Rippleffect provides water efficiency advice

Envirowise is urging UK companies to join Rippleffect, a national initiative offering online advice and support to cut water waste and costs.

The company revealed that UK businesses are collectively missing out on combined cost savings of as much as GBP10m per day by failing to maximise the potential of water efficiency.

In a recent survey of UK businesses, almost two-third of respondents said they do not currently measure or monitor their water at all, and 85 per cent do not have any water reduction targets in place.

However, Envirowise estimates that businesses could reduce their water bills by as much as a third if they were to take steps to manage their water use more effectively.

Businesses signing up to Rippleffect before 14 September will receive free support from Envirowise to better understand their water use, identify simple water-saving steps and then measure the cost savings they have made.

The Rippleffect programme is delivered in three accessible online modules over a six-month period, helping businesses to benchmark their water use, identify valuable cost savings and set targets for improvement.

More than 500 UK businesses registered for Rippleffect in 2008.

New features for 2009 include water efficiency advice in areas such as rainwater harvesting, vehicle washing and boiler and cooling tower operation.

Businesses interested in taking part in Rippleffect should call the Envirowise advice line.

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