Key Questions Answered

Who is it for ?

Smaller brewers, who supply ale to the wholesale market. See the 'fair use' policy for a list of permitted wholesalers / networks.

	The brewer orders a quantity of 9 gallon casks.
	ECasks delivers, or brewer can pick up from our service centre.
	Brewer fills casks.
	Brewer delivers full casks to wholesaler.
	Brewer notifies ECasks of delivery date and depot.
	Brewer forgets about the casks.
	ECasks recovers the casks from wholesale network, then cleans and prepares for re-use.

	Just off the M50 -- not far from the M5.
	30 minutes from Gloucester, Cheltenham and Worcester.
	1 hour from Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford and Cardiff.

We do -- the customer forgets about the casks once the 'fulls' are delivered to the wholesaler.

	£6.30 per cask, if collected from our service centre.
	Bookings can be made well in advance, to suit your forthcoming promotions' business -- no additional charge over the fill fee. These bookings will take preference when reserving casks returning from trade.
	Casks can be ordered for immediate collection or delivery -- just look at the website, or phone to check availability.
	Casks can be delivered to the brewery at very advantageous rates.
	For very long distances, we can send by pallet network (24 per pallet).
	Payment is due on or before empty casks are delivered to the brewery.

ECasks customer policy is broadly as follows :-

	Customers should be established brewers, who are SIBA members.
	Customers will be asked to agree to a 'fair use' policy prior to the first order.
	Current stock availability is posted on the website, and updated daily.
	Bookings can be taken well in advance, to take priority when allocating stock.