SIBA news
SIBA BeerX UK 2022 A huge thankyou to everyone that made it along to BeerX UK 2022 in Liverpool in March. It was our busiest BeerX ever and a triumphant return after two years away. The atmosphere in the room was amazing, with brewers, suppliers, industry representatives and media able to network once-more and attend some of the fantastic panels, seminars, tastings and talks taking place across the event. A further thankyou to all of our speakers and sponsors - including our Headline sponsors Kegstar and Stage Sponsors Breww, Charles Faram and Crisp - who helped make BeerX UK 2022 the UK's biggest beer and brewing event. The audio from the AGM is also now live on the Toolbox homepage as are a number of the speaker presentations which are on the Members' Toolbox under Filing Cabinet > BeerX > BeerX 2022 Presentations.
The SIBA Craft Beer Work Force Report As part of Delivering for Brewers, we are delighted to introduce our first Craft Beer Work Force Report. The Craft Beer Work Force Report draws on data from our members’ survey 2022 to provide a guide to the UK’s craft beer workforce. It profiles the average salary levels by position and includes data on working hours, qualification, age, diversity and travel to work. The members’ survey was completed by 310 brewers, representing over 44% of SIBA’s brewing membership with a production range from below 10 hectolitres (hl) per annum to 60,000 hl. We hope that this will be a useful tool for your brewery. You can find the report online at Toolbox > filing cabinet > facts & figures > Workforce report.
Code of Conduct: SIBA Events Following the passing of Resolution 1 at the SIBA AGM in March, which set out the standards expected at SIBA events from all parties, SIBA would now like to share some supplementary Code of Conduct documents with members. Two documents have been added to the Toolbox Filing Cabinet under 'Code of Conduct' - the first is a detailed "Code of Conduct - SIBA Events” document which sets out for SIBA Staff, Directors and Regional Beer Festival / Event organisers how the new Members Charter amendment should be put into practice. Namely that discrimination of any kind, including, but not limited to age, disability, gender, race, or sexual orientation will not be tolerated at SIBA events. Additionally that aggression, harassment, abuse and anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated at SIBA events. If you are running an event in anyway affiliated with SIBA then you need to read and understand the above document. The second document is a poster/flyer which advises event attendees of our stance and what to do if they have an issue - this should be printed off and displayed at SIBA Events. The SIBA Competitions Team will ensure this poster is displayed at all SIBA Competitions this year. If you have any questions regarding the above please email SIBA's Head of Comms Neil Walker via neil.walker@siba.co.uk.
New team member joins SIBA We are delighted to announce that Will Lockwood has joined our Public Affairs and Policy Team as Public Affairs and Policy Officer. Will, who has a background in politics, having worked for several MPs, a political party and an arms-length government body, will be
working on our Members’ Survey, engaging with politicians across Westminster, Scotland and Wales and leading on the response to the Deposit Return Scheme in Wales. Some of the most important work SIBA does is engaging and helping members engage with their local MPs. Part of Will’s role will be to
help members organise a meeting with their MP or to help you arrange a brewery tour with them. If you want to speak to Will to get his help you can email him on will.lockwood@siba.co.uk or give him a call on 07511209258.
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