John Dewar & Sons Powers Scottish Homes
John Dewar & Sons is upholding its commitment to sustainability with a new Speyside facility that produces enough heat and power for thousands of Scottish homes.
Sep 1, 2015 10:45 AM ET
Originally published on The Spirits Business
by Amy Hopkins
Rothes CoRDe, part-owned by The Combination of Rothes Distillers, is a facility that generates enough energy to power communities of neighbouring distilleries.
“A number of whisky companies are part of an industry consortium looking at sustainable ways of processing by-products from our distilleries,” said Iain Lochhead, operations director for John Dewar & Sons Ltd., part of the Bacardi group of companies. “We believe we are doing our part in protecting the environment in Scotland.