Practical buying guide

Plan the water point as part of the workplace.

Use your site’s needs and procedures to guide access, equipment choice and ongoing care.

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Hydration planning tool

Turn everyday drinking into a workplace water-demand estimate.

Estimate how much drinking water your workplace may need each day, then compare cooler, tap and filtration routes that suit the site. Figures are for workplace equipment sizing; individual hydration needs vary.

The full guide

Make drinking water easy to find and practical to maintain. Start with the people, the space and the busiest part of the day, then compare real systems.

Map the points of use

Consider offices, meeting spaces, staff areas and customer-facing locations separately. Record where people need water, expected peak demand and whether a bottle-filling area is useful.

Match the system to the site

Compare mains-fed and bottled options against available connections, storage, access and the preferred position. For hot, chilled or sparkling outputs, check the exact configuration and any additional components.

Plan care before installation

Identify who will follow routine user-cleaning instructions and how servicing and filter replacements will be arranged. Keep the correct model guide available. Do not assume every rental includes every maintenance task.

Compare complete proposals

Keep equipment, installation, supply arrangements and service scope visible. Use the same period, quantity and tax basis when comparing purchase and rental. Confirm current prices rather than relying on a generic monthly-cost table.

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Plan the right setup

Use the guide to prepare a better brief.

Map the users

List staff, visitors, filling points and the busiest periods.

Plan demand

Current equipment and options

Explore water equipment

Compare the current range. Suitability, options and installation need checking for your site.

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A useful next step

Turn the comparison into a clear question.

Tell us what you have shortlisted and what needs confirming. We can discuss the equipment and the quotation scope.

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