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Our Story

Though the Ochil Hills date back hundreds of millions of years, it won’t surprise you to learn that Highland Spring is a much more recent arrival.

The company was formed in 1979 by the same family that owns it today. Back then, the market for bottled water was a drop in the ocean – less than 30 million litres a year. Yet even in those early days, no farming of any sort was permitted on the catchment site at the Ochil Hills. The focus was always simple: natural source spring water that’s as pure as it possibly could be.

In 2001, our diligent protection of the land was rewarded with organic accreditation by the Soil Association – a standard which we continue to maintain.

These days we’re one of the UK’s largest suppliers of natural source water, bottling over 550 million litres a year. It’s a long way from where we started, but our focus is the same as it ever was. Nature knows what it’s doing: we just help bring its bounty to the world.

Our Values

At Highland Spring we think that what sets us apart – and makes this a great place to work – are our people and culture. Our customers tell us this, and we work hard to make sure our employees experience this. Our on-going focus is to ensure our business is people-focused and values-led, and we have three core company values that shape and influence how we do things every day.

We’re a team

We go the extra mile to help support each other
Everyone’s role matters
We work together to make things happen
We’re trusted to make decisions and to play our part

We’re proud

We’re proud of our products
We’re proud of our brand
We bring passion to everything we do

We care

We care for each other
We value, respect and trust all who work here
We care for our hills and the environment
We care about sustainability
We care about everyone having a voice

Our People

Our people make our business great. With over 500 staff across our sites, ranging from operational roles in the Warehouse to working in our Sales team to sourcing our materials in Procurement, we strive to make our business a great place to work – now, and in the future. So if a member of our team has been with us for 40 years, or 40 days, we will support them to make a positive contribution to the story of Highland Spring. Click below to hear from some of our employees first hand on what it’s like to work here.

Our Benefits

We’re committed to making Highland Spring a rewarding place to work.
Just some of the benefits we offer:

Group life cover
Free health cash plan
Extra holiday purchase
Hybrid working
Pension up to 10% (Increases to 10% over 4 years)
Free support from grocery aid
Employee assistance program
Long service awards
Annual health surveillance
Salary Sacrifice EV Scheme (Available from 1 years service onwards)
Employee referral scheme
Regular company events

Our Wellbeing

We recognise that our success is dependent on the 400 or so people who come to work at Highland Spring every day, and we work hard to enable a culture and organisation that is healthy and supportive of all our employees. A focus on care and the wellbeing of all who work for our business is an embedded part of how we do things.

Aligned with our long-term people plan we aim to build a healthy organisation, one that is truly people-focused and a place where work provides a source of energy, connection and enjoyment!

Heathy people, healthy relationships, and a healthy organisation where our people feel recognised, valued, will always be our goal at Highland Spring.