by Fern Shaw | Jan 8, 2018 | aquaid aylesbury, water cooler, Water Coolers
Our AquAid Aylesbury branch, based in Gate House Way, opened its doors in 2003 and is owned and managed by the highly-experienced Oliver Pearson. Oliver and his team supply an extensive range of innovative and high quality water coolers and dispensers to service a broad range of customers in offices; on worksites; at festivals, production shoots; medical care facilities, hospitals; retirement homes; colleges; schools and universities.
AquAid Aylesbury provides their top notch services to more than 1,000 customers throughout the following areas:
Aylesbury, Banbury, Bicester, Dunstable, Harpenden, Harrow, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe, Leighton Buzzard, Luton, Oxford, Rickmansworth, Ruislip, Slough, St Albans, Thame, The Chalfonts, Uxbridge, Watford.
You’ll find AquAid Aylesbury at: Unit 7, The Point, Gate House Way, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 8D
A few quick facts about Aylesbury (and beyond) – which even if you’re in these areas born-and-bred, you may not know:
Aylesbury
The TV series ‘Midsomer Murders’ is shot in and around Aylesbury. While John Nettles is the ostensible star of the series which has produced more corpses than a biblical plague, the Chilterns and Vale of Aylesbury villages that provide its picturesque locations have won a multitude of admirers of their own around the globe, many fans now making Midsomer Murders pilgrimages.*
Banbury
Possibly the town’s biggest claim to fame is the nursery rhyme ‘Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross’. Unfortunately, the Banbury Cross described in the nursery rhyme is no longer in the state as described in the rhyme, since it was knocked down by Puritans in July 1600.
There is now a statue of the fine lady mentioned in the nursery rhyme, which was unveiled in 2005. The bronze statue was sculpted in Stoke and cast in Denbighshire, except for the frog on the base, which was made in Birmingham and added later. The fine lady’s sculptors also constructed the statue of Stanley Matthews outside Stoke City’s Britannia Stadium.*
Harrow
Next time you post a letter, remember the pillar box was introduced to Britain by author Anthony Trollope, who went to Harrow School and later worked as a Royal Mail surveyor.*
Oxford
Oxford has more published writers per square mile than anywhere else in the world. It is only here that you can visit The Eagle and Child on St Giles (JRR Tolkien’s and CS Lewis’ Inklings meeting spot) then wander over to Alice’s Shop and see the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland. A short walk to the Oxford Botanic Gardens will also take you to the bench at the back of the Garden that features in The Amber Spyglass by the famous author Philip Pullman.*
St. Albans
The Clock Tower at the end of St Peter’s Street in St Albans used to house Gabriel the curfew bell, which sounded every morning at 4am and in the evening at 8pm or 9pm. It was last rung in 1901 for Queen Victoria’s funeral.*
Wherever you’re based in one of the 19 locales detailed above, AquAid Aylesbury caters for all your water cooler and dispenser needs. Contact one of their helpful team today.
*sources: Information Britain; 41Southbar; Harrow Times; Obelisk Tours; Galliard Homes
by Fern Shaw | Nov 2, 2017 | aquaid yorkshire and humber, water cooler, Water Coolers
AquAid Water Coolers has been in operation for the past 25 years. We’ve grown from our humble beginnings in 1992 to having 23 branches nationwide, supplying an extensive range of Bottled and Mains-Fed water coolers, water dispensers, water boilers and water related products to more than 33,000 customers throughout the UK.
AquAid have two branches in Yorkshire and Humber servicing more than 2,500 customers collectively:
AquAid Leeds and AquAid Sheffield
Our AquAid Leeds branch opened its doors in 2001 and is managed by Chris Wills, Sales Director. Based in Wakefield, Chris and his team supply an extensive range of innovative and high-quality water coolers and dispensers to businesses, offices, medical centres, universities, colleges and schools to hundreds of customers in and around Leeds.
Areas Covered: Beverley, Bingley, Bradford, Bridlington, Dewsbury, East Yorkshire, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Keighley, Knaresborough, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Pontefract, Scarborough, Selby, Shipley, Skipton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Wetherby, York.
AquAid Leeds are located at: Unit 9, Millenia Park, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8PW.
AquAid Sheffield is an AquAid stalwart. Beginning operations 19 years ago in 1998, the branch is owned and managed by the very accomplished Andrew Welsh. Based in Maltby, Andrew and his team supply an extensive range of innovative and high-quality water coolers and dispensers to businesses, offices, medical centres, universities, colleges and schools to nearly 2,000 customers in and around the Sheffield area.
Areas Covered: Barnsley, Chesterfield, Doncaster, Goole, Grimsby, Lincoln, Mansfield, Retford, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Worksop.
You’ll find AquAid Sheffield at: Unit B4, Aven Industrial Park, Tickhill Road, Maltby, Sheffield, S66 7QR
Wherever you’re based in Yorkshire and Humber, AquAid Leeds and AquAid Sheffield are more than equipped to meet all of your water cooler and water related product requirements.
To contact your local Yorkshire and Humber representative, select the link for your relevant branch now.
by Fern Shaw | Nov 2, 2017 | water cooler, Water Coolers
AquAid Swindon opened its doors in 2001 and is owned and managed by the very accomplished Alex Freedman. Based in Wiltshire, Alex and his team supply an extensive range of innovative and high-quality water coolers, dispensers and boilers to more than 600 customers in and around the Swindon area.
Areas Covered: Basingstoke, Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Devizes, Faringdon, Hartley Wintney, Highworth, Hook (Hants), Hungerford, Marlborough, Melksham, New Greenham Park, Newbury, Shrivenham, Swindon, Thatcham, Wootton Bassett.
