Sport Liverpool's decision to commission two new HydraChill 2-in-1 Water Refilling Stations as part of their £5m Sports & Fitness Centre improvements were rapidly justified. Within three months both units were blazing a trail, with unparalleled usage.
"The effect far exceeded all our expectations," commented Pete Sampara - Sports Operations Manager "The Hydrachill machines have proved extremely popular. Even allowing for University’s Christmas Vacation period and two-week closure, the machines have already accumulated over 60,000 500ml chilled water dispenses between them. It’s clear the units have unique appeal. None of our previous water dispensers could have dealt as efficiently and hygienically with this level of utilisation. Additionally, sales of our branded reusable water bottles have proved a great hit with most of our 8,000 members, allowing us a revenue stream not possible with any other unit"
The Hydrachill machine graphics - seen here alongside Emma Swinney - Fitness Suite Team Leader - were fully customized to Sport Liverpool’s brand requirements, creating a striking presence. Pete Sampara added "In capturing our Sport Liverpool brand imagery so vividly, the Hydrachill units add genuine aesthetic appeal to our environment. Both visually and in terms of the free water service provided by the machines these add tangible value to customer service and member experience".
"Maintaining and operating the machine’s is easy." added Kevin Seddon - Supervisor. "An additional environmental bonus is the reduction of on-site waste and litter. Because the Hydrachill machines can accurately refill all types of containers 60,000 uses already represents a huge reduction in litter recovery from the paper cups and single use water bottles of old. We are excited by the current levels of usage and feel very confident these will improve over the longer-term"
From this main Sports Centre start, Sport Liverpool have subsequently extended their Hydrachill offering to their Greenbank and Wyncote centres and added Hydrachill wall mounted dispensers at all locations.