Founder

I grew up thinking why doesn’t someone develop something to solve… etc. Finally I grew up enough to realise it doesn’t have to be someone else that I have to wait for. A guy I worked with a while back had a saying that “if it is to be it is up to me” – thanks Chris – it finally sunk in.

I hate seeing plastic bottles everywhere I go, littering the roads, countryside, beaches, rivers and you get the idea. I also hate the inequity that I’ve been exposed to in a corporate life where I managed to make it up the ladder, only to find the ladder was leaning against the wrong wall.

So, “if it is to be etc” – our business [founded in February 2006] is called Just Drinking Water [justdrinkingwater.com] and the ‘just’ dimension relates to my core ideology. We’re changing the way the world drinks portable water, by introducing a paper carton that actually works as a viable alternative, and a water brand that’s so naturally pure, it’s suitable for babies and people on macrobiotic diets .

Our brand is called Aquapax – check us out on google or whatever other search engine you use – better still, ask for Aquapax if you currently drink plastic or glass bottled water and believe you’re doing this because of the purity.

You might be surprised at what decent quality natural mineral water tastes like [nothing or air are the usual descriptions] and if you’re still happy to buy portable water rather than carry a flask of tap water around with you like a true environmentalist should [we agree it's too much hassle in a convenience based world] then buy Aquapax (please).

Keep smiling – it really does help.

Neil Tomlinson