Greencroft Bottling

What Greencroft Bottling does

Greencroft Bottling is a UK-based contract wine packer operating from the Greencroft Estate in Annfield Plain, County Durham, as a subsidiary of the privately-held Lanchester Group. Founded in 2003, the company provides high-volume bottling and packaging services to wine producers and brand owners across multiple formats: glass bottles (187ml to 1.5l), cans (187ml, 200ml, 250ml slimline, both still and sparkling), PET (187ml-1l), bag-in-box (2.25l-18l), and KeyKeg (20l). It holds the BRCGS AA+ food safety certification (highest tier) and AWRS alcohol wholesale registration. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contracts are negotiated directly with enterprise wine producers, consistent with an enterprise field-sales go-to-market motion targeting major brand owners.

The underlying technology platform comprises eight production lines capable of filling up to 115,000 bottles, cans and boxes per hour, equating to over 200 million litres per year of installed capacity. Key technical assets include the UK's first large-scale wine canning line (KHS Innofill Can C filler with x21 valves and three-head Ferrum Seamer at 17,000 cans/hour, installed 2019), a recently added €3M counter-pressure line, X-ray fill-level detection, camera inspection, lot code traceability, and an on-site lab with three Foss Winescan machines for SO2, sugar, preservatives, acidity, colour, ABV, clarity and pH analysis. Quality assurance is anchored by BRCGS AA+ accreditation.

In 2024 the company opened Greencroft Two, a new 22,000 square metre purpose-built facility representing a £20-21M investment that will more than double potential capacity to 400 million litres per year — equivalent to roughly 28% of all wine sold in the UK. The new site is powered by on-site renewable generation: three wind turbines (~4M kWh/year), a 3MW solar array on the roof (~2.8M kWh/year), and adjacent mine water heat pumps, with the Lanchester Group having invested over £13M in renewable energy and heat generation across its sites. Revenue is generated through per-unit bottling fees under individual contract terms; specific revenue and pricing are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Greencroft Bottling

Legal name

Greencroft Bottling Company Limited

Website

https://greencroftbottling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Greencroft Bottling is a UK-based contract wine packer (part of the Lanchester Group) serving major wine producers and brand owners with multi-format bottling across glass, cans, PET, bag-in-box, and KeyKeg from a 200M+ litre/year capacity estate in County Durham.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Wine Bottling and Packaging Services

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Alcoholic Beverage Contract Manufacturing & Co-Packing (AFAFAAAI)

Keywords

• Contract wine bottling
• Wine packaging services
• Canned wine production
• Beverage contract packing
• Glass bottle filling

Headquarters

HQ city

Annfield Plain

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Wine Bottling Services: The company operates as a contract wine packer, providing bottling and packaging services to wine producers. Revenue is generated through fees for bottling, canning, and packaging wine in various formats (glass, cans, PET, bag-in-box). The company processes wine from brand owners and returns the packaged finished product.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Greencroft Bottling is a UK-based contract wine packer that bottles, cans and packages wine on behalf of wine producers and brand owners. Operating from facilities at Greencroft Estate in County Durham across eight production lines capable of filling up to 115,000 bottles, cans and boxes per hour, the company packages wine in glass (187ml to 1.5l), cans (187ml, 200ml, 250ml slimline), PET (187ml, 75cl, 1l), bag-in-box (2.25l, 3l, 18l) and KeyKeg (20l) formats, including still and sparkling wine and RTDs. Revenue is generated through contract bottling fees, with services delivered direct to enterprise wine customers.

Product overview

Greencroft Bottling is a UK-based contract wine packing company offering unified bottling and packaging services. The core offering is wine bottling services delivered through eight production lines capable of filling up to 115,000 bottles, boxes and cans per hour (200+ million litres per year). The company operates from two facilities: the original Greencroft One and the new Greencroft Two sustainable facility (opened 2024), which more than doubles capacity to 400 million litres per year. Products and services include glass bottles (187ml to 1.5l), wine cans (187ml-250ml slimline), PET packaging, bag-in-box (2.25l-18l), and KeyKeg (20l), with canning and sparkling wine capabilities powered by KHS and Ferrum equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contract Wine Bottling Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 115,000 bottles, boxes and cans per hour processing capacity
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lanchester GroupcoreOthersParent company of Greencroft Bottling and Lanchester Wines. The Lanchester Group has invested over £13 million in renewable energy and heat generation. Greencroft Bottling operates as part of the group alongside Lanchester Wines.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Berry Global: Global plastic and rigid packaging manufacturer serving food, beverage, and personal care markets with bottles, containers, and films. Comparable to Greencroft as a multi-format beverage packaging supplier, though operating at significantly greater scale across non-beverage categories as well.
• Scholle IPN: Global bag-in-box and pouch packaging specialist serving wine, beverage, and food customers. Comparable to Greencroft in supplying flexible/rigid intermediate bulk container formats for wine producers, though again positioned as a packaging manufacturer rather than a contract filling service.
• Crown Holdings: Global metal packaging manufacturer (beverage cans, ends, closures) serving beer, wine RTD, and soft drink customers. Comparable to Greencroft in metal can format supply, particularly relevant for Greencroft's wine canning line growth, though operating upstream as a can manufacturer rather than contract filler.
• Ardagh Group: Global glass and metal packaging manufacturer with significant UK/European wine bottle production. Comparable to Greencroft as a large-scale supplier of wine packaging formats, though primarily a packaging manufacturer rather than a contract bottling service provider.
• Smurfit Kappa (bag-in-box / Rapak): Global paper and packaging group with a leading bag-in-box business (Rapak) supplying wine and beverage customers. Comparable to Greencroft in supplying bag-in-box format for wine producers, though primarily a packaging manufacturer rather than contract filling service.

Emerging players

• Saverglass: French premium glass bottle manufacturer specialising in wine and spirits bottles, with UK distribution. Comparable to Greencroft in serving premium wine brand owners for glass packaging, though as a bottle producer rather than a contract filling service.

Direct peers

• Clover Group: Ireland-headquartered contract packaging services group operating multi-format packing for food and beverage customers. Comparable to Greencroft as a contract packer serving enterprise beverage and food brands across the British Isles with similar format-mix business models.
• Encirc: UK-based glass bottle manufacturer and beverage filling services provider (part of Vidrala) operating large-scale bottling and filling capacity for wine, beer, and soft drinks customers. Closest direct peer to Greencroft in terms of UK contract bottling for alcoholic beverage producers with multi-format capabilities.
• PFF Group: UK-based contract packing and food manufacturing services business offering multi-format packing capabilities to brand owners. Comparable to Greencroft as a UK-headquartered B2B contract packer serving enterprise customers across multiple packaging formats.

Regional players

• Beatson Clark: UK-based glass bottle manufacturer producing bottles for beer, wine, spirits, and soft drinks customers. Comparable to Greencroft as a UK-headquartered packaging supplier to the wine and beverage industry, though positioned as a glass manufacturer rather than a contract packer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GreencroftBottling
• Xx.com/GreencroftBott
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/greencroftbottling

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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