22 jan 2015moonshine brings brewing home to the east midlands with phoenix partnershipfastgrowing alcoholic beverage firm moonshine drinks has brought its production process home to the east midlands thanks to a new contract with nottinghambased filling and packing firm phoenix contract services.the copacking firm stepped in at short notice this month to increase production and storage capacity for moonshine on the back of new orders for its unique, patented range of home brew beers, ciders and wines.thanks to phoenix&39s flexible approach, the first production run including a delicate, 16hour long filling process began just four days after contracts were signed.with at least a dozen more production runs scheduled for the year ahead, moonshine intends to have its full product range produced by phoenix within three months, fulfilling orders destined for lakeland stores, independents and garden centres nationwide.ian walker, managing director of moonshine drinks, said "our market share&39s been growing ever since we launched three years ago and we&39ll be launching new products this spring, so we needed a new supplier that could cope with this growing demand."phoenix ticked all of the boxes for us the management team&39s approach fitted with our own and their technical knowledge filled us with confidence. they&39ve always been happy to work at our pace as we launch new products and we&39ve liked how they work right from the start.they invited us on a factory visit so we could see how they worked first hand. being able to get everything done under one roof was a real selling point and we&39re confident that soon we&39ll have put them in charge of our entire production and supply chain."ben guy, managing director for phoenix, said "our contract with moonshine has been two years in the making, however in the end the first production run needed turning around in a week. this just proves our flexibility and how much time we spend looking after client relationships."having two growing businesses from nottingham working together is good news for the city&39s economy, and will hopefully be the start of a long and successful partnership between our two firms."for more informationrob tomkinsonm 07723 602254l 01158 242 212e rob.tomkinson@impression.co.ukw www.impression.co.ukt @robtomkinson 
