Crusader, which supplies kegs and casks to more than 800 UK breweries, has taken on the distribution of Petainer’s petainerKeg.

The manufacturer says the benefits of the petainerKeg are its full recyclability, ease of use and the way it offers economical access to new out-of-area or export markets.

Brett Lamont, sales director of distribution at Petainer explained: “The appointment of Crusader as our UK distributor is another important step in building our global network of distribution partners for our products.

“We have chosen Crusader because they understand the brewery market very well and recognise that there is a huge opportunity for one-way PET kegs.”

Justin Raines, co-founder of Crusader UK, added: “We are delighted to be appointed as Petainer’s distributor in the UK.

“We have built up an impressive client base of breweries large and small.  With craft brewers looking for new packaging options for their products, a new venture with Petainer to provide one-way PET kegs is a great solution to meet this growing demand.”