Source Water Monitoring

Spring water is source and pumped through food-grade pipelines direct to our bottling plant. Trained quality assurance personnel take daily samples of incoming spring water and test for signs of contamination and to ensure quality standards are met.

Water Storage and Monitoring

Spring Water is temporarily held in food grade storage tanks. Here, the spring water is further tested for conformance to specifications.

Microfiltration

Specialised two stage advanced micro filters, designed specifically for our process, filter the raw spring water. These filters are pharmaceutical grade, and are designed to remove particles as small as 0.2 micron in diameter.

Bottling Control

Our bottling is carried out under very controlled conditions using state-of-the-art equipment. The spring water is monitored during the filling and capping process to prevent contamination from the environment. Each bottle is given a specific code that establishes the bottling line, date and time produced.

Packaging Control

Packaging is carried out using the latest in modern equipment. Bottles, caps and labels are carefully controlled and monitored by lot. Most water bottles are manufactured on site in our blow moulding department and allows us to exercise a high level of control over packaging standards.

Clean-In-Place Sanitation Process

Line sanitation practices include advanced internal pipe and equipment cleaning methods called C.I.P. This cleaning method ensures a highly standard of efficacy in line and machine.

Plant Quality Control, and HACCP* Program

The operation has in place trained quality assurance personnel and internal laboratory that maintain control over the plant quality control processes. Water, packaging materials and plant processes are carefully monitored to ensure that they meet company specifications and standards. A robust verification testing programme is operated to support the internal monitoring and in all cases accredited ILAB laboratories are used.

Certification & Awards

The Company is certified to the Quality Management System certified to the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety (Issue 5) and achieved Grade A on it first certification audit. This we believe represents the total commitment of the company to both quality and product safety.

We have also achieved at the 2007 BBI Competition for Waters and Soft Drinks two silver medals for Celtic Pure Natural Still Water and Celtic Pure Sparkling Water and also in 2009 at the BBI Competition for Waters and Soft Drinks we received a Silver Medal for our Packaging/Bottle Dress and a Silver Medal in the Taste Category.