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View from the cooler industry

Blue direct, is a family company run by Director James Anderton, (currently President of the European Point-of-use Drinking Water Association). It offers a wide range of vending services including water coolers, vended drinks and snacks.

Over the years...

Blue direct has developed to offer its customers wider range of products and services to match the growing demand to reducing the number of suppliers, maintaining cost control and supplier management.

Blue direct can now offer,

- PAT testing
- First Aid Kits and Management
- Fire Extinguishers
- Spill Kit Management
- Water Quality Tests

All services are conducted by our fully trained and certified in house engineers.

Health warning over water coolers

Dirty water coolers may be putting people's health at risk, a consumer watchdog has warned.

Consumer Focus Scotland said 23 out of 87 samples from dispensers in Edinburgh and the Lothian and Borders region showed bacterial contamination.

Coolers in leisure centres, offices, care homes and schools were among those to fail the tests.

The watchdog says some failed because of bacterial contamination and it wants the safety rules tightened up. ......to read more as posted on BBC website Consumer Focus Scotland , March 09