08 November 2007
MUSCAT -- National Mineral Water Company (NMWC), the Sultanate's leading mineral water bottler, organised a conference recently to highlight hygiene issues associated with drinking water. A number of well-known doctors were invited to speak on key aspects of water hygiene, such as risks of water-borne diseases, precautions to keep in mind when handling potable water, and the use of technology to prevent and eliminate potential hazards related to water hygiene.
The line-up of speakers included Dr Jayant Buddhadeb (Internist), Dr Deepak Sharma (Homoe-opathic Consultant), Dr Sunil Malani (Orthopaedics), and Dr Sanjay Dalal, Coordinator of Muscat Family Physicians). NMWC was represented at the event by Pankaj Chugh, General Manager, Vijay Chopra, Deputy General Manager (Sales and Production), and Harman Sandhu, Factory Manager. They outlined NMWC's continuing efforts to ensure that its water products are bottled in its wholesome, pollution-free and natural state, while ensuring a stable mineral content.
Launching operations in 1978, NMWC was granted an exclusive lease to extract pure, natural mineral water from wells located in the foothills of Al Jabal al Akhdar. The company's first mineral water brand was named 'Tanuf' after a village located near its factory. "Our company has accorded prime importance to issues of hygiene and food safety by investing in the right technology and professionally qualified people to ensure purity and trust in every drop. Employing sophisticated technology, NMWC is capable of producing its own bottles and caps.
We control the process right from sourcing the plastic granule for making our bottles and caps, which are loaded automatically untouched by human hands. The water is micro-filtered, passed through UV light and finally ozonated to ensure the highest purity and quality of taste," Chugh said.
NMWC was the first to switch from PVC to environmental friendly PET in 1995. In 2005, the company introduced five-gallon (18.9 litres) non-returnable PET bottles for the first time in the Gulf region. More recently, it changed its packaging to reflect its 'pure and healthy' product offering.
MUSCAT -- National Mineral Water Company (NMWC), the Sultanate's leading mineral water bottler, organised a conference recently to highlight hygiene issues associated with drinking water. A number of well-known doctors were invited to speak on key aspects of water hygiene, such as risks of water-borne diseases, precautions to keep in mind when handling potable water, and the use of technology to prevent and eliminate potential hazards related to water hygiene.
The line-up of speakers included Dr Jayant Buddhadeb (Internist), Dr Deepak Sharma (Homoe-opathic Consultant), Dr Sunil Malani (Orthopaedics), and Dr Sanjay Dalal, Coordinator of Muscat Family Physicians). NMWC was represented at the event by Pankaj Chugh, General Manager, Vijay Chopra, Deputy General Manager (Sales and Production), and Harman Sandhu, Factory Manager. They outlined NMWC's continuing efforts to ensure that its water products are bottled in its wholesome, pollution-free and natural state, while ensuring a stable mineral content.
Launching operations in 1978, NMWC was granted an exclusive lease to extract pure, natural mineral water from wells located in the foothills of Al Jabal al Akhdar. The company's first mineral water brand was named 'Tanuf' after a village located near its factory. "Our company has accorded prime importance to issues of hygiene and food safety by investing in the right technology and professionally qualified people to ensure purity and trust in every drop. Employing sophisticated technology, NMWC is capable of producing its own bottles and caps.
We control the process right from sourcing the plastic granule for making our bottles and caps, which are loaded automatically untouched by human hands. The water is micro-filtered, passed through UV light and finally ozonated to ensure the highest purity and quality of taste," Chugh said.
NMWC was the first to switch from PVC to environmental friendly PET in 1995. In 2005, the company introduced five-gallon (18.9 litres) non-returnable PET bottles for the first time in the Gulf region. More recently, it changed its packaging to reflect its 'pure and healthy' product offering.
By Staff Reporter
© Oman Daily Observer 2007
