“Current drought conditions in Southern Africa mean that effective water efficiency technology is no longer a ‘nice to have’ – it’s a ‘need to have,” says  Malcolm Corns, brand product manager: Davey Water Products, Safequip.

To what extent can technology be effective in solving the current water crisis in South Africa?

MC  Technology alone won’t solve all issues but it can certainly assist significantly when it comes to achieving greater water efficiencies and conservation. That’s the niche that Davey Water Products’ solutions are geared to fill.

We have systems in place and products available that can assist heads of industry, company owners and the general public to streamline their water efficiencies as well as ensure the quality of the water they drink.

Talking specifically about the type of technology that can be used to save water, there are a number of systems available that the general public doesn’t really know too much about – this includes grey water reuse, rainwater reuse and other demand-side management solutions.

Davey provides the technology to facilitate those methods; what makes our products stand out is that they’re built to take the hassle out of these systems for end users.

What is the ethos behind the development of Davey’s products?

We take a holistic approach to efficiency; for example, one of our offerings is the Steriflo – an in-house or in-office UV filtration system launched last year, which is unique in the way it saves energy.

How it works is, if there’s water passing through the system, the UV light detects movement, keeping the system on. When the system detects that there is no moving water, it puts itself on standby.

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