Water treatment

Reducing water wastage in pre-commissioning cleaning

12th October 2017

Pre-commissioning cleaning is an essential element of new water system hand over, but, with this process accounting for half of all water usage when a building is constructed, while essential, it is not always that sustainable. There are ways to reduce water wastage, however, and improve the overall condition of your water systems throughout their […]

Seven Facts You Should Know About Water Hygiene

10th July 2017

As the temperature rises so does the risk of Legionnaire’s disease. Employers, or those in charge of managing a building, or with health and safety responsibility, must know whether their water systems are safe. You Must Know the Dangers It’s a known fact that bacteria in water systems can be lethal. Perhaps the best-known hazard […]

Northern expansion for Guardian Water Treatment

14th March 2017

Guardian Water Treatment has opened a new office in Leeds.  Thanks to continuing nationwide growth, we’ve expanded from our Essex-base in order to better serve our northern operations. Employing the latest sustainable technologies, Guardian Water Treatment works with facilities managers and building services engineers in both domestic and commercial buildings to provide ‘whole life’ air and […]

Benefits of Pre-Commissioning Cleaning Services for Water Systems

26th November 2016

When you are tackling a major construction project, you will want to make the build process as easy as possible. Using a pre-commissioning cleaning service for your water systems is a simple step that can help provide peace of mind and avoid problems further down the line. A secure system for the future Blocked pipes, […]

Ensuring Tenant Safety: Legionella Risk Assessment & Water Maintenance

15th November 2016

Landlords in the UK have a duty of care to ensure that the properties they let out are safe and free from health hazards, but, despite this, new figures from housing charity Shelter suggest that four in ten British Homes aren’t up to standard. In an attempt to tackle the problem of bad landlords giving […]

Work on exciting buildings with award winning technology!

15th November 2016

We’re looking for water treatment engineers, covering sites in London and the South East. If you become a water treatment engineer for Guardian, you may find yourself working on some very exciting buildings, iconic landmarks, such as the ‘Cheesegrater’, London’s finest hotels and important premises such as hospitals and schools. We maintain water systems and […]

Brexit not so bad for building services?

17th October 2016

Most UK companies are holding their breath as the true effects of Brexit are yet to be revealed. According to a new survey from the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and SELECT, the trade association for the Scottish electrical industry, however, it seems that for the building services engineering sector […]

A Brief Overview of the Importance of Water Treatment Services

1st October 2016

Whether you are in charge of an elderly people’s home, help run a hospital or are the landlord of an office, there is one thing you have to keep uppermost in your mind – you are responsible for making the premises fit for your staff and residents to work and live in at all times. […]

Wallenius AOT shortlisted for HVR award – ‘Sustainable Product of the Year’

13th September 2016

Our non-chemical water treatment, Wallenius Advance Oxidation Technology (AOT), has been shortlisted for an HVR award; ‘Sustainable Product of the Year’. Safer and greener, compared with traditional chemical water treatment, Wallenius AOT has been proven to kill 99.999% of bacteria, helping combat the UK’s growing Pseudomonas problem, which causes fouling, inefficiencies and breakdown in closed-circuit […]

What are the Best Practices of Cooling Tower Water Treatment?

19th August 2016

With water cooling treatment such an integral part of operations for a range of industries, scale, corrosion, fouling and microbiological contamination can be costly both in terms of productivity and product quality. Water: The Universal Solvent Water is a highly efficient heat transfer medium that has the ability to dissolve many substances. As a result, […]