You’ll find AquAid Swindon at: Unit 4, Salisbury Road Business Park, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9 5PZ.
The 18 locales that AquAid Swindon service and supply water coolers to are chock full of interesting perhaps lesser known information:
Burberry originated in Basingstoke. The 160 year-old global fashion brand with a distinctly British attitude was the brainchild of a Basingstoke man. Thomas Burberry was an apprentice draper from Basingstoke, who at the tender age of 21 established a process for waterproofing yarn and cloth after a chance conversation with a shepherd. Recognising that the shepherd’s clothing had seemingly become waterproof through contact with lanolin, Thomas Burberry invented a breathable waterproof fabric for outdoor clothes. The first Burberry store opened in Basingstoke on Winchester Street in 1856 and the rest, as they say, is history.*
You’ll find the longest flight of locks on Britain’s waterways is to be found near Devizes. The 29-lock stretch on two miles of the Kennet and Avon Canal climbs 230 foot high Caen Hill, and was understandably the last part of that project to be completed. It takes an experienced user a good five hours to pass through the system designed by the great canal engineer John Rennie.*
Paddington Bear owes a lot to Newbury. We all know that Paddington Bear arrived in Britain from Peru but the author, Michael Bond, was born in Newbury back in 1926.*
Whether you’re based in Chippenham, Marlborough or Thatcham, AquAid Swindon are more than equipped to meet all of your water cooler and water related product requirements. Contact one of their friendly team today.
*sources: ESA Serviced Apartments Information Britain Sansome and George
by Fern Shaw | Nov 2, 2017 | aquaid south west, water cooler, Water Coolers
Our AquAid South West branch is owned and managed by the highly-experienced Gary Hull. Based in Taunton, Gary and his team supply an extensive range of innovative and high-quality water coolers and dispensers to a wide selection of customers in and around the South West area. Committed to meeting AquAid’s exacting customer service standards, they pride themselves on the superior service they provide to hundreds of customers.
Areas Covered: Barnstaple, Bridgwater, Chard, Crediton, Cullompton, Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Newton Abbot, Okehampton, Plymouth, Taunton, Tiverton, Torquay, Wellington.
AquAid South West is located at: 6 Fideoak Mill, Bishops Hull, Taunton, TA4 1AF.
Interesting information about the areas that AquAid South West covers which you may not have been aware of:
Taunton was the first town in the country to be lit permanently by electric street lighting in 1881. This was 12 months before the Electric Lighting Act of 1882 which enforced the switch from oil lamps to electric across the UK.*
Exmoor ponies are believed to have inhabited the moors for tens of thousands of years. There have been fossil remains found in the area that dates them back to 50,000 BC and there are some that claim they have been present there since the Ice Age.
There is also a record of ponies on Exmoor in the Domesday Book of 1086*. Now that’s a bit of staying power right there! Wonder if it had anything to do with the water they drank?
The Day Pelé Came to Plymouth – In 1973 the city’s local football team, Plymouth Argyle, hosted a friendly match against Brazilian side Santos FC, one of the best clubs in the world at the time. Their line-up featured world-renowned player, Pelé. And despite the superstar scoring a penalty, shockingly it was Plymouth Argyle who won.
The Willow Man that can be seen running across a field by the M5 at Bridgwater is made of Somerset willow and is the creation of Serena de la Hey. Built in 2000, it’s known as the ‘Angel of the South’, standing over 40 feet tall. It is there to celebrate how willow has helped to shape the landscape on the Somerset Levels.
Whether you’re based in Barnstaple, Okehampton or Torquay, AquAid South West are more than equipped to meet all of your water cooler and water related product requirements – contact us today.
*sources: Aspen Woolf Somerset Live
by Fern Shaw | Nov 2, 2017 | South West England, water cooler, Water Coolers
From our humble beginnings in 1992, AquAid Water Coolers have grown to build a strong presence in the UK, and today there are 18 branches throughout England providing a wide range of high quality water coolers, dispensers and boilers to a broad range of customers in offices, work sites, festivals, conferences, medical facilities, universities, schools and colleges.
AquAid have two branches in South West England, namely:
AquAid South West
Our AquAid South West branch is owned and managed by the highly-experienced Gary Hull. Based in Taunton, Gary and his team supply an extensive range of innovative and high-quality water coolers and dispensers to a wide selection of customers in and around the South West area. Committed to meeting AquAid’s exacting customer service standards, they pride themselves on the superior service they provide to hundreds of customers.
Areas Covered: Barnstaple, Bridgwater, Chard, Crediton, Cullompton, Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Newton Abbot, Okehampton, Plymouth, Taunton, Tiverton, Torquay, Wellington.
AquAid South West is located at: 6 Fideoak Mill, Bishops Hull, Taunton, TA4 1AF.
AquAid Swindon
AquAid Swindon opened its doors in 2001 and is owned and managed by the very accomplished Alex Freedman. Based in Wiltshire, Alex and his team supply an extensive range of innovative and high-quality water coolers, dispensers and boilers to more than 600 customers in and around the Swindon area.
Areas Covered: Basingstoke, Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Devizes, Faringdon, Hartley Wintney, Highworth, Hook (Hants), Hungerford, Marlborough, Melksham, New Greenham Park, Newbury, Shrivenham, Swindon, Thatcham, Wootton Bassett.
You’ll find AquAid Swindon at: Unit 4, Salisbury Road Business Park, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9 5PZ.
Wherever you’re based in South West England, AquAid South West and AquAid Swindon are more than equipped to meet all of your water cooler and water related product requirements.
To contact your local AquAid South West England representative, select the link for your relevant branch now.
