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“The Wine Show is proud to be working with London On Tap, a much more sustainable way of supplying water at the show and reducing waste. The carafes will also look fantastic on our designated water points and will certainly attract attention.”
Rachael Hocken, Event Director
“We are delighted to support London on tap. The stylish carafes have proved a big hit with our diners. The Cavendish is committed to reducing its impact on the environment and was the first hotel in London to achieve the Gold Award from Green Tourism for London. London on tap was an obvious choice to support our core values.”
Chris Penn, Deputy General Manager at The Cavendish Hotel, London
“London's tap water is always served to guests visiting UNISON. From now on with the latest Tap Tops carafes we can do it full justice and present it in a very attractive way. We hope that this helps to promote the high quality of London Tap.”
Steve Bloomfield, Head of Utilities
“I love these carafes, they are extremely easy to pour and clean. I also love the frosted effect ones as they gave the impression of the water being very cold, which a lot of our customers like. My customers tell me the carafes make ordering tap water a much more civilised and environmentally-friendly experience.”
Aldo Zilli
“Thank you so much for the beautiful London On Tap carafes. We were really delighted to be part of this initiative and really appreciate the fact that you chose to work with WaterAid. We would urge London businesses to get involved with this great scheme. For each carafe sold £1 is donated to WaterAid which will help us transform lives by improving access to safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities.”
Barbara Frost, Chief Executive
“This is a beautiful design [Tap Top]. It will serve as an attractive and durable reminder to Londoners that we have a perfectly good source of water flowing through our taps, and how by drinking this instead of bottled water, we can cut down on waste and greenhouse gas emissions.”
Tony Juniper, Environmental Campaigner
“I am pleased to offer my wholehearted support to this campaign to encourage Londoners to choose tap water when they are eating out. Bottled water is environmentally damaging because it causes unnecessary waste and pollution. Tap water is a cheaper option which will also help protect and preserve the environment. This competition to design a beautiful carafe for tap water is a great idea, and I urge talented designers to take part.”
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
“Drinking tap water cuts plastic and glass waste and reduces the size of our carbon footprint. Shipping water around in bottles, sometimes over thousands of miles, is mad from an environmental point of view. In facing the pressing challenge of climate change, we need to reduce the amount of resources we use up and cut the distance that products travel. In both respects tap water is a far better choice than bottled.”
Friends of the Earth
“Londoners are traditionally rather backwards about praising the capital, but something we can be proud of is our tasty and wholesome tap water. Where better to celebrate, and promote this natural asset, than in the capital’s ever-growing restaurant scene? Harden’s is delighted to support London On Tap.”
Richard Harden, Harden’s Restaurant Guide
“Offering tap water to customers is one way that London's vital restaurant trade can offer excellent value, while minimising environmental impact. This campaign will help restaurants develop the green credentials consumers increasingly look for, and will also help generate publicity for London as a city which seeks innovative solutions to environmental sustainability.”
Colin Stanbridge, Chief Executive of the London Chamber of Commerce
“I have been drinking tap water all my life and it has never done me any harm. I can’t understand why someone would buy water from Fiji island.”
Mr R Jackson, a Thames Water customer from Twickenham