Highland Spring
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Highland Spring is the United Kingdom
's leading supplier of bottled water
. It produces still and sparkling water at its factory in Blackford, Perth and Kinross
, Scotland
, although despite the name this area is not actually within the Scottish Highlands
. Highland Spring was the highest-selling sparkling water in the UK in 2008 and consolidated its 2nd place position in the UK still water market.
Highland Spring water is drawn from a protected underground source in the Ochil Hills
where no farming, agricultural spraying, building or habitation is permitted within the 2,000 acre (about 8 km²) catchment area
. The land has been kept free from pesticides and pollution for over 20 years, enabling it to become the first British brand of natural mineral water to achieve organic
status for its catchment area.
The company has expanded through organic growth and also by acquisition, taking over the Gleneagles Spring Water Company, also based in Blackford, in 2001, the Speyside Glenlivet Water Company, based in Ballindalloch
in 2009, and acquiring Campsie Spring (Glasgow) and Blaen Twyni (Swansea) from Greencore in 2010.
Credit for making the brand a commercial success is attributed to Joe Beeston (1947-2008), Chief Executive since 1992. Highland Spring is owned by billionaire UAE
businessman Mahdi Al Tajir
.
United Kingdom
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's leading supplier of bottled water
Bottled water
Bottled water is drinking water packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not...
. It produces still and sparkling water at its factory in Blackford, Perth and Kinross
Blackford, Perth and Kinross
Blackford is located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately from the town of Auchterarder. The town is located just off the A9 between Perth and Stirling. It is home to Highland Spring water and the Tullibardine whisky distillery.-History:...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, although despite the name this area is not actually within the Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
. Highland Spring was the highest-selling sparkling water in the UK in 2008 and consolidated its 2nd place position in the UK still water market.
Highland Spring water is drawn from a protected underground source in the Ochil Hills
Ochil Hills
The Ochil Hills is a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross and Perth. The only major roads crossing the hills pass through Glen Devon/Glen Eagles and Glenfarg, the latter now largely replaced except for local traffic by the M90...
where no farming, agricultural spraying, building or habitation is permitted within the 2,000 acre (about 8 km²) catchment area
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
. The land has been kept free from pesticides and pollution for over 20 years, enabling it to become the first British brand of natural mineral water to achieve organic
Organic food
Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.For the...
status for its catchment area.
The company has expanded through organic growth and also by acquisition, taking over the Gleneagles Spring Water Company, also based in Blackford, in 2001, the Speyside Glenlivet Water Company, based in Ballindalloch
Ballindalloch
Ballindalloch is a small village on the River Spey in Scotland.It is known for its whisky distilleries and for Ballindalloch Castle.-See also:*Glenfarclas Single Malt*Tomintoul...
in 2009, and acquiring Campsie Spring (Glasgow) and Blaen Twyni (Swansea) from Greencore in 2010.
Credit for making the brand a commercial success is attributed to Joe Beeston (1947-2008), Chief Executive since 1992. Highland Spring is owned by billionaire UAE
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
businessman Mahdi Al Tajir
Mahdi Al Tajir
Mahdi Al Tajir is an Emirati businessman based in the United Kingdom. Al Tajir spends much of his time at his London home or at Keir House, his Perthshire estate...
.