The site brings together bottling and warehousing for the first time in Buxton, reducing costs and increasing production capacity.  The new factory is said by Nestle to be one of the most efficient bottling facilities in Europe, reducing packaging by around 25pc and energy consumption by 20pc compared to the existing factory, which has now closed.  Nestle chief executive Paul Bulcke, who opened the site, said innovation is at the heart of what the Swiss conglomerate does best as he welcomed the official opening.  "The Buxton factory is an excellent example of how we continue to invest in Europe despite tough economic conditions," he continued.  The Buxton plant is one of a number of UK sites earmarked for investment.  As part of the £500m pledge, made by the company in 2012, Nestlé is spending £310m at Tutbury in Derbyshire to continue to modernise its coffee manufacturing plant, creating 400 new jobs.  It is also spending £40m at its Nescafé site in Dalston, Cumbria, and £20m on its seasonal confectionery business in Halifax.  Prior to the £500m pledge, the conglomerate spent £200m upgrading its chocolate and confection factory in York.  Nestlé is one of the largest employers in the food industry in the UK, with more than 7,000 staff.  It's UK business has annual sales of £2.5bn, around 10pc of which come from exports.  The relocated site involved the construction of a 3.5km pipeline from the old plant to allow the water to supply the new facility.  In addition, as the factory is located on the edge of the High Peak national park, it is clad in recycled stone and it's roof is wavy to fit in with the contours of the landscape.
Nestl&eacute; has opened a &pound;35m water bottling plant in Buxton as part of its pledge   to invest &pound;500m in the UK over three years.