WATERWAT ATER Water makes waves in vending
The importance of adequate water provision both on-site and on-the-go is not to be underestimated. Here VI explores this open goal opportunity for vending and examines the latest innovations in the field.
According to the Natural Hydration Council (NHC) water makes up to 60% of an adult’s body weight and performs crucial roles such as carrying nutrients around the body and regulating However, despite a general wellness trend acros
carried out by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) suggested that 89% of the population is still not drinking enough water to maintain healthy hydration levels.
It revealed that women are more hydrated than men, with as many as 20% of men drinking no water at all during the day. Another alarming statistic was that a quarter of over 55s admitt no water during the day either.
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healthy hydration message is slowly gett the hot summer to thank for it.
However,managing director of 4 Aces, Chris Penn believes the tting through, and we have
He says: “Having enjoyed a spectacularly hot summer this year, keeping cool and making sure the body and brain are both hydrated, have been essential for most people these last few months.
“Drinking lots of water is a healthy choice that’s easy to make and more of us are taki ng that on board and recognising that it’s crucial for our general health and wellbeing.We’re far more aware of the benefits of drinking water so the amount of water consumed in offices, education establishments and leisure sites has been on the increase for some time, regardless of outside temperatures.” Health authorities recommend we drink around two litres a of water a day and advise that drinking plenty of water and keeping
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hydrated can improve concentration,make us feel more alert and lead to healthy looking skin.
s the UK, a survey temperature.
In a survey conducted by BRITA TA Professional, over a third of office ff
workers agree that not drinking enough water impacts productivity. Steve Buckmaster, director of sales at BRITA
TA Professional, tells VI:
“With this in mind, business decision makers need to ensure they’re providing the highest quality water through their vending machines to encourage healthy hydration levels to Steve believes one of the most effectiv
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through the use of water filters, which can be fitted to vending machines.
“Using a water filter not only enables businesses to offffer
customers consistently high-quality water by eliminating unwanted tastes and odours, it also protects machines against breakdowns.” For example, the BRITA
deposits in professional vending machines, helping to protect against machine breakdowns and the associated costs. This is achieved through technology that decarbonises water to meet al l vending needs.
WATER AND TECHNOLOG Y
Public demand for more high-tech water solutions also cannot be denied. In particular, people want to do as much as possible using their phones even when it comes to water and hydration. Following customer demand, one company, Zerica, has introduc ed a mobile app enabled paym ent facility for its drin k
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