About Us
What Makes Galway Water Special
Where it all began
Clada Mineral Water Company Limited opened on Friday 13th April, 1962Â at its original premises in Waterlane, Bohermore, Galway. At the time, there were five other bottling companies in Galway city, but today Clada Mineral Water Co. Ltd. is the sole bottling company in the West of Ireland.
From these humble beginings, Clada moved to a green field site on the Headford Road, Galway in the mid 70’s where the company is currently based. This location proved to be quite an asset as there are three springs naturally occurring on site. Given the limestone nature of the locality, the water is refreshingly rich in calcium.
Clada continued to grow through the 80’s and 90’s through the expansion of Clada’s distribution network throughout the Wild Atlantic Way. To add another string to their bow, 2010 saw further investment in the logistic facilities at Ballinfoile, Headford Road, Galway and in 2020, the introduction of a 3rd production line.
OVER 60 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE & SERVICE
From humble beginnings to becoming the West of Ireland’s premier water bottling company.
Commitment To Quality
Clada is committed to producing safe, and authentic products to the specified quality and its responsibility to our customers. Clada was the first Irish bottled water company to achieve the BRC (British Retail Consortium) Food Standard (Higher Level), a standard which is utilized by global companies supplying retail branded food products. The BRC Food Standard is independently audited annually to ensure compliance and guarantee Quality Assurance. Clada is AA+ Global Standard certified.
Clada also adheres to the EIQA’s Q-Mark Standard. The Q-Mark programme necessitates an Independent Assessment carried out by an experienced assessor who undertakes an onsite evaluation of the organisation’s compliance against the standard as well as identifying best practices and evidence of commitment to continuous improvement.
Clada operates a HACCP system which is, first and foremost, a proactive concept to ensure food safety. HACCP stands for the “Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points” system. HACCP is a systematic approach to identifying and controlling hazards that could pose a threat to the safe production of food.
GUARANTEE QUALITY ASSURANCE
Our commitment to quality is backed by rigorous testing and international certifications.
Community Spirit
Community is important it gives us a sense of identity, of unity, of kinship and belonging. This is particularly so in the case of a company which has grown up with its community over the past 60 or more years. The choice of a name “Clada” was deliberate – drawing on associations with the famous old fishing in village of The Claddagh in Galway.
Clada Group is proud of its origins in and links with Galway and the West of Ireland. It has over the years built up a loyal customer base throughout the city and county and constantly strives to provide its customers with good service. In the spirit of corporate and social responsibility, Clada Group endeavours to make further ties with and contributions to its local communities. This is achieved through its support and sponsorship of local groups, committees, schools, sports clubs, fund raising committees, groups, organizations and charities, all of which work hard to make a contributions to their own communities.
Local sponsorship initiatives of which Clada Group is proud to have been associated with include – Baboro Children’s Festival, Camp Claddagh Chernobyl Children’s Project, COPE, CROI, Druid Theatre, Galway Arts Festival, Galway Association for Mentally Handicapped, NBCRI ,National Brest Cancer Research Institute and Macnas to name but a few.
THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY
Supporting local initiatives and building stronger communities together.
