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2012 Articles
- How safe is it to Refill your Plastic Water Bottle? Pt 2 – Chemical Concerns
- How safe is it to Refill your Plastic Water Bottle? Pt 1 – Bacterial Concerns
- 60% of Europe’s Spring Water is Found in Romania
- Dehydration in the Elderly
- Water Cooler Cannon
- Olympics a Welcome boost to Bottled Water Industry in 2012
- Classy Water
- Smart Water
- New Year’s Greetings
2011 Articles
- Curing the New Year's Party Hangover Pt 1 – Water the Ultimate Elixir
- Water Coolers for the Education System - Free Trial On Water Coolers To Keep Your Pupils Healthy
- What’s Coming Out of Your Tap
- What’s the Difference Between Spring Water and Mineral Water
- BWCA Recruits ‘Hydration Heroes’ as part of its Stay Cooler Campaign
- Top Tips for A Hygienic Water Cooler – Pt 2
- Top Tips for A Hygienic Water cooler – Pt 1
- Bottled Water Industry denies EFSA claims about hydration will affect them
- Drinking Water Helps Prevent Diabetes
- Swindon Named Most ‘Water Conscious’ Town in the UK by Thames Water
- FoodBev.com Awards 2011
- Plumbed In Vs Bottled Water Coolers (Part 2: Water Quality and Environmental Impact)
- Plumbed In Vs Bottled Water coolers (Part 1: Cost and Convenience)
- Keep It Light
- Why Do Ice Cubes Float in Water
- Why it's so important to keep our children hydrated?
- The Flavia Creation 400 Brewer – Bringing Café Culture into the Office
- A Call to Improve Kerbside Plastic Bottle Collection
- Introducing the Everest Office Water Cooler
- Where’s Cooler? – British Water Cooler Association Competition Aims to Raise Public Awareness
- Yate Water Cooler Company Welcomes Local MP in Bid For the UK to Stay Cooler!
- Water Cooler Test for Giant Octopus
- And Finally for Today
- European Commision Drinking Water Directive
- World Health Organisation Drinking Water Guidelines
2010 Articles
- What is the Drinking Water Inspectorate?
- Hydration and Health
- Dealing With Algae in Your Water Cooler
- Environmental and sustainable hot and cold beverage supply
- Low Cost Water Coolers
- The Supreme Stylish Water Cooler
- Introducing the Blizzard Fountain
- Introducing the Elite Water Cooler
- Introducing the Coolcask
- Case Study: Beverage Service Station
- Website Improvements
- Does the bottled water cooler industry recycle its water bottles?
- Bottled Water vs Tap Water - Carbon Footprint Compared
- Get a Free Flavia Coffee Machine!
- Which Water Cooler is Best to Install - Bottled or Plumbed-in (POU)?
- Bottled vs Plumbed-in Water Coolers - Carbon Footprint Compared
- Do Bottled Water, and Water Coolers, Contribute to Global Warming?
- Water Coolers and Purification
- Customer Testimonials Mars Flavia
- Getting a Water Cooler is Easy
- Water and the Environment - The Industry Speaks
- How Much Does a Water Cooler Cost
- How Does a Water Cooler Work?
- Bottled Water Vs Tap Water
- Drinking Water and Perpetual Youth!
- Office Water Coolers and the AWS Group
- The Office Group Expands its Product Range
- Water Coolers in Schools Evaluation
- Office Water Coolers Waste Policy
- Office Water Coolers and the Save A Cup Scheme
- Our Staff Are Now Criminal Record Bureau Checked
- Why Choose a Member of the British Water Cooler Association
- What are the Different Types of Water
- Fancy a Coffee?
- How to Choose a Water Cooler
- How to Choose a Water Cooler Supplier
- Essential Care of a Plumbed-in Water Cooler
- Essential Care of Your Water Cooler
- Autumn Promotion
- Water is Weird!
- Scientists Create Dry Water!
- Office Watercoolers are now live on Twitter
- The official Powwow Rescue Package
- Pow wow administration
2008 Articles
- The Dangers of Working Up a Sweat
- Office Watercoolers Carbon Offset Program
- Environmental Initiative 2009
- Office Health, Hydration And Now Hot Drinks
- Health and Hydration in the work place
- Workplace wellbeing: a water-based solution?
- Water Helps Prevent Cancer
- Campaign for hydrated meetings!
- Well Being Checks, On The Spot
Health and Hydration in the work place
16/12/2008 By Peter Brooks, Managing Director, Office Watercoolers SW Ltd.
At Office Watercoolers SW Ltd. Peter Brooks Managing Director has hydrated the nation's workforce with bottled and mains filtered water coolers for the past decade.
The link between good hydration, short term and long term health are well established. Just a 2% reduction in hydration will give a 20% reduction in mental and cognitive skills. Some 50 to 70% of the UK population are said to be dehydrated, our own health checks with the Water Wellpoint recorded 70 to 80% of the UK?s workforce are dehydrated and over 50% significantly so.
Routinely people fail to drink enough fluid, which can lead to short term problems (headaches, drowsiness and lack of concentration) which can effect your performance and wellbeing. Long term effects (kidney stones and urinary tract infections, chronic heart disease and cancers in particular digestive tract cancers such as colorectal cancer, also the risk of a heart attack are reduced) have more serious implications.
Our Water Wellpoint allows low cost instant employee health checks of your vital signs including blood pressure, heart rate, weight, body mass index, body fat content and your hydration level. Our wellbeing kiosk engages employees in their own health which is the first step in any wellbeing initiative. Following the health checks we produce a confidential, detailed management report that identifies the health of your most vital asset.
This new development offers a unique and ground breaking solution to help corporations meet their duty of care to all their employees. With the recent government acceptance of Dame Carol Blacks report on our future health and importance of wellbeing in the workplace our new service is well received. The Price Waterhouse Cooper report outlines the financial impact of an effective wellbeing strategy on the bottom line. We have produced a synopsis of both these reports for your information.
© 2012 Office Water Coolers
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