A Devon spring water company is celebrating its successes after an impressive summer.
Devonia puts sustainability at the centre of everything it does. It’s the only spring water company in the south of England with a business model focused on reusing glass bottles again and again.
So far this year, family-run Devonia has sold 250,000 bottles of water and reused an impressive 201,000. Washing and refilling the bottles uses just 6% of the energy required to recycle glass, reducing CO2 by 94%. And of course, there’s no plastic pollution going into the world’s oceans.
Over Devonia’s 18 years in business, the company has saved 144,995kg of glass from going to landfill, by collecting and reusing its bottles from hotels, pubs, cafes, restaurants, special events and private customers across Devon.
Company owner, Neil Graham says: “More and more hospitality businesses are keen to have green credentials and they are able to tick a lot of boxes by purchasing still and sparkling spring water in our branded glass bottles, which are then collected by us to be washed and reused. Our highly sustainable business model is simple and more and more customers are buying into it.”
After adding 35 new customers to its books this summer – including 15 wedding and events venues – Devonia is on track to double its area of operations in 2023. The company wants to move to a larger facility that will allow for more organic growth and has started planning for a material uptick in operational capacity. Devonia is looking to hire new staff, as well as purchase new vans and machinery.
Devonia’s water is bottled at source from a spring that bubbles up on the edge of a meadow near the villages of Beeson and Beesands. With a natural soft taste, both still and sparkling products are available in 330ml or 750ml bottles.
As well as being a sustainable business, Devonia supports the Ashburton team of the Dartmoor Rescue Group, of which owner Neil Graham has been a full member for years. By purchasing Devonia water, customers are also supporting the incredible work of the mountain rescue team.
For further information about Devonia, please visit www.devoniawater.co.uk, follow on Instagram: DevoniaWaterCompany or ‘Like’ Devonia Water on Facebook.
