BBI GALA AWARDS DINNER

We are pleased to announce that we are arranging a GALA AWARDS DINNER on Monday, September 20th 2004 at the London Marriott commencing at 18.00 hrs. The function will include a four course dinner, a high profile Industry speaker, and a Celebrity to present awards to the Gold Medal winners of the 2004 Competition for Ales, Lagers, Ciders and Flavoured alcoholic beverages in bottles and cans. As in previous BBI dinners this event will give the usual opportunity for industry networking, as well as being an occasion that allows companies specifically to celebrate success with their work colleagues. It is planned to have round tables of ten, allowing individual guests or groups to be accommodated and fully involved.

We are considering sponsorship for this event and we would welcome any offers from members or any suggestions for any potential companies that could be approached as sponsors.

Full details will be circulated through the normal channels of communication for BBI matters in due course, and we hope that you will be able to join us for this year’s event. Should you wish to make an early booking then please contact us at the earliest opportunity? Contacts for the event are:

Andrew Broadbent Mobile 07967 452095 E mail Andrew.broadbent@csplc.com

Brian Gibbs Tel. 01277 624736 E mail gibbs.b@btinternet.com

Or direct to: British Bottlers’ Institute Attwood House Mansfield Park Four Marks Alton Hampshire GU34 5PZ Tel. 01420 568901 E mail info@binsteadgroup.com

Or via the website www.bbi.org.uk

BBI EVENTS

BBI COMPETITION

The letters and mailout for the BBI Competition for Ales, Lagers, Ciders and Flavoured Alchoholic Beverages in Bottles and Cans for 2004 have been distributed within the industry to all potential entrants.

The competition is to take place on the 29th July 2004 and awards will be presented at the Gala Dinner on September 20th.

The location of the competition judging has not yet been decided upon as it depends entirely on the number of entries and therefore the space required. Nevertheless all entries for the competition should be sent to the BBI at Attwood House.

VISITS

Since our last newsletter we have undertaken visits to Matthew Clark at Shepton Mallet, Histogram at Durham, Linpac Materials Handling at Winsford and Fairplaste at Thurrock.

These have all been well attended and much praised by members and our thanks are due to the companies that give the opportunity for members to visit their sites and for the informative presentations.

Visit reports have been placed in the Members Forum section within the BBI website.

Future visits have been arranged to:

Annheuser Busch Stag Brewery, Mortlake 20th April 2004.

Robinsons Soft Drinks (Britvic), Norwich 18th May 2004.

Coors Brewery, Burton upon Trent 8th June 2004.

Details of visits will be placed on the BBI website www.bbi.org.uk and will also be circulated by post.

NEW MEMBERS

We welcome Arrowhead Systems UK Ltd as new members of the BBI. The contact for Arrowhead is Steve Arnold and the company details have been inserted in the Members section of the website by Arrowhead.