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2015

A selection of coverage from London Wine Fair featuring the fantastic launch of new Kingsland brand ‘Live’, investment in reinstating ‘The Winery’ here in Irlam, and Neil Anderson, Marketing Director, urging the industry to ‘engage emotionally with consumers’.

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History

Key Milestones in our History

 

1844 – Rochdale Pioneers was established and formed the basis for the modern Co-operative movement

1863 – Co-operative Wholesale (Industrial & Provident) Society formed

1894 – Co-op owned ship ‘The Pioneer’ first sail up the Manchester Ship Canal

1895 – The CWS opens the Irlam site to manufacture Soap, Detergents & Candles

1955 – The CWS opens a Wines & Spirits depot on the site at Irlam

1964 – The CWS invest in filling lines and become the first company in the UK to import & bottle bulk wine

2002 – The Screw cap Initiative – Launched Unwind range in collaboration with Tesco & established screw cap as the standard closure in the UK for wine

2004 – Business sold by first MBO team to current MBO team

2006 – Kingsland moves first wine container up the Manchester Ship Canal in its initiative with Peel to regenerate the canal as a commercially viable waterway

2010 – Kingsland launches the Worlds Lightest Wine Glass Screw cap Bottle at 300gm

2011 – New wine cellar opens on site containing 42 new stainless steel tanks

2012 – Kingsland acquires the assets of Stratford Wines to bring in exciting premium wines & producers to our portfolio (too many to mention here, please see Our Portfolio section)

2014 – New partnership agreements with Brandphoenix, Marks & Spencer and Limestone Coast Wines

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Kingsland is committed to minimising the environmental impact of its activities and continually improving its environmental performance as an integral part of its business strategy and operating methods.

 

  • Kingsland are currently working towards ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management some areas this revolves around:
  • Water Use Management
  • Waste Management
  • Processes
  • Emissions prevention of air pollution
  • It is important we review the sustainability criteria from wineries that we use, including:
  • Equipment, Vehicle & Machinery, Waste Management, Vineyard Establishment, Biodiversity, Viticulture, Soil Management, Chemical & Pesticide Management, Reduction in use of chemical fertilizers %, Water Management, Pest Management, Wine Quality, Ecosystem Management, Energy Efficiency, Environmental purchasing, Emissions prevention of air pollution
  • Other sustainability initiatives include:
  • Organic Wines
  • Use recycled packaging materials- Glass and cardboard
  • We recycle paper, packaging materials from production- glass, stretch wrap, cardboard, label backing and Metals
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