Konvoy hits the road with its IoT keg tracking technology

Pioneering keg rental firm Konvoy has vowed to solve the brewing industry’s key problems with technology since expanding to the UK & Europe at the beginning of this year.

The UK’s newest addition to the keg solutions market has already become the leading supplier in Australia and New Zealand despite launching only as recently as 2019.

Konvoy has been quick to set out its stall in the UK, Europe and beyond by showcasing its ‘game-changing’ solution to common industry problems like inefficient re-use of kegs, inconsistent beer quality, keg thefts and low sustainability.

The company, founded by Adam Trippe-Smith and headed in the UK & Europe by Christian Barden, has been making waves already this year by taking large stands at some of major trade brewing events, such as SIBA’s BeerX in Liverpool and the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville, USA.

Konvoy and its proprietary IoT (Internet of Things) keg tracking and data-collection device, will also be highly visible at UK industry events this summer, including Brew//LDN, Manchester and London Craft Beer Festivals.

Christian Barden, Konvoy’s CEO for UK & Europe, said: “The brewing industry has keg problems – and we are unashamedly here to help solve them. And we want to achieve that quickly, to give brewing and hospitality a chance to not only survive today’s challenges but to actually thrive.

“We’re offering a way for brewers to become more efficient, more effective, more circular, more sustainable and more economical with their keg fleets and requirements. But first, we all need to ‘hug the monster’ and accept that whatever we’ve been doing for centuries with traditional keg tracking hasn’t worked.

“Konvoy is confident its technology is gamechanging – and can assure the industry that we’re here for your beer!”

Konvoy offers one of the world’s most sustainable keg fleets, spearheaded by a small tracking and data capture device fitted to each keg. It is capable of sharing a multitude of realtime data with a central cloud network using a combination of Bluetooth, satellite, cellular and