Drinks firm refreshes Business Stream contract with £9m extension

Business Stream has secured a new £9m contract with soft drinks manufacturer, Britvic.

The retailer has been providing water services to Britvic’s Leeds premises following its acquisition of Yorkshire Water’s non-household customer base in 2019. The new three-year contract will see Business Stream extend its water efficiency support, automatic meter reader services, and contingency planning to five additional Britvic locations in Rugby, Beckton, Lutterworth, Solihull and Tamworth.

Business Stream pointed out that as well as being a key ingredient within its products, water is essential to Britvic’s production processes and is used widely across its value chain – from growing the fruit that goes into its drinks to the cleaning of bottling lines.

It reported that Britvic is committed to the most efficient use of water within its processes, while ensuring any effluent that goes back into the environment meets all environmental quality standards. As part of its Healthier Planet sustainability strategy, in 2021 Britvic launched a partnership with The Rivers Trust to help protect Britain’s rivers and improve the quality of waterways near its production sites.