About

As a proud member of the Bidvest Group, and a member of the Rental and Products Division, Purèau Fresh Water Company commenced operations in April 1999. Our Company operates on a national basis, with 18 distribution branches providing coverage throughout the country.

Purèau Fresh Water Company and Bidvest concluded a joint venture partnership with Nestle Waters South Africa – Home and Office Division on 1 November 2009.

The new entity, Purèau Fresh Water Company is the preferred national leading bottled water office service delivery company in South Africa, serving both local and regional as well as national customers by supplying in particular water coolers and water supplies. The joint expertise of both companies has brought about improved development and innovation to both our clients and people in the organization.

THE COMPANY
Our sophisticated bottling plant is located at our Longmeadow premises and more recently we commissioned a small bottling production line. Additional bottling plants are operating in Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town, Nelspruit and Port Elizabeth. Purèau Fresh Water Company Plants conform to the latest international water purification treatment standards. The first plant commenced operations in 1999 and Purèau Fresh Water Company has a distribution network of vehicles and dedicated service staff supported by a team of dynamic sales consultants and telemarketers.

BACKGROUND
Purèau Fresh Water Company recognized the need for a consistently pure and healthy supply of drinking water in the bulk water market. As a result, Purèau imported not only the finest specialised equipment for the purification and bottling of water, but also the most unique water cooler systems in the world.

Purèau Fresh Water Company is a service-orientated organization providing hygienic drinking solutions and the rental of equipment and related services to a wide spectrum of businesses and institutions across all industries, including government, medical, financial, manufacturing, recreational and hospitality facilities throughout South Africa.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Purèau’s filtration process includes multimedia and carbon bed filtration, water softeners, reverse osmosis, ozonation and re-mineralisation prior to bottling in a clean room.

Once purified, the water can be dispensed through a variety of hygienic water coolers and dispensers.

Purèau complies with worldwide standards in bottled water quality and bottling plant design, and applies H.A.C.C.P protocols.

ECO – SOLUTIONS
Purèau are continuously researching new innovations in line with sustainability and environmentally friendly products. Purèau have launched a number of new solutions to meet the needs of the market, e.g. point-of-use/plumbed-in units with filtration to reduce carbon footprint.

ENDORSEMENTS
We are proud to announce the endorsement of our products and services by popular radio station, 5Fm. Our products are also certified Kosher by the Beth Din of Johannesburg and Halaal by the South African National Halaal Authority.

SUPPLIER RELATIONS
We are dedicated to supplying our customers with tailor-made solutions for their unique requirements and have nurtured stable relationships over many years in the business with first class suppliers, both locally and internationally.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Research and Development is an active discipline at Purèau Fresh Water Company.  We  consistently work at improving our current product offering as well as investigate innovative service offerings for our various market segments.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT
We are dedicated and committed to empowering our staff through regular tailored training programs presented both internally and externally with the assistance of experts in various fields.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
In the interests of a healthier future for our community, we are actively involved in various Social Development Initiatives.  We incorporate and educate communities about the importance of drinking water and water conservation, as well as personal hygiene and respect for the environment. This year we have been actively involved in Education which many agree is the cornerstone of development directly linked to the future prosperity of our country.

SUSTAINABILITY
Purèau have embarked on a sustainability drive to become carbon neutral, reduce, re-use and recycle waste and reduce consumption of energy and resources in our business while sustaining profits.

Key Impact Areas:

Natural Resources (Energy and Materials)
Human Capital (Involvement and Sensitivity)
Manufacturing Products (Waste Minimization)
Financial (Impacts equal to Dividends)
Compliance (Safe Disposal and Reporting)