Sponsors

Founded in 1774, Rankin is the UK’s local supplier of quality closures for the Beers, Wines & Spirits packaging sectors. 

Through the design, manufacture and performance of our products, we help premiumise mature and aspiring Brands and add value to local tastes & flavours.

Our offer extends from natural cork, to micro agglomerate and synthetic, to T Top Stoppers, wire hoods, screw caps, crown caps, cask bungs, keg caps, capsules In Tin, Polylaminate, PVC & PET and to heatshrink tamper evident sleeves.

Rankin is the custodian of 4,500 acres of cork forestry and has manufacturing operations in Portugal and in the UK; managing cork supply from `acorn to bottle’.

We  are delighted to support the Scottish Beer Awards and we look forward to playing our part in the ongoing development and success of our `local’ beer industry.

Kegstar make keg rental simple with our smart one-way stainless steel kegs and casks. Each keg has its own unique identity making it easily tracked through your supply chain on our proprietary cloud based software. In some countries we clean kegs ourselves, in some countries we collect kegs ourselves too but in every country, we want to help more great beverages get to more happy drinkers and keep it as simple as fill, scan, deliver, repeat!

Bringing over 100 drinks brands together and a busy conference, In-Drinks is the only independently run Scottish trade show and an “absolute must” for drinks brands of all sizes, seeking to grow their brand awareness in Scotland.

In-Drinks 2025 will take place on the 5th and 6th March 2025, SEC Glasgow.

Close Brothers Brewery Rentals are experienced and respected industry specialists offering tailored solutions for kegs, casks and drinks equipment to brewers, cider makers and distillers.

Our flagship offering is keg and cask rental and we operate a fleet of over two million containers across the UK, Ireland and Germany.

Established in 2007, CBBR provides a wide range of services in addition to container rental including fee per fill containers – ECasks & EKegs, repair and refurbishment and equipment finance. By using RFID (Radio-frequency identification) tags on our containers we can considerably reduce handling times and provide clarity on stock position.

Close Brothers Brewery Rentals also provides financial solutions for equipment used within the drinks industry in the UK. We are familiar with the equipment commonly used and have good relationships with many of the main suppliers. In addition to production equipment for both breweries and distilleries, we are also now able to offer funding for wooden spirit casks.

Konvoy is the world’s leading keg tracking and keg pooling solution.

We provide Internet of Things (IoT) enabled keg management solutions, connecting producers with venues and back again. We provide keg rental, keg tracking and keg services.

We’re here for your beer; enabling more efficiency, effectiveness, circularity, and quality. We’re here to move beverages forward.