POWYS soft drinks manufacturer Radnor Hills has been shortlisted in this year’s Wales Food and Drink Awards, for a ‘Sustainable Values Award’.
The Knighton-based company, which produces still, sparkling and flavoured drinks with spring water sourced from its boreholes, is among six companies up for the Sustainable Values Award at the ceremony on May 9 at Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.
All of Radnor’s products are fully recyclable, with bottles made up of 30 per cent recycled materials, and their cartons straw free.
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William Watkins, managing director of Radnor Hills, which was founded in 1990 and produces over 400 million drinks a year, said: “We’re very pleased to have been shortlisted for this award.
“We’re passionate about working sustainably to protect and enhance our environment and the planet and are continuously working to become more sustainable, to recycle everything we can and to protect the local environment.
“Our production site just outside Knighton is the only site in Europe with lines managing glass, PET, cans and Tetra Pak.
“This multi-format facility means we can significantly reduce onward transport costs and energy use, offering a true basket of products for our wholesalers and retailers, all from one collection point – our zero to landfill site in Powys.
“To enhance our offering further we procure our empty base cans from Ardagh in Wrexham. Along with our PET preforms, which are blown onsite, the glass for our Radnor brands travels down from our supplier in Chester, vastly improving our upstream impact on the environment.”
Radnor has sent zero waste to landfill since 2018 and has an on-site recycling facility. Any waste that can’t be recycled is put into a compactor and sent to become Refuse Derived Fuel.
The company has planted more than 14,000 trees.
At the end of 2023, and adding to their existing rooftop panels, Radnor opened a £1.8 million solar farm, which produces 2,000 kWh of power a year, meaning 21 per cent of the factory is now powered by the sun. It is also helping to mitigate rising energy costs.
Last year, Radnor became the first winner of the new Excellence in Sustainability Award sponsored by the Welsh Government.
For more information, visit https://www.radnorhills.co.uk/.
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