Our history.

400 million years is quite a long time, but this is how long it takes to make one of the world’s finest spring waters. Our home, the ancient Ochil Hills, is formed from layers of red sandstone and basalt. Every drop of rain that falls on our land makes a 15 year long journey through this natural filter, trickling down through the heather and deep into the rock bed on its way to the source of Highland Spring.

Long before we started bottling water from the spring here in Blackford, our village was renowned for the quality of its water. In 1503 King James IV of Scotland issued a Royal Charter sanctioning Blackford Beer as his Coronation Ale. This fine brew used the water of the Ochil Hills and established the area as a leading source of pure unspoilt natural bottled water.

We started bottling the water in 1979 and the rest is history. The fact that we’re now the UK’s leading supplier of bottled water is testament to the fabulous natural production plant right beneath our feet in this beautiful corner of Scotland.