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UK vending machine manufacturer Westomatic has teamed up with 3M Water Filtration Products to offer the compact ScaleGard Pro 165BN, which claims to provide longer filter life at low cost.

Westomatic Marketing Manager Mark Rhodes commented: “3M Water Filtration is a serious player in the filter market. It boasts the largest capacity, meaning fewer filter changes, even in hard water areas. There’s also the benefit of great tasting beverages that clients will love.”

Turning out an average 13,000 cups for areas with a water hardness of 180ppm, the ScaleGard Pro 165BN aims to offer double the capacity of other filters its size. Claiming to reduce scale buildup and its associated service costs, the carbon block maintains pH neutrality, which removes any unpleasant chlorine tastes and odours for natural tasting water.

It is also designed to simplify and speed up the cartridge changing process. The unique sanitary quick change head automatically turns the water supply off and on for complete route operator safety and simplicity without the need for tools.

“The provision of bottled at source quality filtered water for hot and cold beverages has always been an important point of differentiation for Westomatic,” said Rhodes. “The benefits of water for health and wellbeing are universally recognised and are driving a global demand within the workplace.”

Since 1 February and to coincide with the introduction of the 3M Water Filtration filter, Westomatic has been offering a free factory fitted ScaleGard Pro with any freestanding hot beverage machines ordered before 31 March.