When comparing office water options, it’s easy to focus on one number: the monthly water bill.
But the actual cost of office water delivery can include much more than the price of the water itself.
Deliveries, storage, employee time, inventory management, and service coordination can all affect what your workplace is really spending.
Before renewing a water delivery agreement, consider the full picture.
1. Delivery and Service Costs
Start with the obvious expenses.
Review your invoices for:
- Water
- Delivery charges
- Equipment rental
- Fuel or route fees
- Additional service charges
- Minimum-order requirements
- Extra deliveries
The lowest advertised price does not always reflect the total monthly expense.
Woodhull’s bottleless model uses a rented system with transparent pricing rather than recurring bottle deliveries.
2. The Cost of Storage Space
Where do all those bottles go?
Businesses using traditional delivery often need room for:
- Full jugs
- Empty containers
- Backup inventory
- Racks or shelving
That may not appear on a water invoice, but office and storage space still have value.
A bottleless system removes the need to maintain an inventory of water containers.
3. Employee Time
Someone usually has to manage the water program.
That may include:
- Checking inventory
- Replacing bottles
- Moving empties
- Receiving deliveries
- Changing delivery quantities
- Contacting the provider
- Buying backup water if supplies run out
None of those tasks individually seems significant.
Together, they create another workplace process someone has to manage.
4. Changes in Water Usage
Office water demand isn’t always predictable.
Hot weather, company events, more employees, visitors, or changes in workplace attendance can increase usage.
Traditional delivery requires the office to anticipate those changes and maintain enough inventory.
A point-of-use system instead draws from the building’s water supply and filters it on-site.
5. The Cost of Running Out
Running out of water creates another expense: replacing it.
Someone may need to purchase bottled water from a store, arrange an extra delivery, or find another temporary solution.
That means additional cost and additional employee time.
Bottleless water reduces dependence on maintaining a supply of replacement jugs.
6. Service and Support
Cost isn’t only about money.
Consider how much effort it takes to:
- Reach your provider
- Change service
- Add another location
- Move equipment
- Increase capacity
- Resolve an issue
Woodhull provides local Water & Ice service throughout Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, and surrounding areas, allowing businesses to work directly with a regional provider when their needs change.
Calculate the Cost of the Entire Program
When comparing options, ask:
What are we paying for water?
Then ask:
What are we doing internally to make that water available?
That second question is where many of the less-visible costs appear.
The right office water solution should reduce the amount of time your team spends thinking about water at all.
Try the Alternative Before You Switch
Woodhull Water & Ice offers a free 5-day trial so your workplace can compare a bottleless system against your current setup before making a long-term decision.
Want to compare your current delivery program with a bottleless option?