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Waterless urinal payback examples
URIMAT waterless urinals are simple to install and typically save users around 100,000 litres of water per urinal per year, so both the financial and water savings can be very substantial indeed meaning that clients realise quick return on investment. Here are some examples of projects that we have worked on and savings that customers have achieved.
A global software company HQ in Surrey saved £10,000 per year and achieved pay back in 18 months
Water usage from flushing urinals
We installed our waterless urinals in the HQ of a large software firm. The firm had 12 gents washrooms onsite, each of which had a nine litre cistern flushing six times per hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. That means the company was flushing away over 5.5 million litres of water per year.
Cost of water usage
Thames Valley water charges £1.69 per cubic metre of water per year. In this instance that means that the company was paying £9,595 in annual water charges for flushing its traditional urinals.
Saving by switching to waterless urinals
By switching to waterless urinals the company could save almost £10,000 from its annual water bill.
Cost of installation
- The supply of urinals cost £7,668
- Installation cost £5,250 (excl VAT)
- A year’s maintenance cost £1,588
- Total cost of the project in year one was £14,506
- By year two the cost was only £1,588 in maintenance charges with a saving of £9,595 in annual water charges
Payback including installation and yearly maintenance was achieved in 18 months.
In addition the water saving of 5.5 million litres per year equates to a reduction of 993kg of CO2 emissions.
A nation-wide food producer based in Cornwall saved £17,000 per year and achieved payback in less than 6 months
Water usage from flushing urinals
We installed 17 waterless urinals in various areas of a large food production company’s site. The company estimated that it was using just over 3.5 million litres of water per year for flushing urinals.
Cost of water usage
Southwest Water charges £4.86 per cubic metre of water per year. In this instance that means that the company was paying over £17,000 per year in water charges for flushing its traditional urinals.
Saving by switching to waterless urinals
By switching to waterless urinals the company could save more than £17,000 from its annual water bill.
Cost of installation
- The supply of urinals cost £4,206 Installation cost £2,942 (excl VAT)
- A year’s maintenance cost £1,005
- Total cost of the project in year one was £8,153
- By year two the cost was only £1,588 in maintenance charges with a saving of £9,595 in annual water charges
Payback on 17 waterless urinals including installation and yearly maintenance was achieved in 5.5 months.
In addition the water saving of 3.5 million litres per year equates to a reduction of 628kg of CO2 emissions.
A global soft drinks company based in Norfolk saved over £15,000 per year and achieved payback in only 4.5 months
Water usage from flushing urinals
We installed 13 waterless urinals in various areas of a soft drinks company’s site. The company estimated that it was using over 7.8 million litres of water per year for flushing urinals.
Cost of water usage
Its local water company charges £2 per cubic metre of water per year. In this instance that means that the company was paying over £15,600 per year in water charges for flushing its traditional urinals.
Saving by switching to waterless urinals
By switching to waterless urinals the company could save more than £15,600 from its annual water bill.
Cost of installation
- The supply of urinals cost £3,417 Installation cost £1,990 (excl VAT)
- A year’s maintenance cost £452
- Total cost of the project in year one was £5,859
- By year two the cost was only £452 in maintenance charges with a saving of over £15,600 in annual water charges
Payback on 13 waterless urinals including installation and yearly maintenance was achieved in 4.5 months.
In addition the water saving of 7.8 million litres per year equates to a reduction of 1,366kg of CO2 emissions.
A pharmaceuticals company based in the North West saved nearly £8,000 per year and achieved payback in just over 6 months
Water usage from flushing urinals
We installed 7 waterless urinals across a pharmaceutical company’s site. The company estimated that it was using just over 3.3 million litres of water per year for flushing urinals.
Cost of water usage
United Utilities charges £2.33 per cubic metre of water per year. In this instance that means that the company was paying over £7,700 per year in water charges for flushing its traditional urinals.
Saving by switching to waterless urinals
By switching to waterless urinals the company could save more than £7,700 from its annual water bill.
Cost of installation
- The supply of urinals cost £2,764 Installation cost £1,080 (excl VAT)
- A year’s maintenance cost £386
- Total cost of the project in year one was £4,230
- By year two the cost was only £386 in maintenance charges with a saving of over £7,700 in annual water charges.
Payback on 7 waterless urinals including installation and yearly maintenance was achieved in 6.5 months.
In addition the water saving of 3.3 million litres per year equates to a reduction of 579kg of CO2 emissions.
