Harrogate Spring Water secures deal with MoD

HARROGATE Spring Water has signed a deal to supply the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with bottled water.

The announcement of the contract marks the centenary of the start of The Great War, as well as Harrogate water’s centennial year of working with the MoD, after being supplied to the British Forces in Bombay in 1914.

Harrogate Spring Water will supply almost two million bottles of still water to MoD food supply contractor Purple Foodservice Solutions, which will then distribute the water to the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force via MoD bases in the UK and around the world, as well as on HM ships and submarines.

James Cain, managing director of Harrogate Water Brands, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to be supplying British sailors, soldiers, airmen and airwomen with our spring water today. It is incredible to think that Harrogate water was playing its part in hydrating the troops during the First World War.

“The armed forces do such an incredible job; I don’t think we can ever begin to understand the pressures they go through on our behalf. To commence this special relationship on such a historic and unforgettable anniversary 100 years on makes us very proud indeed.”