by Fern Shaw | Jan 13, 2022 | Water, water cooler
“You can tune a guitar, but you can’t tuna fish. Unless, of course, you play bass.” – Douglas Adams
With the all-encompassing advent of our world online, I have been wondering for some time now if puns are the things of beauty they once were. Post millennium there are more social media pun dedicated pages than you could shake a stick.
One cannot help but think that if puns are becoming obsolete (by the mere fact that there are just too many of them being churned out to be of any relevance) are the other witty extensions of language also on the slippery slope to obsolescence?
While you ponder this, we’d like you to consider the raison d’être behind the rather pun filled headline of this blog.
As I’m sure you’ve gathered, what we’re asking (a perennial favourite) is are you adequately (AquAidly) hydrated? If not, why not? Is it because you’re unsure of what qualifies as adequate hydration? Well, there we can help.
Being as we are a water and water cooler provider of some 23 years, it’s our business to know all about proper hydration. We’re constantly checking to ensure that we’re up-to-date about all things drinking water related.
One of the ways that we pass on this information to you, dear online reader, is by providing a quick reference guide at our website. That’s here.
Aside from that, we have over 22 AquAid branches throughout the UK, staffed by highly experienced water knowledgeable teams who are well equipped to provide you with the best water provision solution – tailor-made to suit your hydration requirements.
We can’t, of course, make you hydrate properly as that’s certainly up to you. We’re also not using the terms – lead-horse-water-drink in here, perish the thought – but we are hoping that you recognise for your own health and well-being how important it is to make sure that you are aware that in order to perform at your peak -whether at work, school or play – you need to be adequately (AquAidly) hydrated.
We would love to be able to assist. Contact us today.
by Fern Shaw | Jan 10, 2022 | water cooler, Water Coolers, water dispenser
Irrespective of your take on climate change, radically changing weather patterns year on year or the crucial drop in natural water supply globally, there is no denying that the stats speak volumes:
771 Million people lack access to potable water.*
1.7 Billion People lack access to improved sanitation.
Approximately 60% of the global population lives without access to a toilet.
*stats from Water.org
The ramifications of these statistics and the volume of people it affects can seem quite daunting in terms of how to address this global issue. The good news, though, is that there are multiple organisations that continue, year on year, to provide sustainable solutions to the lack of water and adequate sanitation to those in need.
Sustainability may seem like a 21st century buzzword – bandied about without much meaning, but the truth of it is – sustainability is vital in the provision of water and sanitation to those for who access to water is an ongoing fight for actual survival.
Sustainable water projects are those that include both short term and long-term solutions that pave the way forward by enabling a community to begin water related projects that may provide them with a capacity to earn an income or to trade their produce or services to others.
There’s much truth in the adage, ‘Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime’, but before we implement this philosophy, help is needed to provide water to communities that more often than not, do not have the most basic of infrastructures for a steady supply of water.
That’s why here at AquAid Water Coolers we have, since our humble beginnings over two decades ago, partnered with charities that not only provide emergency relief but also sustainable solutions to poverty around the globe, as is the case with Christian Aid and in the case of The Africa Trust, throughout Africa.
To learn more about the work that these organisations carry out, visit us at our website, and see how your water and water dispenser purchases are making a visible difference to others.
by Fern Shaw | Dec 10, 2021 | water cooler
We may be jumping the sleigh so to speak talking about such festive season topics but hey, when the season grabs you, it grabs you.
Before we sled in (sadly, yes, Dad jokes come with the territory too) let’s establish what exactly wassailing is.
According to whychristmas.com, “Wassailing is essentially an ancient tradition involving the ceremonial preparation and drinking of the wassail to herald either New Year’s Eve or Twelfth Night.
Originally, the wassail was a drink made of mulled ale, curdled cream, roasted apples, eggs, cloves, ginger, nutmeg and sugar. Served from huge bowls, often made of silver or pewter, the bowl was carried into a room with great fanfare, a traditional carol about the drink was sung, and finally, the steaming hot drink was served. From this, it developed into another way of saying ‘Merry Christmas’ to each other.
In some parts of England such as Somerset and Sussex, where apples are grown, especially for cider, wassailing still takes place on Twelfth Night, or New Year’s Eve or even Christmas Eve. It’s also common to place toasted bread, soaked in beer or cider, into the boughs of the trees to feed and thank the trees for giving apples. That’s where the term to ‘toast’ someone with a drink comes from.”
Which leads us to answer the question as to whether you can wassail using your drinking water? In principal, we suppose that’s a given (as every drink has water as its base) although if the question is can water be your wassail drink i.e. water instead of mulled ale etc. – that’s a bit of a cloudy issue (curdled cream and all that). If you’re wassailing while at the office, perhaps a water wassail is the safest bet. If you’re wassailing outside the office, we have no opinion. However, if you dispense your water cooler drinking water to create your wassail outside of the workplace, you’ll find us more tight-lipped than the crew at the North Pole are about what presents you’re getting.
However you choose to celebrate this festive season, we’re using this opportunity to wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. In the words of possibly the most famous of all Christmas characters:
“God bless us, every one!” ~ Tiny Tim, from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
by Fern Shaw | Nov 29, 2021 | Charity, water cooler
‘And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity’
We are extraordinarily proud of our AquAid team, their hard work and commitment in providing their best to our customers. In turn, our customers’ support contributes immeasurably towards our ability to continue to donate to charities that implement life-changing clean water resources for people in need.
It is therefore, with much humility, we thank every single member of the AquAid team who continue to make sure that our customers: from remote working, cubbyhole home offices through to frontline medical facilities, frontline workers, schools, colleges and unis, to small, medium and large corporations, have had access to refreshing drinking water, whatever the work situation, wherever the location.
And thank you to all our customers, established and new, who continue their valued custom of our services, with whom we hope to continue a longstanding business relationship as your preferred drinking water, water dispenser and water cooler supplier.
As we head towards the close of another year, we begin to reflect on what the year held for us, highs, lows and in-between. All of which is why this announcement is certainly a high:
It is thanks to all, AquAid and customers alike, we are delighted to announce that as of October this year, we have passed the threshold of £18 million in donations to charity.
If you would like to know how you, too, can remaining refreshed and hydrated, all while contributing charitable donations, simply by partnering with us at AquAid, do get in contact. We are here to assist.
by Fern Shaw | Oct 19, 2021 | water cooler, Water Coolers
Unfortunately, drinking and replenishing our water usually isn’t a priority – from the moment we arrive in the office and even less throughout the working day – often until well after leaving work.
There are a number of reasons for this:
Your focus is on your work. Organising. Deadlines. Problem solving. Schedules. Meetings.
Your industry requires 100% of your attention throughout the working day. Whether your job spec requires precision work, attention to detail or constant interaction with customers, colleagues or other divisions.
There isn’t enough time in the day. Despite even the best organisational skills, this is a common complaint for those in the workplace.
In a study conducted by the Natural Source Waters Association (previously named the Natural Hydration Council) of 300 UK General Practitioners found that “one in five GP consultations were down to tiredness and fatigue and one in ten of those were thought to be linked to dehydration.”
It’s no surprise then that possibly the last thought that occurs is providing your body and mind with the very fuel which helps you function effectively while at the office and throughout the working day.
However, there is a rather simple solution available:
Install an AquAid water cooler at your premises.
Keep a water glass on your desk or carry a water bottle on your person if you are always on the move.
Get into a routine where you take short breaks throughout the day: take a breather, stretch your legs and circuit past your water cooler station to replenish your water.
