Waters & Robson

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Waters & Robson
Limited company
Industry Soft drinks
Bottled water
FateAcquired by Coca-Cola
Founded1910;110 years ago (1910) in Morpeth, United Kingdom
FounderThomas Robson
Stephen Waters
Defunct2008 (2008)
Headquarters,
United Kingdom
Area served
United Kingdom
Products Abbey Well
Number of employees
91 (2008)

Waters & Robson was a British manufacturer of bottled water and soft drinks.

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History

Waters & Robson was established in 1910 in Morpeth, Northumberland by Stephen Waters and Thomas Robson as a soft drinks manufacturer. [1] Robson named the source of the water Abbey Well, after his favourite nearby 12th century Cistercian Abbey, Newminster Abbey. [2] At its source Abbey Well filters through the area's white sandstone.

In the 1980s Thomas' grandson Tony Robson was now heading the company and decided to move into bottled water, and the current Abbey Well water brand was created. [3] In 1981 a new bottling site was built in Morpeth. [4] The company uses a 117-metre deep artesian well for its still water. As of 2008 the company had 91 employees, produced 30 million litres of water annually and had a turnover of £11 million. [3]

Acquisition by Coca-Cola

In 2008 the company was acquired by Coca-Cola Enterprises. [3] Its Morpeth site is still used by Coca-Cola European Partners today for Abbey Well as well as for their Glaceau Smartwater product and Schweppes Soda Water. [4] It is currently the only Coca Cola water site in the UK. [4]

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References

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  2. "Abbey Well". Archived from the original on 15 January 2000.
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