The VLB Berlin is enjoying great popularity - six companies from Germany, Europe and overseas have joined the network in recent months. From now on, the new members will support the VLB with their contributions, but will also benefit from the numerous advantages that VLB membership brings.
FIB Beer Systems (Netherlands)
FIB Beer Systems, based in Leeuwarden, specialises in the design, production, installation and maintenance of tank beer systems. The company, which is part of the Dutch Andous Group, has already supplied and installed more than 20,000 beer tanks in sizes 125-1000 litres to cafés, restaurants, breweries and for special events on all continents. The systems are available in various designs, e.g. single-walled, double-walled, made of stainless steel or copper, as a mobile or static system. FIB Beer Systems also supplies the associated tankers for transporting the beer.
www.fibbeersystems.de
Holland Malt (Netherlands)
Holland Malt is a family-owned malting company. Based in Lieshout, the Dutch company has been producing high-quality malts for breweries and distilleries for over 100 years. From its second plant in Eemshaven in the north of the Netherlands, Holland Malt ships its products to over 50 countries worldwide. The malt goes to both small independent companies and large multinationals. The family business with around 60 employees attaches particular importance to sustainability. In March 2024, it will open the world's first zero-emission malting plant in Eemshaven. To mark this event, VLB Berlin is holding its spring conference in Groningen, the Netherlands, this year.
www.hollandmalt.com
Klockemann Industrievertretungen GmbH (Germany)
For more than 30 years, Klockemann Industrievertretungen GmbH from Pattensen in Lower Saxony has been a competent partner for the brewing and beverage industry when it comes to filtration and labelling adhesives. The family-run company sells kieselguhr and stabilising agents from internationally renowned manufacturers such as ColgonCarbon, PQ and cph.
www.klockemann.gmbh/
Fermentis by Lesaffre (France)
Fermentis, based in northern France, is a business unit of the Lesaffre Group, a world leader in yeast strains, dry yeasts and fermentation solutions. With a turnover of €2.7 billion, the group has been present on all continents for 170 years and employs 11,000 people in 96 countries. Fermentis works with producers of beer, wine, spirits and other fermented beverages, supplying products and expertise. Fermentis and VLB Berlin have a long-standing and very close business partnership.
www.fermentis.com/en/
Pneumatic Scale Angelus (USA)
Pneumatic Scale Angelus is a global supplier of packaging machines for wet and dry filling, capping, labelling and centrifuging. Headquartered in Ohio, USA, the company has been setting standards for filling and capping solutions in the food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, household and personal care industries since 1895. Pneumatic Scale Angelus is part of a group of global suppliers of packaging systems and solutions that pool their capacities across 40 locations. The company employs almost 700 people. Turnover is in the mid double-digit million range (US$).
www.psangelus.com
New Box SPA (Italy)
For around 50 years, New Box Spa has specialised in the production and printing of metal packaging, tin and decorative boxes, household goods and closures in a variety of shapes and designs. Based in Vicenza in northern Italy, the company employs more than 200 people at three production sites. New Box serves major international customers, primarily from the food and beverage industry, and also produces customised solutions for smaller customers. Some of its customised packaging has already won design awards.
www.new-box.com
