2nd December 2013 |
Sculpture
marks 20 million bottles passing through
state of the art production facility
since it opened in 2010.
A 20-tonne sculpture – commissioned by
The Glenmorangie Company to stand
outside its bottling plant in Livingston
as a permanent reminder of its Highland
roots was unveiled today by West Lothian
Council Provost Tom Kerr.
Ross-shire based Barry Grove –
internationally regarded as one of the
finest large stone sculptors working
today – was asked by the company behind
Scotland’s favourite malt whisky to
create a sculpture which explored the
country’s Pictish heritage.
Created over two years using only
traditional hand tools, the
300-million-year-old sandstone sculpture
named ‘Reveal’ stands two metres high
and is just over three metres long.
Since opening in 2010, 20 million
bottles have been produced at
Glenmorangie’s state-of-the-art
production facility. The new bottling
plant was a key element of a
multi-million-pound investment by the
company to service growing demand for
its single malt whiskies worldwide. The
strategy has paid off with sales of
Glenmorangie, the US’s fastest growing
single malt whisky growing, from 37,000
cases in 2009 to more than 100,000
already in 2013.
Operations Director Peter Nelson
commented: “We are very proud to have a
major public artwork by a leading artist
sited outside our modern production
facility. Carved out of 300
million-year-old sandstone from around
Glenmorangie’s Tain distillery it
celebrates Scotland’s Pictish heritage
and is a link to our roots in
Ross-shire.
“It also comes at a time when Scotland’s
favourite malt whisky is becoming more
and more popular in export markets, with
the US reaching an important milestone
this year of 100,000 cases.
“We are proud of our heritage and also
our export-driven success over the past
few years. This is based on innovations
such as the new production facility at
Livingston’s Alba Campus, which has now
seen 20 million bottles pass along its
bottling lines since opening just three
years ago.”
West Lothian Council’s Provost Tom Kerr
commented: “I was delighted to have been
invited to unveil this magnificent
sculpture. Glenmorangie is a global
product and a major exporter and West
Lothian is very proud to be associated
with it. Reaching 20 million bottles is
very significant and the sculpture is a
very fitting way to mark the milestone.”
Barry Grove said: “I am passionate about
creating pieces of public art that will
last for generations. The sheer size and
scale of this project has presented a
real challenge but I wanted to stay true
to the spirit of the enterprise by using
traditional stonemason’s tools.
“The sculpture explores the theme of
re-discovery and depicts blowing leaves
revealing a symbol of Pictish design and
intricate knot-work, the origin of which
dates back to 800AD.” |
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