Author: Phillipa Clow

WHA Members enjoy business support service

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Throughout past months businesses have struggled to keep up with the affect of Covid-19 in their day to day lives.

However, WHA Members have enjoyed unlimited access to the Quest HR, Health & Safety, Legal and Tax advice service, plus an extensive document library – as part of their membership.

Members were provided with a raft of information to help them cope with the pandemic and implications on running their businesses.

Nick Swan, MD of Love Water says: “I have called Quest on a number of occasions over the last few months, and they have been really helpful in guiding me through certain personnel communication processes.”

WHA Chairman, Jon Wicks says: “The WHA is highly sensitive to the concerns and needs of returning businesses.  We have been keen to furnish our Members with as much information as possible to ensure water dispensers will continue to be managed safely, and still provide the important hydration solutions needed by the country’s workforce.  It is interesting to see that customers are choosing to increase the number of dispensers on site to enable more effective social distancing.”

Purely Scottish Bottlers enhancing the Scottish environment

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WHA Member, Purely Scottish Bottlers are embracing the WHA 5 for 5 Sustainability Programme.  They have been chosen to participate in the 2020 Birds and Bees Biodiversity Project.  This project is funded by Scottish Natural Heritage in conjunction with SCOTFWAG (Scottish Farming and Wildlife Advisers Group).

Purely Scottish are active members of SOPA (Scottish Organic Producers Association) and manage   83 acres of Organic farmland in the Lammermuir Hills on the Scottish Borders. Within those 83 acres is Purely Scottish Bottlers Natural Mineral Water source.

Purely Scottish, working with their Organic farmer, will develop an upland wildflower habitat to increase the numbers of tree sparrow, barn owl and kestrel. Seed mix will be introduced to the area, encouraging flower growth and bird boxes and insect hibernation boxes will be sited. Purely Scottish will manage the project over the initial 3-year period and be involved in the Big Farmland Bird Count.

In 2019, Purely Scottish, working with a local beekeeper, also introduced beehives to their estate.

David Albers – UK Commercial Director – Purely Scottish commented “We are delighted to be involved in this project and this is further evidence of our environmental commitment to our local habitat. We look forward to monitoring the project over the next 3 years”

WHA reaches out to FMs

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When FMs are looking for hydration solutions for their customers it may be difficult to distinguish between all the various companies and offerings in the marketplace.   That’s where the Water-Dispenser and Hydration Association (WHA) comes in.    The WHA treats safety as its highest priority and is the body that oversees its Members to ensure continued and sustainable standards.  So what’s in it for FMs? – especially during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic.

Using a WHA Member gives peace of mind; just as you would only use approved suppliers to fit electrical and gas appliances, you need to ensure that your water dispenser provider is a professional too – and you can do this by using a WHA Member.

WHA Members must follow the highest standards in safety and hygiene.  They are audited annually to standards that are regularly reviewed and revised to ensure that regulatory obligations are met, and often exceeded.

To read more about how WHA Members stand out from the crowd read the full article on page 14 of Premises & facilities management.