St Andrews Links Trust has appointed sustainable water and purification consultants Bluewater as its Official Hydration Provider to supply a consuming water answer for golfers and guests to the House of Golf.
The pioneering settlement will see Bluewater present purified consuming water throughout the St Andrews Hyperlinks property by means of its revolutionary refill stations, supporting a dedication for the elimination of single-use plastic bottles from the Belief’s services.
The stations make the most of the Swedish firm’s superior Superior Osmosis remedy course of, which removes greater than 99% of identified contaminants from water, to supply domestically purified and chilled consuming water on the level of consumption.
The refill stations will initially be put in in each the Previous Pavilion subsequent to the primary tee of the Previous Course and on the Midway Home serving the Previous, New, and Jubilee programs, with additional installations on the Hyperlinks clubhouse, golf academy, and Citadel Course clubhouse.
Every unit will present free-of-charge refills of chilled and purified water. The models additionally characteristic digital TV screens to speak key data to guests regarding wider sustainability initiatives throughout the hyperlinks.
To commemorate the settlement, Bluewater has produced a spread of co-branded stainless-steel refillable bottles which shall be in the stores from the St Andrews Hyperlinks Belief’s shops. Golfers and guests will then be capable of accumulate a singular memento to take pleasure in chilled and purified water, whereas additionally taking dwelling a vessel that has been designed and warranted to final a lifetime.
Along with the on-course refill stations, the system shall be rolled out within the Belief’s restaurant services, with Bluewater Mineralizer techniques put in within the Tom Morris Bar & Grill within the Hyperlinks Clubhouse. Marking the world-first deployment of the brand new system, the Bluewater Mineralizer infuses a focus of naturally sourced Swedish minerals – tailor-made to Bluewater’s personal research-backed mix for optimum style and hydration – into native water purified with Superior Osmosis.
The water shall be out there nonetheless or glowing variations and shall be delivered in co-branded borosilicate glass bottles in 500ml and 1 litre choices. The glass bottles are re-washed and re-used on-site to boost the system’s sustainability credentials additional whereas ending the necessity to transport water from distant places together with continued cycles of glass recycling and re-ordering.
Neil Coulson, CEO of St Andrews Hyperlinks Belief, stated: “As a worldwide venue and vacation spot with sustainability and innovation embedded into our organizational DNA, we’re all the time trying to collaborate with like-minded organizations who can carry world-class options to the House of Golf. The game of golf is intimately related with the pure world, and for us as an iconic Hyperlinks venue, the necessity to assist shield our oceans and coastlines for future generations is paramount.
“We’re all properly conscious of the horrible impacts single-use plastics trigger to the environment, and so we’re delighted to announce this new relationship with Bluewater, which can carry state-of-the-art and sustainable hydration options to St Andrews Hyperlinks. Preserving our golfers and friends properly hydrated out on the programs, and offering premium mineralized waters to enrich our world-class eating experiences in restaurant service is an ideal and becoming answer for our property, and our entire staff could be very excited to see this initiative launched.”
The formation of the settlement with St Andrews Hyperlinks Belief builds on Bluewater’s already robust presence within the golf trade, with the Swedish firm being chosen to ship on-site hydration options at The Open and AIG Ladies’s Open for 2023-25. Bluewater has additionally been at a number of DP World Tour occasions, together with the 2023 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Commenting on the connection, Bengt Rittri, founder and CEO of Bluewater, stated: “For over 10 years, Bluewater has been working to re-write the supply mannequin for offering pure, wholesome, and planet-friendly consuming water all over the world. As an organization dedicated to ending the necessity for single-use plastic bottles and their environmentally damaging implications, we’ve been privileged to work with many similarly-minded occasions and venues across the globe. Being chosen by St Andrews Hyperlinks, the House of Golf, as Official Hydration Provider, is a proud and defining second for us as our options grow to be centrally built-in at one of many world’s most historic, iconic, and prestigious sport and tourism locations.”
