Radnor Hills has been named Sustainable Supplier of the Year in the once a year Gold Medal Awards run via the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD).
The cushy beverages producer used to be recognised for ‘leading the way in sustainability far beyond its size and scale’ and judges described it as ‘a landslide win’.
A workforce from Radnor Hills have been introduced with the award at FWD Awards at Old Billingsgate in London via comic and presenter Josh Widdicombe.
The FWD Gold Medal Awards have a good time excellence in the United Kingdom wholesale channel. Suppliers and wholesalers are recognised for exceptional efficiency throughout quite a lot of classes.
The Sustainable Supplier Award recognises industry that reveal measurable strides in decreasing their environmental affect and galvanizing a tradition of sustainability.
The FWD judges stated: “From attaining 0 waste to landfill since 2018 to making an investment in on-site solar energy that now supplies over 20% of its power wishes, Radnor Hills continues to set the benchmark for credible, science-based local weather motion.
“With its Net Zero strategy formally submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative and deep alignment with FWD’s 2040 Roadmap, Radnor Hills proves that environmental leadership and business growth can go hand in hand.”
Radnor Hills is likely one of the UK’s main cushy beverages producers and all its beverages are made the use of the exceptionally natural Welsh spring water sourced from its boreholes simply mins from its manufacturing website in Knighton, Powys.
Independent and family-owned, the 35-year-old corporate produces over 400 million nonetheless, glowing and flavoured water beverages annually.
Simon Knight, managing director of Radnor Hills, stated: “This is an unbelievable award to win and I’m extremely pleased with the entire workforce at Radnor Hills who’ve labored so exhausting to succeed in it.
“Sustainability is embedded inside of our industry and we have now installed position quite a lot of measures to without delay improve decarbonisation throughout the cushy beverages and wholesale provide chain, from offering lower-carbon product choices, making improvements to logistics potency and selling packaging sustainability.
“By integrating renewable energy, packaging circularity, and carbon management into our growth strategy, we support both our commercial partners and the wider wholesale sector in achieving shared Net Zero goals.”
Radnor Hills prioritises sourcing components and packaging in the neighborhood to scale back its carbon footprint. It has its personal on-site sun farm which powers 1 / 4 of the manufacturing unit’s annual electrical energy intake, has dedicated to turning into a net-zero industry via 2045 and has submitted its plan to the Science Based Target initiative.
As smartly as nonetheless and glowing Radnor Spring Water, Radnor Hills makes Heartsease Farm, its vary of award-winning glowing presses, Radnor Splash, which sells on the price of 3 devices each and every 2nd, and a spread of college compliant beverages.
Available from January 2026 shall be 3 thrilling new beverages: Radnor Fruits Disney, Radnor Spring and Radnor Hydrate.
It is claimed to be the one manufacturing facility in UK that may produce packaging in all 4 codecs: glass, PET, carton and cans.
