How to Set up a Water Refilling Station Business in Kenya
Have you ever considered establishing a water refilling station business in Kenya? The first question you must address is “why?” The demand for fresh water is met by water refilling stations. There is a scarcity of clean, unsalinized water in some Kenyan cities. Local municipal water may include dangerous additives in some circumstances, however water refilling facilities supply fresh and filtered water.
After determining the water source (borehole, dam, well, river, municipal supply, etc.), you can purchase the water purification system and schedule the installation of the machinery and equipment. Installation takes only 1 to 2 days.
It is critical to receive a water analysis report from a government-approved water lab before purchasing a water purifying equipment. Take a sample of your water source so that the water purifying company can determine which machine characteristics are best for you. This will allow you to sell well-purified water without getting into issue with KEBS.
It is also critical to run the water filling machinery and related equipment for at least 1 to 3 days. You can take a sample of the purified water to a credible/approved water lab to get accurate lab analysis of the water. If it’s not satisfactory as required you can get in touch with your machine manufacturer to correct system configuration produce the right figures.
After you’ve finished the above, you can start buying materials like water containers, seals, a heat gun, sanitising soap, and so on. You can begin developing your company’s signs and sticker labels for your products at the same time.
(Tip: It is advisable that you collect a water sample for analysis after a month of operation to ensure that the water analysis results are satisfactory.)
How to Set up a Water Refilling Station Business in Kenya – important considerations
Location
Locations in Kenya that are suitable for establishing a water refilling station
Water refilling stations are very suitable in the following places:
- City estates
- Shopping malls
- Rural shopping centers
- Colleges/universities
- Hospitals
- Other places where there is frequent concentration of people.
People are very conscious of cleanliness so make sure the environment around the water refilling station is clean and visually appealing. Customers will be drawn to your water ATM station solely for this reason.
Cost of water refilling stations in Kenya
The price of a water refilling station varies with the type and specifications. For example a fresh water filling station for secondary purification that doesn’t require a robust reverse osmosis system is cheaper than one for purifying water from a borehole, dam, river etc which has high levels of Total Dissolved Solids(TDS) and like fluoride.
On the other hand, some refilling stations are just for dispensing purified water that you have bought when it’s already purified.
The output capacity of the system is also another key determinant of the price. The rule of thumb is that the higher the output capacity the higher the price.
The important thing is for you to identify if you want to purify water from your own source or want to buy purified water from the different suppliers available. However, note that though the initial cost of opting to acquire a water filling station that dispenses purified water only is cheap, in the long run the one who invested in one that has a purification system enjoys better returns on investment because they make more returns.
Having said that, prices range from as low as Ksh 65000 for a manual bench filling station with 1 tap that only dispenses purified water to Ksh 1,500,000 for a full reverse osmosis plant that purifies water with high levels of TDS and dispenses 3000 litres of water per hour. We advise that you get with your machine supplier for guidance and to get more details.
Where can you get quality water refilling station in Kenya custom made for you
Our top recommendation for best quality water filling stations in Kenya is Watertech. They are one of the best if not the best water purification systems and water filling station dealers in Kenya. Their website is wwwatertech.co.ke/
You can Google them or visit their website to see more details how you can reach them.