Dorchester Water Softeners
Poundbury- queen mother square.
Been in Dorchester all day helping customers with independent advice on their water.
It is a very hard water area (300ppm) and that includes Poundbury.
Being a family run company that sells more than one make of water softener it allows us to offer great advice and service right across Dorset and Hampshire.
If you already have a water softener please give us a call for salt deliveries, water filter changes and the most important thing servicing your existing unit so that it is clean and efficient. No matter what the model or year give us a call and we will see what we can do for you.
Before and After
a before and after
before
and after
4 weeks got us here. Still loads to do but getting there
Outside just about finished
Another busy day getting our new office and showroom refurbished
Wemanaged to get the outside pretty much finished.
Another update on the Unit
Moving on slowly but surely. Feature wall completed and exterior cladding started.
Early for an appointment in Barton-on-sea
Some days we run early. As the customer cannot see us earlier what is a man todo?
Sit on the cliff and remind myself what a great part of the country we live in.
update on progress
update and progress
So a very productive weekend. Ceilings insulated, clear story window frames up and primed and the first new window in on the Monday night.
Things todo- endless so what is the point of a list.
A Quick Walk Through
A quick walk through of the empire!
Just to get a lay of the land hopefully this video shows the full extend of the empire!
Any suggestions that do not include matches please forward them on.
Doors, alarms and Chinese instructions
A great weekend lots done. Door fitted, alarm in ish and more destruction.
Putting something back
Finally a few hours on construction rather than destruction. New windows and doors ordered.
the ceiling is no more
We made a bit of a mess
If you see an ISIS sign in the videos we are not recruiting. The previous company had an unfortunate name
Unlocking the magic
I said I would share the trials and tribulations of our new office. So here is a quickly.
Fitting Softeners in Canford Cliffs
A busy day but I managed to grab some time to get this great shot
canford cliffs
Living in Poole? You have incredibly hard water but as usual Dorset Water Softeners have a wide range of solutions. From small flats to large properties we can banish scale from your home and save you money.
It is that day finally
today we got the keys for our new workshop and office.
So excited.
Cannot wait to share the progress of the project and invite you all to the grand opening.
In beautiful Poundbury today...
.... showing people the benefits of Soft water in their homes.
Being Independent and selling a range of water Softeners give our customers the peace of mind that when they buy from us they are really getting the very best advice and the right unit for them.
Hard Water and Skin Problems
In the water softener industry we often get approached by customers because they find their water irritates their skin. One of our suppliers has recently stepped up to help in research.
Check out the story.
Harvey Water Softeners donates cutting-edge £40k equipment to pioneering eczema research study.
Harvey Water Softeners is very proud to have donated a new spectrometer device worth £40,000 to a pioneering research study which could revolutionise our understanding of childhood eczema.
The handheld device was gifted to the Unit for Population-Based Dermatology Research at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London, led by Dr Carsten Flohr, Consultant Dermatologist and senior National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Fellow.
Dr Flohr’s team will be conducting a clinical trial to investigate the effect of hard water and skin care practices on the skin barrier of newborn babies and how this links in with the development of eczema.
The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer will be used in this study. Its infrared light source allows different wavelengths of energy to be absorbed or reflected when passed through a sample, giving a molecular ‘fingerprint’ spectrum and helping researchers to detect minuscule differences in soap residue on the skin. With eczema affecting an estimated 20 per cent of children and 7 per cent of adults in the UK, it’s hoped the FTIR device will help the research team to develop more effective preventative measures and treatments for this disabling skin condition.
Dr Carsten Flohr, Lead Researcher of the study, said, “This FTIR device will support our work significantly and we’re grateful to Harvey Water Softeners for this latest show of support. “Not only should the device improve the speed and accuracy of future research studies, but the data it gives our teams access to could lead to clearer insights into what drives the breakdown of the skin barrier in eczema.”
Harvey Bowden, founder of Harvey Water Softeners, said: “It’s exciting to be doing our bit to help with this potentially life-changing work. We’ve been helping people live with and alleviate skin conditions for forty years through our water softening products, so we know how a future of healthier skin would benefit everyone.
“We saw this as a unique opportunity to investigate what we’ve long suspected; that a higher soap residue left on the skin through exposure to hard water may contribute to the development of eczema in early life. If it gets us closer to solving the debilitating problem of eczema, the investment will have been worth every penny.”
The FTIR device works by measuring the reflection of light rays on a surface, allowing it to detect soap residue left on the skin after washing. Initial tests by Harvey Water Softeners at its Woking headquarters showed much higher concentrations of soap residue left after washing in hard water compared to softened water. Approved by the Good Housekeeping Institute, Harvey Water Softeners manufacturer’s the UK’s best-selling water softener. Founded in Surrey in 1978, it has been Thames Water’s chosen water softener affinity partner since 2012 and is fully approved by the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS).
Fact of the Day
You are never to old to learn. One question I have had that got answered on our Hague Factory Tour was- why are the brine floats lots of different colour shades?
Well it turns out that Hague are so committed to the environment that any scrape plastic gets recycled into the floats hence the plethora colours and shades.
Check them out.
Float Valves
Always nice to try.
Old pipe work and
A rather sad old softener that the customer had taken out.
They only way forward was to cut out the shabby pipe work and start again.
All new and lagged plus our great super efficient Hague 410 water softener and all in the Beautiful New Forest.
What an amazing Trip
I had the privilege last week of being invited to Hague Water Softeners awards in Columbus Ohio USA.
What an amazing trip with a stop over in New York, then two days of great talks and a factory tour.
I learnt so much from the many Americans and other Europeans that attended.
But what made the trip even better was the great company of the UK distributors. Karl and Pete two guys who constantly made me laugh but at the same time were so generous with their time.
Cycling with these two up Broadway is a memory that will stay with me for ever. Thanks
Boris bikes in New York