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Bristol Water Fountain Petition –Support the Provision and Maintenance of Public Water Fountains

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:16:11 +0000

We’d like to take the opportunity raise awareness about the petition launched in Bristol to urge the Bristol Council to make a commitment to the provision of adequately maintained drinking water fountains in the city. The lead petitioner is Katie Alcott founder of our charity partner Frank Water. The petition calls on Bristol City Council erect and maintain public drinking water fountains located in the busiest public spaces and that the water fountains are kept in proper working order so the public have access to fresh drinking water as per the Public Health Act of 1925.

Water Fountain Petition Goals

The water fountain petition calls on Bristol City Council to do the following:

Recognise the benefits of public drinking fountains as the cheap, environmentally friendly, healthy and safe alternative to bottled water and soft drinks.
Give its backing to the Turn Me On campaign and welcome the efforts of local people and community groups to bring back public drinking fountains in Bristol.
Commit to work with local community groups, water companies and other stakeholders to erect and maintain drinking fountains in proper working order across the city to provide access to clean, safe public drinking water.
Be amongst the leading local authorities in the country on this issue by ensuring that the 3 busiest public areas in Bristol have a public drinking fountain; new and existing fountains are properly signposted; and there is a programme in place to turn existing fountains back on and that all fountains should be properly maintained.

Please take the time to sign the petition here.

Water Cooler Prices Slashed. Save Up TO £30 On Water Coolers at Thirsty4Water

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:00:20 +0000

At Thirsty4Water we’re optimistic about there being a hot summer on its way and have slashed water cooler prices so you can stay hydrated and refreshed as the temperature rises. We have cut prices on all our plumbed water coolers and the Thirsty4Water water fountain for both purchase and rental. If you buy a plumbed in water cooler you can save £30 and if you rent a plumbed water cooler you can save 50p per month.

New Water Cooler Prices

Kohner Benz

Purchase Price: £255
Monthly Rental Price: £5.49

Borg and Overstrom

Purchase Price: £299
Monthly Rental Price: £6.49

Borg and Overstrom The Elite

Purchase Price: £339
Monthly Rental Price: £6.49

Waterlogic The Chiller

Purchase Price: £299
Monthly Rental Price: £6.49

Water Fountain

Purchase Price: £569
Monthly Rental Price: £6.49

PowWow In Administration. PowWow Leave Customers High and Dry

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:25:08 +0000

PowWow update for all existing PowWow customers – due to PowWow Water Company Limited entering administration there are now thousands of PowWow customers in need of a new water cooler company. If you’ve been affected and need either a bottled or mains fed water cooler call Thirsty4Water now on 01924 237760.

Established in 1946 and part of the Wilkes Group, Thirsty4Water is a family company, with a proud history of unparalleled customer service and an ethical company ethos. Partnered with Frank Water Projects – a water charity that provides clean drinking water to some of India’s most vulnerable communities – Thirsty4Water donates £10 for every water cooler rented or sold!

PowWow In Administration

After months of speculation, years of poor customer service and numerous shifts in ownership – POWWOW have finally done the expected and passed their company on to the administrators. After years of building up their large customer base with strong sales pitches and a supposed “setting the standard for superior service” it has all finally come to an end for POWWOW.

This has left around 50,000 POWWOW customers out of the loop without any water or cooler care. The POWWOW vans have all been withdrawn, the drivers and office staff have had their employment terminated and their water coolers will be picked up from sites shortly. This has meant that extreme measures are needed – here at Thirsty 4 Water we have taken on extra staff to be able to provide POWWOW customers with a first class water cooler service.

Powow Water Cooler Company

Thirsty 4 Water are the premier independent water cooler and water supplier in the UK providing a comprehensive, efficient and friendly water cooler service with no waiting on hold, no confusing invoices, no overseas call centers and the family run respect that is required to run a first class water cooler service. Our company has been established since 1946 and still in the same family ownership. You can be sure to find the reassurance and confidence needed from Thirsty 4 Water!

PowWow will not be delivering any water, will not be servicing any water coolers and all PowWow water cooler contracts are now VOID!

This unfortunate revelation is something which has been largely in anticipation not only from PowWow customers but also other water cooler companies. With concern that the large number of PowWow customer’s water coolers will be empty, we are here to offer a helping hand to all those customers who need any water due to the circumstances.

Contact us now on 01924 237760 or email hello@thirsty4water.co.uk.

Has your water cooler run out of bottled water?

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:38:21 +0000

Do you keep finding that you’ve run out of water bottles for your bottled water cooler? There are few things worse in the office than going to get a glass of water to find that there isn’t any left. Running out of bottled water can sometimes mean waiting days for another bottled water delivery .

Did you know plumbed water coolers are cheaper and more eco friendly?

