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Membership:

Delivering for Brewers

As a SIBA Member you get industry-leading Government lobbying and legislative advice, excellent promotional opportunities, business advice, guidance and access to our relaunched Independent Beer Awards, with internationally recognised styles and judging system. Not a member? SIBA membership offers you the tools and opportunities to run an effective successful brewing business. Find out more via www.siba.co.uk or email membership@siba.co.uk

GOVERNMENT LOBBYING:

BREWERS’ VOICES ARE BEING HEARD SIBA continues to lobby on behalf of members on a variety of big issues such as Small Breweries’ Relief, Covid support, business rates and the Alcohol Duty Review - meeting politicians and policy makers to make sure brewers’ voices are heard. Our work with Government is backed up by pro-active press activity, industry and consumer campaigning, ensuring that the issues that matter are top of the news agenda and at the top of MPs inboxes.

COMPLIANCE:

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE FROM PROFESSIONAL BREWING BUSINESSES Recognised as a minimum standard by a number of leading companies within the Industry, the SIBA Food Safety Quality Audit continues to be adopted by a number of Brewing Members who do not hold an alternative accreditation. To assist brewers in becoming compliant, tools such as HACCP, Traceability and Health & Safety are made available to all Brewing Members via the Toolbox.

PRESS & COMMS:

KEEPING YOU INFORMED + BREWERIES IN THE NEWS

Our weekly Brewing in Brief emails continue to be incredibly important tool in keeping members updated on the latest industry news, support and guidance, as well as how you can engage with important campaigns such as SBR, the Deposit Return Scheme and more. In addition to this, every quarter SIBA Members receive a copy of SIBA Independent Brewer magazine through the post. Featuring industry news and guest articles from some of the UK’s best beer writers, as well as interviews, meet the brewer and business profiles, Independent Brewer is your portal to the wider world of independent brewing. Our external press strategy has also gone up a notch on behalf of members, making sure that independent breweries and the pressure you are under is at the top of the national news agenda. If you would like to see a selection of recent press featuring SIBA members or get advice on how you can attract local press coverage, email

press@siba.co.uk

We... “Know How”

VISIT US AT STAND 42

Offering complete packaging line solutions for Bottling, Canning & Kegging since 1993

FRAMAX specializes in the supply of machinery and complete “Turn Key” production lines for the bottling and packaging industry, covering primarily the beverage field but also catering for special needs in the food and chemical sectors. The key to our success is the “know how” gained in over 40 years of experience in this industry and the ability to supply equipment performance, competitive pricing and efficiency of after sale service and support.

Contact Us Tel. +44 (0)23 80750062 Email: info@framax.co.uk

Improving life through heat transfer solutions

JOINUS ON STAND 5

YOUR COMPLETE HEAT TRANSFER SOLUTIONS PROVIDER

When your brewery and process depend on heat transfer equipment, you need a company that you can rely on and is with you every step of the way. As a complete solutions provider, Fulton provides: · fuel-fired and electric steam boilers · off-grid and point-of-use solutions · thermal oil heaters · ancillary plant / engineered systems · steam surveys · project management · installation / commissioning / upgrades · water treatment contracts · repair / service / maintenance programmes · accredited / certified training For further information visit us on Stand 5 at BeerX, click www.fulton.co.uk, email sales@fulton.co.uk or call +44 (0)117 972 3322.

LEGAL HELPLINE:

FREE ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED SOLICITORS As with all manufacturing industries, breweries are unfortunately open to a variety of legal issues. To help protect your brewing business SIBA has partnered with Napthens solicitors to ensure members receive the best advice from a firm with a wealth of experience. All members are eligible for one hour’s free legal advice.

SIBA PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LABELLING

BOTTLES | CANS | CASKS | KEGS

Issue 3 December 2019

PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LABELLING & MORE

As part of SIBA’s ongoing Delivering for Brewers initiative we have launched various new business tools, guides and opportunities for members. Our comprehensive labelling guide is updated throughout the year and always available via the Toolbox. The labelling guide advises on what is and isn’t needed on your bottle, can, cask and keg labels – including allergen advice, ABV, alcohol consumption advice and much more. This guide and all future ‘Delivering for Brewers’ items are free of charge to SIBA Members.

FIGHTING FOR ASSURED INDEPENDENT BRITISH CRAFT BREWERS

SIBA’s ‘Assured Independent British Craft Brewer’ seal can only be used by SIBA member breweries like you who are independent, relatively small, and brewing quality beer. The seal is a unique USP in a crowded beer market and resonates with consumers, with more than half saying they would be more likely to buy a beer which carries the seal. Partnering with Croxsons who have now sold over 1 million of the unique SIBA Assured Independent printed crowns which are exclusive for SIBA members. To place an order and have your bottles amongst the million of others proudly showing the Assured Independent Craft seal please do so here

https://www.croxsons.com/ our-products/siba/

CLASSIFIED ADS

Our Classified Ads section on the website allows members the opportunity to advertise products and services and also gives members the chance to search for products and services they may require. For example, brewing equipment for sale can be listed here, job vacancies can be posted or members can look for Supplier Associate Member promotions. Just select the ‘Classifieds’ tab on our website for more information or go to

www.siba.co.uk/classifieds

REGIONAL MEETINGS:

IN-PERSON AND VIA ZOOM SIBA’s eight regions host Regional Meetings throughout the year which allow SIBA members the opportunity to network with other brewers and suppliers, as well as speak to members of the SIBA Senior Management Team regarding anything to do with SIBA Nationally. Regional meetings are a great place to network, ask questions and raise any ideas or concerns you may have regarding regional operations, SIBA nationally, or brewing itself. Most regions are now hosting in-person meetings with the ability to alternatively join via Zoom.