Tag: Chivas Brothers

Chivas Brothers partners with Bairds Malt to establish sustainable programme with Scottish farmers

Stuart Mitchell

Chivas Brothers, the Pernod Ricard business dedicated to Scotch whisky and makers of Chivas Regal and Aberlour, today announces a new agriculture programme supporting sustainable farming practices among Scottish barley growers represented by Bairds Malt and Scotgrain. The pilot programme is a collaboration between Chivas Brothers, Bairds Malt, malt producer for the brewing and distilling industry in the UK and internationally, and Scotgrain, the leading Agricultural Merchant covering supply of arable inputs, agronomy, procurement & marketing of grains, oilseeds and pulses. The partnership has been established with a view to…

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Chivas Brothers makes its carbon cutting successes ‘open source’ to help the Scotch whisky industry reach net zero goals

Stuart Mitchell

Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard and maker of global Scotch whisky brands including Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet, has today made the expertise and learnings from its successful integration of enhanced heat recovery technologies ‘open source’. The move was made after the application of the technology at its Glentauchers site showed significant benefit in carbon emissions reduction, providing insights that will benefit the industry at large if adopted at other suitable distillation sites. The sharing of its design process and implementation insights is intended to put…

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Chivas Brothers and Volvo Trucks unveil Scotland’s first all-electric tractor unit to transport country’s biggest export

Stuart Mitchell

Chivas Brothers, one of Scotland’s leading Scotch whisky producers and makers of Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet, has  announced the delivery into service of Scotland’s first on-road all-electric tractor unit in partnership with electromobility market leader Volvo Trucks. The truck is a Volvo FM Electric 6×2 tractor unit pulling a tri-axle box van trailer and operating at up to 44 tonnes gross vehicle weight. Specified for the purposes of transporting Scotland’s biggest export, Scotch whisky, the truck is capable of hauling approximately 24 tonnes of whisky per journey and will…

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