Freee Water For Workplaces: Staff Wellbeing With Public Impact

Employers

Most employers talk about looking after their people.

Fewer turn hydration into something practical rather than a poster in the kitchen.

Freee Water CIC offers a way for workplaces to:

• Support staff with free drinking water during the day
• Reduce plastic waste from vending machines and bulk orders
• Contribute to wider public hydration through the same model

It turns “we care about wellbeing” into something that sits directly in people’s hands.

Why hydration is a workplace issue

Dehydration is linked to:

• Tiredness and headaches
• Reduced concentration and performance
• Higher risk of heat stress in hot environments
• Poor mood and irritability

In offices, this shows up as foggy afternoons and extra coffee.

In warehouses, kitchens, construction and outdoor work, it can be dangerous.

Relying on staff to bring their own bottles and remember to refill them is easy for a policy document. It is less reliable on a hectic shift, a split site job or a long day in transit.

Providing free water within the workplace is a simple baseline.

Where Freee Water fits

Freee Water does not replace mains water. It adds:

• Brand funded eco cartons that staff can grab quickly
• Reusable bottles that can be filled at taps or dispensers
• The option for employers to co sponsor cartons used on their sites or nearby public stands

This works for:

• Warehouses and depots with limited kitchen access
• Retail and hospitality sites where staff breaks are short and pressured
• Offices that want a more visible wellbeing offer
• Co working spaces and campuses with shared services

Instead of another vending machine, workplaces can host a Freee Water stand or integrated dispenser point.

Staff benefit on site, community benefit outside

Because Freee Water is a Community Interest Company, its model is designed to generate community benefit beyond the initial carton.

Over time, as the system grows:

• Surplus from brand funded water helps support food projects through Feed & Flow Foundation
• Public stands in streets and stations benefit from the same underlying structure
• Employers can point to a clear social impact link, not just an internal perk

This allows companies to align:

• Staff wellbeing
• Environmental responsibility
• Local social impact

with one practical decision.

Reducing plastic in the workplace

Many workplaces still rely on:

• Pallets of bottled water for events and visitors
• Single use cups near water coolers
• Branded bottles for staff incentives that are rarely used long term

Freee Water offers a cleaner alternative:

• Cartons with a high paper content for short term needs
• Simple reusable bottles for ongoing use
• Messaging that encourages staff to refill rather than throw away

Employers reduce waste at site level, while giving people a clear, consistent way to stay hydrated.

A simple way to start

Workplaces can engage with Freee Water in stages:

1. Internal use

• Host a Freee Water point on site for staff and visitors.
• Replace part of the bottled water budget with brand funded cartons.

1. Local co sponsorship

• Co sponsor Freee Water stands in nearby public locations such as station approaches or high streets.
• Feature the company logo on a portion of cartons, linking everyday advertising with something people genuinely need.

1. Storytelling and reporting

• Share simple impact metrics with staff, such as plastic avoided or litres provided.
• Connect internal wellbeing communications with the external community story.

Hydration is not the only part of staff wellbeing, but it is one of the easiest to act on.

Freee Water turns that action into something bigger than one building.