The parts of modern art that we – at The Water Delivery Company – align with the most are those that look to objects commonly found around us and raise the profile or the design or function up to a higher level.

As part of the water cooler and water delivery world we had no idea that we were going to finally achieve the recognition within artistic circles that we have so long craved. Sat as we were in a meeting about water delivery logistics we were somewhat confused to be told that Martin Westwood was waiting for us in the warehouse. Who? Why? What? – we were left confused, but after a short meeting our mutual interests were sealed.

In exchange for water related goods  we managed to do a deal that saw us the proud owner of one of only two 19 litre water bottle sculptures in the world. Pictures are attached from the installation of the other piece at Bloomburg’s offices in the centre of London. The item can be viewed on request in a sealed area of our SW19 warehouse.

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Global Fame for the much maligned 19 litre water bottle.

A few months ago we had a phone call from a gentleman who was keen to purchase some water cooler bottles. Normally this is no issue for us as this is the heart of our business – however things weren’t as they seemed. After a couple of questions to the new client, we discovered that we were dealing with a scientist who actually wanted ten empty 19 litre water bottles for a series of experiments he was running for a Channel 5 show – Big, Bigger, Biggest.

Obviously this piqued our curiosity. Unable to give us full details on what he was doing he did explain that one of his experiments was going to involve making a jet engine from a 19 litre water bottle. Finally, the faith we all had in the ability of our bottles was going to be validated – and by a real scientist! For water cooler nerds it doesn’t get much better than that. We had to wait until earlier this month to see the TV show and suffice to say it didn’t disappoint.

Please enjoy the series of photos below which gives a little more detail on the other experiments that took place using 19 litre bottles. If you wish to purchase 19 litre bottles of water please visit the 19 litre water bottle page on our main website and contact us directly. Great rates for budding scientists!

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The Water Delivery Company recently donated some used 19 litre bottles to The Highway Primary School, Orpington to help it with a STOMP event they were running for their students. We hope you enjoy the pictures of how our 19 litre bottles can be used as musical instruments. Very kindly Liz Maltman wrote back to us after the event

“Dear Marlon,
thank you so much for helping supply the water bottles. The children really enjoyed using them and we had a great day with STOMP. As you can see from the pictures the kids had fun investigating all sorts of musical intruments and we will now be going on to try and put together a performance piece for the Bromley Schools Proms next term.

I’ll keep you posted as to progress! Thanks once again for all your help – you were a star !Best wishes, Liz Maltman ( on behalf of the staff and children at The Highway Primary School, Orpington)”

If any other schools or charities would like to use our 19 litre bottles for events please contact Marlon Green on 0845 006 3309 or email contact@thewaterdeliverycompany.com.

Charity Work 19 litre bottle

The Water Delivery Company deliver spring water to customers in 19 litre and 12 litre bottles which are fully compatible with the water coolers we rent and sell to customers across London and the UK.

We are often asked questions about the shelf life of our water and this blog should answer questions regarding the providence of our water – and give customers advice on how it should be stored.

Our Spring Water is extracted by our professional water bottler  - Fonthill . Fonthill is a high quality, pure English spring water from a historic protected source deep in the hills surrounding the 7,000-acre Fonthill Bishop Estate in Wiltshire. The water is naturally filtered through limestone rock before emerging from modern boreholes close to the historic Penning and Berwick wells. It has a light, refreshing taste and a balanced mineral composition.

The water is bottled the same day it is extracted from the aquifer. It is then left at the bottling plant for 48 hours while the water is tested and checked internally and at an external laboratory. The water is then transported to London by an articulated lorry which holds around 1200 19 litre bottles – we have a delivery like this every two days.

We deliver this water to customers within two days of delivery – thereby guaranteeing that any water delivered to our customers has been extracted from the ground within the last five days. 

What is a suitable shelf life for a water cooler bottle?

1. For correctly stored unopened bottles the shelf life can be any time between six months and a year. Although if you are keeping water for this long it may be that you don’t need to use a water cooler in your office or home.

2. Opened bottles put on a regularly sanitised water cooler (with a bayonet system, sealed reservoir, air filter) last up to three weeks.

3. Opened bottles not on a water cooler have a shelf-life of  just three days.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us on 0845 006 3309 or email contact@thewaterdeliverycompany.com.

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The Water Delivery Company deliver customers Spring Water in 19 litre and 12 litre reusable bottles – this water is then stored and consumed by customers within a short timescale – typically within two weeks but this can be up to three months. Therefore we think it is important that customers should have full details on the optimal storage for the bottles and pitfalls to avoid.

Do not store water in sunlight – Storage of water for more than a few days in sunlight can result in the appearance of greening caused by the growth of harmless algae. Therefore please avoid sunlight. This is also a consideration for the bottled on top of the water cooler – and if this is in an area of sunlight then please enquire about one of our water cooler plastic bottle hoods.

Alternatively customer could consider a Summit Water Cooler which comes with a hood which is styled to fit with the water coolers image.

Be careful about where you store your water cooler bottles

1 Water should not be stored in newly decorated rooms.

2 Diesel vehicles should not be used where bottled of water are stored.

3 Water should not be stored near odorous cleaning chemicals or other odorous substances

4 Water Cooler water bottles should never be stored next to heating boilers and fuel tanks.

5 Customers should not use of pesticide sprays and insect proofers within 10 metres of  stored water.

Ensure the water is stored at the correct temperature - Prolonged storage of water at high temperatures can cause a change in the bacterial content of the water. At lower temperatures these bacteria are kept under control by beneficial organisms.

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