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WHA and Just a Drop plan to bring fresh water to hundreds in Zambia

Posted on 24th May 2023 by Phillipa ClowPosted in Charity, Events, Hydration, News, Sustainability, UncategorisedLeave a Comment on WHA and Just a Drop plan to bring fresh water to hundreds in Zambia

Fund raising plan for 2023 aim is to create three new boreholes

Here in the UK we sometimes take our clean drinking water for granted. The mission of the Water Dispenser and Hydration Association (WHA) is to make it easier to rehydrate, anywhere… in offices, homes, schools, restaurants, leisure centres and so on. However, the Association is very aware that millions of people around the world lack safe water supplies, which is why it is partnered with the charity Just A Drop to provide remote communities in Zambia with new boreholes to deliver fresh water.

Providing access to clean and safe drinking is one of the most important tasks for helping to create sustainable improvements in developing countries. For many years the WHA has collaborated with Just A Drop to provide villages in Zambia with clean water supplies and has announced its plans for 2023.

6.4 million people in Zambia currently do not have access to clean water, about 35% of the population. This can have devastating effects on people’s health, and on their ability to work, study and improve themselves, as well as causing pressure on water supplies for agriculture and wildlife.

As a result of fundraising carried out by the WHA and its members, to date Just a Drop has been able to fund the creation of six boreholes in rural Zambia, bringing fresh water to over 1200 people.

For its 2023 campaign three new boreholes are planned in the villages of Zandonda, Munkuli and Muchokocha. These communities are home to 920 people, and until recently their closest sources of clean water were many kilometres away, requiring hours a day to collect. The new boreholes will help improve the health of residents, as well as creating a garden pond that collects runoff, which can be used for vegetable gardens and livestock.

“Thanks to the generosity of our members we have been able to help make real, lasting changes to many people in Zambia,” says Jon Wicks, chair of the WHA. “The three new boreholes we hope to fund in 2023 will empower hundreds of people to help build better lives for themselves.”

It doesn’t just help people, though. Talking about the Muchokocha project, Just a Drop’s partnership and events manager Alice Mellar explains about the positive effect on the environment. “It’s a really interesting project that not only supports the community with safe, clean water but also reduces human/wildlife conflict, playing a part in supporting elephant conservation in the area,” she explains.

“Currently, the women and girls who collect water for the village are in danger of being threatened by the elephants who use the same watering hole. The new borehole will also prevent this.”

“Our members are fully aware of the importance of water to everyone on Earth,” says Jon Wicks. “By supporting the work of Just a Drop we are helping communities to create sustainable and healthy futures for themselves, and we are sure that our members will continue to support these vital projects.”

WHA announces plans for ‘Liquid Thinking’ at the 2023 conference & trade show

Posted on 25th November 2022 by Phillipa ClowPosted in Charity, Events, News, Press Release, UncategorisedLeave a Comment on WHA announces plans for ‘Liquid Thinking’ at the 2023 conference & trade show

The WHA is holding its first conference and trade show on Thursday 16th March 2023 and has announced that  the ‘liquid thinker’, Professor Damian Hughes, is to be its keynote speaker.

Professor Hughes is an international speaker and author of the appropriately titled best-selling management book, Liquid Thinking. Other books by Damian Hughes include The Five Steps to a Winning Mindset and High Performance.

He has a practical and academic background in the sports, organisational development and change management from which he draws to help organisations, teams, and individuals to create a high performance, winning culture.

The event is taking place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Milton Keynes.

It will include an industry trade show, seminars, an ‘eco-village’ showcasing charities and sustainability experts and a dinner during which funds will be raised for the Association’s chosen charity, Just a Drop.

Booking, open to both WHA members and trade non-members, is now open at www.twha.co.uk/conference

Culligan International and Waterlogic Group Holdings complete combination

Posted on 2nd November 2022 by Phillipa ClowPosted in Events, Hydration, News, Press Release, SustainabilityLeave a Comment on Culligan International and Waterlogic Group Holdings complete combination

This official announcement was made today, Wednesday 2nd November 2022.

“The combined company provides clean, sustainable drinking water to more than 100 million consumers and saves more than 40 billion plastic bottles annually.

“ROSEMONT, IL, US and MAIDENHEAD, UK – Culligan International, the innovative brand in consumer-focussed, sustainable water solutions and services, and Waterlogic Group Holdings, a global designer, manufacturer, distributor and service provider of purified drinking water dispensers, announced today the completion of their transaction to combine, creating a leader in clean and sustainable drinking water solutions and services.  Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, the combined company operates under the Culligan name.

 

With over 11,000 employees operating directly in 30 countries, Culligan generates combined annual revenues of about $2.4 billion and is well-positioned to expand in the fast-growing $35 billion global consumer water market. The combination diversifies the company’s product range and increases its global reach, including an expansive dealer network in more than 70 countries. It brings additional scale and expertise to drive innovation in the development of new household and commercial water filtration, purification and treatment solutions, expanding those to both existing and new markets, and it bolsters distribution channels across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

“Our two organizations make a powerful combined team as one Culligan, aligned on values and committed to a clear purpose to change people’s lives and to improve the environment,” said Scott Clawson, President and CEO of Culligan International. “Culligan is a leading global consumer water solutions and services provider whose mission is to deliver clean, safe and soft water to improve consumers’ health and wellness and reduce single-use plastics. Serving over 100 million people globally, our solutions save more than 40 billion plastic bottles annually.”

“Our deep, mutual belief that we have the ability and responsibility to contribute positively to the Earth guides our decisions and is engrained in our operations,” said Jeremy Ben-David, founder and former Group CEO of Waterlogic who now serves Culligan as CEO of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, and a member of the Executive Leadership of Culligan Global. “We take to heart the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and today we are aligned to make
an even more positive impact in all we do.”

The combined company is majority owned by funds affiliated with BDT Capital Partners, LLC (“BDT”) and by the firm’s co-investors. In 2021, funds managed by BDT, an affiliate of BDT & Company, LLC, a merchant bank that works with family- and founder-led businesses to pursue their strategic and financial objectives, acquired Culligan alongside a group of strategic family business owners and investors within the firm’s global network. Waterlogic was acquired in January 2015 by funds managed by Castik Capital, a European private equity investor, which alongside former Waterlogic management team members and other shareholders, has a
meaningful minority ownership position in Culligan.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

www.corporate.culligan.com

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