX. The JCC Cellar Cooler Range provides low cost and reliable units designed to maintain the perfect temperature required for beer and wine cellars. The units allow pubs and clubs to keep their cellars at a constant 12°C – the optimum temperature for beer and lager. They are also extremely quiet which is of key importance in the licensing trade The JCC range of indoor units has brewery specification six fins per inch evaporation coils and a powder coated mild steel casing which makes them easy to clean. The units are fitted with a standard electronic controller across the range which allows room temperatures down to 4°C and also makes them suitable for extending the life of perishable foods. The J & E Hall ambient beer cooler can cut pub and restaurant energy bills for cellar cooling significantly. The unit makes use of free cooling during winter months to allow beers to be stored at a perfect temperature. When the outside temperature is low enough, the fan-based cooler brings cold air into a beer cellar to reduce the temperature and will switch off the main refrigeration cellar cooler system. The ambient beer cooler operates when it’s cold outside at temperatures under 8°C. When temperatures rise above this level the ambient beer cooler will turn itself off and revert back to the main refrigerated cellar cooling system. The ambient beer cooler is easy to install and fits with any make or model of cellar cooling system on the market. To see the JCC Cellar Cooler range and the ambient beer cooler visit J & E Hall at BeerX on Stand 177. Pictured above: The J & E Hall ambient beer cooler is on show at BeerX. www.jehall.co.uk For more information visit: J&E Hall Beer and cellar collers headline at BeerX STAND 177 www.printedbeerbottleboxes.co.uk For more information visit: 62_Layout 1 12/02/2018 14:37 Page 1