Leading UK glass manufacturer Beatson Clark will be returning to BrewExpo America next month to showcase its bottle design expertise.

The company, which has been manufacturing glass bottles and jars in the UK since 1751, will be exhibiting its unique range of premium bespoke bottles at BrewExpo America from 14th to 17th April 2015.

The largest brewing trade show in the United States will take place at the Oregon Convention Center and is expected to attract nearly 500 brewers and over 7,000 visitors.

Beatson Clark, which will be exhibiting for the second year in succession, produces high-quality beer bottles for a number of major UK breweries whose brands are already exported to the US, such as Samuel Smiths and Thornbridge Brewery.

Last year the company teamed up with the award-winning Brooklyn Brewery in New York to produce premium bespoke bottles for its range of beers.

“One of our fastest growing customer sectors is brewing,” said Jonathan Clark, Export Account Manager at Beatson Clark.

“Craft brewing in the United States is still a very strong sector, and in a crowded marketplace everyone is looking for new ways to stand out from the competition.

“Breweries are often surprised to find they can have customised beer bottles at such low volumes and outlay, and the craft beer sector is a perfect fit for our small production runs and flexible approach.”

Beatson Clark has launched a new website dedicated to the brewing sector – www.beer-bottles.co.uk – and a Twitter feed to go with it @Beer_Bottles.

Portland is a city worthy of its nickname Beervana: it ranks number one in the US in terms of the percentage of dollars spent on craft beer, the city is home to 60 breweries and it even has nine brew-n-view cinemas!

BrewExpo America, in association with the Craft Brewers Conference, is presented by the Brewers Association. It is the only event that serves both packaging breweries and brewpubs.

Read more information about BrewExpo America at: http://www.craftbrewersconference.com/

Notes to editors

About Beatson Clark:

• Beatson Clark specialises in providing glass packaging solutions for niche brands in the food, drink and pharmaceutical markets worldwide. The key to its success has been flexibility, innovation and the high quality of its containers.

• Beatson Clark’s customers are at the core of its business and the company is proud of the long-standing partnerships it has developed thanks to the outstanding level of service it offers.

• Beatson Clark has a turnover of £44 million and a production capacity of approximately 496 million units or 88,000 tonnes.

• It has ISO 9001:2000, BRC/IOP Food Packaging Hygiene Standard and OHSAS 18001:1999 Occupational Health & Safety Standard and its manufacturing capability has an emphasis on flexibility to facilitate short tailored production runs. It has a UK distribution centre located in Rotherham.

About the Brewers Association:

• The Brewers Association is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to small and independent American breweries and brewing enthusiasts

• The Brewer Association represents over 70 per cent of the brewing industry and over 99 per cent of its members are American beer brewers.

• Read more information about the organisation at: http://www.brewersassociation.org/

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Shooting Star PR
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