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and refreshing 4 degrees centigrade or 95 degrees for making the perfect cuppa. It weighs in at 75kg and is small enough to fit snugly in the corner of a room and be the centrepiece for that office gossip for which we rely on water coolers for. “The other real positive of the Skywell is that it is better for us as well as the environment. “A traditional water cooler uses huge, bulky plastic bottles that may contain many toxins, while there are chemicals pumped into the municipal supply,” Summers added. “Those bottles don’t have to be delivered in a van and they don’t have to be hauled into place and stored by some poor person in the office every time they’re empty. “There are no single use plastics and there is never a danger of running out through supply disruption either. If you have air in your office, with enough humidity, you’ll have water!” The environmental impact is featured in the machine itself, with an interactive screen that records and displays the positive impact you gain from using the Skywell. It will keep a record of how many plastic bottles you

have saved since installation both as a company and as an individual, which will soon integrate with your mobile phone health apps. “In both cases you will be able to know that you’re doing your bit for the planet.” Elmrep has a history of trying to help protect the environment, from using energy-efficient heating and cooling, LED lighting and renewable energy suppliers in its Eastern Avenue base, to running a recycling scheme for its printer toner cartridges. When they replace old printers and copiers for clients, they strip them down for reusable parts, to ensure each part has a lifespan after its original purpose. They also partner with IT Schools Africa and put customers in touch with the scheme that sends technology to the continent to give students access to vital e-learning equipment. Elmrep is proud to be a zero to landfill company through its partnership with a local waste management company l To order the Skywell, contact Elmrep at www.elmrep.co.uk/skywell/ or by calling 01452 300959

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