Keg Watch recently reported the number of stainless steel containers recovered in January 2018 were 11,015 with a replacement value of £826,125.00. Year to date the figures are even more shocking reporting 111,222 containers with a replacement value of £8,341,650.00. For any business those are astounding figures for any industry. With the increasing scrap value of stainless steel, despite severe penalties that can be imposed, the loss through the theft and misappropriation of kegs and casks is only set to increase. At a time of high global demand for metal, stealing casks for scrap has become a lucrative trade.

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Stand still and you go backwards. To stay ahead of the game you need to be constantly striving to improve the products and services you offer to your customers. Over the past few months, Sales Director of Emmerald Polymers (UK) Ltd, Greg Whitehorne, has been exploring branding options for our plastic casks and what’s required is a permanent mark that shows ownership of the container, together with something that represents the branding of the individual brewery. Based on this, Emmerald Polymers (UK) have recently invested in the latest laser technology, giving us the edge on how we can supply casks to our customers.

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A warm welcome to the new Emmerald Polymers (UK) Ltd website. Optimised for tablet, mobile and desktop, our newly launched website offers a range of new features, including online ordering using our shopping basket with one page checkout, making it easier than ever before to order your shives, casks, keystones and brewing supplies. We've got some big plans instore for the coming months, so please make sure you keep popping back for the latest news on new products, features and special offers. Visit our shop area to browse online today, and find out more about our products on our plastic casks and online shop pages.

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Emmerald Polymers (UK) Ltd now have a warehousing facility in the UK, ensuring that cask orders can be received, processed and delivered within a week turnaround. Responding to customer feedback, Emmerald Polymers identified a more flexible approach to supplying casks, both in quantity and lead times. Our new UK facility will enable us to take cask orders and process them ready for despatch within 5 to 10 working days, dependent on size of order. This not only helps when brewers run short of casks, but will also help with cashflow, meaning smaller orders can be delivered more frequently. For more information or for a no obligation quotation, please contact us today.

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