Cheshire Botanicals Ltd

Cheshire Botanicals Ltd is a family-run spirits business and the home of locally-loved Nantwich Gin.

Rooted in nature and elevated through innovation, Cheshire Botanicals uses on-site vertical farming technology to grow herbs and botanicals such as lemon thyme and lavender, which contribute to gin recipe development.

Cheshire Botanicals approached Eco-I NW in a bid to make the business more sustainable in terms of packaging, labels and glass bottles. The company required research to be carried out on sustainable and eco-friendly labels and alternatives to glass bottles for the spirits industry. Eco-I NW was ideally placed to assist to provide support, direction and recommendations to enable Cheshire Botanicals to reduce its energy consumption and become more sustainable.

Further research focused on UK glass bottle manufacturers, as Cheshire Botanicals previously required to import glass bottles from Europe, due to demand and economical circumstances. Recommendations were made to switch to bottles with a higher recycled glass content and consideration of a carrier that uses renewable biofuels, which can reduce carbon emissions by up to 80%. Research also highlighted the potential for operational benefits such as shorter lead times and enhanced inventory.

This collaboration assisted Cheshire Botanicals in the path to decreasing transportation and fuel use, in addition to environmental benefits such as reduced congestion and noise pollution, in turn reducing greenhouse gas emissions and aiding climate change prevention.