Harrogate Spring Water
{{Short description|Bottled water company in North Yorkshire, England}}
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{{Infobox bottled water
| brand = Harrogate Spring Water
| logo = Harrogate Spring Water.svg
| country = England
| source = Harrogate
| introduced = {{start date and age|2000}}
| type = Still, sparkling
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| website = http://www.harrogatespring.com
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Harrogate Spring Water is a private limited company incorporated on 16 August 2000 which manufactures plastic and glass bottled spring water, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England and distributes its bottles all over the world. Spa waters were first discovered in Harrogate in the 16th century, with water bottled in glass only the town from the 1740s.{{cite web |url=http://www2.northyorks.gov.uk/unnetie/storyboards/harrogate_spa/discovery_of_harrogate_waters.cfm |title=The Spa at Harrogate: Discovery of the Harrogate Waters |access-date=2008-04-30 |year=2003 |publisher=North Yorkshire County Council |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723161333/http://www2.northyorks.gov.uk/unnetie/storyboards/harrogate_spa/discovery_of_harrogate_waters.cfm |archive-date=2008-07-23 }}
Sources
The main spring is sourced from an aquifer in the millstone grit series, below the Harrogate Pinewoods.{{Cite web|title=Harrogate Spring - Our Water|url=https://www.harrogatespring.com/our-water/|access-date=8 October 2021|website=Harrogate Spring}}{{Cite web|last=Cryer|first=Clare|title=Pinewoods, Harrogate|url=https://www.harrogate.gov.uk/visit-parks-woodlands/pinewoods-harrogate|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Harrogate Borough Council|language=en}} The Thirsty Planet brand takes water from an aquifer located in sand and gravel.{{cite journal |last1=Smedley |first1=Pauline L. |title=A survey of the inorganic chemistry of bottled mineral waters from the British Isles |journal=Applied Geochemistry |date=December 2010 |volume=25 |issue=12 |pages=1872–1888 |doi=10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.10.003|bibcode=2010ApGC...25.1872S |url=http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12760/1/BMWFinal_pls.pdf }}
History
Founded in August 2000, initially under the name HSW Limited, the product was launched in January 2002.{{Cite web|date=2013-10-28|title=Harrogate Spring Water owner makes multi million pound investment in North Yorkshire {{!}} TheBusinessDesk.com|url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/534329-multi-million-pound-investment-in-north-yorkshire|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Yorkshire|language=en}} Harrogate Spa Water manufactures bottled water and sells it locally, nationally and internationally, being exported to as far away as Australia.
A change in majority share owner distribution was made during 2020 resulting in Danone becoming the majority holder,{{cite web
|url = https://www.danone.co.uk/brands/waters/harrogate.html
|title = Danone
|work = www.danone.co.uk
|date = 5 March 2021
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20210517220720/https://www.danone.co.uk/brands/waters/harrogate.html
|archive-date = 17 May 2021
|access-date = 17 May 2021
|url-status = live
}} displacing the Cain family from their ownership.{{cite web
| url = https://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2020/02/26/danone-to-acquire-a-majority-stake-in-harrogate-water-brands-ltd-harrogate-water/
| title = Danone to acquire a majority stake in Harrogate Water Brands Ltd ("Harrogate Water")
| work = www.harrogate-news.co.uk
| date = 26 February 2020
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20210517222012/https://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2020/02/26/danone-to-acquire-a-majority-stake-in-harrogate-water-brands-ltd-harrogate-water/
| archive-date = 17 May 2021
| access-date = 17 May 2021
| url-status = live
}}
The company was previously owned by Harrogate Water Brands, which also owned the charity Thirsty Planet, producing its own brand of bottled water.{{cite news|title=Harrogate Water Brands set for global growth|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/harrogate-water-brands-set-for-global-growth-1-6758522|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210517202911/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/harrogate-water-brands-set-global-growth-1837453|archive-date=17 May 2021|access-date=9 March 2016|work=Yorkshire Post|date=31 July 2014|url-status=live}}
In 2021, a plan to expand the bottling plant over an area of woodland was criticised by Harrogate residents because Harrogate Spring Water sought to destroy an area of established woodland and natural habitat planted previously by volunteers and local primary school children.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-11|title=Does Harrogate really have "green credentials" if it allows a water bottling plant to expand ?|url=https://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2021/01/11/does-harrogate-really-have-green-credentials-if-it-allows-a-water-bottling-plant-to-expand/|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Harrogate Informer|language=en-GB}}{{cite web|author=Murray, Jessica|date=10 January 2020|title=Company wants to build on 1.6-hectare area of Rotary Wood in Pinewoods forest|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/10/woodland-at-risk-harrogate-spring-water-expansion|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210517211402/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/10/woodland-at-risk-harrogate-spring-water-expansion|archive-date=17 May 2021|access-date=17 May 2021|work=The Guardian}}
Market
In the United Kingdom, Harrogate Spring Water sold over {{convert|43,000,000|L}} annually in 2013, which was a market share of 1.4%.{{cite web |title=Harrogate Spring Water: Picking up the baton of a long history |url=https://www.effectivedesign.org.uk/sites/default/files/HarrogateThompson%20DBA_FOR%20PUBLICATION.pdf |website=effective design.org.uk |access-date=27 May 2020 |page=4 }} In 2019, the company achieved sales of £21.6 million.{{cite news |title=Watchdog to rule on water company takeover bid |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210517215555/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-53007637 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-52811610 |access-date=27 May 2020 |work=BBC News |date=26 May 2020 |url-status=live }} Airlines including British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Jet2.com, TUI Airways, and Easyjet provide or sell Harrogate Water on their flights,https://i0.wp.com/theluxurytravelexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_6509.jpeg?ssl=1 , https://thepointsguy.co.uk/reviews/virgin-atlantic-747-upper-class, https://www.jet2.com/travel-essentials/inflight-retail ,https://buyonboard.easyjet.com/desktop/uk/drink {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004023616/https://buyonboard.easyjet.com/desktop/uk/drink |date=4 October 2022 }} and, in the case of British Airways, in their premium lounges at London Heathrow.{{fact|date=May 2025}} They also supply Cunard for their ships.{{fact|date=May 2025}}
Harrogate Spring Water also supply water to the Masons Gin distillery in Aiskew, North Yorkshire.{{cite news |last1=Gordon |first1=Maxine |title=Masons have gin-making off to a T |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&t=continent%3AEurope%21Europe/country%3AEngland%21England&sort=_rank_%3AD&maxresults=20&f=advanced&val-base-0=Masons%20gin&fld-base-0=alltext&docref=news/14E70A14E3F08FC0 |access-date=8 April 2019 |work=Newsbank |publisher=York Press |date=14 June 2014|url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Catherine |title=High Spirits and Tough Tests |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=27 October 2020 |location=The Magazine |page=6|issn=0963-1496}}
References
External links
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04056786
Category:Companies based in Harrogate
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