WENLOCK SPRING WIN THREE NATIONAL AWARDS!
A Shropshire company that bottles and supplies natural spring water to businesses, wine bars, restaurants, delicatessens, cafes, wholesalers and wine merchants throughout the UK, is celebrating after receiving three industry awards for their new glass bottled spring water range.
Church Stretton based Wenlock Spring was presented with the awards at the recent British Bottlers Institute (BBI) Competition for Waters and Soft Drinks 2009 Gala Awards Dinner held at the Vintners Hall in London. The BBI presented the company with a Gold Award for the excellent taste of its sparkling water, a Diploma Award for the taste of its still water and a Gold Award for the excellent presentation of its glass bottle range.
Wenlock Spring’s water is drawn and bottled at source from a naturally protected and totally sustainable source beside Wenlock Edge; a limestone escarpment created 400 million years ago; where it is pumped directly to the bottling hall through stainless steel pipes.
Commenting on the awards, Matthew Orme at Wenlock Spring, said: “To receive these accolades from such a prestigious industry organisation as the BBI is an honour and a reflection of the hard work we put into maintaining the standard our customers expect from a quality product. It is also a great boost in the current economic climate and will take us into 2010 and the next decade with increased confidence.”
The Wenlock Spring still and sparkling waters are available in recyclable glass bottles as 330ml, 750ml and one litre sizes or plastic (PET) bottles as 500ml, 500ml (sports cap), one litre, 1.5 litre and two litre sizes. Click here to email for further details.
Picture (left to right) at the Vintners Hall: Bruce Orme, Lorri Orme, Matthew Orme, Wenlock Spring and Ed Binstead, president, chairman, BBI.
About Wenlock Spring
Established in 1989, Wenlock Spring is a family run business based in Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Wenlock Spring’s water is bottled as it emerges through the 400 million year old rock strata of Wenlock Edge, providing a unique sweet taste and high calcium content. This source of water has been in constant use since the 13th century supplying an ancient manor which was once at the heart of a medieval settlement.
Environmentally conscious and consumer aware, Wenlock Spring endeavours to keep food miles low and recycle 99% of materials used on site.
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About the British Bottlers’ Institute (BBI) and the Competition for Waters and Soft Drinks 2009
The fundamental object of the British Bottlers' Institute is to provide a forum for those concerned with the bottling, canning and packaging of beverages and other products, enabling them to pool their experience and to discuss the important issues relating to plant, equipment, containers, closures, labels and ancillary subjects affecting such products. Specifically the Institute aims on a non-profit making professional basis to sponsor and organise competitions, conferences, seminars, meetings, visits and other activities to further the aims of the Institute.
The competition was open to all UK and foreign producers, bottlers and canners of waters and soft drinks. It has been held since 1961 and alternates annually between alcoholic beverages and soft drinks. The competition is judged by a panel of experts during an anonymous, independent blind tasting and only the names of winning competitors is published after the event. Gold medals and certificates are awarded for the outstanding products in each class of the competition. Silver medals and certificates are awarded to high attainers in each of the classes. Diplomas of excellence are awarded for other especially meritorious products in each class.
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