If you keep running out of water bottles maybe it’s time to consider buying or renting plumbed in water cooler. For offices, business waiting rooms and other high water usage environments plumbed in water coolers are cheaper than bottled water cooler because their maintenance costs less than bottled water. You can also avoid the admin involved in ordering bottled water on and ad-hoc basis and receiving invoices with varying costs throughout the year. With plumbed in water coolers it’s common to pay a flat monthly fee for maintenance, filter replacements and call outs should your water cooler breakdown.

Bottling and transporting water has a carbon footprint. Getting bottled water delivered, especially over long distances is bad for the environment. As a eco-friendly company, at Thirsty4Water we recommend plumbed water coolers because they have a smaller carbon footprint than bottled water coolers. But if you are going to continue to use a bottled water cooler we’d recommend finding a local supplier that provides bottled water that is locally sourced water.

Thirsty4Water Water Cooler Sales Raise £520 Frank Water Projects in 2009

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:02:26 +0000

At Thirsty4Water we’re proud to announce that raised £520 for water charity, Frank Water Projects in 2009. The funds were used to help the installation a Clean Water Project in Andhra Pradesh in India which will provide safe drinking water for over 7,000 villagers.

Frank Water Projects is a pioneering, community run charity set up with the goal of providing sustainable sources of clean drinking water to prevent diseases associated with dirty water. We chose to support Frank Water because their goals really resonated with us. Frank Water is only a small charity with a handful of full time members and we’re proud to help their work.

In 2010 we’ve decided to continue supporting the great work carried out by Frank Water Projects by continuing donations of £10 for every water cooler sold or rented.

For more information about Frank Water please visit www.frankwater.com. They are always looking for businesses to partner, donations and volunteers so get in touch with them if you’d like to get involved.

Neluttla Clean Water Project Opening

Office Water Coolers and the importance of Drinking Water at Work

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:38:05 +0000

Are your employees staying hydrated at work?

The importance of water is well known but often over looked in office environments in favour of hot drinks and vending machines. Staying hydrated is one of the simplest ways to improve health, concentration and well being. It can lead to lower levels of sickness absence and increased mental and physical performance. Caffeinated drinks can worsen the effects of dehydration and negatively effect employee performance unless consumed along side water or other non-caffeinated drinks.

What are the symptoms of dehydration?

Some of the physical symptoms of dehydration include:

Tiredness
Light-headedness
Headaches
Migrains

Dehydration also effects mental performance and has a wide range of symptoms including:

Difficulty concentrating
Reduced alertness
Shorter attention span
Poorer information retention

All of the symptoms mentioned above impact on employee performance; it can reduce productivity, cause a poorer standard of work and errors and negatively affect the office ethos.

How can you help employees stay hydrated?

There are many ways to encourage members of staff to regularly drink water but first, it’s important to make sure you’re complying with standards set out by the Health and Safety Executive. The right of access to fresh drinking water is set down in the Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1992; specifically it states, 1) there should be an adequate supply of wholesome drinking water, 2) it should be a) readily accessible and b) conspicuous to members of staff and 3) there should be an adequate numbers of cups or drinking vessels except for water fountains etc where drinking water is in a jet.

We recommend that you go above and beyond the regulations set out by the Health and Safety executive to proactively encourage staff to remain dehydrated instead of stopping at the provision of adequate drinking facilities. In many parts of the UK tap water suffers from hardness because of a high mineral content. There are three solutions to provide great tasting, fresh drinking water to members of staff:

Office water coolers provide fresh cooled, drinking water. There are two types of office water cooler

a) plumbed water coolers which are plumbed into the mains water supply and both filter and cool the water,
b) bottled water coolers use water from.

Water softeners and filters can be used to remove minerals and make tap water taste better.

a) These can be purchase as standalone water softeners and have tap water poured into them
b) water softeners can be plumbed into the mains to filter and soften your water supply.

We recommend using a plumbed water cooler in your office to enjoy a constant supply of fresh drinking water. With bottled water coolers there is always the potential that you’ll run out of water, water filters and softeners can be slow to filter water and using a mains plumbed water softener can be more expensive than a plumbed in water cooler

Introducing the Thirsty4Water Blog

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:20:44 +0000

Thirsty4Water

Welcome to the Thirsty4Water blog, a place where you can keep up-to-date with news about our latest water coolers, new promotions, company news and all you need to know about water coolers. At Thirsty4Water we’re passionate about providing great service. We feel that our blog will give us the opportunity to share news, advice and tips and engage with you, our customers. You can also follow us on Twitter to get updates about our latest blog posts.

We’re constantly striving to improve the way we operate and will always do our best to listen to our customers. If you have any feedback regarding our blog or tweets, please get in touch.

The Thirsty4Water team