Greater Manchester Combined Authority is more than a funder. As a shareholder in H2Origin, GMCA has made a direct investment in the business at an early and critical stage of its development – providing the backing that allows H2Origin to scale its managed service model and deepen its presence across the region.
The alignment goes beyond funding. Greater Manchester has positioned itself as a national leader on plastic waste reduction and re-use, and H2Origin’s growing ecosystem of refill infrastructure across the region reflects that ambition in practice.
Every station deployed is a permanent, mains-connected alternative to bottled water – removing single-use plastic at the point of consumption, across the schools, healthcare settings, sports facilities and public spaces that make up the fabric of the region.
For GMCA, H2Origin represents a practical, investable response to a policy priority. For H2Origin, the partnership provides the credibility, connectivity and backing of one of the UK’s most progressive combined authorities – and a shared commitment to doing water better across the North West and beyond.
Most water dispense companies supply equipment. H2Origin delivers a complete water infrastructure service, backed by Hydraclean, one of the UK’s leading water hygiene and Legionella compliance specialists with over 60 years of sector experience. That means hardware, software, installation, planned maintenance and regulatory compliance sit with a single accountable partner, not spread across multiple contractors and service agreements.
That partnership matters in practice. Whether you are managing a hospital ward, a school estate, a hotel, a sports facility or a leisure centre, the compliance obligations around water safety are significant and the consequences of getting them wrong are serious. H2Origin stations are installed, monitored and maintained by Hydraclean’s national field engineering teams – the same engineers already trusted by NHS Trusts, FM providers and local authorities to keep water systems safe. Real-time IoT data from every station feeds into audit-ready reporting, so your estates or procurement team always has the evidence they need, without chasing it.
The Water Dispenser and Hydration Association is the UK’s leading standards body for the water dispenser industry, setting the Code of Practice that governs quality, safety and hygiene across both bottled and mains-connected water systems. Membership is not automatic – it requires adherence to strict standards, a defined code of conduct, and mandatory annual audits carried out by recognised industry professionals.
H2Origin is a WHA member. That means every station we deploy, every service visit we conduct and every piece of equipment we supply is operated in accordance with the Association’s Plumbed-in Code of Practice – the benchmark for mains-connected water dispensing in the UK. For procurement leads in regulated environments, it is a straightforward mark of assurance: the standards are independently set, and compliance is independently verified.
When you choose a WHA member, you choose a provider that has demonstrated its commitment to quality and is held accountable to it every year.
Northwest Cancer Research is the only independent charity dedicated to putting the North West’s cancer needs first – funding pioneering research to tackle the cause, improve the care, and one day find the cure. For H2Origin, it is a partnership built on shared values.
The Liverpool Chester Liverpool Bike Ride is one of the charity’s flagship fundraising events – an iconic annual challenge drawing cyclists of all ages and abilities across Liverpool, the Wirral and Chester. With thousands of riders on the road, keeping them properly hydrated is not a nice-to-have. It is a duty of care.
When Northwest Cancer Research went looking for a water partner, the brief was straightforward: remove single-use plastic bottles from the event entirely, eliminate the hygiene risks that come with them, and provide riders with safe, clean, chilled water at the point of need. H2Origin was the obvious fit.
There is a neat symmetry to where the water comes from. The refill stops near Chester draw from a mains supply originating in the uplands of North Wales – clean water travelling a short distance to the point of use. H2Origin. Sourcing H2O from origin.
H2Origin’s involvement goes beyond sponsorship. As well as supporting Northwest Cancer Research as a charity partner, H2Origin provides the physical refilling infrastructure on the day – deploying the right equipment at each stop to ensure every rider gets what they need without delay, waste or compromise.
The Result: Now in its second year, the partnership has removed the need for bottled water at both stops without compromising the rider experience, whilst raising the event's sustainability credentials. H2Origin's support also contributes directly to NWCR's fundraising mission.