Highland Spring

Not to be confused with Highland Springs.

Highland Spring

Country	Scotland
Produced by	Highland Spring Ltd.
Introduced	1979
Tagline	Water As Nature Intended
Source	Ochil Hills
Type	Still, Sparkling, Flavoured
pH	7.8
Calcium (Ca)	40.5
Chloride (Cl)	6.1
Magnesium (Mg)	10.1
Nitrate (NO3)	3.1
Potassium (K)	0.7
Sodium (Na)	5.6
Sulfate (SO4)	5.3
TDS	170
Website	www.highlandspring.com
All concentrations in milligrams per liter (mg/L); pH without units

Highland Spring is a Scottish supplier of natural source bottled water. It produces still water, sparkling water, and flavoured water at its factory in Blackford, Perth and Kinross, although despite the name this area is not within the Scottish Highlands. It is owned by Emirati born businessman Mahdi Al Tajir ^[1]

Sources

Its water is sourced from 2,500 acres of private, organic land in the Ochil Hills. ^{[2] [3]}

History

Highland Spring was incorporated in 1979, and bottled its first product in 1980. ^[4]

Operations

Highland Spring produces its products from a production site in Blackford, Perth and Kinross. It bottled its first product in 1980. In 2010 Highland Spring acquired a production site in Lennoxtown from Greencore which produces supermarket private-label bottled water. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

In 2017, Highland Spring opened a new production line which was officially opened by The Queen. ^{[7] [8]}

In January 2019, Highland Spring became the first UK water brand to launch a 100% recycled PET plastic bottle. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

In April 2024, Highland Spring launched a flavoured water range. ^{[12] [13]}

Market

In 2023, Highland Spring sold 404.1 million litres of Highland Spring-branded water in the United Kingdom which equates to <2% of the rainfall on the catchment area. ^[14]

Rail Terminal

In August 2022 the business opened a rail freight facility adjacent to its headquarters in Blackford which became fully operational in January 2023. ^{[15] [16]}

References

1. "Sunday Times Rich List 2010: Britain's richest see wealth rise by one third". www.telegraph.co.uk.
2. "Natural Source". Highland Spring. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
3. "Natural Source". Highland Spring. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
4. McLaren, Rob (2024-08-27). "Highland Spring aim to double in size and create more jobs". The Courier. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
5. "Highland Spring buys Irish firm". 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
6. "Highland Spring buys Greencore's water arm". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
7. Reporter (2017-07-06). "In pics: Queen opens new Highland Spring factory building". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
8. "Highland Spring Production & Bottling Facility". DSSR. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
9. "Highland Spring trials UK's first 100% recycled bottle". BBC News. 8 June 2018.
10. "Environment – Highland Spring Group".
11. O’Mahony2020-03-20T10:31:00+00:00, Ash. "The rise and fall: bottled water category report 2020". The Grocer.
12. Editor (2024-03-28). "Highland Spring makes a fruity splash with new Flavoured Still Water range | Grocery Trader" . Retrieved 2025-05-05.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
13. McNeill, Alastair (2024-04-05). "£10m investment at Perthshire bottling plant creates 80 new jobs". Daily Record. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
14. "HIGHLAND SPRING LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
15. "Water bottles delivered by train in bid to reduce CO2 omitted by HGVS". 31 August 2022.
16. Advertiser, Perthshire (2024-09-03). "Perthshire bottling plant welcomes new Scottish Secretary". Daily Record. Retrieved 2025-05-05.

External links

• Highland Spring official site Archived 2020-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Highland Spring Group official site