Highland Spring facts for kids
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| Country | Scotland |
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| Source | Ochil Hills |
| Type | Still, Sparkling |
| pH | 7.8 |
| Calcium (Ca) | 40.5 |
| Chloride (Cl) | 6.2 |
| Bicarbonate (HCO3) | 150 |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 10.1 |
| Nitrate (NO3) | 3.1 |
| Potassium (K) | 0.7 |
| Silica (SiO2) | Unknown |
| Sodium (Na) | 5.6 |
| Sulfate (SO4) | 5.3 |
| TDS | 170 |
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| All concentrations in milligrams per liter (mg/L); pH without units | |
Highland Spring is a Scottish supplier of bottled water. It produces still and sparkling water at its factory in Blackford, Perth and Kinross, although despite the name this area is not within the Scottish Highlands. Its water is sourced from the Ochil Hills.
Highland Spring was the highest-selling sparkling water in the UK in 2008, and consolidated its first place position in the UK still water market.
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) from Greencore in 2010. The company formally ceased production at the Speyside Glenlivet Water Company site in 2020.
The Highland Spring sparkling water is supplied in a green transparent bottle, whereas the still water is supplied in a colourless transparent bottle with a purple cap.
Joe Beeston (1947–2008) was the chief executive from 1992 until his death. The company is owned by billionaire UAE businessman Mahdi Al Tajir.
In June 2018, the company became the first UK water brand to introduce and trial a 100% recycled plastic bottle in a bid to cut ocean pollution. Following the success in the trial, in January 2019, it formally launched a commercial bottle range that was 100% recycled called "Eco-Bottle". As of 2020, its entire "Eco-Bottle" sub-range is made from 100% recycled plastic bottles.
